Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-25
GOLDEN ON TIE STAND.
Tells wat lie Knows of the Assassina'
ton OF GnrbrI.

HAHN-s"sssAT
tion 1T Gocbel
Frankfort. Ky. March 2i.-Sccretary
Powers was the only defendant brought
into court this morning Captain Davis
aud Culton remaining in jail j.
Wharton Golden Of Barbouryille was
sworn in as the first witness. He said
he had known Secretary Powers IL OF Is
years, he also knew Culton, Governor
Taylor aud Captain John Powers. He
said be- was a good friend to all IL the
defendants. Tie said he was In Frank
fort M january and February and saw
Secretary aud John Powers nearly every
day. lie was IN Frankfort on January
II. and went To Harlem county ON Jan.
rs, then he went to laurel county for
two or three days. from there returning
70 Frankfort. He then left Frankfort
with Powers, hut the witness declined
a. say where they went
He said Powers told him Ia ~ 10 Har'
Ian county and tell Postmaster John
Hirst Ia send down 10 witnesses In the
contest case-rcgular mountain feudists
with Colts % cahbcr pistols Did not
see IIirst but saw IIamp Howard and
told him what was wanted. In reply 10
u question of the witness he said men
wero wanted who would "stand up and
If necessary ~ into the Legislative hall
and kill OIL enough 10 make Il in our
favor " lie delivered the message 20
Howard on Sunday before Gochel was
shot Next he saw Powers ON Tuesday
ON the train In Laurel county lie said
Powers had couple Of mon ou the train
named Pcaso aud Iockct and told him
to take care IT them He said he next
saw Powers In Frankfort. Don't ~.
member what conversation they had
then"
Golden said 1870 or 1900 men werc
brought 10 Frankfort. but all except a
smnll number were seut home Mt once.
Those remaining wcro led hack NJ the
state house. Captain Dav, and Charles
Finley providing the provisions, Golden
said ho WA, Iu the executive building
ON the day before the shooting llcmct
Caleb Power, 90 Governor Tayur', ante
rnpm. Power, asked him 90 gu to Louis.
willie that day Ho told John Power, hr
was going 10 Louisville with Caleb
Powers
During lcugthv argument over u
technical point Golden hramc ~ and
court adjourned until lno'rluck.
Goldcns testimony summed mp was
that the muunpiurrr, were brought 20
Frankfort fur the purru,y uf cleaning
cut the Democrats,
Golden also brought no the name Of
Governor Taylor IN an incidental way.
alsu the names u Coulton. John Powers.
Captain Davis. Charlie, Fiulev. Judge
Blgham and other, IA the plan % bring
mountmnccrs 90 Frankfort. lt having
taken on widor sculo than wa, "A.
pccted
IL expected the commonwealth win
rest at the conclusion ct Golden, tes-
timony.
Sheriff Bosworth Of Faycttc county.
who arrested Secretary Powers and Capt.
John Davis and Sihs Jones, who is now
under boud. charged with completely In
the murder, We're the other witnesses
yesterday. The testimony tended tn
show that the shot, came from that sec.
ton of the executive building Ia which
Secretary Power, office !, located al.
though no one swurr that the shots were
from the secretary office
An incident occurred during the after.
noon that showed tt.i the feeling and
also how the people aro prepared for
emergencies \ soldier In the rear court.
yard dropped his revolver on tue stone
tagging aud IL exploded. In M instant
every man Ia crowded courtroom was uu
hl, feet, fully q thrd Of them with their
hands tu their rear packets.