New-York tribune., 1900-08-08
NEW STORY OF GOEBEL SHOOTING.
FIRED FROM WINDOW TWO FLOORS
ABOVE POwERss OFFICE.

Georgetown, KY. Aug. 7-To-day's session Of the
trial of the former Secretary of State. Caleb
Powers developed the fact that both sides in the
case will extensively in contradiction and i'm
peachment Of witnesses.
The most important testimony heard to-day
given by Corporal Milt Trasper, Of the Bourbours-
Vile company, of which John Powers was captain,
Trasper testified that the shot which killed Goebel
was fired from the thiry story Of the Executive
Building and from the Secretary of States
office which Is the first floor. Trasper declared
that he say the window raised and saw the smoke
from the explosion. but lid not the gun or the
person who fired it.
At the afternoon session of the court the defence
further sought to contradict w. H. Culton by in
Producing two witnesses, who testified hat Culton
told them he had agreement with the prose-
cution by which he not to be confined IN jail
Culton the stand denied that he ever made such
a statement.
John B. Hurst, of Corbin, testified that he in
Frankfort several times in January. The last time
he with the mountaineers, January
25 More than half the armei. He con-
tradcted several OF the statements of Robert
Noakes. Hurst declared that the men in the
mountain army were average mounydin citizens,
and closed by stating that he had himself been
a delegate to the Republican National Convention.
Did you any of the alleged ,ssassins of
Governor Goebel at that convenJion?" asked At
torneSt Golden
pThe Witness said he did not, but Gfterw1rd said
he. saw x-Ciovernor Taylor there.
i.-:Vsera there any of the others who xere in
that armed crowd that went TO Frankfort nt the
Philadelphia Convention asked Attorney Golden
The witness said he did not see any such persons
there. Ex-Governor Brown objected 20 TIE man
ner of the examination, and there hot ex-
change of words between him and Golden.
Hurst admitted that he, himself had been in
dicted and tried for forgery at Knoxville. Tenn
He asked concerning another alleged forgery
at PinevIe, but the defence objected. The Court
allowed the question to be answered, and the wit
ness admitted that he was charged with the crime
but that there was no prosecution.
State Senator George II. Alexander, of Louisville,
testified follows:
Il was in Governor Taylor's private office talking
him when the shooting occurred There was one
shot sharp and loud. and four others, which
dull and muffied. l got up and Of the Of
fee and stood behind tree Lewis-st l could
see the body of the wounded lying the
pavement. 1 then walked down Broadway. where
l heard that it Mr.. Goebel who had been shot.
1 do remember what Governor Taylor said
when we heard the Shots but believe he made
exclamation of surprise. I several rough look
ing men in the anteroom of the Governors Office
1 first in
John Perkins the colored porter in the Adjutant-
Generals office. said he office when the
shooting occurred. ''Tallow Dick" Combs and
Mason Hookersmth the former of whom is under
tnat time. About five minutes after the shooting
witness Went to the arsenal with message from
troops For several days prior the assina ton
the building at night and Ioafed there during the
day. About the same number Quartered in
the Executive Building.
w II. Culton was recalled and asked If he had
not said TO Captain D. B. Walcutt that he had a
written contract with the prosecution by which
he to confess and receive immunity He de-
MED that he made the statement Walcutt or
anybody else. Walcutt was then recalled for the
purpose of contradicting Culton. He testified that
Culton did make the statement. c. O. REYNOLDS
also swore that Culton made "a similar statement
to him.
Corporal Mlt Trasper, of the Barbourville mill
TIA company. followed He said he arrived in
Frankfort January 25 and remained until aft
January 30 He in the House cIoakroom look
ing out of a window toward the Executive Build
ing when the shooting occurred He
dow on the third floor of the Executive Building
raised, heard the shots and smoke hut could
not see either gun Witness did not 90 IN
into the Executive Building for an hour after
the shooting. He claimed that he found two boxes
the other window he had no
ticed open when the shots fired.
Cross-eXamined, Trasper said he
of John Powers military company. The latter
for him on January "A, and told him he had secret
orders from Governor Taylor to bring his military
might come up over the soldiers going i'm This man
ner and preserved Powers's note to protect him
self in there was any irregularty about II
Witness did no military service Frankfort until
Immediately after the assassination. John Powers
met him and told him to get his gun, which he did
J. c. owens. another of the witnesses introduced
to impeach Wharton Golden. testified to an alleged
conversation with Golden, in which the latter Vas
quoted as saying that he knew Powers to be Inno-
cent.
DR. j. w. Prewitt, who followed testified that
John l.. Powers became i'll at Frankfort about noon
January 25. and that he was called to see him
twice that day. Robert Noakes had testified in
regard to several conversations with Powers on
that day. and DR.. Prewitts testimony was in con-
tradiction OF Noakes.