Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-21
Of the Killing Of Goebel
Will Come Out
AT TRIAL OF THE CASE
Murderer is Now Said to Have Been
a Mulatto Who is Known AS a Dead
Shot and Was Connected With
Noted Feud.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 2O.-The stotSes
growing out of the conference between
Sergeant F. Wharton Golden. of the
~Barboursville company of state militia,
and he attorneys who are managing
the investigation of the assassination, of
Governor Goebel have caused ia sensa-
ton throughout the state. Goiden Wall
be placed on the stand by the prosecu-
ton in the trial of the persons already ar
rested for alleged completely IN the as
sipation, but information as to the exact
nature of the testimony he is expected TO
give is lacking.
Attorneys Campbell and Polsgrove de-
cline to discuss the matter and Golden
will say nothing. Specials from Wlnches-
ter say Golden is still at that place In
company with his attorney. The two
spend most of the time about the house.
| They see all callers. however. and talk
freely on al! subjects except that OF Gold
ems reported confession.
II will do all I can for my friends all
! the time Golden is reported as saying
but I must be true to myself. When
! the time comes 1 will tell all l know.
! Whatever else may be said about me, L
don't him l can be accused OF pelng a
liar. a coward or a democrat. ana l wan
it distinctly understood that l am not
here under guard
The story is published that Gold
en- has divulged to the attorneys
in the case the name OF the
man who fired the shots that killed
Governor Goebel. The person mentioned
is a mulatto, who formerly lived at Win
chester, was prominent in the trencn-
Eversole feud. and is known as a dead
shot. This man is now suppose to ne
in the wilds of n of the mountain couh-
ties. Evidence that he was in
at the time of the assassination was
found among PAPERS taken from w. H.
coulton. a clerk in the auditors office
when the latter was arrested a week ago
on a Warrant charging him with beng
an accessory to the murder. Among these
papers were receipts for board Ollis
amounting to about $500, incurred by ls
men who were in for some tinle
before and at the time Governor Goebel
was shot. In one of these receipts the
name of the mulatto mentioned is given.
The receipts in this case is for money re-
ceiyed from John Perkins, BY Bettina
lPittman, for the board of three men. Fer
kins is a porter about the state house.
Lexington. XIV, March 2O.-Sergeant F.
Wharton Golden, the man alleged to have
made discriminating statements IN the
Goebel murder, arrived here In company
with his attorney, Smith Hayes. tonight
They came from Winchester. Then
movements have been kept in the
dark and their presence was not known
until several hours after their arrival
They did not register at the Phoenix no
tel hut it is said Golden went through
the rear door of the Phoenix and subse'
!, %ouently to his room in the hotel. Anothe1
!, and more probable story is that they wer'
3 met by a carriage and driven to the hom'
t of a Goebel democrat in the north end Q
| the city. AS the hotel clerk knew moth
I, ing of their arrival, efforts to find Colder
I proved futile. Many rumors are nylns
g One is that he is trying to get away from
;, the officers but is closely watched. 1t /
. probable tha he has given them the sir
I Another rumor is that he is here for fur
Their conference with Goebel attorneys to
morrow,