The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-07-27
THE GOEBEL MURDER.
Lieut.. ]. Ricketts, Gives Damaging
Evidence in the Powers Trial.
Witness Said YOutsey Declared 81
200 Was Ready to BE Paid for the
Assassination From the Ex-
ecutive Building.

Jnlru ana IaSJ week OF the eXamina-
ton of witnesses for the common
wealth in the Caleb Powers case began
Monday morning.
John Ricketts,, lieutenant in John
Powers Barboursville company of
state militia, was the first witness
called He said that Wharton and
Green Golden were officers in the COM
pany. The witness went to Frankfort
on the special train and returned
home the second day after the shoot
ing.
The day before Goebel was shot,"
said Ricketts,, 81 was talking to
Henry Youtsey, and we were discuss
ing hunting. He said that Goebel had
to be put out of the way, and that
he had 800 to do it with, and that he
knew 10 or - others who would give
as much. He said that it could be
done from the executive building, and
the person who did it could pass out
of the basement. He said that his
job depended on this contest.
"On the day of the assassination I
was at our headquarters, in the agri-
cultural building, when Youtsey cafne
over about 1880 and said he wanted
all of us to go with him. There were
about % or SO in the room, and 10 or
Is went with him to the executive
building. Youtsey put us inside the
building near the stairs and told us
10 stay there, that something was
going TO happen. He started through
the hall, and L turned and went out
and went to a private residence back
of Capitol square, where one of our
boys was sick. 1 had been there
short time when l heard some shots.
| knew none of the men whom | left
at the foot of the stairs in the eXecu-
tive building were carrying arms, but
when l returned to find out what had
happened they had guns"
Georgetown, KY, July 25.-When
court convened in the Caleb Powers
trial Tuesday morning the common
wealth asked for subpoenas duces te-
cum for the managers of both tele-
graph companies at Frankfort, re-
qUiring them to bring into court all
cipher kilograms which they handled
between December %, 1899, and Feb
ruary ), 1900; also, for the secretary
of state, ordering him to bring the
official record of his Office, and for
the adjutant general, requiring him to
produce the muster rolls.
Pat Mcdonald testified that the
morning Goebel was shot he left the
Capitol building a short time before
the shots were fired, and on the pave
ment near the fountain saw Culton
in close consultation with another
man. On the Saturday before the
shooting he was in the lower hall of
the Capitol building, when man ran
down stairs and said to a man be-
hind him, Come on, boys; get your
guns; it's time to begin the killing"
n long time was taken up in the
examination of Ed Porter Thompson,
ST.. who located the spot where Goe-
bel fell, because, from where he was
standing, inside the capitol building
hallway, he could not see the body
for one of the large pillars. He To-
Gated the various windows in the ex-
ecutive building.
Ed Porter Thompson, jr., testified
east of Capitol square, but could not
see the place where Senator GoebeI
fell, on account of a mound at the
foot of a tree between him and the
spot.
At this point Judge Cantrill again
remembered the sheriff, and fined him
$3.50 for not keeping the aisle clear
around the jury.
Miss Ella Smith, of Barbourville,
told of a conversation between John
Powers and herself on January 16.
They were regretting the Colson-Scott
tragedy, which happened in Frank
fort on that day, and Powers said
there would be some more bloodshed
at Frankfort if GOebel was seated.
Witness was surprised at this state
ment and said, "Oh, Mr.. Powers, you
would not be willing to kill him,
would you?" to which Powers replied
that he would.
James Fletcher, of Knox county,
testified to having heard John Powers
say in December that Taylor had
been elected governor, and if any ef
fort was made to count him out Goe
bel would never be seated
Georgetown, Ky, July 26.-When
Judge Cantrill's court convened We'd
nesday morning dozen or more wit
nesses who had been summoned on
behalf of the commonwealth were eX-
cused on motion of the prosecution,
and as the same thing has occurred
each morning this week the total list
of witnesses for the prosecution has
been reduced very materially. Some
Of those excused were put upon their
recOgnizance to appear and testify in
the cases Of Youtsey and others which
are in the distance This was the if
'teenth day of the trial.
The defense asked that Robert
Noakes be called, that they might ask
him some questions on one point, but
stated that they would recall him
later for further cross-eXamination