Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
NO BAIL ALLOWED
Powers Held for Grand Jury In
GOebeI Murder Case.
Judge Does Not Believe He Fired
the Fatal lshot-startling Develop.
ments in Trial Repub.
lican Auditors Private Secretary
Arrested as Accessory.

Frankfort, KY. March 2S-This the
fourth day of the examining trial
of the Republican secretary of state,
cleared Of all persons excepting attor-
neys, newspaper representatives and
officers of the court.
When Judge Moore called for order,
the attorneys for the defense held a con-
sultation and called County Attorney
POtsgrOve. Immediately after the con-
sultation, Governor Brown for the de-
fense announced that no testimony would
be introduced for the defense, and they
would waive further examination. The
pardon issued to Powers by Governor
Taylor was rendered by Ex-Governor
Brown as a bar to the prosecution, and
he asked that the defendant be dis
missed.
Lawyer Campbell said the common.
wealth denied Governor Taylor's right
to issue u pardon at the time the pardon
was granted. Governor Brown moved
that the prisoner be dismissed upon the
evidence. The motion was overruled.
Eail was asked for.
Judge Moore said: 1t Is not my be-
lief that Powers fired the shot which
killed Governor Goebel, but from the
evidence it is my opinion that he was con-
nected with the conspiracy to kill him.
I shall, therefore, order the prisoner be
held over without bail to the Franklin
county grand jury that the case may be
further Investigated"
There were startling developments in
the Goebel murder case yesterday. In
the afternoon w. H. Culton, who waived
examination and was held over to the
circuit court, went to the Capitol hotel,
where he was in conference with the at
torneys for the prosecution for over two
hours. He was accompanied by his
brother-in-law, E. E. Hogg, who is also
his attorney. 1t was reported at the time
trat Culton had made some kind Of
confession. but later 1t developed that
the information gained was not as
sweeping in character as was at first
reported. Culton's friends, who are In
his confidence, say that his statement
was not in the nature of a confession, but
they admit that he gave the prosecution
such information as he had and which
had heretofore not come out. Besides
Culton and T. c. Campbell there were
present at the conference Common
wealth's Attorney Franklin, County At
torney Potsgrove, Rev. Mr.. Culton,
father Of the prisoner, and f. E. Hogg.
While this was going on Henry E.
Youtsey, who was arrested at noon and
locked up in Jail, charged with being an
accessory. sent for Campbell, and the
latter visited him in Jail and was closeted
with him for some time. Youtsey, when
he was arrested, told the officers that
the prosecution had promised not to ar
rest him and he complained that that
side had broken faith with him.
Youtsey, who is Republican Auditor
Sweeney's private secretary, was ar
rested as the man with the black NOUS
tache whom Golden mentioned in his tes-
timony as the man to whom John Powers
gave the key to Caleb Powers office.
The warrant charges him with being an
accessory before the fact to the murder
of Governor Goebel.
Washington, March 2S.-The cabinet
meeting yesterday was almost wholly
taken up with discussion of the Ken
lucky situation, and 1t was decided to
take no action whatever. The fact that
the guns now in the hands Of the Demo-
crat militia are government property is
recognized, but as long as the guns are
kept in good condition there Is no dis
position to interfere.