The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-30
Wharton Golden Takes the Stand
and TeStifies Against Secre-
tary Of State Powers.
AN IMMENSE THRONG IN THE COURT.
lie Swears That the Defendant Sum-
moned Mountain Feudists to
Come to Frankfort.
Such Men Were to De Brought Who
Would Stand Up in the Legis-
lative Hall and XIII on
the Democrats.

Frankfort, KY, March PA squad
of rs extra police and deputy sheriffs
guarded the outer entrance to the
court house Friday morning while a
file of soldiers stood at the doors and
passed on the credentials of persons
entering the room. The general pub
lie was excluded by an order of Judge
Moore, only attorneys, relatives of
the accused, witnesses and officers ot
the court being adIpitted.
Judge Moore convened his court at
10 o'clock Friday. At 1910 the pris-
oners, Republican Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, w. II. Culton and John
Davis were brought into the court
room and took seats by their counsel
Powers showed the effects of his re-
cent confinement, being pale and
thinner than when he was arranged
week ago.
At the conclusion of the call OF
commonwealth witnesses, County At.
torney Polsgrove announced ready
for trial in the case of the Common
wealth against Powers.
Eph. Lillard warden of the Frank.
fort penitentiary, was the first wit.
ness sworn. He was with Senator
Goebel when the latter was shot. He
walked ahead of Senator Goebel anG
was just entering the state house
hnn "a oh 10 ax
back from the state house steps and
saw what had happened. He looked
toward the executive building and saw
that the second window of the cor
ner room was slightly raised. This
was the office of the secretary o.
state. He thought the shot had beer
fired from this room. There were
| several shots, but the latter did no
come from the same place. The frs
shot was evidently from rife, Will,
the others seemed to be from pistols
and were not so clear and distince al
the first.
Cross-examined by Ex-Gov. Brown
Col. Lillard said he saw nobod,
in the room from which the sho
seem to have been fired, and he die
not see anyone in the main door O
on the steps of the building at th
time of the shooting. Asked if he o
Jack Chinn, who was with Goebel
drew pistol, he said 81 did no
draw my pistol, and | did not Sc
Chinn draw one. l don't think h
did,
Frankfort, Ky, March 25.-Secre
tary Powers was the only one of tn,
defendants brought in court Satur
day morning Capt. Davis and Cultol
remained in Jail. j. Wharton Golden
of Barboursyille, was sworn as tn
first witness. He said he had know
Secretary Powers for II or Is years
acquainted with Gov. Taylor an,
Capt. John Powers. He said he was
good friend to all of the defendants
He was in Frankfort in January an
February, and saw Secretary an
John Powers nearly every dcy. II
was in Frankfort on January IA, an
went to Harlan county on the 1Stl
then went to Laurel county for tw
or three days, from there returnin
to Frankfort.
9Why, then, did you go TO Bal
boursMlle?" asked Attorney Ompbel
The witness hesitated. Then said
81 won't answer that"
"When did you have a conyersatio
J with Secretary Powersr .at
"When Mr.. Powers and | left her
together. Col Powers told me to G
to Harlan county and tell Postmaste
John Hirst to send down ten witness
: es in, the contest case"
"How were these witnesses to /
selected, and in what manner wei
/ they to Gomez
Regular mountain feudists."
= Give the exact condensation b
. tween you and Secretary Powers re
! ative to getting WITNESSES in Harla
/, county" sH-.
: "He told me to go TO Harlan count
and tell Mr.. Hirst to send down te
. men who were regular mountai
: feudists.'' r4 U..sI r..e.r.s
e "Did he understand what you meal
4 Nv that. and II SO. what was your u
standing OF that request?"
Objected to, but oyerruled.
81 won't answer that" said NJ
Golden.
a After some parley, Golden sai'
5 swell, men who would stand up, an
II necessary, 60 into that legislati
y hall and kill of enough 10 make il
I. our favor. / did not see Mr.. Hirs
!; / saw Hamp Howard. told him y
wanted ten regular mountain feu
= lists for witnesses. We wanted IN,
' who had good Colts forty-fves."
l. ~Were the Colts forty-hves to be p
p In evidence?" asked Attorney Cam