The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-24
TALKED OF KILLING G0EBEL
DECLARATIONS ~ THE POWERS TRIAL
IMPLICATING i0UTSEY.
Testimony That lie Said lie HAD 800 to Give
to the Man Who would XIII Go"bci-
Judge Csntriii and E,-Gov. Brown In n
Clash - Finley F~Oretoid GOcbri's Murder.

GroRGrrowN. Ky. July 20 In the trial Of
Caleb Powers to-day for the murder Of William
Goebel tho testimony was mainly cumulative
rs to Powers's organization Of the mountain
army" and as 10 tho spot where Gocbel fell,
Lieut.. John Ricketts, OF John Powers military
company from Barbouryille gave som" entirely
new testimony. especially a. 10 Henry ioutScy.
He said:
"On Jan. 20 Henry Yontsey came into orr
office and talked to me about hunting, We
both sat on a table and other men were in the
room. He said tho only way. to settle tho con-
test was to put Gocbel ont of the way. and said
II could be done from the Executive Building.
and that the man who did tho shooting could
pass out OF the building through the basement
and never be seen. that his job depended on tho
contest and that he had 500 Of his own money
for the man who would put Goebel out of the
way. and twelve others wanted him out OF tho
way as bad As he q outsey) did. Later told
Nit Crosby what Youtsey had said. On tho
morning OF Jan, 30 about tlsrty minutes before
the shooting, Youtscy came TO the Agricultural
Office again and said.
-'Abou TWENTY-FIVE Of YOU follow me-
twelve or fifteen OF us did follow him across
% the Executive Building and into the hallway
near tho SIDE door 10 tHe oecrctdTN Vi o'utc''
ofios. He then said;
IAN OF you stand here for a few minutes.
Something Is going 10 happen and a man will
come out among YOU and all OF YOU can walk
out together
"Youtsey walked on down the hall and
did not see where he went. for | turned at once
and went out the door and over to a boarding
house on Clinton street to sec a sick soldier.
While there tho shots were fired and Green
Golden and four or five who had gone with
me returned TO the State House. soldiers
came from tho arsenal in twenty or twenty
I've minutes"
r. i. Combs. q Court Of Appeals stenographer.
said he was In the lobby OF tho house on Jan.
rs or 20 and saw 1t crowded with mountain
men wearing badges. One of the men said;
we ought not to wear these badges. 1t will
be too easy 10 pick US out"
Never mind" answered another. we will
be picking them of presently"
On cross%-exuuination eS-Gov. Brown asked
n Combs had not seen armed men earlier in
January In Frankfort. staggering. drunken
and threatening. The Prosecution objected.
This led up 10 an exciting cOlouuy between
Judge Cantrill and Brown the former saying
that Brown was continually making political
speeches to the jury and making statements
tina, these armed men Ind a right 10 come 10
Fran Mort: that the individual citizens did have
the right 10 bear arms openly. but that no
armed body OF men had ~. right to assemble,
unless as an organization recognized by law:
that not even a military comuany could be
organized without the consent Of the civil
authorities.
Brown disclaimed making speeches to affect
the jury and asked that an exception be entered
" the JUDGES talk In the presence Of the jury.
Yes, | will enter an exception to your con-
~tinually reiterating your that these
armed men were simply exercising a ~constltu-
To lai right.I
Both men were plainly angry and the lis
teners were worked up to a high pitch. believing
the Judge would nns Brown. Mary thought
Brown had purposelv raised the question In
the way he did In order 10 anger the Judge
and thus secure some expression that might
give the accused q new trial In case he Is con-
yicted.
This afternoon Col. David Murray. assls-
tant State Adjutant- General produced a letter
he found in his Office from Powers TO Adj utant-
General Collier. dated Jan. %, which was read
to the jury. 1t said:
There are two companies up here that refuse
to come out unless called out according to reyu-
}&a,i9ns, We Rust have these amen. msn and guns nox We W
must win. Send some one up there with neces-
eary Instructions, as we must have them with
US by WEDNESDAY night; WIN be there with
saw Charles Finley about Jan. ~, and Finley
s0! !N him the s1s big 1sS Sr sS,SS was % S SS,aT K ! Ra s5f EssSst.
w p aSs5 saY g Z tf fEsi s:ssd fiHR ssss,sr
i would not be surprised, I" answered Finley. |
I sWhen'will II take place." asked Reeder.
-In about five days answered Finley.
.Reeder said he told his wife. son and several
others about this conversation and would not
Wade Watts. a negro porter. who worked In
tive Building, said he heard some one running
ofloe into the basement a few seconds after the
shooting and an instant later Henry Youtsey
opened the door leading from the barber. shop
shop. holding something under his coat and
sMy, God. did you hear those shots' What
Y,outsey then ran out the back entrance
mountain man tell Representative THY that
t tS.q hos sSsq ieSby, s r, s q .i iTi.ld' cs SHqid 81 al inc ne
Democrats 10 jump up. and they would be killed
Ike rabbits as the Republicans would keep their
:, .Did you say the mountain men in the legisla-
tive building wore a determined look on the
me,ning Of the sOth'' asked Brown.
-pid'they wear anything eise,- asked Brown.
Yes, cir. some of them wore overooats,-
replied Watts, which caused even Judge Cantrhl |
and Brown to laugh.
LEXINGTON. Ky. July 7a.-The prosecution
IN the Goebel assassination case at George
town intends TO reach. a climax 10 tho witnesses |
on Wednesday. 1t has been said for some
time that there are two witnesses whose names |
have as yet been kept q secret that will complete
the chain OF evidence against Caleb Powers.
II Is learned that these witnesses
are Representative l. W. Hampton OF Knox
county and Fletcher Dosier Of Barbouryile. |
Both are men OF prominence In the mountains
and both are Republicans.
Hampton was q member OF the Legislature |
and did much OF the hard fighting 10 prevent
lhs Democrats from winning the contests.
Dosier was at Frankfort as q henchman. These
fnep. are expected 70 furnhh the missing links
&ireot)y Nth The plot to assassipats Senator
way o. a subscription taken up bv Powers for
Il |. p SIiesss tS (. PAINS &snst ta' 1 aiis ss1 H. .o Ts the ak jS ID
70 subscribe 800 for. hs purpose and declined,
He viii say that ne knows that the money was
raised and that the price was i,eCO; that the
money. was In PowerS's hands, and that ths
u $50 found on HIM when arrested here under
the disguise of a soldier, wearing q false beard.
was part Of this fund which was not turned over
to the assassin.
Dosier Is said to hold the hoy TO clInch,ng !
the evidence by assisting In the solicitation
for the money.