The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-03

Heard of Assassination at LaGrange.
Denies Goldcn's Statcments-Found
on Ills Return to Frankfort His Of
flee Door Had Eccn Forced.
GEoEGErowH, Ky. July 3l.-Caleb
Powers resumed the witness stand in
his own behalf ANA took up the tcSti-
mony where he had left OF. Witnc> S
s2id thnt on tho morning of the aSSaSSi-
nation he was preparing to go to Louis.
Vile TO make nrrangomcnts for brin giny
more p"op,c 10 Frankfort. He locked
his Office door, Us dnscribal by Witness
Golden. He bad no recollection of ANY
thing being said concerning Su uSDicious
actions which Golden had referred to-,
and was certain nothing ot this sort was
sad. At LaGrangn the party heard
that Gocbcl had been aSS;,sSinatcd and
that the shot had been fired from the
second or third story of the executive
bullding. The witness continued:
81 said it was II shame and an outrage.
and that it would blight the chance of
all Of MS whose offices were in contest.
l expressed similar sentiments to other
people that day. We went on to Louis
Vile, but as the assassination of Goebel
doned the idea of bringing more men to
Frankfort.
Witness said that the statement of
Golden that ne spoke dcriSivcly when
told of the shooting WAS absolutely false.
IL thought it my duty" he continued
''to return TO Frankfort as soon as posi-
bic, and did SO that afternoon. | went
To the executive builling and with my
keys. the only ones 20 the office, locked
tho door. found that tho loci had
boon battered and had difficulty in get
ting the key ont of it. l did not take
the lock off and supplant it with new
one, as has been stated in tho evidence
james Matthews put on the new lock. {"
Burton Was Hcproved.
The witness said he never heard any
sort Of violence talked of in any of the
councils i'll which he participated, en-
ccpt III one held i'll the commissioner Of
agricultmc's office, in which Sheriff
Bnrton of Breckenridge county talked
III an incendiary manner and was re-
proved by witness
The day after the assassination the
witness said he began an investigation
to learn where the shot was fired from.
The newspapers were intimating that
the shooting was done from his office
81 made no statement TO Golden that
l was satisfied the shots came from nv
Office. and did not tell him / was
thinking Of going to the common
wealth s attorney TO tell him all knew.
l did have n talk with Governor Brad
Icy about going TO sec Franklin, but he
advised against it, and did not CO."
Powers then detailed the events i'm
mcdiatcly preceding the arrest of him.
self and Captain Davis. He said his at
torncy. Judge Ios:, advised him to
make his way to the mountains and ro-
mann there till public excitement died
out before giving himself up for trial.
The legislature had appropriated
$4,000 for tho prosecution of persons
charged with the crime and | did not
believe it was possible for me to get q
fair trial in Franklin county. More
over, did not believe the civil authori-
ties there would protect me. / did not
know that [ could get change Of venue
and these were the reasons that sug-
gcStcd flight from Frankfort"
or tho 81 800 in money in his pockets
at the time of his arrest $i00 Of it was
his own personal money and 5000 Of it
belonged to the Republican campaign
fund. The witness denied that he ever
had any one of half dozen or more con :
vcrSatiOns with Witness Wharton Col
den, about which the latter told on the
stand last week, and denied that he ever
talked with him or any one else about
the killing of Gocbel.