The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-03-29
POWERS ON TRIAL.
Kentucky Court Proceedings lulsr'
rupied.
GREAT EXCITEMENT INFRANEFORI
A Ian Drops His Pistol. whieh ..
Discharged BY the Fall and Rush
Is Made for the Scene.

Frankfort. ny. Spec!Al-The ps
iiminary examination OF Secretary III
State Caleb Powers. charged with abet-
ting che assassination Cf William Goe-
bel. began Friday before Judge Moore.
The couT. was guarded inside and on:
with militia and scores OF depaty sher-
iffs. armed with Winchester rifles. -
prevent possible interference from
mountaineers." who were reported on
their way TO Frankfort. but their pres
ence was unnecessary. as the noun
taineers failed 10 appear and no diso--
! der occurred. The Commonwoal alth'a
witnesses We're called. numbc.ng so
Golden was not in the list. The Wit
nesses included Warden Eph Lillard.
Detective Armstrong. sheriff B1sworth
Of Fayette county. who arrested Sec-e-
/ tary Powers and Captain John Davis.
and Silas Jones. OF Whitley county.
who are now under bonds charged with
complicay in the murder. The tas;l-
mony tended to show tia; the shots
. came from that section az the oNecu-
tive building in which Secretary Pow
crs' Office .s located. although no one
swore that the shots were from tho
Secrersry'S office. +. wharron Gold
en-, who is said To have made a confes-
son, Will be put on he witness stand
late-. Prosecuting Attorney Polls
grove said that sufficient evidence had
already been heard TO warrant holding
Powers, but that the case would be
much stronger before he was fhrouga i.
Former Governor Brown. for the de-
Tense. says the evidence so far il de.
c.dedly weak. II is probable that all
OF the witnesses for the prosecution
viii be heard by Saturday afternoon
During the afternoon a soldier in the
rear court yard dropped his revolver on
the stone tagging and * exploded In
an instant every man in the crowded
court room was on his feet. fully Z
third Of them with the.T hands TO theil
rear pockets.
Eph Lillard. warden OF the Frankfo-
penitentiary, testified that he walkeC
just little ahead of Senator Goebe
and when the first shot was fiered b,
saw that the second window in the of
flee OF the Secretary OF state was sligh
ly raised. The Csaer shots. he said. di,
not come from the same place. Tn,
first shot was evidently from a rife
while the others seemed TO be from pis
tols. Policeman Wingate Thompson
testified that a. the crowd was carry
ing Senator Gocbel out Of the yard. b.
saw armed men a. ihe entrance to ia
executive building and recognized Johl
Davis and Berry Howard among them
Detective Armstrong. OF Louisville
said that Secretary Powers refused an
information whatever at the time q
, the shooting as TO who was in IN
. building.
Captain John r. Hawn. OF Barbours
willie, testified that Powers had aske
, him to turn over his ammunition an
company to Lieutenant Gibson previ
GUS to the shooting. Governor Brow
: made the point that a man can not b
, convicted as an alder Of a crime unles
some principal is convicted OF tn
crime. AS the actual murderer Of Goe
!, bel has not yet been named, the poin
, possibly involved the liberty OF Secre
tary Powers. Judge Moore -r.,-
against the dafapea .ise:
n y