The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-31
Sensations About tho Gsebel Murder
Cases.
STATEMENTS OF DEFENSE
Claim That Evidence Against Powers
and Others Has Crumbled.
PROSECUTION HAS NEW EVIDENCE
Discovery OF Steel Bullets in Vault
of Department Where Ycut-
sey Was a Clerk.

Lexington, Ky, December 29-(Spccial.)
The Goebel murder cases Will not down.
and every few days a new sensation IS
sprung by the organs of one sido or the
other. 1t was the prosecution which was
on the offensive in the original trial of
the case and the greater number of SEN
satiors were sprung IN the organs Of
that side. Now tho scene has changed.
and with the defense forced to an oTfen-
sive. IN the desire for n new trial. SEN
sation after sensation is being sprung by
the republican papers.
IL the statements OF the defense. made
through their organs, are 70 be believed
the entire fabric of evidence erected
against Caleb Powers. jim Howard and
Henry Youtsey, the men who have been
convicted for completely In the crime, has
crumbled. The first OF these sensations
has been branded FINLEY Anderson
confession" Anderson was a young tel
eeraph operator of Barbourville, Ken
tUclSv who sent many Of the telegr9 ms
by means OF which Caleb Powers com
pictcd his arrangements for taking the
army Of mountain men to Frankfort dur
iGg the gubernatorial contest. He at
tributed many damaging statements TO
Powers. In an affidavit he now says
that those statements were false.
Robert Noakes, of Corbin. was another
important witness IN the case. lie was
al one time a Louisville and Nashville
railroad conductor. He says that Caleb
Powers spoke to him with reference to
getting smokeless powder cartridges
and that John Powers, a brother
of Caleb's, told him IN Frankfort, the
day the mountain men came down. TO
bel would be shot as he came into the
capitol grounds on his way 10 the state
house. where the senate met. Powers 3
attorneys have given out a statement
that Noakes admitted to ono of their
number that he had sworn falsely anG
that he had been induced to do so when
he was under the influence OF liquor and
inundated by Colonel T c. Campbell
This statement was made by Noakes, the
attorneys say. at Danvtlle. Ind. They
assert that NoalSes said Wharton Golden
had confessed to him that his statements
on tho stand were also untrue. the
statement was made out in the form OF
an affidavit. but did not contain Noakes's
signature. The reason given for this IS
that Noal1es demanded money, for sign
ing and this was refused him.
George Franklin Weaver, the strollinG
barber. who stated on the stand that he
had seen tho barrel Of a rife projecting
from the window Of Powcrs's otlCe Just
as Goehel fell. told 80 transparent a
story on tho witness stand that he IL
now under Indictment for false swear
ing. It mas been for some time rum0red
that the Frankfort messenger boy, I'd
Steffv, who testified to a similar fact h@s
recan&cd, and intense republican partl-
sans claimed that he was being watched
by democrats for fear ne would admit
that he had not told the truth on tho
stand. Similar rJfmors have been current
ar to Duane Sinclair, manager OF the
Postal TeIegro nh Company's office at
Frankfort at the time Of the assassina-
t.oa Of Governor Goebel II now appears
in the official organ OF the defense that
the attorneys have reason to believe that
neither Of these witnesses could be used
against them I'm case Caleb Powers is
granted a new trial by the court of ap-
peqis. Siuclalr's testimony was TO the
effect that Adjutant General Collier and
other republican state officials had sent
teIerrams TO the office summoning troops
10 Frankfort so soon after the shooting
that they could not have been written
after the shot was fired. II the state of
affairs as indicated absve Is true, as al
legged by the friends OF Powers. In case
Of "a new trial Wharton Golden and W II.
N.A-ANNt's ~
the only ones available.
Following close upon these arc still
other rumors with regard to the case II
IS stated that Colonel Campbell - TO 90
i'm tho greater part OF tho $4,000 re
ward fund In the way of expense charges
and fees for convictions as offered under
the act which created the fund. II IS
even claimed that he will get $4,000 Of
the 10000 Just how this can be posi-
bic is not clear There IS a provision in
the bill which says that 5000 only shall
be set aside FOR the capture and convic-
ton Of each man.
4 recent discovery in the vault Of The
state auditor Will have an important
bearing on tho case against Henry Yout-
sew If he is granted a new trial \ pack
age of steel bullets corresponding In cali
her to tha bullet found n the now IA
NOUS blackberry tree, on the capitol
Grounds was discovered IN an obscure
mart Of the vault IN the office Of the
rtate auditor. YOutSey was a clerk I'm
that department and It was tnere that
he had his Marlin rife about which 5"
much was said in the CONDUCT Of the
case against him. As the bullet found
I'm the blackberry tree Is generally ac
cepted to be that which killed William
Gcehcl. the importance OF the discovery
ip case of a new trial Of Youtsey can be
seen.
Judge James II. Cantriu Of Georgetown.
who sat In the trial Of all Of the cases
which grew out Of the Goebel murder,
viii be a candidate for the United States
senate to succeed w. J. Deboe, the pres
emit republican senator. Judge Cantrill
was not only one of the most prominent
figures IN connection with the trial. but
one of the most unique. His manner upon
the bench is brusque and abrupt in many
instances but he always ruled with fair
ness No man in his district beat
MIN for the circuit judgcship. His son,
Campbell Cantrill was prominent fig
ure In the last house OF representa- vcs
ana is now being called upon TO make
tho race for the state senate. Judge
CantriN has an extensive family connec-