The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05
Reuben Miller Gives Testimony Favor
able to Man on Trial.
SECRETARY NOT IN HIS OFFICE.
Was Elsewhere When the Conference
is Said to Have Taken Place With
Youtsey, Culton and Others.
His Statement Corroboratcd
by Testimony of Colored
Porter
By Associated Press.)

GEORGETOWN. KY, August 4.-Reuben
Mier chief clerk of Caleb Powers while
he acted as Secretary of State, was the
chief witness in the Powers trial to-day.
Miller had been brought back from lndi-
ana by the defense and fe proved a good
witness. He expressed the belief that the
shot which resulted in the death OF Cover
nor Goebel was fired, as We're those "inch
followed il, outside the Executive buii0-
ing lie was the person closest TO the
private office of Powers, and he sad the
shot did not come from that room
Miller located the spot where Goepei 1eil,
about fifty feet away from the point hAeo
by the prosecution, and stated lhal the
militia did not appear on the scene 1of
thirty minutes. He declared that fo"ers
was not in his office during the afternoon
of January 18th, the day on which the
mountain petitioners arrived at the State
capital and at which time witness Noakes
charged the defendant with making sever
al statements OF a threatening nature, and
Of conferring with Youtsey, Culton anu
others.
STATEMENTS CORRoBoRATED.
Ben Rowe tcolored), porter OF the Exc
cutive Office, also brought back from 1ndi-
ana by the defense corroborated the state
1nents of Miller about movements OF per-
sons in the public Office of the Secretary OF
Stale al the time of the shooting.
Miller quoted Governor Taylor as say
ina. as he ran from his private office into
the room on henrng the shots, What Is
the matter?'' and on being told man
was shot said. This is horrible"
General Collier, on cross-eNamlnaboh'
told of keeping soldiers at the State ar
senal at Frankfort prior TO the shooting,
hft could not remember whether he had
brought my arms into the State Capitol
grounds.
H. admitted having refused to allow
civil officers 10 go into the Executive
building to execute the writ OF ha5e2s
CORPUS. saving that he had orders from
Governor Taylor 10 DO so.
overruiing the objection of the defense.
Judge Cantrill allowed the prosecution to
show by thu witness that on two occasions
prior to January 30th-that is. on the day
of the Colson-Scott duel and on the ar
rival Of 200 armed mountain petitioners
the feeling at Frankfort was intense, but
that 10 soldiers were then called 10 pre-
serve peace
NEVER HEARD THREATS.
Witness said that he never, before the
shooting heard any one say the best way
ia settle the contest was 10 Kill Goebei.
Witness told of preventing, by military
force, the assembling of the Legislature
in the city Of Frankfort on the day follow
ing the shooting
After an objection by the defense which
had been overruled, witness said that ne
wen: 10 the Capitol Hotel and warned 'he
proprietor that he would close his hotel II
hs permitted the assembly to meet there.
General Collier left the stand after two
hours and Rev. C Cody, of GEORGETOWN
wa. ca.ied. I4a testified to meeting Whar-
ton Golden about March 2lst at the nome
OF Witness John -Stamper, and of Goiaeh
saying that ha had made confession oiiiy
fo- his own protection
On cross-examnation prosecution sousI1
to show that the witness haa oiapaS
,nuch interest in the case on the side of
tts defense.