The age-herald., 1900-07-26
YOUTSEY AT THE
 WINDOW WITH GUN Peculiar Actions Just Prior to
 Shooting of Goebeh AND THE TRIAL DRAGS ON Georgetown and Scott County Are Ex- cited Over Report That Seven
 Hundred of Powers Mountain Friends Are Coming
AND THE TRIAL DRAGS ON

the Powers trial very little of a Sensa- tional nature being developed Mckenzie Todd, who was Governor Taylor's private secretary, was the principal witness today. While his testimony in some degree re- fected on Henry Youtsey, one of the de- fendants, it was favorable to Powers, the defendant on trial
 Georgetown and Scott county are ex- cited oyer a report tonight that several hundred of Powers mountain friends will arrive here Monday or Tuesday and they fear that trouble may occur in that event. The prosecution has many important wit l nesses who have not yet been heard Among them are F. Wharton Golden, De- tective Armstrong and Harding and Wal ter Bronston and a number of others, but it is believed that the state will close it's testimony on Saturday.
 When Judge Cantrilrs court convened this morning dozen or more witnesses who had been summoned on behalf of the commonwealth were excused on motion of
 the prosecution and as the same thing has occurred each morning this week the total list of witnesses has been reduced very
 materially Some of those excused were put upon their recognizance to appear and testify in the cases of Youtsey and others, 
 The Fifteenth Hay
 This was the fifteenth day of the trial. The defense asked that Robert Noakes be called that they might ask some questions on one point, but stated that they would recall him later for further cross-examina- tion. The prosecution consented to this and Noakes was asked to fix the time Of the several conversations he claimed to have had with Caleb Powers at Frankfort January %.
 Mckenzie Todd, who was private secre- tary to Governor Taylor, was called. He had seen Taylor frequently in conference with Powers, Coulton, Finley, s. G. Sharp and others Saw Youtsey in the Governors private office twice doing stenographic work. He did not know why Youtsey was doing this work, as the Governor had stenographer of his own.
 Saw Caleb Powers and Youtsey together January 30 Later the same day witness saw Toutsey come into the reception room of the Governor carrying a gun. Youtsey took a position by a window, and later went into the office of the Secretary of State, where he knelt down by a. window pointing the gun out of it. Powers saw Youtsey and asked witness to get him out of the room, and witness asked Youtsey what he was doing there with a gun. Yout- sey said there was trouble up there, point ing to the Legislative building. Witness 2 told him they had adjourned, and asked Youtsey what he intended to do in case of trouble. Youtsey said: T don't intend to start trouble, but if it starts this building must be protected"
 Witness said Powers then told YoutSey it would never do for any one to shoot from that building. Youtsey had the win dow raised and the blind pulled down. Wit ness left the room, leaving Youtsey and Powers in the room. On Monday following Powers came to witness and told him Yout- Sey was outside and wanted admission to the office of Secretary of State. Powers said Youtsey acted peculiarly that he did not want him around and asked witness to go out and get him away.
 Saw Three Guns
 On Saturday, prior to the assassinati tion, witness saw three guns in the office of the Secretary of State. Youtsey called atten- tion of witness to them by removing a plank under which they were concealed.
 Youtsey said Powers claims to be a brave man, but he hid his gun"
 At the afternoon session Juror Kemper had recovered sufficiently for the case to go on and MT. Todd resumed the stand He said he did not tell a Frankfort news paper correspondent that Powers or any one interested in the case had talked with him and had practically left him the option of swearing to a lie, leaving the State or telling the truth, but what witness said or intended to say was that his own conclu- sion as to what was involved as to his own position embraced these points and that he readily concluded not to leave the State under any circumstances, but to tell the truth as to all he knew.
 Louis D. Smith, a colored porter in the basement of the executive building was then called He said that on the morning Of the Van Berry contest there was a large crowd of mountaineers in the base ment. Youtsey came in and gave them some sort of orders. They left hurriedly. put came back after while. Witness ask eo What was going on and Green Golden said: If our man had been in his place you would have seen what was going on. beeen he'll" <
 This was on Sunday previous to the shooting. Witness corroborated the testi mony Of Watts, the other porter, as to foutsey running through the basement inn mediately after the shooting.
 Professor James A. Stevens of Barbour- wills, who had come in response to a sub- poena duces tecum, requiring him to pro- duce letter from Caleb Powers dated Pebruary 3, said the letter had been de- stroyed or lost, but the witness said that in substance the letter said:
 Had 1t In For Powers "The Democrats had 1t in for Powers before he was an open advocate of war | and also that to Powers was largely due | the credit for the disorganized condition | of the Democrats at the time It added we have been elected to these offices, and we intend to hold then1.''
 Ex-Governor Brown moved to exclude | this statement as incompetent, and while | arguing this question a lively tilt occurred between him and Lawyer Campbell of the prosecution Campbell accused Brown of making a political harangue, to which Brown entered a disclaimer.
 | CampeH said: T will let the gal1ed jade | wince." to which Brown responded hot1y: | There is no jade over here, and nobody Il wincing. don't make a mistake as to that" Il Later Governor Brown accused Camp | bell of making political speech, to which Il Campbell retorted that he was not dealing | in the bill of rights, which seemed to be | BrowIfs only stock in trade.
 | Mir. Brown said: "No one would accuse | you of knowing anything about the bill | of right" or words to that effect. | Officer Pete Jenxins. of the Lexington