Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-20


the Witness Sandstone Ques-
tions Affecting Characters.
I GEORGETOWN, KY. July 19.-To-
Gays session of the trial OF Caleb
Powers, charged with completely In the
Goebel shooting, started on with
long debate before the court on the adj
instability OF matters transporting be-
tween the date of the shooting of
Gcebel and his death.
The point was raised by a question
put by the prosecution to witness
Culton regarding a conversation be-
tween 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
conference and tell them they had bet
ter 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 IL himself.
The prosecution produced a box OF
cartridges for the witness to inspect.
Culton said the cartridges were like
those Youtsey showed him when talk
ing about killing Goebel.
Powers gave witnesses
Badges for the Mountain Men
who remained in Frankfort so they
could distinguish their own men from
others.
Culton declared that while in Jail
with Powers at Frankfort, Powers
begged him to not go on the witness
stand in the hearing OF his (Cultons)
motion for bail Witness told Powers
he wanted to get bail. as his family
needed him.
Powers told him he would see to II
that his family was provided for IL
witness would agree not to go on the
stand. Witness refused.
rs 1t not true" asked Attorney Ow-
ems, for the defense, that you used
over $1,000 belonging to the funds in
your charge while clerk in the Audi
tors Office and that Auditor Stone was
compelled to make your shortage
good?"
1T is not true. was not short and
Auditor Stone did not have to pay any
thing on my account. There was ques-
oh hn - Al
allowed in my department"
Culton was asked If he had not been
indicted for forgery in Jackson eoun-
ty. He answered that he was indicted
for
The Technical Onense
of signing another mans name to a
petition for the building of a new court
house. Witness was asked about Wis
iting Col. Campbell and others of the
prosecution He denied that he had
been promised immunity.
In becoming a witness In the Pow
ers case he was following the advice
of his father, Judge Culton. Mr..
Townes asked how 1t happened that
witness, although in Jail at Frankfort,
is here merely under guard. Culton
said the commonwealth consented that
he might remain under guard.
A colloquy followed the defense at
tempting TO show intimacy between
Culton and the prosecution and that a
discrimination was being made between
Culton and the other defendants.
A number of questions were asked
by the defense to show that Culton's
evidence now Is at variance with that
given in his application for bail al
Frankfort.
During the severe fire OF interroga-
tiyes on crosS-examination of Culton,
the defendant Powers sat with his eyes
riveted on the witness.
Culton was asked 20 again relate the
conversation between him and ex-
Governor Bradley regarding a report
that Goebel 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 circumstances" Gull
| ton was asked II 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 con-
yersation. Culton concluded his teeti.
mony at 80, having been in the wit.
Eess box total of over seven hours.
Silas Jones, of Whitley county who
went with the mountaineers to Frank
fort and remained there Till after tho
assassination, was the next witness,
Jones said he was in the executive
/ building when the shooting occurred
| The shots sounded to him from the
Secretary OF States Office. He said
that Immediately after the shooting
Governor Taylor opened his door and
inquired what the shooting was about.
Just at that time somebody said Goe-
bel had been killed. Taylor went back
and got his pistol. He did not have L.
when he first opened the door.
Prior 70 the shooting witness said
he was in Taylor's Office. The Coy
ernor asked him why he was not In
the House lobby. Witness replied that
be did not want TO go up there as he
was not armed The Governor asked
with an oath why I had come there
without arms and said I might as well
go home. After the shooting Jones
was arrested as a suspect but was re-
leased. the grand jury falling to lndict.
George G. Fetter, Of Louisville, tes-
titled that he was entering the State
House yard when Goebel was shot. He
could not tell where the first shot was
fred from bur was positive the subse-
quent shot were fired inside the main
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