The Portland daily press., 1900-03-26
MouNTAINEERs sUM1ONED.
Men called 90 Frankfort 20 KIN on
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Frankfort. KY, Aarrh 24.-"John
Powers told me they had two niggsrs
here 10 kin Gosbsl. Thsy wsrs Heoksr
smith and Dick Coombs." This state
ment was made today by y. wharton
Golden, o frail, oonsumptive-looking
Kentucky mountainesr while on the
witness stand In the preliminary exam
ination Of Secretary of State Caleb Pow
eIs, charged with conspiracy to kill Goe-
bel.
Golden told . story Of the events lead
ing mp to the murder that, n supstantf-
ated, Will, In the minds Of those CONNECT
cd with the prosecution ut least, probably
go far toward proving the contentions
Of the commonwealth that the murder
was the result of plan In which sew.
erAl prominent men were involved
Whether the defenss will seek to impsach
Golden's Testimony In this preliminary
examination 10 not known, as tbs attor-
neys for this defense will not talk on the
subject, bus unless such attempt Is made,
the commonwealth will rest It's case, both.
County Attorney Potsgrovs and Attor-
ney Campbell being satisfied that enough
evidence has teen presented to hold the
defendants on the charges Golden, who
claims 20 have been n friend to Score
tary Powers, and his brother, John Pow
ers fsr years, gave testimoay that was
partioularly damaging to John Powers,
bus be also bTought in the names Of
many others, including Charles Findlay,
VI. 81. Cuiton and Gov. Taylor In his
story OF the bringing Of the mountainears
to Frankfort previous to the assassinn-
tion. Gov. Taylor however, was not d.
rectly imrilcatsd and thu attorneys for
the common ealth intImated that they
DO 80, exp &C to have bis name brought
foltA prominently In the story oi the
alleged conspiraoy.
Golden was not oFossed-exsminsd today
ard adjournment was taken at any early
hour this afternoon on account of his
physical condition, the witness having
slight hemorFhage during the morning
and becoming so weak under the strain
Of the examination that he begged to be
allowed respite. GOlden's testin ony
tended to show that plan was made to
bring several hundred Irregular moan
tain feudists'' TO Frankfort who would,
II necessary, as q Golden expressed 1t, "Go
into tie legislative ball and kill OF
enough Democrats to make 1t our way"
The testimony did not show that the
alleged plot to kill Goebsl WAS part OF
he original plan or did IL contain the
rames Of those who conceived that idea.
But the commonwealth sought to show
by Goldeu's conversation with various
people that not only John and Caleb
Powers but others as we'll had full
knowledge Of the alleged plan OF assassi-
nation.
Secretary of State Powers was the only
one of the defendants brought into court
today, Capt. Davis and Capt. Culton re-
IN aiming In jail
GoLDEN'S STORY.
F. Wharton Golden of Barboursville
was sworn as the first witness. He said
be had known Secretary Powers for IT or
IS years and was q good friend Of all the
defsndants. The witness was In Frank
ort in January and February and saw
Powers nearly every day. He was In
Frankfort on January "a and went to
Harlan county on the 10Th then went to
Laurel county for two or three days, from
there returning to Frankfort,
"Where then did you go. to Barbour
viileP" asked Attorney Campb,ll.
The witness refused to answer. Powers
told him to 60 to Harlan county and tell
Postmaster John Hirst to send down 10
witnesses In the contest case.
"He toia me- to 60 to Harlan county
and tell Mr.. Hirst to send down 10 men
who were regular mountain fsudists."
"What was your understanding Of that
requestf"
"Well, men who would stand up and
II necessary 60 into that Legislative hall
and kill OF enough to make 10 In our
favor. I did not sss Mr.. Hirst. saw
James Howard. I told him we wanted
10 men who had good Colts. forty five"
"Were the forty-hves to be put In evil
dsnceP' asked Attorney Campbell.
MOST assuredly they wsre." answered
Golden.
Golden said he did not know the wit.
nsssss who came to Frankfort. He deliv-
cred the message to Howard on the sun
day preceding the Goebel shooting.
"When did you next see Caleb Pow
erss"
"I saw him on Tuesday. got on the
train at Ferris station. Laurel county.
He had couple Of men on the train
named Pease and Looket. He told me
to take care Of them next saw Powers
In Frankfnrt don't remember what
conversation with them"
"Who selected the men who had come
from Harlan county"
Hamp Howard selected 30 men, besides
Caleb Powers, 1 think, selected the men
from Knox county. There were about
20 or 80. County Attorney Parks selected
the men from Laurel county"