The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-21
POWERS FORETOLDIT
NOAkS CLAIMS HE SAID GoEBEI
WOULD BE KILLED.
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR 1T.
STRONG TESTIMONY DUPLICATING
THE DEFENDANT.

when NoRks Asked About the Com
tests, Powers Said They Would
Amount to Nothing when GOebel
Was Dead and in H-. He Had
Serving when He Heard Goebel
Would BE Seated.
Georgetown, July @.-Annie Weist of
Louisville. Auditor of State Sweeny's s
stenogra pher, was the first witness called
in the trial to-day of Caleb Powers. chars-
ed with completely in the Goebel shooting.
She heard only three shots and the sound
came from the direction of the office of the
Secretary of State.
Witness said Henry Youtsey came into
her office the day of the Van Meter Berry
contest and told her she had better leave
the state house as trouble was likely TO
occur. Youtsey had rifle in his hand at
the time.
Shortly after the shooting Assistant Sec
retary of State Matthews stationed two
men with guns at the door of the building
with orders to allow no one to enter or
leave the building
Robert Noaks. a railroad conductor, was
called. Noaks said John and Ca
leb Powers and Charles Finley
the election relative to bringing
armed men to Frankfort at the time of
the meeting of the state election commits
sion board They told him they wanted
him TO bring as many men as he could,
and that when they reached Frankfort
they should act in such a manner as to
give the Governor chance 10 call out the
militia. The object was explained 90 the
witness as an effort 10 intimidate the cleo
tion commissioners.
Noaks told of being asked by Caleb
Powers to get a company of militia com
posed of men who would fight. He also
asked Noaks to get smokeless powder
cartridges. He secured a company and IL
was mustered in. Then Powers directed
him to capture two trains and bring his
company to Frankfort. Charles Finley OBJ
jected and warned Noaks not to do that
and proposed TO hire the trains.
Created a Sensation.
Noaks next statement created a sensa-
ton. He was asked;
Did Powers ever say anything to you
| about Gcebel?'
yes, he was on my train one day and
said:
TIE contests wont amount to any
thing, and when Goebel is dead and in
h there is not another man in the state
who can hold his party together
Finley sent us train from Louisville,
which carried the men on Jan. %. At
Richmond Culton got en- the train and told
US when we arrived at Frankfort we
should say we were gong to petition the
Legislature. 1 told the boys to carry their
guns as naturally as if hunting and not
in a military position. After we got to
stand closer to the executive building, as
1 might get hurt. He said:
Some of our men are up stairs and
when Goebel and those other fellows come
in they are going to do the waive for
them
IN told him this must not be done. He
told me to keep cool. I went back into
Powers said:
bob. l understand you have two me n
in your company who would kill T. man If
you wanted them to do it,
Said He Had No Such Men.
"I told him did not believe I had such
a man and he mentioned Chadwell and
Jones. told him did not believe they
were men of that kind. That afternoon
when the men were being sent home, Pow
ers again told me to keep ten or twelve
Of our best men and to keep Chadwell and
Jones. My military company was' taken
with me. They wore citizens clothes with
their uniforms under them. We were told
by Powers to do this so we would be ready
for military service. w. H. Culton told
me l must keep six of my men under arms
all the time. l went to Assistant Adjutant
General Dixon and told him l wanted to
turn over my company as l had become
satisfied they were going TO seat Goebel
as Governor and 1 did not want to serve
under him.
said GoebeI Would BE Killed.
Dixon told me not to be discouraged as
Goebel would not be Governor. | was
tired and asked Powers how long this
was going on He said not much longer as
Goebel would be killed and that would set
tie 1t. That morning l checked two large
pistols and rife for Berry Howard.
saw Gov. Taylor that morning. l went
into his office and took my pistols off
and put them into bookcase. 1 passed
some words with him at that time"
Noaks will be cross-examined to-mor-
row. llik
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NOT A DECLARATION OF WAR.