The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-03-30

az Lagrange. We continued on 10
Louisville. do not know why Mr..
Powers went TO Louisville. Roth
John and Caleb Powers were along.
We left for Frankfort that afternoon
and went directly TO the state house.
| never saw MFR. Powers again that
day."
Golden's illness proved more Sc
rious than at first thought and after
half AN hours delay an adjournment
was taken until 10 a. m. Monday.
Cros.-Examination.
Frankfort, Ky. March 27.-Judge
Moore called his court to order
promptly at I0io'clock Monday TO re.
sumo the trial of Republican Sccre.
tary of State Caleb Powers, charged
with being an accessory 20 the muir.
der OF VIM. Gbebci. Wharton Golden
one of the prosecutions star witness
e.. who finished his direct eNamina-
ton Saturday. but wan taken sick
and Enabled TO bc cross-eNamined,
was the first witness called Monday
morning. but was not in the court
room. and "A deputy sheriff was sent
10 the hotel after him. While the
sheriff went after the witness. Powers
shook hands and talked to his friends.
Court convened az I o'clock. and
Golden wns Immediately placed ON the
stand and the cross-eNnmination
commenced. with cN-Gov. Brown i'm
terrogating the witness. Golden
said he learned about two weeks ago
that he would be arrested IL he Gid
not tell what he knew about the as
sassination. and II he did the attor-
neys for the commonwealth would
try and save him from prosecution.
Thomas Cromwell. who sworc out
the warrant against Powers, was the
first person he talked TO about the
assassination. Cromwell had been 10
the mountains and heard that he was
connected In some way with the muir
der and sent for him. Golden told
Powers of his conversation with
Cromwell and told him (powers) that
he wanted to get away from the
state house. and he GO; a leave Of alb
seuce from Republican Assistant Ad-
ludcnt General Dixon ard left
Golden snia he told Judge Flem-
ing. of Winchester. that he intended
20 tell an he knew about the affair.
While he was la Winchester he said
he wac stopped by two men. DIR.
Foster and VIM. Steele. who grabbed
him by the arms and cursed him for
exposing the republican party. Gold
en- replied that he had not exposed the
party. GOV. Brown asked him u he
had not told the two men that ! >
knew nothing about the affair. Gold
en- said he might have told them that.
a. he would nave said anything they
wanted 10 him. Gov. Brown asked
him Il he made habit OF saying any
thing person desired TO. TO which
the witness responded: "Not when
l am on equal terms with them"
Golden resumed tcstifying a little
sitter O'Clock. lie said he could not
remember that he ever heard Powers
say that he intended TO harm anyone.
Dick Coombs. the alleged assassin.
was brought 20 Frankfort. he said.
by VIM. Culton. one of the defend
ants. Culton told him that he had
brought him Combs down.
The witness said that when he
heard on his way to Louisville. with
Powers. that VIM. Goebcl had been
shot. he told Powers what had hap
pened. and Powers said that ia was
a dirty shame and outrage. When
asked about the man who was given
the key the morning Goebel was
killed. Golden said he did not know
his name. but could recognize him
anywhere. lie said he saw him here
Saturday. and Gov. Brown asked him
20 get up and see IL he was in the
room. Golden looked carefully over
the large crowd. but said he did not
see him and took his seat.
At the conclusion of the examine
ton of Golden the commonwealth
rested it's ease. IL was stated that
Mrs. Golden would also be introduced
as witness. and partisans of that
side claim that the reason she was
not put ON the stand was because the
attorneys thought they had made out
strong enough case for the exam
ming court. and that her testimony,
as well as that of other witnesses for
the prosecution. should bc held back
for the regular trial. The attorneys
for the defense think she would have
been an unwilling witness and that
her testimony would not have been
propitate TO the prosecution.
Frankfort, Ky. March 27.-The
most thrilling event OF the examining
trial of republican Secretary of State
Caleb Powers occurred shortly after
3 O'Clock. and for few minutes it
looked as IL serious trouble could not
be prevented. Col. George Denny, for
the defendant, in an argument upon
the competency of question. said.
1T is perfectly lawful for people TO
come here. and to come armed.
came here several times myself"
He was referring to the crowd that
was present nj the mass meeting did
in the state house yard just prior to
Senator Goebel'S ASSASSINATION.
Col. Campbell. for thu prosecution,
replied that he did not consider IL
lawful. and was surprised to know
that Mr.. Denny had come here armed
Denny denied having made such
statement, and said that Ee did not
come armed. Campbell insisted that
he had made the statcwent Both
men were very much excited and
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