The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-31

to Him by CuIton and Golden.
GEORGETOWN. KY July 30.-Caleb
Powers went on the witness stand in his
own behalf today and admitted that he
had been the main man in bringing the
armed mountaineers to Frankfort, admit
ted that be had talks with Culton. and
vert places with Golden, but denied the
suspicious conversation attributed to him
by these ard other witnesses.
When the court first met today, on re-
quest of Ex-Governor Brown the Jury re
tired and Brown moved the court 10 give
perenptory instructions to the jury acqait-
ting the defendant Neither side srgued
the motion and the court at once over;uled
it. L. d. Faulkner, the Barboursyille at
torney, made a statement of the case for
the defendant to the jury. In part he
said:
I'VE expect to show that IL the grand
jury that found this indictment had any
evidence as to the man who fired the shot,
they concealed it, and his name still re-
mains a secret We will show that the
prosecution has never intended TO bring to
light the identity Of the man who did fire
the shot Taking advantage of your po-
HticaI sympathies. counsel for the Com
monwealth have sought TO show the con-
test fer the Offices was a mere civil suit.
but We will show that the judges and
jury lthe Legislature) had in advance eX-
pressed their opinion as TO how it was to
be decided, and nothing was left TO chance
or the testimony.
THE contest fer the governorship be
fore the Legislature had nothing to do
with Powers contest for Secretary OF state
which was to be tried before the State
Election Commission. Powers and Finley
did bring the mountain men to Frankfort,
January %. but they came pescefully, act
ed peacefully while there, and returned
home peacefully. A few of the men re-
mained in Frankfort on advice of coun-
sci for defendants in contest cases. in or
der to prevent the State officers from being
forcibly elected from the statehouse by the
Democrats, a thing which was to be done
if the Legislature decided against Mr. Tay-
Ior. according to common rumOr and news
paper publications.
Charges of Perjury.
''Mr. Powers was not in his Office on
January go and had all the keys that he
knew Of to his office in his possession on
that day. The witness Golden knew why
Powers went to Louisville that day, but he
did not disclose 1t. We will show you that
the witness Weare was never in Frankfort
till yesterday. We will show you that
Finley Anderson is e liar for revenge only,
and that Robert Noakes conspired for the
prosecution to have himself arrested. and
when he got on the stand he proved the
most imaginative liar in all history. Whar-
ton Golden. We will show. is a perjurer.
who has a contract to divide with some
one else whatever is raised from the re-
ward fund OF 500 900.
Caleb Powers never had a conference
with John Powers, Youtsey, Whitaker,
Combs, Green. Golden. or John Davis. but
he did have talks with Governor Taylor,
Charles Finley, and W. II. Culton, as we
will show. After the Legislature passed
the s100, 600 reward bill the most gigantic
conspiracy was begun to convict Powers,
whether guilty or innocent"
Powers went on the stand in his own be-
half. and in substance said:
Three crowds of mountain men were
brought TO Frankfort at different times,
and / had something to do with bringing
them all there. The first crowd came
about December. when the election COM
mission was canvassing the returns. These
men were not there to intimidate the COM
missioners. and / advised them not to
crowd around the room where the COM
mission was in session.
Inc second crowd was brought about the
18th of 18th OF January. They came as
regularly subpoEaed witnesses for the con-
test board, but they were there also to
protect us State officers and keep US from
icing forcibly elected The third lot came
on January 25 had a talk with Governor
Taylor about bringing them, and he ad-
Vised ii and said he would pay the ex
penses. He also advised that they come
armed, as he thought, under the Constitu-
ton. they had right to bear arms
openly"
A Denial by Powers.
Referring to the meeting in the agri-
cultural Office before he sent for the men.
witness said:
George Page, II. F. Van SAINT. T. w.
Cecil. and h H. Howard were present at
that meeting. W. H Culton was there
part OF the time. ! don't think 1 said:
The Legislature will be given thirty min
utes TO settle the contest after We get
here. don't recollect saying it, and am
sure l did not say it. / said something
about the dangers Of people along the line
deTailing our special train or throwing
the train of bridge, but I did not saw,
We have burned the bridges behind us
4 think We had about 900 men in the
train / went through the train twice
and admonished them to keep sober, and
quiet, as ours was a peaceable mission
When we got to Frankfort there was no
disorder, and they held quiet meeting
in the state house yard. Most of the men
went home that night but / had nothing
10 do with selecting Il csc that remained.
i was not at the meeting that decided TO
send the men home.
Il heard about It and went TO see Coy
ernor Taylor, and found him at the Coy
ernor's mansion. He said the presence Of
the men was having a bad effe=t on the
Legislature as the Brown Democrats who
had been for him were threatening to leave
him II the armed men remained. l went
TO my boarding house at 80 o'clock that
day. and had no such conversations with
Robert Noakes as he detailed in his tes-
timony. / don't remember to have seen
Noakes that day.
''On January 25 l went to Lexington. but
returned and Was in Frankfort Monday
January 25- On the morning Of January
29 ] went up to the hotel to see General
Duke about taking the men back TO Frank
fort. He was not in. but while | was
there my brother and Wharton Golden did