The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-09
Indiana Surveyor Refutes the Prose-
cution's Contention ms tn the
Place Where GoebeI Fell.
GoLDEN's WORD Is IMPEAcHED
WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE GIVES
HIM THE LIE DIRECT.
Powers's Instructions as to the Kind
of Men He wanted-Time Of the
Calling of the Troops.

GEORGETOWN, KY, Aug. S-The de-
Tense sprang one OF it's star claims this
afternoon in the shape OF Surveyor Cool
man and his chart of the grounds IL was
intended to prove by his figures that the
bullet which killed Goebel could not have
been fired from the sill of the window OF
the secretary OF states office IL IL took
the course claimed for IL by the prosecu-
ton. Both sides took up large amount
of time again to-day in an effort to i'm
peach and contradict witnesses who have
already testified.
DR.. Prcwitt. of Taylor county. who was
on the stand at adjournment of court yes
terday. continued on the stand this morn
ing. On cross-examination the witness
denied that he told Wharton Golden he had
no doubt that 'Tallow Dick" Combs fired
the shot that killed Goebel. and denied that
he said Combs came into the adjutant gen.
erals Office after the shooting. He re-
peated that Combs and Hockersmith were
in the Office at the time, and that neither
of them could have done the shooting. The
witness also said he had seen Golden
day or two ago and denounced him a
liar. AS the witness left the stand Golden
was recalled and he and Prewitt met face
to face. The spectators in the courtroom
watched them closely to see how they
greeted each other. They spoke cordially.
and Golden took the stand and denied that
he had made certain statements which
Pewitt claimed he had made, and also re-
peated what he claimed Prewitt told him
in regard to 'Tallow Dick Combs in con-
nection with the shooting.
DR.. Prewitt was again recalled and said
that he was with Wharton Golden wher
the latter was first informed by Tom Crom
well that he might be arrested in connec-
ton with the assassination. Prewitt said
Golden told him a few minutes later that
they were arranging to put the crime or
Powers. but that the latter was innocent
George w. Long, State treasurer during
Bradley's regime, testified about going 10
Louisville on the morning of Jan. 30 with
Caleb Powers and others to arrange TO
bring some friends from western Kentucky
to be present when the contest was argued
the latter part of the week. He said the
news of the shooting caused them to aban-
don the project On cross-examination the
prosecution introduced letter which they
asked Long to identify. but he said IL had
not been written by him or signed by him.
The witness said he thought IL had been
written by his son, Wendell Long, but he
had not authorized IT.
Mrs. ]. b. Matthwes testified that she
heard Culton tell her husband that he was
flee that he did not know exactly what
happened.
T. B. Hampton, who was a member OF
the Frankfort militia. said he was at the
arsenal on the morning of the shooting.
and that Ii was ten or fifteen minutes after
their first information before they left
the arsenal. and that ii took them from
three to five minutes TO reach the State
house.
w. H. Lilly was called to contradict Wade
Watts, who testified for the prosecution
was in his barbershop one morn
ing with a bunch of the noun
tain men IL was stated that when Van
Meter was seated a shot could be fired and
then all the Democrats would rise and they
could shoot them all I'm two minutes. Lilly
testified that he did not know Watts was
never in his shop but once and never heard
such a conversation.
fed that Powers told him that I'm select
ing men he wanted good citizeus, sober
and well-behaved and that they were TO
show their interest by their presence
The hearing of testimony in the after
noon began with the cross-examination of
James Sparks, who Ia county attorney I'm
Laurel county. Sparks said that he had
been indicted for murder and sentenced TO
twenty-one years in the penitentiary but
that the Court of Appeals had reversed
the decision, and on new trial he was
acquitted. He said that he had also been
indicted for illegal sale OF whisky and
once for carrying concealed weapons since
he had been practicing law The attor-
neys asked him IL he had not said in the
presence Of a number of people I'm London
that Goebei was to be shot and had even
designated the day; also that Taylor had
made out the pardons with the exception of
inserting names. He denied making such
statements. Then A. Il. Siler superin-
tendent of schools at WILLIAMSBURG was
called and said that he had helped take the
distributed tickets to teachers and good
respectable citizens. He also went down
himself. He met Powers at London in
January, and was given some money. but
he turned IL over to Others and had MOTH
ing to do with bringing the last crowd.
He was followed by f. A. goldman. of
worked for the leading railroads OF the
country, from New York 10 Oregon. He
made n survey of the Capitol grounds in
Frankfort, and had made a drawing, which
he presented. He explained various dis
tances I'm the grounds and stated that .
shot fired from the sill OF the window of
the secretary Of states Office to the hole
in the blackberry tree would drop I3-lf
inches per foot I'm its passage. He under
stood that the bullet. I'm passing through
Goebels body. dropped 7-l6 inches. and
at this rate IL would have dropped, after
leaving the body. SO as to strike the basin
fountain instead Of the blackberry tree. A
bullet fired from the sill OF the secretary OF
states Office which dropped Ills inches to
the foot would never have reached the spot
where Goebel was supposed to be standing.
He stated. further. that a line drawn
through Goebels body from the point of
exit 10 the point of entrance, and continued
TO the executive building in a straight line.
would have struck Si1 feet above the sill
of the window referred TO.
Sixteen to One L. There.