The sun., 1900-08-09
POWERS'S MURDER TRIAL.
TESTIMONY or THE PROSECUTION
STILL FURTHER COMBATED.
Wharton Golden Contradicted on Important
Points s-James Sparks Says He Never Pre-
dicted the As,assiustion Of Goebei and
That His Assaiiant would Be Pardoned.

wharton Golden Cortradicted on Important
Points-James sparks Says He Never Pre-
dicted the As,assiustion OF Goebei and
That His Assaisnt would lie Pardoned'
GRoRGETowN. KY. Aug. THE defence In
the trial OF Caleb Powers for the murder OF
william Goebel had another good day In con-
tradictions OF the prosecution and In corrobo-
ration OF a part Of Caleb Powcrss story "a TO
his whereabouts on Jan. 80 the day Goebel
was shot, and why he went to Louisville. Dr.
Prewitt on cross examination admitted that he
helped TO get some Of the armed petitioners
out OF Frankfort on Jan. rs. He said there was
some shooting In the crowd. He also admitted
hepins TO lift one OF the gates on its hinges 70
admit a wagon load OF wood for fires In the
Capitol Square.
Were you in the Assistant Adlutant- Cen
erals ofioe when Goebel was shot5"
Yes. SIR"
DO you remember seeing Tallow Dick
Coombs rush into that Office with rifle from
two TO five minutes after the shot was hred
slam the door shut and stand looking out OF
the Window"
"No, SIR"
Did you not tell Wharton Golden that you
believed Coombs fired the shot2"
NO. sir Golden told me In this city few
days ago that said that TO him. and told
him he was liar. and that had never told
him anything OF the sort"
wharton Golden was recalled He was asked
II hs did not tell DR.. Prewitt after conference
with Campbell and Cromwell that Powers had
nothing 10 do with the murder Golden denledit
Golden admitted that he was In the court room
whom Prewitt was tesurylny Dr. Prewitt
recalled said Golden had made the statement
T.. It,ug ITRr
telegramS TO fordyce MenL ana Others 10
come to Louisville on Jan. 80. Ielegrans
were sent while going 70 loulsNilr, 4; ~, ",
gram on Jan 30 and went 10 Louisville. W. II.
Iilly, member Of the House. denied haVmH
heard In the Capito barber shop the relnark marx
Made Watts testified 10. which was to the ehect
that II the Democrats won the Berry-l AN Meter
contest a signal would be given and the Demo
Gratis would be killed of bv crowd OF n noun, 1oan
made the remark to Lilly. Lilly rrmemoered
Being in the shop AT the time mentioned
James Sparks Of Lincoln county; an attorney
said that during the contest, Powers asked
him 10 select some good sober, Quiet men 10 go
10 Frankfort 10 show their interest in the con,
test He did select them and Powers pald
their expenses on cross-eSamha''oh ne "as
sIn the presence Of A. l.. Reed and q,
Young In the Office OF the Police Judge OF Lon,
don on the Friday before GOebel was shot, du
YOU say that Geobel would never be Governor;
that he would be killed and that Taylor would
pardon the man that killed him. that the par,
dons wcra already written out and that an
thev lacked were the names OF the men ana thats
the r,ling would have 10 take place thnt day II
the nlra selected 10 do il arrivedy
40 sir | did not make that statement out
/ may have said---" The prosecution inter-
r,ipteI there .
A 7 Ser Of Williamsburg said that he helped
Powers raise the first two crowds OF witnesses
and that he started to go into the third but
changed his mind This latter fact was brought
out on REORGANIZATION.
Z. b Goodman, surveyor or New Albany,
was the next witness. considerable time
was occuhed In explaining his map The
witness said that the descent from the sill Of
the window In the Secretary Of States onice
inches and fraction the rate of fall being
1910 Of an inch foot,
is II possible for a man feet s inches tall
tO stand on the spot Indicated by the nail and
be struck by bullet fired from the window
sill Of the Secretary of States Officer?
Yes"
If a man Of that height standing on that
spot was stricken by a ball fired from the south
ernmost window in the right breast point In
dlcated). and passing out OF the body al a point
1918 q an inch lower, where would the bal
st.ike'"
Beginning at the point OF exit OF the bullet,
and ascending through the body In the course
lust Indicated where would the ball striker"
Eight feet and one-half inch above the
window sill
The prosecution claims that Coolman's test-
mony only strengthens their case. as will be
shown later.