The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-24
REF tRRING TO YOUTSEY
Youtsey Showed Witness How Goebel
Came to Be Killed.
THE COURT AND DEFENSE lRRlTATED
The Court Objects to the Remarks # Counsel
for Defense, Intended for Spectators
and Not for Court. The Defense
Objects to that Remark
(By the Associated Press.)

Georgetown, KY, July 23.-Spectators
were scarce today when the trial was re-
sumed of Caleb Powers, charged with
completely in the Goebel shooting. The
prosecution gave notice that they would
excuse half dozen persons summoned as
witnesses for that side. Among those ex-
cused was like Golden, brother of Ser
geant T. Wharton Golden.
Lieutenant John Ricketts,, an officer in.
the Barbourville militia company, of
which John Powers was captain was the
first witness. He went to Frankfort jan
uary 25th with the trainload OF noun
taineers. Before the train reached Frank
fort witness said the men were told to
report to w. H. Culton for rations The
men were armed with guns and pistols.
Arriving at Frankfort they took possess
sion of the Agricultural Building and
stacked guns there.
Witness said each morning a crowd Of
from three to six hundred mounted men
occupied the yard in front of the execu-
tive building. He saw Youtsey frequent
Iy and talked with him the day before
the assassination. Youtsey said Goebel
had TO be put out of the way and he
(Youtsey) had 500 which he would give
for that purpose and he knew ten or
twelve others who would also contribute
to such fund. Youtsey also said GoebeI
could be killed from the executive build
ing; that the assassin could escape
through the basement and never be de-
tected. He said his job depended on Goe-
bel being killed. Fifteen minutes before
the assassination the witness saw Yout-
sey and the latter told him he wanted
25 or 80 men to accompany him to the
executive building. Continuing, the wit
ness said:
"Youtsey put us inside the executive
building near the stairs. He told us
something was going to happen and we
must remain there. When we started
through the hall | left and went into
a private residence across the street from
the executive building 1t was but few
minutes when l heard the shots. l did
not know any Of the men whom l had
left at the foot of the stairs in the exc
cutive building"
The men whom Youtsey placed we're
just outside the office of the Secretary OF
State. Witness said he left because he
did not want to be present in case of "a
killing"
Cross examined, the witness said that
when Youtsey placed the men in the hall
he told them that as soon as something
happened" man would come down the
steps and go away with them.
During the cross examination Of
Coombs, Ex-Governor Brown objected to
the testimony that mountaineers went
to Frankfort armed, as the right to carry
arms was a constitutional privilege. The
court took issue on this point and said
that the law does not permit crowds of
armed men not in the military service and
called out in the regular way to gather
for any purpose.
Brown filed an exception to remarks of
court and repeated a previous statement
as to what the defense expected to prove
as to the, purpose of the organization of
the mountaineer excursion.
Yes" interrupted Judge Cantrill "and
the court objects and excerpts to the con-
tinued reiteration by counsel of things
which the court thinks are menat for
spectators in the court room and not for
the court
eve object to that statement of the
court" came from several attorneys for
the defense. Both the court and counsel
showed irritation.
Two heads may be better than one
over an important newspaper article.