The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-18
POWERS SECRl2s PLANS
Sensational Evidence in The Goebel
Conspiracy Trial.
Strong Testimony Furnished by the
Defcndnnts Former Sveetheart-
Telegraph Operator Tells of the
Plot to Kill the Democratic
Leader in the bluegrass State.

GEORGETOWN. KY. July 17.-New and
rather sensational evidence was given in
the Powers trial today by Finley Ander-
son, telegraph operator at Barbours-
vile, and Miss Lucy Brock Of London
supposed to be Powers sweetheart, &c
whom he confided many Of his secret
plans. In substance young Anderson said:
ION January 20 l asked Caleb Powers
| il / could go to Frankfort with the troops
that were going. and he said yes. 1 asked
him what they were going to do in Frank
fort, and he said they were going there
| to intimidate, the Legislature and kill q
| few Democrats If necessary. The next
day talked to him about it again, and he
said that Goebel was to be killed. and IL
he could not get him killed he would kill
him himself if necessary.
John Powers, Charles Finley, and
others were at our hotel January 90 and "a
comforting with Caleb Powers, who talked
over the telephone to Robert Noaks and
others about securing the LOCO armed men
to go to Frankfort"
The defence, on cross examination. at
tempted to prove by the witness that he
had been promised something for telling
what he knew. He denied this unequivo-
cally but somewhat weakened his former
statements by answering, Il cannot re-
member" to questions about incidents
that ON re-examination he said he did re-
member. He said John Powers register
/ now looked like one leaf had been torn
out and the mems names had Louisville"
and Cincinnati written after them in
another handwriting, as their places Of
residence, when really they all lived in
Knox County.
The next witness was Miss Lucy Brock
who said
Just before the eco men went to
on me. He showed me 81 100 in bills and
said he wanted LOCO men to go to Frank
fort. That w. s. Taylor had given him
the money to take the men to Frankfort
SO the Republicans would be able to take
care OF themselves in case the Democrats
robbed them. 1t is my impression that
Powers said the taking of the 1000 men
to Frankfort was Taylor's idea, but that
If the Democrats insisted on robbing them
he Powers was in favor of cpelly detlar-
ing war"
State Senator Newton FIasier said he
was on the side steps of the legislative
building. facing the side steps on the ex
ecutive building when the shot that killed
Goebel was fired, and that no one was be-
tween the buildings at that time but him
self and he could see no one at the side
windows of the executive building that the
shots sounded like they came from the
trent of the executive building.
]. F. Hawn, captain of the militia COM
pany at Barboursville, said:
Caleb Powers told me on January "a,
This is life and death struggle with me,
and | cannot afford to have you reveal any,
thing / tell you He asked me to take
my company to Frankfort on January %
with arms ammunition, and unifo ms con-
cealed. but declined to go without orders.
John Powers also talked to me In the same
vein at time" sy
Capt. James X. watkins, of Williams
burg, said John Powers came there and
asked him TO take his company to Frank
fort January % in citizens clothes, with
arms and ammunition concealed, and that
as soon as this big body OF men reached
Frankfort, Taylor would call out tie
troops. Watkins declined to go without
orders.