The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-08
FROM 9HE Third STORY
Testimony Concerning the Shot
That Killed Goebel.
sIiIt Trosper, n Knox County Noun
taineer, Testifes Mt Frankfort
Tint When the Firing Occurred
He Saw Smoke Issue From
Window-Other Witnesses Called.

GEORGETOWN. KY, Aug. 7.-The de-
fence in the Powers trial today produced a
number of witnesses to contradict Cu.ton,
| Golden, and others, but the majority OF the
| contradictions were in immaterial matters
and not on the issue as to the guilt or in
nocence of Caleb Powers Still the defence
is satisfied that this was one of its lest
| days.
! The defence today asked for an attach
ment for E. E. Hogg, OF Bonneville, who is
Culton's attorney and brother law. They
expect to prove the contract with the pros
ecution by him.
W. ]. Lewis, Franklin County farmer,
told of the killing of Goebel.
George>I. Barnes. who was clerk in the
State Auditors of1ice in January, said:
Il heard the shots and ran out into the
main hall of the executive building, but
saw no one. opened the door OF the west
entrance, next TO the legislative building.
and as l did so 1 smelled powder smoke.
Henry Youtsey raffied off his rifle some
time before the shooting. and later Grant
Roberts, clerk in our office, became the
owner Of 1t. II was usually in the vault in
our Office. l never saw the rifle in the
vault or elsewhere after the shooting
Grant Roberts and / had talk a: to its
whereabouts"
The defence objected. and the court ruled
that the talk could not be repeated.
State Senator George II. Alexander said
that he was in Governor Taylor's private
office talking about pardon when the
shot was fired. The first shot was clear
and keen and was followed by four shots
hill ad
said that he and TAYLOR went to the front
windows and looked out, but could see
nothing. and he went out the back door of
the office TO Lewis Street. while Taylor
started to the door leading to the reception
room. Taylor said nothing and he tAlex-
ander) did not know till he got out on
Lewis Street who had been shot Witness
saw eight or ten rough-looking men sit
ting on boxes in the passageway to the
reception room OF the Governors Office as
he went in and the same number in the
reception room as he passed out.
John Perkins. negro porter in the
adjutsnt generals Office, testified that
he was in the left room of that office when
the shot was fired, and that the shot did
not come from that building. which is the
rcd brick building on the left of the
capitol proper.
W. H. Culton was recalled and said he
had never in his life told D. B. Walcutt
that he had signed contract with the
attorneys for the prosecution to the effect
that he was to be acquitted and receive
SO much for each man that was convicted.
He said he did not tell c. o. Reynolds that
his brother-in-1aw, Ed Hogg, had con-
tract in black and white with Franklin and
Campbell and was in no danger Of prose-
cution. He said he could not have said
these things to Walcutt and Reynolds be-
cause he had no contract, never signed one,
and never saw one of that character, or
anything like il. Walcutt and Reynolds
were both put on the stand at once and
swore that Culton did. in March or april,
tell them he had such contract. but ad-
mitted that Culton had since been in jail.
Milt Trosper. OF Knox County, one OF
the mountain men who went to Frankfort
on January 25 and remained there until
after the 30th, said that after the shoot
ing he saw smoke coming out OF a window
up in the third story of the executive
building.