The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-27
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WITNESS SAID HE SAW FINLEY
GIVING THE MEN THEIR
GUNS
POWERS AND DAVIS DISGUISED
Newspaper Evidence Objected to by
Defense-Letters From Powers
to NOakes ExcIuded-OnIy
One Letter Admitted.

Ohe Letter Admitted.
GEORGETOWN, KY, July 26.-There
were several features IN the evidence In
the Powers trial today.
Constable Davis Harold, of Frank
fort, who entered the legislative building
a minute or two after the shooting OF
! Goebel, testified that he saw a man whose
description tailed with that Of Youtsey.
close the door OF the secretary's Office
behind him and run down the basement
stairs.
w. r. Williams, of Williamsburg, the
home Of Charles Finley, who arrived In
Franfort with the mountain men, Jan.
25, and spent most of his time between
that day and the day of the assassIna4
ton In Powers office, gave damaging
testimony against both Powers and Yout-
sey. He said than on Friday preceding
the assassination several parties were In
Powers office discussing the ways and
means of defeating Goebel before the Leg
islature, and one man in the party said!
Somebody ought to kill the d-n ras-
CAL" Another replied: IT have made IN
my mind to do that myself" The witness
said he did not know either OF the men
talking at that time, but he had seen
Houtsey recently, and was almost positive
he was the man who made the last re-
mark Witness overheard Powers talk
Ing complainingly on the day Representa-
tive Berry was unseated, and according
to his statement Powers said: I'VE might
be able to do something If the head of
the ticket would act. If he does not, I
intend to explain the whole ID busl-
ness"
! The defense put Robert Noakes on the
stand this afternoon and Questioned him
at length, with a view to laying a foun-
dalton to contradict his testimony.
Walter Bronston, a Lexington attorney,
who assisted in the arrest of Caleb Pow
ers and John Davis. at Lexington, was
the hrst witness called today In the trial
OF Caleb Powers for alleged completely
IN the shooting of Gov. GoebeI Powers
and Davis were disguised as soldiers. and
were both armed, the witness said. After
a forcible arrest Powers was taken TO
JAIL where the pardon granted him by
GOV. Taylor and 81 300 were found in his
pockets. Deputy Sheriff Rodgers. of Lex
lngton, corroborated this testimony.
PARDON EXHIBITED.
The pardon granted Powers by Gov.
Taylor and attested by the defendant him
self was then exhibited to the jury
| Walter Bronston, recalled, told of a con-
versation with Powers after the arrest
In which Powers, after referring to the
pardon, said: 81 know this looks a lit
| tie bad, but we were making our wav
! to place where the pardon would have
I been recognized"
IL. Davis Harrod, a constable of Frank
| fort was called. He testified that when
the shooting occurred he ran to the exec
| utiVe building and entered the west door
| The door of tha nj 20
utlve Office was closed, but witness push
cd IL open with difficulty, where he en-
! countered several men, who thrust pis-
tols In his face. He told them he was an
oincer, but they kept pointing their pig
rols In his face, and made no reply Har-
ROD said that just as he entered the main
door snort, stout man slammed the door
or the secretary's Office and dashed down
| the steps to the basement Witness did
not know Youtsey at that time.
W. H. Maynere, of Whitley county
gave sensational testimony against both
Powers and Youtsey this afternoon. Ho
said he was in the secretary of states o.
flee few days before the sbootine A
man whom he did not know. referrine,
/ 10 Goebel, said: Somebody ought 70
| XIII the d--n rascal" Youtsev said. At
have made up my mind to do that NV
| sel1 On Saturday before the SHOOTING
Caleb Powers said, in conversation: ''If
/ ~ SCI lllS Aedu OF the ticket to act
| we could do something If he does NOT
stand up, I intend to expose the whole
| business"
Harry Tandy. assistant secretary OF
| state, produced the executive tournaI
Kept by Gov. Taylor The Journal did
not show an order calling out troops at
ter the assassination. The pardons Is
sued TO Powers, Finley, Coulton and Da-
Wis were recorded.
The prosecution wanted to show par
dons issued by Gov Taylor to mountain
| men who had been fined in the Frankfort
| police courts for carrying pistols, but the
! court excluded this
Graham Vreeland, night editor Of the
| Louisville Courier-JournaI saw the crowd
| of mountaineers Jan. 20. There probably
were 1.2O0 men. He was in the Office OF
| the commissioner Of agriculture that aft
| ernoon, and saw Charles Finley giving
| the men their guns. A man whose name
| he afterwards learned was Mathews call
ed out to the crowd in the room: Boys,
We ought to go up to the hotel and get
| that Goebel" Witness
| heard so many threats that he left the
room as soon as he could get out. He
also detailed various instances of dis
| order during the day.
NOAKEs DENIES LETTERS.
Robert Noakes was recalled and asked
| by Judge Tinsley If he did not tell a
party at Cumberland Gap that he was
| going to get part Of that 100000 reward,
| although he did not know anything about
| the Goebel conspiracy. Witness denied 1t.
| He was then asked regarding a letter
written by him to Miss Efhe Blankenship,
of Charlottesville. Ind, an alleged quo
taticn from which was presented In
| newspaper clipping The prosecution OBJ
iected to the newspaper as evidence, and
there was a long debate between the
lawyers. The court ruled that the letter
must be produced or the evidence ex-
| Guided.
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