The age-herald., 1900-08-02
POWERS ENDS
 HIS TESTIMONY Defendant Proved to be an K
 CeHant Witness, WITNESS WEAVER IS IN JAIL Arrested on Warrant Sworn Out by Attorneys for the Defense Charg-
 ing Him With Perjury-Tay- 2, eior's Counsel Present.
WITNESS WEAVER IS IN JAIL

Georgetown, Ky, August 1.-In the Pow CTS trial today the testimony of the defen- dant was concluded. It was generally con- ieeded that while some of the admissions made by him were in degree damaging he made, upon the whole, an excellent wit ness, the prosecution failing to tangle him on cross examination.
 : Rev John Stamper, brother-in-law of Wharton Golden, whose testimony the de- fense hopes to contradict, was introduced, following Powers and created something of sensation on cross examination by ad- hitting that he, as Powers friend, sought to get Golden to leave the State, and in- directly offered him 5000. Stamper was still on the stand when court adjourned. George F. Weaver, alleged Colorado wit ness for the prosecution, who developed into a know it all," languishes in jail to- night on warrant charging him with per- jury.
 tsGeveloped here today that Ex-Gover- nor Taylor, although he is not before the court at Georgetown, is represented by counsel here James O. Violet, of this city, is attending the trial to keep up with the evidence as it bears on the Governors case.
 George F. Weaver, the witness in the Powers case, who claimed to hail from Col orado and who asserted that he saw the gun barrel pointing from the office of the Secretary of State at the time Goebel was assassinated, was arrested today on a war rant charging him with perjury. The war rant was sworn out by the attorneys of the defense in the Powers case, who say they have fo1,ud a,,t that Weayer was pof oply not in Frankfort the day of the assassina- ton, 7'ut was never there till last Satur- day T ght.
 Powers Kesumed stand
 The defendant, Caleb Powers, resumed the stand at o'clock this morning, this being his third day in the witness box. He was subjected to a rigid cross-examinati tion regarding the organization of the moun- taineer army. He said that Governor Tay- Tor and himself were the primary spirits in getting it up. The military companies were brought along, he said, because, having scme discipline, they could be more easily controlled, and moreover that they were already armed
 The witness said he had urged Governor Taylor while the contest board was sitting to call out the military companies and to send the bulk of the other mountain peo- pie home and had secured partial promise rom the Governor to do so. This was to be. done in order that they might hold pos- session of the State offices till the Supreme Court of the United States passed on the merits of the case.
 The witness contradieted the statement of John A. Black, the banker and Republican leader of Barbourville, who swore that Powers referred to 1t as mob. Powers says Black so referred to it, but that he told Black he would do all he could to keep 1t from degenerating into an organiza- ton of that character.
 At the afternoon session Colonel Camp bell interrogated the witness regarding his flight under military escort to evade arrest after the issuance of the warrant March 10. Powers repeated that he was afraid he could not get fair trial on account of political prejudice and also because of the $100,00 reward fund. Colonel Campbell said. s
 MT. Powers, do you not know that of the A00,eOO fund appropriated the sum of $95.994 remains in the hands of the com mission unused?'
 The witness said he had no knowledge of this point.
 Hostile Demonstrations
 The witness also cited various instances of what he construed as hostile demonstra- tions on the part of the people of Frank fort toward him which increased his appre- hensions as to his safety there and his un- willingness to be tried before Franklin County jury The cross examination was concluded at 2:10 and the defense was evil dently satisfied with the result, as 1t retired the witness without putting him on re-di- rect examination. Powers then quit the witness box which he entered first at 10 o'clock Monday morning, being on the stand over fifteen hours altogether.
 Rev. John Stamper, Golden's brother-in- law, was the next witness. He was asked among other questions whether Golden had told him that he was to get money for the confession he made. The prosecution ob- 1eeted to the competency of the question and Colonel Hendrick made a lengthy argu- ment showing that the substantive fact must first be shown before evidence of this character could be introduced Judge Sims of the defense made an argument in reply. The court ruled that the testimony was competent and Stamper said that Golden made a remark in substance that he was to get $5000.S He also gave affirmative answers regarding other alleged conversations with Golden, in which the latter Is claimed to have said that he was to be paid s2,5OO for each conviction.
 , Upon eross-examination Colonel HendricN asked witness if he did not have a talk with L. F. Sinclair, of the defense, and after that if he did not tell Golden that he could get 5000 if he would leave the state and not testify. Witness replied that he did say to Golden that he could get those fel lows to give him 5000 if he would leave the State. He said he had nobody in par ticular in mind when he referred to those fellows"
 'Would you have been willing to have given him 5000 to leave the State and moi testify?" asked Colonel Hindricks of the witness.
 Witness hesitated and then said "Yes. sir. I guess would" The witness denied that he got anything for testifying and denied