The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-20
THE GoEBEL MURDER TRIEL.
The Defence Attempts to Break Down Culton's
Character, but Fails.
CIV the Associated Press.)


Georgetown, KY, July 19.-Today's ses-
sion of the trial of Caleb Powers, charged
with completely in the Goebel shooting
started off with a long debate before the
court on the admissibility of matters
transpiring between the date OF the shoot
ing of Goebel and his DEATH The point
was raised by question put by the prose-
cution to witness Culton regarding con-
versation between him and Henry Youtsey
before Goebel died. The court ruled that
this evidence must be excluded.
After the assassination Culton said
Powers came to him and told him to
write to the parties who were in the con-
ference and tell them they had better be
very careful and do no talking as they
were liable to be connected with the
murder. Witness told him it would be
dangerous to write and Powers said he
would do it himself. The prosecution
produced box of cartridges for the wit
ness to inspect. Culton said the car
tridges were those Youtsey showed him
when talking about killing Goebel.
Powers gave witness badges for the
mountain men who remained in Frank
fort so they could distinguish their own
men from others.
Powers at Frankfort, Powers begged him
to not go on the witness stand in the
hearing of his (Culton's) motion for bail.
Witness told Powers he wanted to get
bail as his family needed him.
Powers told him he would see to it that
his family was provided for if witness
would agree not to go on the stand Wit
ness refused.
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for the defense, chat you used over
charge while a clerk in the auditors
office, and that Auditor Stone was COM
| PEELED to make your shortage good?"
"It is not true. l was not short and
auditor Stone did not have to pay any
thing on my account. There was ques-
tion about the legality of some claims al
lowed in my department"
| Culton was asked if he had not been
| indicted for forgery in Jackson county
| He answered that he was indicted for the
| technical offense of signing another mans
| name to a petition for the building of a
new court house Witness was asked
about visiting Colonel Campbells and
others of the prosecution He denied
| that he had been promised immunity.
In becoming witness in the Powers
case he was following the advice of his
| father Judge Culton. Mr.. Owens asked
| how it happened that the witness, al
though in Jail at Frankfort, is here mere
| ly under guard. Culton said the COM
| monwealth consented that he might re-
main under guard appointed.
colloquy followed, the defense at
| tempting to show intimacy between Gull
| ton and the prosecution, and that a dis
elimination was being made between Gull
| ton and the other defendants.
| A number of questions were asked by
| the defense to show that Culton's evil
| dence now is at variance with that given
| in his application for bail at Frankfort.
| During the severe fire of interrogatives
on cross examination of Culton, the de-
| PENDANT Powers sat with his eyes riveted
on the witness.
| Culton was asked to again relate the
| conversation between him and ex-Gover-
nor Bradley regarding report that Goe-
| bel was to be killed. Culton said Bradley
/ told him he understood twelve men had
been picked for that purpose and said:
THAT must not be done under any cir
cumstances."
Culton was asked if Powers did not
come to him after the assassination and
ask him if he knew anything that would
lead to the discovery of the assassin
Witness could not recall such a converse
ton. Culton concluded the testimony at
| 230, having been in the witness box a
| total of over hours.
Silas Jones, of Whitley county, who
went with the mountaineers to Frankfort
and remained there till after the assas
sination, said he was in the executive
| building when the shooting occurred. The
shots sounded to him from the Secretary
OF States office.
| Prior to the shooting, witness said he
| was in Taylors office. The Governor ask
ed him why he was not in the House
| lobby. Witness replied that he did not
want to go up there as he was not arm
| ed. The Governor asked with an oath
why had come there without arms and
said l had as we'll go home.
| George G.. Fetter, of Louisville, testi-
| fed that he was entering the State House
yard when Goebel was shot. He could
not tell where the first shot was fired
from, but was positive the subsequent
shots were fired inside the main hallway
of the executive building