The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-10
Soaks Again on the stand and Denies
Substance of Conversations Al
legged to Have Been Held.
STONE AGAIN ON THE STAND
HE SETS THE PROSECUTION RIGHT
ABOUT w. III. CULTON.
Defense Expects to Rest To-Day-State
VIII Take Day for Rebuttal-
Four Arguments to BE Made.


Powers trial to-day. but probably will do
so tomorrow. Colonel Campbell, of the
prosecution, said to-day that that side will
consume only one day I'm hearing rebuttal
proof. There will be four speeches on each
side, when the evidence is finished 1t Is
not settled whether the Youtsey case will
be taken up following the Powers trial or
will be laid over Colonel Campbell says
the prosecution will ask that the case be
taken up at once, but what view the court
will take of 1t cannot be anticipated Col.
Campbell thinks it will not take exceeding
two weeks TO try Youtsey. In the Powers
trial to-day the business of impeaching and
contradicting witnesses went on In super
abundance. The prosecution claims 10 De
we'll satisfied with the testimony or sur
veyor Goldman, who was introduced by the
defense, as they claim TO have proved py
his demonstration that the shot, IL hred
from the lower sill of the second WINDOW
in the office of the secretary of the state,
would have passed through the body at
identically the same point as shown by
Goebeps wounds. During the afternoon
session the proceedings were again inter-
rupted by a spat between Mr.. Owens, OF
the defense and the court. Mr.. owens IN
sisted on urging an objection after it had
been passed on, and the court administered
a $40 fine.
SURVEYOR Goldman, who testified yester-
day, was allowed to make an explanation
regarding some of the statements made py
him and also to make some corrections or
answers, which he Explained were made
upon a misunderstanding of the questions
put to him. The prosecution cross-exam-
ined Goldman again, going over the greater
part of the ground covered by him on yes
terday The defense had shown by the
witness that the bullet, If fired from the
secretary of states office and passed
through GoebeTs body at 1916 inches de-
preston to the foot, it would have entered
the ground near the fountain. and that the
bullet cut out of the blackberry tree could
not be the one fired by the assassin. The
prosecution sought to break down this
contention and the cross-examination was
strung out at great length
CORROBORATED GOODMAN.
Prof ]. j. Rucker, of Georgetown Col
lege. was on the witness stand when court
adjourned at noon. He gave expert testi-
mony regarding the shooting, and in gen.
eral way supported Surveyor Coolman's
mathematical demonstrations.
Ex-State Auditor l.. S. Stone was re-
called after Professor Rucker had vacated
the stand. He was called by the prosecu-
ton for the purpose of laying the founda-
ton for contradiction of his testimony
regarding W. III. Culton, whom Colonel
Stone, while on the stand last week. ac-
cused of stealing $1,000. Stone was asked if
he did not tell Jailer Pfanz at Louisville
In March that "Culton was an honorable
young man and could be trusted any
where" and admitted part of the CONVEX
sation, but denied that II was in such
broad terms. He denied that he said in the
presence of Pfanz and Max Barker at
Louisville that Culton's word was good
as his bond, but said he did tell Pfanz that
Cuton was of good family and would not
attempt to abuse good treatment. He
called on Planz and asked him to show
Cuton all of the kindness possible. The
date after that of Cultons alleged
embeZZlement under Stone.
d. III. Sinclair, former manager of the
Postal Telegraph office in Frankfort, de-
MED that he had ever said to Dr. III. 8. Kel-
lar, at Frankfort, that he and his wife had
demanded of Justus Goebel that the latter
fulfil his promise in regard to a position.
and that IL he did not he intended 10 go
with the defense and help them to break
down the prosecution.
The court excluded the question on the
ground that ii had been substantially an
severed in the negative when the witness
was on the stand several days. ago Dr.
Kelar was then introduced for the purpose
of contradicting Sinclair, but his testimony
ruled out.
T. c. Davidson, of Adair county, testified
that Caleb Powers got him to bring a squad
of men to Frankfort Jan. 25. Witness said
Powers told him TO get good men.
NOAKS MAKES DENIALS
. Robert Noaks, recalled, denied the SUBJ
stance of number of alleged conversa-
tions with B. A. Rice and j. II. Wilder, of
Bell county. On cross-examnation wit
ness said he told A. o. Herndon that he
was going on the witness stand to tell all
he knew and that he CHerndon) urged him
not to do It. He did not say to Herndon
that he only intended to tell such as he
was forced to tell. Herndon and B. A.
Rice were introduced to prove that Noaks
made certain statements to Shem at va
rance with his testimony. 1t was intend
ed to prove by Rice that Noaks said to Rice
They have more evidence against me than
you think, but before i go on the witness
stand l intend TO make them give me a
contract to not prosecute me-" The court
excluded it. Herndon said Noaks told him
he was only going TO answer such ques-
tons as his lawyers told him TO answer.
Nelson Cummings testified as TO the char
acter of the members of the Corbin mill
tary company, which Noaks had testified
was made up of disreputable persons as i'm
accordance with instructions from Powers
He said the men with whom he was ac-
quainted bore good regulations.
l.. f. Sinclair. one of the attorneys for
the defense, testified as TO an alleged con-
versation with Wharton Golden i'm April. i'm
which he said Culton and Youtsey were
fools TO have confessed as they would get
nothing for II. Witness said he was in the
hallway of the executive building when the
assassination occurred The shots sounded
TO him as If fired from the step of the
building. He saw no one else in the hall
or at the door. Witness then passed into
the Governors reception room and met
Governor Taylor, who was standing in the
door of his office. He was very much ex-
cited. Witness pushed him inside the Of
flee and pulled the door TO. Governor Tay-
Tor had a pistol Witness and Taylor
walked to the window and saw the body
lying on the pavement Witness recog-
nized ii Goebel. On cross-examination
witness admitted that he testified before
the April grand jury at Frankfort. but did
not upon that occasion tell of the things
he had related on the stand this afternoon.
He denied that he had told certain parties
in this city that he saw Goebel fall or de-
scribed Goebel's actions when he fell He
did say. however, that he told by a
witness that Goebel appeared 10 be In great
agony and ''wriggled like a hog that had
been stuck
Murders by Mexican Robbers.