The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-16
Hendricks, for the Prosecution Comes
TO the Defense of Col. Campbell I'm
n Few Bitter Sentences.
JUDGE DENNY SCORES GOLDEN
A MAsTERLY SUMMING UP on BE-
HALF OF POWERS.
Victor Bradley for the State-Govs
Bcckhnm Calls the legislature
40 Amend the GoebeI Lave

GEORGETOWN. Ky. Aug. 1.-Two
speeches nave been made and a third Is
under way in the Powers trial. All have
been good speeches. The jurymen have
been so impassive that the closest observer
has not been able to discover the drift OF
their sympathies. Victor Bradley will con-
clude his speech tomorrow. followed by
w. C. Owens for the defense. Il. b. Golde
for the prosecution and J. H. Tinsley for
the defense. Col. T. c. Campbell viii speak
Friday morning. followed by Ex-Governor
Brown, and Commonwealth's Attorney
Franklin will close Friday night or Satur-
day morning. That is the plan tonight.
and the Youtsey case will be called and the
selection of a jury begin Saturday.
The large majority of people In George
town still believe it will be a hung jury.
Hon. John K. Hendricks, for the prosecu-
ton, in his opening statement to-day. said
that not a single witness had said Colonel
Campbell had done anything wrong and all
this talk about Campbell was done to OBJ
scure real issues in the case, and that the
only offense Campbell had committed was
TO come from another State to practice his
profession. He then took up the testimony
to show that the charges in the Indictment
had been amply proved by witnesses who
were not coconspirators. He cited testi-
mony of Miss Brock as 10 Powers showing
her $1,10 to be expended In sending men
to Frankfort; Miss Shutters letter from
Powers as TO his having disorganized the
Democratic party; John A. Blacks state
ment hat Powers said the men were to
intimidate the Legislature and I'm a general
way made threats against legislators; the
testimony of Finley Anderson. all corrob-
orative of Culton, Noaks and Golden
three of the conspirators.
In referring to acts Immediately succeeds
ing the shooting Hendricks said: why
were soldiers and guards not placed around
the Court of Appeals room. the adjutant
generals Office. the agricultural office? They
were as liable to be mobbed as anybody
else If the shot did not come from the ex-
ecutive building. All. I will tell youths
shot did come from the executive building
and its occupants knew IL, and that is why
hey were frightened-they knew, without
any one telling them, who had been killed
and where the shot came from. and the
proof shows IL to any un~prejudiced mind"
At the afternoon session Judge George
Denny spoke for the defense. He said:
The gentleman in his zeal has spoken OF
assassinations in eastern section of the
Nh' "a aAl
the defendant" In referring TO Powers's
statement that ne spent all of the after
noon OF Jan. Is in his boarding house. Dem
ny said 1t was three witnesses against three
on that point, and he thought the reasons
able doubt was In favor OF Powers's story.
He took up Noakss testimony and pointed
out the Inconsistencies in it. including
Noaks's story that he went into Taylor's
office on the afternoon of Jan. % and left
two pistols, while the uncontradicted proof
was that Taylor locked UP his Office and
a -
noon.
Judge Denny said the killing OF Goebel
could not affect the Powers contest for
secretary of state. as Goebel's contest was
before the Legislature and Powers's was
before the State election board. and there
fore Powers could not possibly have any
motive In removing Goebel. as his death
would not advance Powers's chances. He
referred TO the fact that after Burton made
the talk about using cartridges TO settle
the contest, Powers made a speech I'm the
meeting saying he would abandon the Of
fee, the honor and everything and return
to his humble mountain home rather than
have any blood shed. He concluded by COM
pairing Powers to Golden. and said: 81 had
rather take the word OF Caleb Powers than
a thousand Wharton Goldens who expect
TO get a reward for each conviction"
He closed at $40, and the jury was al
lowed a recess for ten minutes. after
which Victor f. Bradley spoke for an
hour for the prosecution. He said IL the
proof showed anything at all IL showed the
conspiracy In which Powers was TO see
that the armed mountain men were gath
cred up; that Taylor was to provide money
for transportation: John Davis was to
feed the men while In Frankfort. and Yout-
sey was TO look after details OF the plan
TO commit the murder: that Powers. locked
and bolted his door leading 10 the next
office on the inside before he left Jan. 30,
was conclusive that he wanted no one OF
his clerks who had a key TO be able 10 get
in that day and interfere with the plans OF
Youtsey, who had a key to the door lead
ing TO the main hall. His speech will be
concluded Tomorrow morning.