Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-20

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the Election Said to Have Guilty
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FRANKFORT, KY, March 19.-Caleb
Powers, John Davis and William H.
Culton,. charged with being accessories
to the murder of William Goebel, were
arraigned to-day for trial before Judge
Moore. The Commonwealth was not
ready, and by agreement the trials
were set for. next Friday. Ex-Gov.
John Young Brown made a demand for
a list of witnesses for the Common
wealth, but this was refused by the
prosecution on the ground that pubs
licity might cause some of them to
avoid being summoned.
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin
and County Attorney Polsgrove re-
fused to either affirm or deny the
story that Sergeant Golden had made
an alleged confession of knowledge
concerning the Goebel assassination.
The news of the alleged confession
of +. Wharton Golden, of Barbourville,
in regard to the assassination of VIM.
Goebel, produced a sensation here to-
day. Golden was formerly a guard at
the penitentiary here under the Re-
publican administration, and is well
known. 1t developed that the police
and detectives have been watching his
movements since the day of the as
sassination on the theory that he knew
something about it. Commonwealth
Attorney Franklin and County Attor-
ney Polsgrove declined to discuss the
alleged confession, as did others who
are assisting in the prosecution,
though one went so far as to say Mr..
Golden will be one of the most i'm
portant witnesses introduced by the
State. Some regret that this matter
became public so soon, as they fear it
Will make it dangerous for him to re-
turn to his home at Barboursville, and
that it may also seriously impede the
prosecution in work which has been
going on for several weeks, and which
might have led to other developments
soon. Caleb Powers, the Republican
Secretary of State, who Is in Jail,
charged with being an accessory to the
assassination and who is alleged to be
implicated by Golden, refused to dis
cuss the confession story in any form.
BARBOURVILLE, KY, March 49,
The report that F. w. Golden has
turned States evidence in the Goebel
murder case, was a great surprise
here. Green Golden, cousin of Whar-
ton, says it was utterly false that he
was sent by Powers to keep Wharton
from going to Frankfort. F. w. Col
den was q close friend of Caleb Pow
ers, doing a great deal of work for
him during the recent campaign. 1t
is said that he left here on a telegram
from the attorneys for the prosecution
to come to Lexington. When the
news reached here that he had made
a confession, friends of the accused
parties became very uneasy and prom
inent Republicans said that if it should
be true that trees would bear fruit
that they never bore before" 1t is
also learned that ex-Representative
parrvy IJnuror ri ond U NJ Cna;I @f MA
dlesboro, were here Saturday night in
consultation with Golden. Cecil was
sergeant-at-arms at the session of the
Legislature at London. Soldiers are
still on duty day and night. Captain
Hawn will not recognize Taylor, and
so the arms have been placed under
the control of Lieut.. Gibson.
LEXINGTON, Ky, March ia
telephone message from Winchester,
eighteen miles from this city, says that
F. W. Golden, alleged to have made an
discriminating statement with refer
ence to the Goebel murder, is in Win
chester, where he arrived yesterday.
Late this afternoon he went south on
the Kentucky Central railway and then
returned at 2:45 and went to the hotel
where he is now. He refuses to see
any one. The Goebel men are keeping
strict watch on his movements. He is
not registered at the hotel. 1t is re-
ported that he is in conference with
the Goebel men at Winchester. An
unconfirmed rumor there tonight is
that he has given the name of the man
whom he says shot Goebel.
CINCINNATI, o., March 1e.-Mr. T.
C. Campbell. who has been employed
by the brothers of the late Vim. Goebel
to assist in the prosecutions of the as
sassin of Mr.. Goebel was here to-day.
fresh from a conference with his asso-
ciates held at Lexington. In CONVEX
sation, Mr.. Campbell was unwilling %
disclose the state Of their case, but
he said that so far as now known. the
assassin was not yet arrested. He add
ed that the assassin would be arrest
ed whenever a force of 1900 armed
men could be had to go to a certain
county in Eastern Kentucky. He said
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