The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-30
Most assuredly they were," an

came to Frankfort. lie delivered the
message to Howard few days be-
fore Goebel's shooting, on Sunday
preceding the shooting.
when did you see Caleb Powers ?"
81 saw him on Tuesday i got on
the train at Ferris station, Laurel
county. He had couple of men on
the train named Pease and Locket.
He told me to take care of them. /
next saw Powers in Frankfort.
don't remember what conversation
we had then"
"Who selected the men who came
from Harlan county?"
"Hamp Howard. He selected 30 men
besides the ten. Caleb Powers, l
think, selected the men from Knox
county. There were about 70 or so.
Jim Sparks, county attorney in Laur-
el county, selected the men from
Laurel county"
"When YVES it determined to bring
the men to Frankfort"
~ don't know"
"Who informed you they were
wanted?"
"Caleb Powers. / saw him in Lon
don. Caleb said he wanted regular
army to come to i rankfort.'
"Do you mean United States army
men?"
mo, mountaineers."
In answer to further questions, Col
den said Powers gave him $160 to-
give to Judge Bingham in Bell county
II gave some of it to Bingham to
send ten men down to Frankfort" :"
said Golden.
The witness identified a receipt for
$50 given bw Bingham. Witness also
said he gave Mr.. Howard $3.50 for
, ten tickets to Frankfort and return.
He knew some of the men from Bell
, county. The men, good many of
them, were mountain feudists. In all
about 1900 or 1900 men were brought
to Frankfort. They were fed. back of
the state house, Capt. Davis and Char
ley Finley providing the provisions.
Continuing, Golden said: "We sent
,, most of them back that night. BY
| 'we,' | mean myself, Caleb Powers,
: Capt. Davis, Bill Culton and Gov. Tay-
, lor. Finley, Taylor and Powers de-
, cided to send them back, all except
ten or fifteen from each county.
selected the men to be kept from
Knox county, IL of them, well armed
Deputy Marshal George Thompson
selected the men from Laurel county
About 175 men of the mountainee,
! brought to Frankfort remained here
to see that we got justice"
did you have any further conver
sation with Powers regarding the
work of to be done by the men re
5 naming here?"
'No, sir; we understood what they
= were kept here for. We knew tha
! those men were here to go into tha
! Legislative hall and if necessary clear
:. out those fellows"
"What fellows?"
: "The democrats; enough to make ;
majority on our side"
= The answer created a sensation il
: the courtroom.
Golden said he was in the executive
building on the day before the shoot
ing. He met Caleb Powers in Gov
: Taylor's anti-room. Powers asked
e him to go to Louisville that day. H.
: told John Powers that he was goinI
n to Louisville with Caleb Powers. Dur
|, ing a lengthy argument over tech
9 nical point, Golden became ill ant
n court was adjourned.
), Golden resumed his testimony a
o the afternoon session. He said Johl
d Powers and a black-red moustache,
a man had talk concerning the clos
5. ing of Secretary Powers office during
d the latter's absence.
d II had my back turned" said Col
e den, shut when 1 turned 1 saw Joh'
d Powers give the key to the mar
l, John Powers said to me 'Goebel
o going to be killed this morning.
g said, This must not be done II
said, Don't get excited, / gave tina
r man the wrong key said, wv
must go and see Caleb John Pow
|: ers saw him, did not"
after John had talked to Gale
n Powers on that Monday morning
what was done neXt?"
e I'VE all went back to the stat
o house; l did not go to Louisville tina
II morning, 1 can't say why"
S "Bo you know a man named Die
Coombs?" asked Attorney Campbell
'e II do. He is colored ana ives j
'e Beattyyille. He came down with tn
Lee county. contingent" ,.t
did you have any talk with Gale
E or John Powers about Dick Coombs
Il mo, but they had two negroe
~ there to kill Goebel. John Power
told me so. They were Hockersmit
y and Dick Coombs. l saw Dick Coomt
n at the drugstore near the depot e
!" cry morning for a week or so pr,
vious to the shooting. = Cooml
~ talking to a man named Wallace in m
IL presence, said; .'D-- him,
know him as far as can see hi
and can kin him as far as i can 5,
= him. lie was talking of Goebe
, This conversation was in the adjutaI
generals office. He also said;
know his every movement, and l ca
e hit him with this aa far as "a