The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-03
POWERS LOSES TWO POINTS
JUDGE RULES AGAINST THE
DEFENSE.
Efforts Are Renewed to Impeach
Golden-Story of $4,000 Offer
For Him to Leave State.

Georgetown, KY, Aug 2.-The de
tense in the Powers case. offered tes-
timOny of six new witnesses in court
today, and much of the two sessions
held was taken up by the wrangling of
attorneys for both sides, the jury being
sent out half a dozen times.
One of the features of the day was
the presenting by Colonel Mengel of
the First Kentucky regiment OF state
guards of an autograph letter from
Governor Taylor, written on Jan. IS,
two weeks before the shooting of Goe-
bel, IN which the governor instructed
him to obey 'all orders and signals
given him by Adjutant. General Col
lier. This officer offered to explain the
cipher messages "all right" sent out by
Collier Immediately after the shooting
The defense was oVerruled on two
important points during the day, Judge
CantCill refusing to allow one witness
to relate conversation he claimed to
haVk had with Wharton Golden rela-
tive to receiving pay for testimony and
refusing to allow another witness to
read to the jury the resolutions adopt
ed by the mountain petitioners and
which they attempted to present to
the legislature. The defense expected
to show by these resolutions that the
assembling of the petitioners was not
for an unlawful purpose.
Preacher on the Stand.
Rev. John Stamper, brother-in-law of
Wharton Golden, resumed the witness
stand today Colonel Hendricks of the
prosecution questioned him as to the
part he took in getting Republicans
from this tScotD county to go to the
state capital Jan. %. He answered
that he secured quite a number. On
redirect examination by Attorney Sims
the witness said that the conversations
he had with Golden regarding the
money Golden was to receive for con-
victions were confidential, but he
made them public because a mans life
was in jeopardy. Mr.. Stamper next
said that he had never been author
lied by anyone to offer money to Gold
en- to leave the state before the trial
The witness said that he had had his
memory refreshed since adjournment
of court yesterday and he desired tC
correct the statement made then that
his offer of $1,000 to Golden was made
He said he had the conversation with
Golden before talking to Powers.
Effort to Impeach Golden.
The defense called r. L. Mcclure OF
Lexington, a newspaper man. Attor-
ney Owens asked him if Golden haC
/ not said to him that Youtsey was &
fool for talking too much and would
| not get cent, but that he Golden
had fixed it before he told his story t.
the prosecution. Attorney Williams
for the prosecution objected.
At the conclusion of the argument
| Judge Cantrill said to the defense:
You cannot impeach a witness fol
/ the other side by inference. ] sustain
/ the objection
The witness stood aside.
Stephen G. Sharpe of Lexington, who
was chairman of the mountain meet.
| ing held on the steps of the capito
on Jan. ,, stated that he was in Gov.
erpor Taylor's Office in five minute.
after the shooting Taylor asked him
to take charge and prepare to defend
the building. He did so, giving order.
not to permit the arrest of anyone il
| the capitol grounds. He had charge
| of one squad of armed men and Berry
! Howard had charge of another squad
Oh, 1.-THE Pie Eating Contest
| Is so funny. Free tonight at Sail
Palace.