The Taney County republican., 1900-03-15
THE GoEBEL ASSASSINATION.
Warrants Issued Against Five Promfnens
Kemtucky Republicans 40
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formation filed by Thomas B. Crom-
well, of Lexington, correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer, warrants for
completely in the Goebel murder were
issued.last night against Secretary OF
State Caleb Powers, John L. Powers,
of Barbourville, his brother; Charles
Findley, of Williamsburg, former sec
retary of state; w. H. Culton. of jack
son county, and Capt. John Davis, the
Capitol Square policeman. Other war
rants against men even higher in the
republican party are to follow. fhe
warrants charge the men with being
accessories before the fact in the Goe-
bel assassination.
Culton was the only one arrested
Friday evening. His arrest took place
at his home in the presence of his. wife
and child. ~. -r -4 -zsa :.
Secretary Powers and Capt. Davis
are not supposed to be in the city, but
have not yet been located.
John L. Powers will be arrested to-
morrow at Barbourville, and Findley
at Williamsburg, if they can be found
there There is no reason to believe
that they will attempt to avoid ar
rest.
The Issuing of the warrants was no
surprise to the republican leaders, as
they have, anticipated such an action
whenever the, 100000 reward was
made available. They would not be
surprised to see even Gov. Taylor and
Adjt-Gen. Collier arrested, though it
issued against them. ....-
Strange as it may seem, no warrant
has been issued for the arrest of the
person whom the detectives claim to
have identified as the assassin.
The basis of the evidence against the
republicans is not known, the detec-
tives saying they will not divulge their
hand until the cases come up for trial,
which will be at the April term of the
circuit court of Franklin county, un-
less the defendants ask for a continu-
ance. 1t is believed, however, that they
will demand an immediate trial.
Several witnesses who testified at
the trial of Harlan Whitaker, Tues
day, swore that the shots at the time
of the Goebel assassination were fired
from the direction of Powers office,
and he and all of the parties for whom
the warrants We're issued have been
under the strictest surveillance ever
since the assassination.
Capt. Davis was an aPpointee of Gov.
Bradley. and was continued under Gov.
Taylogs
Ex-Secretary of State Findley was
one of the promoters OF the mass-meet-
ing of the mountaineers in front of the
state capitol on January 25. He served
as secretary of state during the four
years when w. o. Bradley was gov
ernor. He was not in the city the day
of the assassination, but left the day
before. Culton, the only one arrested
last night, was placed in a cell and not
allowed to talk to any one.
Culton has been employed for the
past four years in the state auditors
office, under Auditor Stone, and was
reappointed by Auditor Sweeney. He
IS about 80 years of age, and has been
married about two years.
The warrant on. which Culton was
arrested, and the warrants for the ar
rest of the two Powers, Findley and
Davis, are based on an affidavit made
by Thomas B. Cromwell, of Lexington,
KY, before County Judge Moore. Crom-
we'll has been assisting the detectives
in hunting down the case, and it is
said that, acting under directions from
Col. 7. C. Campbell and Common
wealth's Attorney Franklin, he spent
several days in Hardin, Bell, Whitley
and Knox counties, where, it is al
legged, the evidence against the repub-
icans was secured.