The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-08-14
Taken to Frankfort to View
the Place of Shooting.
ARGUMENT IN POWERSCASE TODAY
Addresses to the Jury Expected TO Con.
sumo the Rest Of the week-A Number Of
Witnesses for the Prosecution in Rebuff
tai Heard Yesterd1y-The Case Against
the Present Trial. Probably Monday.

Georgetown, Ky, Aug. 13.-The hearing
OF testimony in the case Of eX-Secretary
OF State Caleb Powers was concluded to-
day, and tomorrow the argument before
the jury Will begin. There Will be FIVE
speeches on each side. Those who will
speak in behalf Of the prosecution are
commemorative Attorney Franklin, 7.
c. Campbell, John X. Hendrick. Victor Il.
Bradley, and Capt. b 3. Golden. Those
who VIII argue the case for the defend
ant will be ex-Gov. Brown. J. c. Sims.
Judge J. II. Tinsley, ex-Congressmal
Owens, and Judge George Denny.
The case is expected to reach the Jury
by Saturday. Judge CantriIl announced
that the YOutsey case will be taken I'D
Immediately
The jury was taken to Frankfort this
afternoon and spent an hour in viewing
the State capitol grounds and buildings
and other points In connection with the
case The jury was in charge of Judge
Cantrill and three deputy sherins. The
defendant, Caleb Powers, also went TO
Frankfort
The point where Goebel fell, the window
from which the shot Is claimed to have
been fired, the basement through which
Youtsey walked out after the shooting,
and other places which have been fire.
quently referred to in the evidence were
pointed out by the court without CONS
met =
he SIKH week OF the trial began with
number Of witnesses for the prosecution
in rebuttal remaining to be examined.
No Reward Money Paid to Witnesses.
B. w. Bradburn. a member OF the re-
ward commission, was the first witness.
Bradburn testified that Of the s.. 600 drawn
by the cor. n.ssioners out of the fund ap-
propriated by the legislature only about
AO00 had been expended, and said that
no monsy had been paid to any witness
who had testified In the case, and that
% agreement or contract existed between
the reward eymmissioners and Wharton
Golden, Robert Noaks, w. II. Culton, or
any OF itness.
James Walker, colored, corrOborated the
testimony Of J. W. DOugherty that John
Perkins. the porter in Adit. Gen. Golfers
office had told him that the defense want
cd him to testify that he (PerkinsJ had
Carried the orders to the troops at the
arsenal calling them out, but that he did
not intend to testify TO it. aS II was not
true.
The prosecution then rested It's robuttaI
testimony. Assjstunt Sta. Auditor Gtav-
OF was c4IiCd blythe defense, whose cross
examination of the witness In regard 10
4e alleged speculation of w H. Culton
mile he was a clerk in the auditors Of
nee was not completed at Saturdays eX-
az nation. Grayot produced the additional
rt,ords asked for b the defense at that
time.
Grayets Evidence Ruled Out.
The prosecution insisted that IL the de-
fense was allowed TO produce the vouch-
ers and warrants In question upon which
| the defense alleges he stole 81 14S Culton
must be allowed to go on the stand in
order to explain the transaction on his
part. The court ruled the evidence out,
| and in passing on the question said:
IF there has been any defaIcatlon on
the part of Culton, the Franklin court Is
the place to settle as to that These rec
Ords show that the money paid into the
treasury by Auditor Stone was marked
as errors In vouchers This court has not
the time to investigate whether they we're
errors or not"
Ex-AuditOr Stone was then called. The
court ruled that Stone could not testify az
this stage of the trial concerning the mat
ters upon which he was asked. and the at
| torneys for the defense. accompanied by
the prisoner. withdrew for a consultation.
and when they returned it was an
nounced that the taking of testimony mad
| been finished
Judge CantriIl announced that as sn N
as the arguments have been concluded
and :he case gone to the jury. the case
| against Henry r. Y0utsey will be called
! for trial. The sheriff was ordered to sum-
mon special yenire Of jurors for tho
iOutsey case.