Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-03
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the POWERS TRIAL.
I've Iapsrtaat Ru'inss BY The Judge, Beth
Against The Defendant.

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the time Of today's session in the trial
of Former Secretary OF State Powers
charged with completely in the Goebe
shooting, was taken up by the wran-
Cling OF the attorneys for both sides
the jury begin sent out a dozen times
while points We're argued.
The feature of the day was the IRE.
senting by Col. Mengel of the LIST Ken.
lucky National Guard, of an autograph
letter from Gov. Taylor, dated Jan. IL
two weeks before the shooting of Gov,
Goebel, in which Mengel was instruct
ed to obey '.all orders and signals
given to him by Adjutant General Col
riel. Col. Mengel offered to explain the
cipher message, "all right" sent out
by Gen. Collier Immediately after the
shooting.
On two important points the defence
was overruled. Judge Cantrell refused
to allow one witness to relate a con-
versation he claimed to have had with
Wharton Golden relative to receiving
pay for testimony and refused to allow
another witness to read to the jury the
resolution adopted by the mountain
petitioners and which they attempted
10 present to the Legislature The de-
fence expected to show by these reso-
buttons that the assemblage of the pc
titioners was not for an unlawful pur-
pose.
Rev. John Stamper brother-in-law
of Wharton Golden, was recalled, to-
day. in the trial of Caleb Powers,
charged with completely in the Goebel
Colonial HondrokS nf ho
prosecution, questioned him as to the
part he took in getting Republicans
from Scott county TO go to the state
capital, Jan. %. He said that he Sc
cured quite a number. On redirect ex-
animation Stamper said his converse
tions with Golden regarding the money
he (Golden) was to receive for convic-
lions was confidential. but that he
made them public because a mans life
was in jeopardy. THE witness should
not make stump speeches in the court
house." said Judge Cantrill sharply.
Stamper declared he had never been
authorized by any one to offer money
to Golden to leave the state before the
trial His memory had been refreshed
since adjournment of court, yesterday,
and he desired to correct the statement
made then that his offer of $4,000 TO
Golden was after the talking with
Caleb Powers. the defendant. He said
he had the conversation with Golden
before talking with Powers
The defence called r. l.. Mcclure of
Lexington, a newspaper man. Attor-
ney Owens asked him if Witness Gold
en- had not said to him that Youtsey
was fool for talking too much and
would not get a cent. but that he.
tGolden) had fixed it before he told his
story to the prosecution. The prosecu-
ton objected and was sustained by the
court. An exception was taken.
Col C. c. Mengel of the 1st Ken
lucky Regiment, n. G.. produced two
kilograms received at Louisville on the
day of the shooting at p. NJ, con-
tanning only the words "All right" and
signed ID. r. Collier, adjutant general
Also a letter from Collier explaining
the words "all right meant for the
witness to come to Frankfort and bring
regiment and Gattling gun. On cross
examination the prosecution read this
letter to show that Collier had sent the
telegram before and not after noon.
Col. Mengel produced orders signed by
regiment to Frankfort. Taylor direct
ed him to obey "all orders and signals
given him by Adjutant General Collier
Stephen c. Sharp of Lexington, chair
man Of the mountaineers' meeting held
on the steps of the Capitol, Jan. 2S,
produced the minutes and resolutions
of that meeting.
Before the afternoon session, AttOr-
ney Brown of the Defence presented
the copy of the resolutions adopted at
the meeting of mountain men and
asked that they be read to the jury.
The judge ruled: THE paper offered
as evidence is clearly incompetent. You
might as well read to the judy Pope's
Essay on Man.
Sharpe again took the stand. He
said he told Gov. Taylor and Gen. Col
lier before Jan. go that he had been
warned by a Democratic friend to stay
away from Frankfort. as the parties
pushing the gubernatorial contest had
10000 rifles there and were ready to use
them.
Frank c. Carpenter of Louisville, the
last witness of the day, who was in
Frankfort, Jan. 80, was called by the
defence to show the state of feeling on
the streets of the city Immediately
after the shooting of Goebel He re-
peated threats that he heard made
against the OccupantS Of fhe executiya