The age-herald., 1900-03-25
GOLDEN TELLS OF THE CONSPIRACY
 ID ASSASS|NATE WILLIAM COEBEL
Some of EenhcTs Most Prominent Men Implicated in Crime
 Which Has Tom the State With Stib


 Howard few days before Goebers shoot ing-on Sunday preceding the shooting. When did you next see Caleb Pow ers?"
 T saw him on Tuesday. I got on the train at Ferris station Laurel county. He had couple of men on the train named Pease and Gocket He told me to take care | don't remember what conversation we had then.'
 Who selected the men who came from Harlan county7'
 'Hamp Howard. He selected thirty men besides the ten. Caleb Powers, l think, se- lected the men from Knox county. There were about seventy or eighty. Jim Sparks, county attorney in Laurel county, selected the men from Laurel county"
 ''When was it determined to bring the men to Frankfort?"
 "I don't know
 "Who informed you they were wanted?" Caleb Powers. saw him in London. Caleb said he wanted regular army to come to Frankfort
 Do you mean United States army men?" "No; mountaineers.' In answer to further questions Golden said Powers gave hdm $160 to give to Judge Bingham in Bell county.
 'T gave some of 1t to Bingham to send ten men down to Frankfort said Golden. The witness identified a receipt for $50 given by Bingham. Witness also said he gave MT. Howard $73.S0 for ten tickets to Frankfort and return. He knew some of the men from Bell county The men, a good many of them, were mountain feudists. In all about 200 or 1,500 were brought to Frankfort. They were fed back of the state house, Captain Davis and Charles Finley providing the provisions.
 sent some of Them Back
 Continuing, Golden said: "We sent most of them back that night. By we l mean myself Caleb Powers, Captain Davis, Bill Coulton and Governor Taylor. Finley and Taylor and Powers decided to send them back. All except ten or fifteen were sent back. They were from Knox county, well armed. Deputy Marshal George Thomp- son selected the men from Laurel county. About 175 of the mountaineers brought to Frankfort remained here to see that we got justice"
 Did you have any further conversation with Powers regarding the work to be done by the men remaining here?'
 "No, sir; we understood what they were kept here for. We knew that those men were to go in that legislative hall and, if necessary, clean out those fellows.
 What fellows?
 ''The Democrats, enough to make ma jority on our side"
 The answer created sensation in the court room.
  ing on the day before the shooting. He met Caleb Powers in Governor Taylors ante-room. Powers asked him to go to Louisville that day. He told John Powers he was going to Louisville with Caleb Powers.
 During lengthy argument over techni- cal point Golden became Ill and court was adjourned till 1:30 o'clock.
 Afternoon Session
 Golden resumed his testimony at the aft ernoon session. He said he saw John Pow CTS and a red, black-mustachedm man talk ing concerning the closing of Secretary Powers office during the 1atter's absence. ..I had my back turned" said Golden, ''bwt when turned I saw John Powers give the key to the man. John Powers safd to me: 'Goebel is going ito be killed this morning.
 I said, This must not be done.' 'tHe said, Don't get excited. I gave that man the wrong key
 "I said, We must go and see Caleb John Powers saw him. I did not" After Jofln had talked to Caleb Powers on that Monday morning, what was next done?"
 We all went back to the state house. l did not go to Louisville that morning. can't say why"
 Do you know a man named Dick Coombs?" asked Attorney Campbell.
 'I do. He Is colored, and lives in Beatty ville. He came down with the Lee county contingent"
 Did you have any talk with Caleb or John Powers about Dick Coombs?"
 Two Negroes to Kill Goebel
 'iNo, but they had two negroes there to kill Goebel. John Powers told me so. They were Hooker Smith and Dick Coombs. saw CoomIos at the drug store near the de- pot every morning for a week or so previ- ous to the shooting. Coombs talking to a man named Wallace in my presence,
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