The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-07
TRIAL OF CALEB POWERS
There Was Nothing Sensational In Yester.
days Testimony.
ANESI THE CONFESSION OF TALLOw DICK
There Is n Possibility that Green
Golden May BE Introduced to
Testify in Rebuttal.

Georgetown, KY. August e.--The nth week
OF the trial OF Caleb Powers for alleged com
pllcity in the assassination of Governor VIII
liam Goebel was entered upon today. The
testimony heard In the court room was not
sensational and threw no light on the tragedy
r. C. 0. Benjamin, the negro attorney VINO
represents "Tailow Dick Combs, the negro
defendant. approached Judge Cantril and ASK
I'd to be allowed to make motion at the reg
ular motion hour tomorrow TO haye.an inves-
litigation of his conduct in tho matter of the
confession of Combs. in which he had been
charged with betraying secrets of the prosecu-
ton Judge Cantrill said that an nyestiga-
ton would not be necessary benjamin tnen
gave out an Interview in which be says tnat
tie Combs confession was made In the pres
| ence OF himself Commemorative Attorney
| Franklin and Victor Ii. Bradley Of the pros
ecution and that Combs made all Of the state
nents attributed to him except as TO the
| amount foutsey is alleged TO have oHered
Hockersmith to kill Goeoel. He says Combs
| ulu not say Sl2OV. Benjamin also produces 4
! letter from his client. Combs, in which the
/ latter expresses the utmost confidence IL
him. Combs nephew is here tonight ann
snys he has made vain search 10 ind Hock'
ersmith and he thinks Hockersmith in either
New Orleans or San Francisco. Benjamin
further says he concluded 1t was due MS
client to tell all he knows as long as he could
]
that the latter knows about the assassna-
ton Captain b. b. Golden and other repre-
sentatiyes OF the prosecution conferred with
Green Golden, one OF the alleged accessories
I in Jail at Frankfort yesterday ana there is
O possibility that the latter may be intro
duced as witness in rebuttal to contradict
the testimony Of the defendant himself. Cap
tain D. b. Walcott, who had charge of the
Frankfort militia, said on the stand today
that the company was on duty at the State
capital the day the legislature met and
throughout the session, but denied that the
/ soldiers were lined up ready for marching
orders when the assassination occurred. He
said they were equipped with guns and side
arms, but this merely happened so.
Stuart Stout, Tayior's stenograsher, testi-
fed that he was ia Taylor's reception room
wnen the shooting occurred. When they heard
What had happened Taylor expressed fear
that all OF the occupants Of the executive
building would be mobbed. They broke into
the office Of the secretary Of state TO get
some guns in there to protect themselves
with. Taylor told Captain Steve sharpe OF
Lexington to arm everybody in the building
and take charge OF the men. Stout told Of
Youtsey coming into the executive office
carrying rife few minutes after the shoot
Ing. Taylor was not armed when he first
came into the office but went back and go
a pistol
Wharton Golden was recalled for the third
time and was asked II he had told ]. N
Owens in the presence OF j c. Owens POW
ers was innocent. but that they could take
100000 and hang the apostles"
Golden said he never said 1t to Owens or tt
anyone else.