Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-24

fNdl george 4uoluds Seleclel the men
from Laurel county About l75 men Of
the mountaineers brought 10 Frankfort
remained here to see tina. we 90. JUS
tee"
Did you have any further converse.
tlon with Powers regarding the work
10 DE done by the men coming here?"
NO, sir they understood what they
were kept here for We knew that
these men were here 10 go into that
legislative hall. and II necessary clean
out enough Democrats TO make a ma
j0rity on our side"
The answer created a sensation.
Golden said be was In the executive
hunding on the day before the shooting.
u emet Powers In Gov. TaylOr's ante
room. Powers asked him 20 90 10
Louisville that day. He told Powers
(John) he was going TO Louisville
with Caleb Powers, During a lengthy
argument over a technical point, Col
den became m and court was adjourned
t. this afternoon.
Golden resumed his testimony at the
afternoon session, He said John Pow
ers and a blackeyed, moustached man
had a talk concerning the closing Of
Secretary Powers Office during the lat
ter's absence
Il had my back turned. said Golden.
But when ! turned | saw John Powers
give the key TO the man. John Powers
said 20 me:
GoEBEL TO BE KILLED.
'Goebe is going to be killed this
morning. ] said, This must not be
done He said, Don't get excited;
gave that man the wrong key | said,
We must 60 and see Caleb John
Powers saw him. / did not"
What was next done?"
We all went back 10 the State house,
l did not go to Louisville that morn
ing; l can't say why
DO you know a man named Dick
Coombs9' asked Attorney Campbell
Il do lie Is q colored man and lives
In Beattyyille he came down with
the Lee county contingent"
Did you have any talk With Caleb or
John Powers about Dick COombs?"
No, but they had two negroes there
TO Kill Goebel. John Powers told me
so. They We're Hooker Smith and Dick
Coombs. l saw Dick COMBS at the
drug store near the depot every morn
Ing for week or SO previous TO the
shooting. Coombs, talking to a man
named Wallace, in my presence, said
Damn him. / know him as far as /
can see him, and I can Kill him as far
as can see him. He was talking OF
Goebel.
PLANNING THE MURDER.
This conversation was in the adju-
tant generals Office He also said.
i know his every movement and I
can hit him with this as far as | can
see him. He carried a Colts 80 that
shoots a Winchester cartridge. COMBS
was In the assistant adjutant generals
Office In the morning Of the shooting
with Hooker Smith and Jim Wallace.
| saw the man who got the key from
John Powers there. He Is little man.
When we (John Powers and MYSELF
went back there, he said: You have
given me the wrong key l don't re-
member what John said TO him. The
rest Of the day | was around town. No
reference was made to the key the rest
Of the day. The key was In Calebs
Office"
"On Tuesday did you meet Caleb and
John Powers?" asked Attorney Camp
bell.
Yes. did; I saw them In Caleb's Of
flee, got letter from Brakeman that
morning, asking me 10 cone 10 Louis
vile. Caleb said he was going with
me but said he might want me 10 go
10 the mountains. He was talking TO
Walter Day and Gov. Taylor. r. j.
Of Harlan county came up ana
he talked 10 Taylor He insisted on
Taylor calling out the militia
duplicates GOV. TAYLOR,
Taylor said. My God you psopls
must do something first" adding II
Fan get the militia quick enough. You
fellows must act first BY that | uu-
ierst0od we fellows must raise a ri
IN the senate chamber Goebel was
there. AS told you this morning We
would clean out enough OF that legis-
ature there 20 make Il our way"
What DO you mean by thst?"
"Oh kin them"
After Taylor was through talking I
urged Powers 10 take the train with me,
BIS u was due. AZ Ia Grange ] learned
hat Senator Goebel had been shot We
continued 90 Louisville. ! do not know
why Mr. Powers went % Louisville.
Both John and caleb Powers were
along We left for Frankfort that az
.ernOon and went directly 20 the state
house. / did not see Mr. Powers again
hat day.
Attorney Campbell then took the Wit
hes back. and Golden told Of a CONVEX
iatiou he had with caleb Powers on q
rain IN Laurel county previous 10 the
shooting.
GOLDEN SERIOUSLY ILL.
"Caleb said.' continued Golden,
D them We've got them un-
lerst0od the remark that we had the
Democrats down here and We could
10 as wo pleased after We got here.
The witness iheH took up the events
ifter the shooting He said he saw
nan named Blakeman In Louisville.
Brakeman and John Powers had a con-
'ersatiou. Counsel Tor the defense
strongly objected 20 this line OF ex-
and the commonwealth
withdrew Il and announced it was
he witness
Golden who was very weak from his
requested a few minutes
est. and be was accordingly taken out
IS q deputy sheriff
GOlden's Illness proved more serious
han at first thought and after half an
.ours delay adjournment was taken
NTH 10 a. m. Monday. The defense viii
hen take up the ross-exsmination and
Introduce testimony IN rebuttaL