, 1900-07-19
PRISONERS SWEETHEART TEST
FIES AGAINST HIM AT
GEORGETOWN.
Miss Lucy Brock Tells of Converse
tiOns She Held With Powers-Says
the plan to Take Mountain Men to
Frankfort Originated With Gov
ernor Taylor-Other Testimony.

most interesting witness OF the day
from a standpoint disconnected from
either side of the case was Miss Lucy
Brock, the sweetheart Of the young de-
PENDANT. 1t is probable that Culton,
Noakes or Golden will be put on the
stand tomorrow to further prove the
alleged conspiracy.
Finley Anderson, who was testify
ing when the court adjourned yester-
day, resumed his testimony. Witness
said that on January "a Caleb Powers
told him a crowd of mountaineers
were going to Frankfort to intimidate
the legislature, and, if necessary, to
kill enough democrats to give the re-
publicans a majority. He said:
Powers told me G0ebel would nev-
er live to be governor and said he Pow
ers) would kill him if nobody else
would"
The conservation took place on the
day preceding the advent of the 1900
mountaineers into Frankfort. Witness
said he heard Powers and others talk
ing about Goebel wearing a coat of
mail. but some of them said that he
could be killed anyway. Powers was
in conference with eX-Socretary of
State Charles Finley, Wharton Golden.
Robert Noakes and others. Only once
during this testimony did the defend
ants features show signs of agitation.
stated he had called on Colonel T. C.
Campbell in Cincinnati with Lieutcn-
ant Bradley. He became confused and
could not tell who accompanied him to
Colonel Campbell, though he asserted
several people were with him at the
time. He denied that either Justus or
Arthur Goebel assisted him in getting
employment in Cincinnati and denied
that his trip to Cincinnati was for the
purpose Of becoming a witness in the
Powers trial.
The witness denied that he had been
NoLiiI IN hAo W.
dence. 1t developed that young Ander-
son had made an affidavit, which is in
possession of Colonel Campbell. and
the defense asked that this be produc-
ed in court. The court ruled that it
must be produced.
On redirect examination witness said
that he did not volunteer as a witness,
but received a letter while at Knox
vile, Tenn. asking him to go to Gin
cinnati and telling him that he was
wanted as a witness.
Miss Lucy Brock of London, Laurel
county, "a the next witness. She
knew the defendant well and had cor
responded with him for over two years
past. Caleb Powers called on her in
January. He told witness he was get
ting up a crowd of 900 mountain men
to so to Frankfort, so that in case the
democrats robbed them of the state
offices they could take care OF them
selves"
Witness said Powers had 81 100 in
bills. He told her Governor Taylor
furnished the money and it was to be
used to bring the men t Frankfort.
Miss Brock said Powers told her the
plan to take the 1000 mountain men to
Frankfort was Governor Taylor's crea-
ton. The defense did not cross-exam-
inc the witness. A recess was taken
till after noon.
d. NJ. Woodson, the civil engineer,
who made the measurements on the
state house yard at the time of the find
ing of the bullet in tho tree. was re-
called, but told nothing new.
Senator Newton Frazier of Shelby
county, who was standing between the
legislative and executive buildings
when the assassination occurred, said
he heard the shots. Saw no one in the
doorway and the shots were undoubt-
eddy fired from the executive building.
Captain J. F. Hawn of the Barbour
vile military academy testified to 0 n
versations between himself and. the
Powers brothers touching the move
ments of his company. He said that
John Powers on January 90 asked him
to take his company to Frankfort.
Powers, he said, wanted the soldiers
to go in citizens clothes, with uni
forms, guns and ammunition conceal
ed. Witness refused. Powers next day
asked him if he would not turn over
the company to n of the lieutenants
and he agreed to do it. Caleb Powers,
Of the armory to Lieutenant Gibson,
but he refused to do so unless Powers
would telegraph to Frankfort for an
order from the adjutant general. On
cross-examination witness said Caleb
Powers told him he wanted the mill
tary company and other mountaincers
to go to Frankfort for the effect it
would have on the legislature.
Captain James X. Watts of the Will
iamsburg military company told Of a
conversation with John Powers rela-
tive to taking his company to Frank
fort in January prior to the assassina-
ton. Powers, he said, told him a big
crowd was going and that as soon as
they got there Governor Taylor should
call out the militia. Witness declined
to take his company except under or