The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-07-20
THE TRIAL OF POWERS
A Republican Testified Defendant
Wanted to Raise an Armed Mob.
w. III. CultOn, Himself Under Indict-
ment, Called to the Stand-The
Defense Raised a Point
of His Eligibility.

Georgetown, KY, July 1.-THE
trial of former Secretary of State Ca
leb Powers, charged with being ac-
cessory to the Goebe, murder, was re-
sumed at $3.50.
A letter signed by Caleb Powers, in
which this expression was used:
81 have had a hard time getting
Taylor and others to start, but they
are all right now, and this thing will
son end" was filed and made a part
OF the record.
Mrs. Anderson reiterated her state
ment made on Saturday that many of
the kilograms on file in her office for
the months of January and February
had been tempered with. The defense
objected to introduction of several
kilograms as evidence because they
were only copies. The objection was
Over-ruled. The first kilograms read
were from Powers to the various cap
tains charged with the business of get
ting up the excursion of mountain
men to go to Frankfort, and most of
them read:
How many can you insure from
your county. Wire Immediately"
(Signed) C. POWERS.
The defense filed a formal objection
to their competency as evidence.
Georgetown, KY, July 1S.-Finley
Anderson, who was in the witness
box testifying in the Powers case
when the court adjourned Monday,
resumed his testimony Tuesday morn
ing. In the course of his testimony
witness said that on January "a Caleb
Powers told him that the crowd of
mountaineers which was being or
ganized were going to Frankfort to
intimidate the legislature, and, if
necessary, to kill enough democrats
to give the republicans a majority. He
said Powers told me Goebel would
never live to be governor, and said
he (Powers) would kill him if nobody
else would"
The conversation TO which witness
referred was on the day preceding the
advent of the 1900 mountaineers up
O., Frankfort. Witness said he heard
Powers and others talking about Goe-
bel wearing a coat of mail, but some
way. Powers was in conference with
ex-Secretary of State Chas. Finley,
Wharton Golden, Robert Noakes and
others. The defendant did not lose
his composure during the damaging
testimony against him, except for
ept,. when his face showed signs
on.
= sinsley conducted the cross
examination and extracted from the
witness the fact that he had called
on Col. T. C. Campbell, in Cincinnati.
The witness became badly confused
and could not recall who took him to
Col. Campbell, though he claimed sew
eral people were with him at the time.
He denied that either Justus or
Arthur Goebel assisted him in getting
employment in Cincinnati, and denied
that his trip to Cincinnati was for
the purpose of becoming a witness in
the Powers case.
Judge Tinsley asked witness if he
had been promised anything for his
evidence. The witness replied he had
not. "But you have been given en-
ployment in CINCINNATI said Judge
Tinsley. 81 have job there, but they
did not get it for me" was the reply.
1t developed that young Anderson
had made an affidavit in Cincinnati
which is in the possession of Col
Campbell, and the defense asked that
this be produced in court. The court
ruled that it must be produced
Miss Lucy Brock, of London, Laurel
county, was the next witness. She
knew defendant well, and had CORE
spOnded with him for over two years
past. Caleb Powers called on her in
january. He told witness he was get
ting up a crowd of 1000 mountain
men to go to Frankfort, $50 that in
case the democrats robbed them of
the state offices they would take care
of themselves"
Witness said Powers had $1.1OO in
bills He said Gov. Taylor furnished
the money, and it was to be used to
bring the men to Frankfort.
Georgetown, KY, July 19.-The
Powers murder conspiracy case was
resumed Wednesday morning with
the promise that several minor wit
nesses would be heard first, but that
during the day some very sensational
evidence will be brought out. Jno.
A. Black, of Barbourville, a banker
of that place and a republican of
prominence, was the first witness.
He said Powers came to him in jan
uary to advise him as to the proprie-
ty of the mountain organization which
Powers was getting up.
81 asked Powers" said witness,
what sort of a crowd he was get
ting up, and he said he was organic
ing an armed mob to go to Frankfort.
] discouraged this and told him it
would injure the republican party,
would be stigma on our end of the
state and ought to be abandoned.
Powers, however, insisted that the
men should be formed. His idea was
that it would intimidate the legisla-
ture.'
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