The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-03-23
ALLEGED CONFESSION.
F. w. Golden Said to Have Told Of
the Killing Of VIM. Goebel.
The Assassin Was Hired Co Fire the
Treacherou- Shoi-A suspect Now
Under Arrest inVolNcd-As-
founding Revelations.

Barboursyille, Fy., March i9.-lt
was said here sunday that Sergt. f..
". Golden. Of the local company of
state guards, has allied himself with
attorneys for the prosecution of the
/ assassins OF William Gocbel, and has
diyulged much information concern
ing the men now in custody at Frank
| fort. His cousin. Green Golden, OF
the state guards, returned from
Frankfort Saturday night and gave 10
out that Wharton Golden, the ser
gent, had turned 20 the other side.
and that Caleb Powers had told him
to keep Wharton from going TO
Frankfort. hut Wharton lad left be-
fore the arrival of his cousin. Among
the men la this section who were
present in Frankfort when Goebel
was assassinatcd were Milt Trosber,
John Golden and young man named
Ricketts,. all OF whom reside on farms
adjoining that OF Caleb Powers faith
er ON Brush creek.
Wharton Golden IL said 90 have
stated here a few days ago that one OF
the men now held at Frankfort had
offered these three boys ~ 200 II they
would put Goebel out OF the way. lie
says they refused to take the money.
Wharton Golden also said that he WDs
afraid that these boys would tell ON
the men when the trial came up.
John l.. Powers. brother of Caleb
Powers. and for whom there IL a war
rant OF arrest, came into town sunday
on the assurance Of sheriff Reese that
he would not arrest him. lie has been
hiding in Harlan county and on his
fathers farm. Many OF the republic.
ans here are very much incenscd over
the arrest Of caleb Powers. aud de-
clare that they will 20 90 Frankfort
10 necessary and take him out OF GUS
t1dy. The majority 81 these people
say that even ~ Powers had some con-
acCtion with the assembling OF the
mob az Frankfort ON January IS. be
s not guilty OF the crime Of astas-
sinatiou. BECAUSE. az they say. hc did
not fire the shot. u became known
90 the republicans at Frankfort last
week that Capt. }. r. Hawn. Of Com.
pauy ID. "a regiment OF the state
guards. had informed ar .leckham
that be- would reco-aizc him. and was
ready 90 make whatever dispoA CON
De- saw DO of the - rifles and l.0gg
rounds OF ammunition ia his posses.
siun.
Lexington. Ny. March i9.-For sew
crui hours sunday Thomas q. Camp
bell. Of Ncw YORK; Robert ~ Prank
lin. commonwealth attorney. and
james Polsrrose. county attorney. OF
Franklin county. and D. " Golden
rurboursyillc. were in consultation
az the Phoenix hotel The first named
three are attorneys Tor the proaccu.
ton in the ease OF those actuse OF
completely in the assassination Of
William Gochcl.
At , o'clock Sunday afternoon
Campbell went Co Cincinnati and a
couple Of hours LATER Franklin and
Polgro,e returned 90 Frankfort. Col
den left Sunday night on the east
bound {. g. q. train. 40 the depot
be was asked by a miliiiamcn as 60
his mission here. 10 = stated that his
reply was: II am saving myself from
term IN the pen. and maybe the
gallows."
Barbour,ille. Ky. Marr|s 90. The
report that r. V. Golden had turned
states evidence was "A great surprise
here. There il no doubt but that
Golden knows a good deal about the
plot 10 Kill Gocbcl. although u can
not be- definitely said that he was n
member of the conspiracy. lie was "A
close friend OF Caleb Powers, doing
great deal Of work for him during
the recent campaign. II Is said that
he left here on telegram from the
attorneys for the prosecution To come
10 Lexington. The night before hc
left he told his brother he and his
wife were going To visit relatives in
Farriston. but his wife told the next
morning that he had received tele-
gram TO come TO Lexington.
When the news reached here that
he had made confession. friends Of
the accused parties became very un'
easy. and prominent republicans said
that II it should be true, The trees
would bear fruit that they never bore
before"
IL is also learned that eX-Rcpre-
sentative Berry Howard and i. VI.
Cecil. OF Mddlesboro, were here sat
rrday night in consultation with Col
den. Cecil was sergeant-at-arms AT
the republican session OF the lcgisln-
ture at London. Many think that
both he and Howard know something
Of the plot which was made 10 Kill
Goebel.
Soldiers are still on duty guarding
the arms Of Company ID. Kentucky
state guards. \ guard is kept ON
duty day and night Capt. Hawn will
not recognize Taylor and the arms
have been placed under the control OF
| Lieut.. Gibson.
Polish National Alliance.
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