The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-07-31
PROSECUTION RESTS.
Wharton Golden Severely Cross
Examined by Judge Sims.
Denied That He Said He Could Have
$4,000 in Case of the COnVic-
ton of the Parties
Accused.

were several features in the evidence
taken in the Powers trial. Constable
Davis Harrod, of Frankfort, who en-
tered the executive building a minute
or two after the shooting of Goebel,
testified that he saw a man whose de-
scription tailed with that of Youtsey
pull to the door of the office of the
secretary of state behind him and run
down the basement steps.
w. III. Wagner, of Williamsburg, the
home of Charles Finley, who says he
arrived in Frankfort with the noun
tain men on January 25 and spent
much of his time between that time
and the day of the assassination in
Powers office, gave damaging testi-
mony against both Powers and Yout-
sey. He said that on Friday preced-
ing the assassination several parties
were in Powers office discussing ways
and means of defeating Goebel before
the legislature, and one man in the
party said: Somebody ought to kill
the d rascal" Another replied: 81
have made up my mind to do that my
self"
The witness said he did not know
either of the men talking at that
time, but had seen Youtsey recently,
and was almost positive he was the
man who made the last remark. In
reference to Powers he said he over
heard him talking complainingly on
the day Representative Berry was I'M
seated, and, according to his state
ment, Powers said: eve might be
able to do something if the head of
the ticket would act. If he does not,
l intend to expose the whole d bust
ness.''
The defense put Robert Noaks on
the stand and questioned him at
length for the purpose of laying a
foundation to contradict his testimo-
ny. A letter written by Noaks to his
cousin, Miss Effie Blankenship, at
Charlottesville, Ind, since his arrest,
promises to play an important part in
the matter so far as Noaks' testimony
is concerned, in the event the defense
can produce the letter. What is al
legged to be the substance of it was
presented to the court-clipped from
a newspaper. The matter was not
given to the jury, Judge Cantrill rul-
ing that the witness could not be
questioned concerning the letter or
its contents without first showing
that the letter had either been lost
or destroyed. The defense will en-
deavor to get the letter.
Rodgers also identified a paper
fol n 6 L
arrest. which seemed to be a sort of
passport, and read as follows: "Pow-
ers is our friend. Signed w. S. Tay-
lori
The pardon granted Powers by Gov.
Taylor and attested by the defendant
himself was then exhibited to the
jury.
Walter Bronston, recalled, told of
a conversation with Powers after the
arrest of the later. Powers, in talk
ing about the pardons being found
on him when arrested, said: l know
this looks a little bad, but we were
making our way to a place where
the pardons would have been recog-
nized.'
Senator j. j. Johnson was looking
out of the senate chamber when the
shots were fired. Only heard one of
the shots. Saw a man raise a window
on the second floor and look out in
the direction OF Goebel's body imme-
diately after the shooting. The shot
witness heard did not come from that
window.
Georgetown, KY, July 2S.-Al-
though YOutsey's attorneys deny that
he will be a witness for the prosecu-
ton in the Caleb Powers trial, the
commonwealth is expected to spring
startling evidence in its closing tes-
timony. If Youtsey does not go on
the stand it is possible that Green
Golden may testify for the state.
The first witness Friday morning
was Judge James d. Black, Barbours-
vile, who was a candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination. He testi-
fed that he saw a letter from Powers
to Prof. Stevens, in which Powers said
that the decentralization of the dem
Ocratic party was due to him. Dud-
ley Williamson stated that he was at
the arsenal several days preceding the
shooting, and that on the morning of
January 80 the soldiers he was with
were given overcoats and side arms
and sent to the state house.
E. Fl. st. Clair, manager of the Post
al Telegraph Co., Frankfort, saw Goe-
lei and Chinn shortly before they en-
tered the gate January 30, and walked
directly to his Office, little over a
square away. AS he entered he was
handed a bunch of messages by col
ored man, to be sent. Two of the mes
sages were offered in evidence, one
addressed to Lieut.. Col. Gray, of
Louisville, and another to Col. Roger
Williams, of Lexington. Both read:
''All right" and were signed by Gen.
Collier.
Six more messages out of the same
bundle, according to the witness,
were read, all of them signed by Col
lier. calling out the militia. The
prosecution placed its star witness, F.
Il