The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-25
come to Frankfort
DO you mean United States army

come to Frankfort"
DO you mean United States army
men?"
mo, mountaineers
MONEY WAS USED.
In answer to further questions Golden
said Powers gave him $16e to give to
Judge Bingham in Bell county.
II gave some of It to Bingham to send
ten men down to Frankfort" said Golden
The witness identified receipt for $50
given by Bingham. Witness said he gave
Mr.. Howard $73S0 for ten tickets to
Frankfort and return. He knew some OF
the men from Bell county. The men, a
great many of them, were mountain feud-
lists. In all about twelve or fifteen hun
dred men were brought to Frankfort
They were fed back of the state house,
Capt. Davis and Charles Finley providing
the provisions. Continuing, Golden said:
I'VE sent most OF them back that night
BY we l mean myself, Caleb Powers
Capt. Davis, Bill Culton and Gov Taylor.
Finley, Taylor and Powers decided 10
send them back, all except ten or fifteen
from each county. I selected the men
to he kept from Knox county, twelve Of
them, well armed. Deputy Marshal
George Thompson secured the men from
Laurel county. About l76 men of the
mountaineers brought to Frankfort re-
NAMED here to see that We got Justice
Did you have any further conversation
with Powers regarding Ethe work to be
done by the men remaining here?''
No, sir; we understood what they were
kept here for. We know That those men
were here to go into that legislative hail
and If necessary clear out those fellows. u
What fellows?'
The Democrats-enengh to make a ma.
jority on our Side.''
SENSATION IN COURT.
The answer created a sensation in the
court room. Golden said he was in the
building on the Gay before the shooting.
He met Caleb Powers In Gov. TayIor's
ante-room. Powers asked him to go to
Louisville that day. He told John Pow
ers he was going to Louisville with Gales
Powers ;
During lengthy !, argument over a
technical point, Golden became Ill, and
court was adjourned to 1880 o o'clock
Golden resumed his testimony at the
afternoon session. He said John Powers
and an unknown man5had talk concern
ing the closing of Caleb Powers office
during the latters absence.
Il had my back turned" said Golden.
but when [ turned | saw John Powers
give the key to the man. John Powers
said TO me: 'Gcebel is going to be killed
this morning. l said; This must not be
done. He said: Don't get excited. - l
gave that man the wrong KEY. I said:
We must go and see Caleb John Pow
ers saw him, I didn't"
After John talked to Caleb Powers on
that Monday morning what was next
done?"
I'VE all went back to the state house. 1
did not go to Louisville that morning. L
can't say why"
DO you know man in the building
named Dick Coombs? asked Attorney
Campbell.
81 do. He is colored and lives in
Beattyville. He came down with the ,ee
county contingent.
Did you have any talk with Caleb or
John Powers about Dick Coombs?"
TO KILL GOEBEL.
mo, but they had two negroes there
to kill Goebel. John Powers told me so.
They were Hook Smith and Dick Coombs.
saw Dick Coombs at the drugstore near
the depot every morning for a week or
so previous to the sh6aFtng CuUrfbs-
talking to a man named Wallace in nv
presence, said: D. him, j know him as
FAR as can see him and 1 can kill him
as far as 1 can see him
"He was talking of Goebel This con-
Versation Was in. the -adjutant generals
office. He also said:
I know his every movement and can
hit him as far as I can see him.
He carried Colts 80 that shoots
winchester cartridge, six or eight inches
In the barrel. Coombs was in the assis-
tant adjutant generals office on the morn
Ing of the shooting with Hook Smith and
jim Wallace. 1 saw the man who got
the key from John Powers this morning.
The fellow was a little man. When we
Caleb and John Powers and myself went
back there he said; You have given me
the wrong key 1 don't remember what
John said to him. No reference was made
to the key. The key was to Caleb's Of
fee"
''On Tuesday did you meet Caleb and
John Powers?" asked Attorney Campbell.
TO RAISE A RIOT
Yes, did. I saw them in Caleb's Of
fee. got letter from Brakeman that
morning asking me to come to Louisville.
Caleb said he was going with me, but
said he might want me to go to the
mountains. He was talking to Walter
Day and Gov. Taylor. S.J. Howard, of
Harlan county, came up and he talked to
Taylor He insisted on Taylor calling out
the militia. Taylor said: My God, you
people must do something first adding:
1 can get the militia quick enough. You
fellows must act first By that 1 under
stood we fellows must raise a riot in the
senate chamber Goebel was there. AS
1 told you this morning we would clean
out enough of that, legislature there to
make it our way"
What do you mean by that?"
''Oh, kill them. After Taylor was
through talking 1 urgea Powers to go to
the train with me, as it was due. learn
ed at Lagrange that Senator Goebel had
been shot. We continued on to Louisville
1 don't know why Mr.. Powers went to
Louisville. Both John and Caleb Powers
were along. We left for Frankfort that
afternoon and went directly to the state
house. 1 never. saw Mr.. Powers again
that day."
Attorney CampnelI then took the wit
ness back, and Golden told of a conversa-
ton he had had with Caleb Powers on a
train in laurel county previous to the
shooting. ''Caleb said," continued Golden
D them We've got them II un-
derstood by that remark that we had the
Democrats down here and we could do
as We pleased after we got here
The witness then took UP the events
after the shooting. He said he saw a
man named Brakeman in Louisville.
Brakeman and John Powers had a con-
versation.
Counsel for the defense strongly object
ed to this line of examination, and the
commonwealth attorney withdrew it, and
announced he was through with the wit
ness.
Golden, who was very. weak from his
hemorrhage,- begged to be allowed a. few
minutes rest, and he was, accordingly
taken out by a deputy sheriff.
Golden's Illness proved more serious
than at first thought, and, after half an
hours delay, adjournment was taken un-
til 10 a. m. Monday. The defense wtsl
then take up the cross-examination and
introduce testimony In rebuttaE