The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-29
.BRIBE OFFERED HIM
GOLDEN WAS PROMISED 5000 TO
LEAVE THE STATE.
SAID HE DECLINED THE OFFER
DENIED THAT HE WAS APPROACH
ED ny PROSECUTION.

Golden Kept Busy Denying state
ments Attributed to Him by the
Defense-LiveIy Tilt over n Letter
Said to Have Been Written by
GOIden's Wife-Exceptions Taken
by the Defense and the Court Told
Them TO Except All You want
TO-"
Georgetown. KY. July 2s.-In the trial
of exSecretary of State Caleb Powers,
charged with being an accessory to the
murder of William Goebel, the prosecution
to-day concluded its evidence in chief.
Sergt. f. Wharton Golden was the last
important witness.
on Monday Powers will testify in his
own behalf
Three weeks have already been consum-
ed In the trial.
Golden resumed the witness stand to-day
and Judge Sims began a severe cross-ex-
animation. Golden repeated the story told
previously of how he came to be called az
witness. He denied telling his brother
in-law John Stamper that he had been
promised $500. or that he could have S.
600 in case of conviction of the parties.
He also denied that he had ever said 10
he and Culton could get together. they
could convict all of them.
Golden was kept busy for an hour or
more denying that he had made state
ments that are attributed to him by per-
sons. who, it had been supposed, would
be introduced in the defense TO impeach
his testimony.
Proposition From Defense.
On redirect examination Golden said he
had been approached by his brother-in-
law, John Stamper, who told him he had
talk with Lawyer l.. F. Sinclair, now
one of Powers attorneys. and that Golden
could get 5000 If he would leave the state
and not appear against Powers. witness
said he refused 90 consider the PROPOSE
ton. He gave as a reason for not go
ing back to Knox county, after he made
confession. that his brothers, who lived
there, advised him to stay away, as they
believed he would be killed.
There was a lively tilt over a letter
which Goldens wife was said by tho
newspapers 10 have written to him. The
witness said Lawyer Sinclair had called
on him and asked him for the letter. tell
ing him he wanted IL for a newspaper.
The defense objected and asked the court
10 exclude the statement. Col Campbell
said he was trying to show that Sin
clair was appearing under several diff
ferent roles. First. as spy or detec-
tive for Powers; then as an alleged news
paper reporter, eavesdropping and prying
into Irrelevant matters and finally ap-
pearing as counsel for the defense.
II did not appear under in assumed
name, as you did, at Cumberland Gap"
calculated Mr.. Sinclair
Direct your remarks to the court and
not to MIR. Campbell when you are talk
Ing" said the court 40 Mr.. Sinclair.
The colloquy went on and Mr.. Sinclair
was fined IS for contempt.
Could Except All He Wanted To.
Ex-Gov. Brown entered an exception TO
a remark of the court in regard to the
irrelevancy of the question, as to the LED
ter written by Mrs. Golden
We'll, except all you want to, so far
as that is concerned" said the court.
1--WE will" responded Gov. Brown. The
law gives us that right. Ii is not matter
within the prerogative of the court"
Robert Haslock. a gunsmth, gave ex-
pert testimony as 10 the bullet in the block
of wood cut from the blackberry tree after
It Is supposed to have passed through
Goebers body. He pronounced II a 3s-
callber metal patch bullet He said ID
was copper filled and nickel plated.
Attorneys for the prosecution then held
a short conference after which Mr.
Franklin announced that that side would
rest and asked that the jury be taken to
Frankfort to view the scene of the trag-
edy The defense offered no objection,
but the court ruled that this should not
be done until all the evidence is in.
Prosecutions Statement
Through T. c. Campbell, the prosecu-
ton. gave out a statement after resting
rs case, saying 1t had been proved that
the shot came from the office of the de-
fendant, Caleb Powers, and that there
was conspiracy to kill Goebe. The
statement says:
Powers Is abundantly connected with
the principal who fired the shot whether
that principal he Youtsey, Jim Howard
or Dick Combs. To one OF the three,
Powers was an accessory before the fact
He furnished Youtsey the key to get into
his Office. He conveniently left his Office
on the fatal day so that the pretenss
&C uld ie made that the office was closed,
and the drawn blinds could be accounted
for"
The statement reviews the testimony,
declaring that IL points to the convic-
lion OF Powers unless the evidence is