The Owosso times., 1900-08-03
POVERSCN THESTAND
He Continues His Testimony Be-
fore the Court at George
town, KY.
GoLDENs STATEMENT DENIED
Powers Say. He Never Talked with
Him ar .tnybody Else About
the Killing of GOebei.

Georgetown, Ky, July 31.-Caleb
Powers resumed the witness stand IN
his own behalf and took up the testi-
mony where he had left off the previ-
Gus afternoon. The witness said that
on the morning to go to Louisville 10
was preparing to go to Louisville to
make arrangements for bringing more
people to Frankfort. He locked his
office door as described by Witness
Golden. He had no recollection OF
anything being said concerning sus-
picious actions which Golden had re-
ferred to and was certain nothing OF
this sort was said. At LaGrange the
party heard that Goebel had been as
sassinated and that the shot had been
fired from the second or third story OF
the executive building.
Political Plans Upset.
The witness continued: II said 1t
was shame and an outrage and that
1t would blight the chances of all of us
whose offices were in contest. / eX-
pressed similar sentiments to other
people that day. We went on to
Louisville, but as the assassination of
Mr.. Goebel had upset our political
plans, we Of course abandoned our
idea Of bringing more men to Frank
fort"
Witness said that the statement Of
Golden that he spoke derisively when
told of the shooting was absolutely
false. 81 thought it my duty" he
continued, Ito return to Frankfort as
soon as possible and did that after
noon. l went to the executive build
ing and with my key, the only one 1
ever had to the office, unlocked the
door.
Lock Was battered.
II found that the lock had been bat
tered and had difficulty in getting the
key out of it. l did not take the lock
off and supplant it with a new one, as
has been stated in the defense. J. b.
Mathews put on the new lock-"
The witness said he never heard any
sort of violence talked of in any OF
the many conferences in which he
participated, except in one held in the
commissioner of agricultures office, in
which Sheriff Burton of Breckenridge
county, talked in an incendiary man
ner and was reproved by witness.
Began an Investigation.
The day after the assassination wit
ness said he began an investigation to
learn where the shot was fired from.
The newspapers were intimating that
the shooting was done from his office.
He employed j. B. Mathews and De-
tective Griffin Of Somerset to assist in
the investigation.
II made no statement to Golden
that l was satisfied shots came from
my Office and did not tell him | was
IN Ii Of fn
wealth's attorney to tell him all
knew. l did have n talk with Gov
ernOr Bradley about going to see
Franklin, but he advised against il
and l did not CO.
Advised to Go to Mountains.
Powers then detailed the event inn
Dediately preceding the arrest of him
self and Captain Davis He said his
attorney advised him to make his way
to the mountains and remain there till
public excitement died out before CIV
ing himself up for trial.
''The legislature had appropriated
100000 for the prosecution of persons
charged with the crime, and 1 did not
believe 1t was possible for men to get
fair trial in Franklin county. More
over did not believe the civil author
tiles there would protect me. / did
not know that 1 could get change Of
Of venue, and these were the reasons
which suggested flight from Frank
fort"
Had Never Talked Of Killing.
OF the $1,000 in money in his pock-
cts at the time Of his arrest, $4OO of
1t was his own personal money and
5000 Of it belonged to the Republican
campaign fund. The witness denied
that he had ever had any one of half
dozen or more conversations with Wit
ness Wharton Golden about which the
latter had told on the stand last week,
and denied that he had ever talked
with him or anybody else about the
killing Of GOebel or any other member
of the legislature.