Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-08-10
THE POWERS DEFENSE
MISUNDERSTANDING TO CHI PRO
sECUTIoN WITNESS.
General and Concise Review of the Not
ed Trial. -"Tailow Dick Comb,'s AiIeg-
cd Confession---Case Continues Pro-
gress Slowly. lsF eeia sWTn~ti eat

| Georgetown, Ky.-Of the eight wit
nesses introdu ,ed by the defense IN the
Powers case, all but one were called
for the purpose of attacking the cred
ipility OF witnesses placed on the
stand by the prosecution. One of these
former State Auditor Stone, stated
that Witness w. H. Culton. an alleged
co-conspirator of Powers, was removed
from place of trust In his office be-
cause he defaulted in the sum of ST.
| 900. H9a k1Nsa
Other witnesses, residents of Gray
son Springs. this state, testified that
instead of being in FRANKFORT on jam
ary 30, the day of the shooting of SEN
ator Goebel as he claimed under oath
to have been, George Weaver, a
| prosecution witness was In their town
organizing lodge of "Woodmen of
the World and others from eastern
Kentucky testified that the witness,
Wharton Golden, Of the prosecution,
had displayed large roll of money
and intimated that 1t came from the
state reward fund.
Attorneys for the prosecution rigid
| ly cross examined these witnesses
and made one of them, James Harkle-
-osd, of Barboursville, admit that
be has been indicted not less than a
dozen times for violations of law.
The most important. witness of the
day was Daniel R. Collier, of Lam
caster, adjutaut general under the
Taylor administration. He offered as
testimony the written order of Gov
ernor Taylor directing him to bring
the regiments CT the state guard to
Frankfort after the shooting Of Goe-
bel, ana ordering him to confer with
ty as to how best to preserve peace
there. This was the first appearance
Of the document which was never
made part of the state records, and
Judge Cantrill ruled 1t out as incom-
petent on the objection of the prosecu-
ton that 1t was not in accordance
with the statutes of the state not
directing Collier to place the mill
tary under direction of civil authori-
ties.
The case of Gsorge Weaver, the
prosecution witness charged with per-
jury, was called In the county oodrt
here and set for hearing on the 22nd.
Weaver insists that he is innocent of
the charge.
The purported confession of 'Tallow
Dick Combs" one of the alleged con-
spirators, exhibited here, was at first
denied Dy him, but later he admitted
to one of the interested attorneys that
1t is partially correct. The confession
IL true, throws no further light on the
case than to connect Henry Youtsey,
another of the alleged conspirators,
mole closely with the murder and to
bear out the idea OF a conspiracy, a
sum Of money being used.
W. A. Phelps also of Grayson
Springs. identified Weaver, who was
brought before the jury for that rur-
pose. w is 0s1th
COMBS ALLEGED CONFESSION.
Cincinnati, GA Georgetown spec
ial to the Enquirer says that Richard
| Combs, better known IS "Tallow Dick
one of the defendants in the Goebel
IL urder case, has become suspicious
that he is not receiving fair treatment
from his co-defand ants, and he has had
an interview with attorneys for the
prosecution in which he said that he
wants Mason Hockersmith as witness.
He says Hockersmith has been spirit
ed away and that the attorneys for
the other defendants will do nothing
| to find him. He asserts. according to
I the special, that Hockersmith told him
that Henry Youtsey offered him $l,-
400 to kill Goebol, and showed him
how II could be done through q win
dow in the Office of the secretary Of
state. He said Hooksrsmith asked time
to consider and asked Combs advice
he told Hoskersna'ta to lave nothing
to do with it They, were talking on
| the subject when the fatal shot was
fred. f
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