The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-17
ARGUMENTS BEGUN.
Judge Sims Opened the 24-Hours
Debate in the Powers Trial.
de Made a Powerful Plea for the De-
fendant-COI. j. n. Hendricks
Made the Opening Speech for
the Prosecution.

Georgetown, KY, Aug. 16.-The
courtroom was crowded again We'd
nesday morning as it was Tuesday
night, when Judge j. C. Sims began
the p hour argument in the Powers
trial. Sims made a powerful plea for
The prisoner, reviewing the instruc-
lions to the jury, canvassing evidence,
ridiculing the states star witness, and
eensuring Tom Campbell.
Wednesday morning Col. j. K. Hen
bricks opened for the prosecution.
He defended the calling of Campbell
into the case by saying that the work
was too ardUous for the common
wealth's attorney. He continued:
Dan Voorhees, was often called from
his native state, and the senior coun-
sci for the defense has ofttimes gone
cut of Kentucky to appear in various
eases"
Hendricks, when he mentioned
Sims reference to the star witnesses,
said: No man would get Sunday
school teachers if he wanted to form
a conspiracy, and whenever they point
a finger of scorn at Culton, Golden or
Noaks that same finger must be turn
ed on the defendant
, The speakers arraignment of Pow
ers was terrific, but the prisoner sat
unmoved as Hendricks denounced him
as tiend incarnate, and referred to
his old mother, who was at home
sorrowing over the sins of such a son.
The jury was instructed by Judge
Cantrill Tuesday afternoon. The court
defined the meaning of the terms
conspiracy" and accessory before
the fact" He said if the jury find
that Powers conspired with the others
accused to bring about the death of
Goebel that the penalty be fixed at
hanging or life term in the peni-
tertiary.
TIE instructions further said that if
Powers was found to have brought
armed men to Frankfort and con-
spired to kill members of the legisla-
ture and that the plan had afterwards
been changed, no change should be
made in the penalty. Further, that if
Powers had entered into a conspiracy
with the accused and the time had not
been fixed, the verdict should be
guilty. He further instructed that
the acts of one of the conspirators
after the formation of the conspiracy
were the acts and declarations of all
If Goebel was killed in pursuance of
a conspiracy originated for some
other purpose, the verdict was still
to be guilty. He instructed that the
testimony of no accomplice should
be allowed unless corroborated and
that every fact must be proved to the
jury beyond reasonable doubt.
The court stated that there would
be night session beginning at $50.
The defense objected on the grounds
of delicate health of the defendant,
but the motion was overruIed The
defense excepted to the instructions
of the court.
Georgetown, KY, Aug. 16.-Three
speeches have been made in the Pow
ers case and the fourth is under way.
Judge j. c. Sims making the first adj
dress for the prisoner. He was fol-
lowed by Col. j. X. Hendricks for the
prosecution, who was followed by
Judge George Denny for the defense.
Victor F. Bradley is now speaking
for the prosecution. He will be fol-
lowed by w. C. Owens for the de-
Tense and B. B. Golden for the prose.
cution and J. H. Tinsley for the de-
Tense. Col. L. c. Campbell will speak
Friday morning followed by ex-GoV
Brown and Commonwealth Attorney
Franklin will close Friday night or
Saturday morning.
That is the plan now and the Yout-
sey case will be called and selection of
Jury begin Saturday.
The large majority of people in
Georgetown still believe it Will be a
hung jury.
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