Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-07-19
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE


Georgetown, KY, July 1s-Tn the
trial yesterday of Caleb Powers,
charged with completely in the Goebel
shooting. John A. Black, a prominent
Republican banker, testified that Pow
ers told him in January that he was
organizing mountaineers to go to
Frankfort. Black demonstrated against
the plan.
The principal witness was w. II. Gull
ton, who is himself indicted as an ac-
cessory in the killing, and his testimo-
ny WAS sensational. Witness said he
attended a conference at Frankfort in
January at which Powers and others
were present and the matter Of bring
ing mountain men to the state capital
was being discussed.
Hamp Howard, Frank Cecil and other
mountain men were there and were
asked by Powers how many they could
bring from Harlan, Belle and other
counties. They promised to bring from
80 to 200 men from each of the coun-
ties represented in the meeting Those
in the meeting We're to take charge of
the men in their respective counties
and bring them to Frankfort armed.
Powers said, according to the witness.
that when the men arrived at Frank
fort they would give the Democratic
legislature 80 minutes in which to set
tie the contests, Tand If they did not
settle it in that time they would kill
every one of them" Culton continued;
"The mountain men arrived in
Frankfort Jan 25. They numbered
from 600 to 1900 men. Those who
carried guns had them stacked in the
office of the commissioners of agflcul-
ture, and each man was given tag
corresponding with a number on his
gun. After holding the meeting IN the
state house yard the larger part Of the
crowd was sent home.
Culton said Henry Youtsey came to
him and told him he had found way
Goebel could be killed and no one
find out who did it. Youtsey said 1t
could be done from the secretary OF
states office, and showed some steel
bullets. Witness told Youtsey such a
thing should not be done Ex-Goyer-
nor Bradley had told witness of hear
ing that Goebel was to be killed, and
said ii must not be done. Witness saw
Youtsey again and the latter said the
idea had been abandoned
Powers, the witness alleged, dis
tributed the money among the various
captains who were to bring the
mountaineers to Frankfort. He did
not know whence the money came.
He declared Governor Taylor fur
nished him (Culton) the money to
bring the Jackson county crowd The
witness said he heard " r. Johnson,
of Jackson county, talking about kill
ing Goebel with nitro-glycerine. Wit
ness said Governor Taylor did not
want the mountain men to so home.
Powers said they ought to be sent
away, as they had not done what they
were brought there for. Witness told
Taylor what Powers said. Taylor re-
piled that Powers was a hotheaded
fool but he would wait and everything
would be all right.
Witness said he went to Berry How
ard and others, at Taylor's instance,
and told them the governor wanted
them to remain and not go home, as
Powers wished.
On the day Of the Van Meter-Berry
contest in the legislature the witness
said Taylor sent orders by him to As
sistant Adjutant General Dixon tohaye
the troops in the arsenal ready to be
called out at moments notice. The
court adjourned with Culton on the
stand