The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-02
his EVIDENCE UNSHAKEN
Powers Clings TO His Story on
Cross-Examination.
Prosecution Claims, However. to he
Able to Disprove Some of His
statements - Rev. John Stamper
Tells of Offers Made to Golden for
Testimony Against the Defendant.

GEORGETOWN, KY, Aug. 1.-The cross
| examination Of Powers closed this after
/ noon without his having contradicted him.
| self IL his testimony, but the prosecution
! claims that he was induced to make some
| statements that can be clearly disproven.
! The next witness was the Rev. John
Stamper, a brother-in-law of Wharton
/ Golden. He made some very damaging
statements as TO what Golden told him,
/ but got tangled on oss-examinatioD, and
his testimony will be worthless.
! AS to Wharton Golden's part in bringing
/ the men to Frankfort, Powers said:
"It was not my original intention TO
send soldiers to look after the men IN
Knox County. but after we got to Bar
louisville he did go out and get some men
by our directions. 1 don't remember how
many men were to be brought from each
county"
In reference to their intention in having
troops in Frankfort, and why he urged
Taylor to call them out, he said:
We intended to hold on to our offices
even If the contest board decided against
US. anu we expected to use the military 10
resist the writs OF the civil officers It'd
the Supreme Court passed on our contests.
told Taylor the militia was much safer
than civilians to have on duty in Frank
fort"
As to Offering Culton money to pay his
expenses if he would not ask for bail,
Powers said:
know of no offer being made Culton's
father OF money TO support Cuiton's fam
ny If he would stay in jail without asking
Tor oaii- did send some ore to talk to
Cuhon's father. and l may have again
offered to help Culton to the extent of s10o.
but l know of no offer of $1,000 being
made in that connection
Witness said he was in the state house
all day March 10. surrounded by soldiers,
and that he knew the civil officers had
demanded admittance to arrest him and
were refused.
ION Monday, January 90. were you lot
about to leave for Louisville with The dis
tinct understanding that Goebel was to be
killed by Dick Combs?'' he was asked.
Il did not know Combs then. and had
no such understanding said Powers.
Mr.. Stamper. the next witness, said that
Golden told him he had been severed from
his friends. but he would be cared for, as
he had contract with Campbell by which
he would get 5000. He said Golden told
him he had a written contract at $3.50
for each conviction with Colonel Campbell,
that he was going to Cincinnati to work
for Arthur Goebel ct $50 per month and
house rent; that he did not like 10 see
so many confessions, as 1t injured him
here" (tapping his pocket.
On cross-examination Stamper admitted
that he had suggested to Golden that he
could get $500 If he would leave the State
and not testify in these cases. He ad-
mitted that he had gone to the county jail
and disclosed a confidential conversation
between Wharton Golden and himself TO
Caleb Powers. telling Golden was getting
5000 to convict him. He did this because
Powers was his friend, and he believed
him innocent and did not want hils con-
victed by his brother-in-law