The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
PROSECUTIONS CASE.
Points Brought Out In Powers Trial
by the state,

Frankfort, KY, July 2s,-The prosecution,
through T. c. Campbell, gave out the fol-
lowing statement tonight, after resting its
case;
IL Is proved that the shot came from the
office Of the defendant, Caleb Powers. First,
by direct testimony OF two witnesses who
saw the rifle when fred, and by eight others
who located the place of firing by sound.
Second by the following facts: The window
sill whence the bullet was fired is thirteen
feet nine inches higher than the point where
H. struck into the tree, distance OF 1871
feot The descent OF the bullet was such
that II would cross the spot where Goebel
fell, htty-th!ee and a quarter lnGhes above
the pavement. The autopsy found the point
OF entrance IN Goebel > breast htty-lwo ana
a quarter inches from the soles of his feet.
Add the elevation gained by the SOCKS ana
shoes snd you get nifty. three and one-sS-
teenth inches. Third. the cartridge which
was used N killing Goebel was metal
iacketed, loosely steel cartridge
smokeless cartridge kind not used by the
militia OF Kentucky This fact Is estao.
llshed by Ia the defendant, Powers, asked
Robert Noakes TO get him steel cartridges IN
December, 1888, ~ Houisey, who mad the
key to Powers office, did procure. from
gun store in Cincinnati steel cartridges $50
calledl $500 on January %, 1900; tc) the
bullet fired from the Office OF the secretary
OF state and found embedded in the tree is
a metal acketted bullet, $500; ID the sizes
OF the wounds Of entrance and exit were tho
same. viz. three-eighths OF an men tjs;
caliber). Had leaden bullet been used
The wound OF exit would have been larger,
(el that tho cartridge used was smokeless
Is evidenced by the TACT that the many wiz
nesses looking AZ the point whence the rlne
was fired saw no smoke,
Youtsey, a clerk and stenographer, pointed
out TO W. IL Culton who was W. ). ray
lor's confidential man, that the slckest plan
for the murder Of Goebel that he could think
Of would be to raise the window in tue sec
rotary OF state office lower the bind, point
the rifle and fire. This was the exact plan
pursued in killing Goebel Goutsey had the
key to Powers office, gwen 10 him oy Pow
eiE brother on the day before Goebel was
shot. Powers letter 10 his women friends
ana others, in which be declared that the as
organized condition OF the democratic parry
AFTER the shooting OF. but before the death
OF Goebel was due more to MIN than 10 any
one else, shows That for a time he believed
he Ead earned the plaudits which would be
gwen 10 hero, and that the killing Of Goe-
bel WAS really az mertori0us as the cahal
had taught themselves and others to believe
il would be.
The testimony of W. II Cuton. assistant
auditor OF state that Powers few DAYS
before the shooting OF Gc4bel. d4srrelel
with Taylor aud was going 10 seh9 ho;ae
tn, mountain men. rs PREGNANT HIS descrip-
ton Of the quarrel. the norts he MADE 10
biting the TWO men together, the fact that
Powers damned Taylor as man without
any backbone and the datnnng OF Powers
by Taylor as a hot-head d fool, is r
cunstanoe. taken IN connections with tns
othF matters testified 10 by Culton which
establishes a conspiracy beyond DOUBT 70
overcome It Cultons testimony must ho de-
stroyed
Tht testimony or Noakes who for we've
years WAS the friend and companion OF FIN
ley and Poweis; his d claratl0n that Powers
desired desperate men from his company 10
he retained for the purpose Of muraeri MS
further statement that Pow rs declared the
contest would end as quickly as Goebo was
KILLED means the conviction OF Powers IN
lens Powers can break Noakes down
The testimony Of Wharton Goldsn, the life
long companion OF Powers. his able adiu-
tant in ell OF the mAneuvers TO bring the
mountain army his conidhnt in his lonely
walks 10 the cemetery: the man he took
with him 70 Louisville; the man to whom
h conf ssed that he would 40 10 franklin
and Polsgrove ne state officials and tell
ALL proves the guilt Of Powers To escape.
Powers must destroy Goldens testimony
The testimony OF Representative Hampton
Of KNOX county that Taylor Powers chief,
asked him tHarp,on) go 10 the lesislstuss.