Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08
POWERS TRIAL
Fifth Week of Celebrated Kentucky
Murder Case.
POINTS OF THE DEFENSE.
me TnkinE of Evidence to he Soon
C0hcluded-A Significant Com
ference on the Case Held
at Frankfort,

georgetown, n.y., Aug. THE fifth
'cek of the trial of forSicr Secretary of
state Caleb Powers for alleged comulic-
ly III the Gochel murder conspiracy be-
gan this morning. Ex-Governor Brown,
chief counsel for the defense, announced
nat the defense will conclude its testi-
n"ny probably on Friday. but possibly
lol until Saturday, After that the pros
,cution will consume three or four days
II rcbnttal.
Captain ID. b. Wnlcutt, who had
:harge of the soldiers who were quar-
cred in the arsenal ut Frankfort prior to
he assassination and who were called
nut Immediately after the tragedy, was
he first Witness called at this session
The troops, he said, were placed in the
arsenal Jan. 1, the day the Legislature
met
At the close of the examination of
t'nptain Walcutt the defense withdrew
he witness, with leave to recall him with
he view of contradcting w. II. Culton.
Culton will also be called again as a
witness. John l.. Dozier, Knox county,
was called. He assisted Powers in or
sanizng the mountain army. On direct
examination he said he got only good
citizens, as Powers directed. On cross
examination he admitted that several
who were selected and sent to Frankfort
were bad characters.
The Mountain Army.
Alexander frost. IL Knox county coal
miner, said the men sent to Frankfort
were to 90 there to contend for their
rights and prevent the vote of that coun-
ty from Icing thrown out.
Il. c. BIandford of Marion county was
present at the conference at Frankfort
ut which w. II. Culton presided. Ac.
cording to the witness. Sheriff Burton OF
breckenridge county made wild speech
saying the only way to stop the contest
was to explode cartridges in the neigh
borhood of he Capital hotel.' He was
rcbllied by Powers.
Il. X. Bullock of Lexington gave somt
entirely now evidence. Witness said he
was in the adiutant generals Office wher
the shooting occurred. He came out anG
saw Jack Chinn walking rapidly into the
>tatchouse. \ man was standing hehinC
| the fountain in Il STOPPING position. Wit
ness could not Yell whether he was white
| or black and did not know what hecam,
| of him.
| Stuart stone. Governor Taylor's Stenog
laphcr, testified he was in the governors
room VIII II the shooting occurred. Whcl
| Taylor heard what had happened. he cN
pressed fear that all Of the occupants o
| the executive building would be mobhed
They broke into lhp office of the secretary
| Of state to get some guns deposited ther,
| with which IT, protect themselves. Wit
ness said Governor Taylor told Captain
| Sharp of Lexington to arm everybody il
the building and take charge of the men.
| \ conference was held at Frankfort
between Captain Is. Il. Golden, for the
prosecution in the Powers ease; Greer
| Golden. who is in Jail there charged Will
| being an accessory to the Goebcl murder
| Wharton Golden und Robert Nnakcs
the principal commonwealth witnesses
| Attorney MHNnor, and two unknown
| KnoN county mem An effort WIS made
ia ct a statement from Gtccn Golden
but II is not known with what result.