The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-20
CALEB POWERS TRIAL
Gallon Details Preparations for BFIasIns
NouDlainetrs to Frankfort
WAS BEGGED NOT TO TAKE THE SIAM
Powers Urged Him TO See No IN
Talked of the Assnssination'-,'
Questioned vigorously

GeorTetown. Ky. July t9.-The Powers 60
case today was started OF with ions q
legal debate before the court on me qlvs- p
zion Of the ACCESSIBILITY OF matters iFsa-
spring between the date Of the saooe.l7 Il
ct senator Goebel and his des;h' iHe
point was raised by question pu' " i
the prosecutor to witness calton EesAll
\ ing a conversation between him ana '
Youtsey before Goeoel died. The eouF'
ruled that this evidence mus. be e1ciua-
cd.
cuItou resumed the stand today. IN
regard 10 the preparations for bringing
la big crowd OF mountaineers 10 Fran"-
fort. witness said Powers told those ID
the conference that in the event OF al!
trouble growing out OF the imPoFlAl'oA
OF the men the leaders would De inaI9'-
ed for conspiracy and asked Il they Esis
willing 10 take the risk In the discus
einn =. the question OF transportation, (
witness said Henry Psynter. M'adieS-
boro railway lawyer, suggested lua.
: trains be chartered on ssFeTA iV'4'.
culton said he boarded the molnSelne,u.
excursion at Richmond. he sail Ch4Iie9
. Finley .old him to 90 there ana come
headed. He was told 10 tell the men 70
only come 70 petition the legislature
Ie After the assassination Powers came -
witness and told him 10 write to me
parties who were IN the conference Gnu
tell them they had better he careful anu
do M tsIking az they we're liable to De
n, cSaCscted with the murder. IL was dan
~ eerous TO write, and Powers said he wound
d. it himseli.
The prosecution produced box Of car
10 tridCes for witness 10 inspect. he ss4A
tina cartridges were like those lOujssy
showed MIN when taking about killing
Goebel Powers gave witness badges toF
the mountain men who remained az
Frankfort They were issued so that 4
case OF trouble they could distinsulsn
their own men from others. The badges
81 contained a picture OF Governor Ieyior-
a, witness said that while 10 JAIL with Pow
.al ers at Frankfort Powers begged him 70
not 20 on the witness Stand in the hear
ing OF his tCuiton's) motion for oall,
an Witness told Powers he wanted 70 ger
ne bail as his family needed him Powers
ba told him be would see 20 It that ms
40 family were provided for II witness woult
1at agree 10 not 20 on the stand. Witues.
nal declined TO DO so.
on is Il not true that you used over Sl00
belonging to the funds in your chsrg
~ and that Auditor Stone was compelled I
ted make your shortage EoodT asked MI
ion Owens. for the defense. on cross-exam
tho nation.
1t is not true. / wss no, short in an
ins amount and Auditor Stone did not hay
e 10 pay anything on nv account. TheI
was a question about the legality Of som
claims allowed in my department
40. CulJon was asked II ne hAi been II
Wv Diced for forgery in Jackson county. I
OF answered that ne was indicted for Il
technical otfense of signing anoth
mans name 10 a petition for the bull
ing Of a new court house.
Witness was asked about visiting Col
mel Campbell and others of the pros
,os,- cuTIon. He denied that he had be-
inc promised immunity He admitted th
,ock he did not tell Campbell the truth VIII
san he said that he had told aii be knew. B
,n. as a matter OF fact he told just such
he was forced 10 tell
;inai Witness said that in becoming wttnt
alter In the Powers case, now on trial, ana
ase- telling all he knew, he Is following
$40. ADVICE Of his father
i at MI. Ovens asked how It happened Il
S ". witness, although in Jail a. frankie
Is here merely under guard.
Culton said the commonwealth &C
~ scented that he might remain under qua
KAY The colloquy between the attorneys
came spirited. The defense vas attem
ing TO show an intimacy between Cul
TIES and the prosecution and that discrmi
.yE. tion was being made between Culton
the other defendants. The court said (
the custody Of Culton was mater wi
luent " win me snerin. b9t tne defense mi
the testimony OF the witness II any ef
at all.
Mr.. Owens asked a number OF quest
10 show that the testimony given by
mem ton on the stand today and yesterday
Con- at variance with some points Of
,anders given in his application for ball.
,er, y Witness said he had omitted $
- thew things in his testimony. but that lie
Go, done so Intentionally.
o'ann His memory had been refreshed by
mp'nre lawyers and this recalled the additi
-ohihh' In0 tiers he had told.
ming OF During the severe fire o. interrosatC
OF toe on examination of Culton, the
fought PENDANT. Powers. sat with his eyes
" 1854 eted on the witness who was facing
present, Court recessed AZ noon.
,escam. The examination OF Culton
80 continued at the afterroon session.
was asked to again relate the conyt
=. 10 ton between him and Ex-Governor Brs
~, ~ Ca, regarding a report that Goebel was
ne gray killed Bradley told. witness he ur
ons are stood that twelve men had been pi
nd COM for that purpose and said: That
the per- not be done under any circumstsn
'r nnon He was asked IL Powers did not
az Na go to him after the assassination and
slshes him Il he knew anything that would
Iiniey 10 he discovery OF the assassin Wi
audience coulc TOT recall such conversation.
Culton concluded MS testimony at
me hrst having been in the box little over
u W s ,n hours.
ued Tor Silas Jones of Whittiesey county,
II For went with the mouutaineers to Fran
vc earn and remained here until after the 4
The real siRaton. MIS- the next witness.
htrhood Jones was In the executive bu
tHa' a pas when the shooting occurred The
1es rom sounded to him as II they came frol
'aven for secretary Of states office. He said
dlstrust Immediately after the shooting Coy
nifty ana Taylor opened his door and inquired
a, sh.w the shooting was about Just at thai
! hs VAS somebody said Goehe had been !
ion. he Taylor went back and got his pistol
TO stand d.d not have II when he first Opeae
nd Army door
7. Sfs ,ha Prior to the shooting witness was Il
bood md ernor Tallor's office. The governor
him why he was not In the house
or Mount Witness replied thst ne did not VI
80 up there as he was not armed
governor asked. ''Nhy In the hell
n. come there without arms and ..
might as well 20 home"
Case ON After the shooting Jones vas al
Sc. as a suspect. but was released, the
Ifaraut IL turv failing N fndirf