The age-herald., 1900-08-09
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 THE POWERS CASE Defense Springs a Star Witness
 as 10 Mathematics. ATTEMPTS TO lMPEACH Dr. Prewitt Denied Statement He is Said to Have Made Concerning Tallow
 Dick Combs Part in
 the Trial
 
TO lMPEACH

Georgetown, Ky, Aug. S.-The defense sprang one of its star claims this after noon in the shape of Surveyor Goodman and his chart of the grounds. It was n- tended to prove by his figures that the bull let which killed Goebel could not have been fired from the sill of the window ot the secretary of states office l. ic to K the course claimed for it by the prosecution.
 Both sides took up a large amount of time again today in an effort to impee ch and contradict witnesses who nave already testified.
 The trial was resumed this morning, and Dr. Prewitt of Taylor County, who was on the stand when court adiou>nel yester- day, continued on the stand.
 On cross-examination the witness 'denIed that he told Wharton Golden he had no doubt that "Tallow Dick' ,;onlbs fired the shot that killed Goebel, and denied that he said that Combs came into the adjr; ;ant generals office after the shooting.
 He repeated that Combs and Hooker smith were in the office at the time and that neither of them could have done the shooting. The witness also said he had nounced him as liar.
 Golden Recalled
 As the witness left the stand Golden was recalled and he and Prewitt met face to face. The spectators in the court room watched them closely to see how they greeted each other. They shook hands cor dially and Golden took the stand and de- nied that he had made certain statements which Prewitt claimed he had made, and also repeated what he claimed Prewitt told him in regard to '"Tallow Dick Combs in connection with the shooting.
 Dr. Prewitt was again recalled, and said that he was with Wharton Golden when the latter was first informed by Tom Cromwell that he might be arrested in connection with the assassination Prewitt said Col den told him few minutes later that they were arranging to put the crime on Powers, but that the latter was innocent.
 George w. Long, State treasurer during Bradleys regime testified about going to Louisville on the morning of January 30 with Caleb Powers and others to arrange to bring some friends from Western Ken lucky to be present when the contest was argued the latter part of the week. He said the news of the shooting caused them to abandon the project.
 On cross-examination the prosecution in- troduced a letter which they asked Long to identify, but he said it had not been written by him signed by him. The witness said he thought 1t had been writ ten by his son, Wendell Long, but he had not authorized it.
 Sparks Cross Examined
 The hearing of testimony in the after noon began with the ross-examination of James Sparks, who is County Attorney in Laurel County. Sparks said that he had been indicted for murder and sentenced to 21 years in the penitentiary, but that the Court of Appeals had reversed the decis- ion and on new trial he was acquitted. He said that he had also been indicted for illegal sale of whiskey, and once for car rying concealed weapons since he had been practicing law. The attorneys asked him if he had not said in the presence of number of people in London that Goe- bel was to be shot, and had even designa- ted the day; also that Taylor had made out the pardons with the exception of in- serting the names. He denied making such statements.
 Then A. T. Silver, superintendent of schools at Williamsburg, was called, and said that he had helped take the first crowd to Frankfort in December and dis tributed tickets to teachers and good re- spectable citizens. He also went down himself. He met Powers at London in Jaruary and was given some money but he turned it over to others and had noth- ing to do with bringing the last crowd lie was followed by E. B. Goodman of New Albany, Ind, a civil engineer, who had worked for the leading railroads of the country from New York to Oregon. He made a survey of the capitol grounds in Frankfort and had made a drawing which he presented. He explained various dis tances in the grounds and stated that a shot fired from the sill of the window of the secretary of states office to the hole in the hackberry tree would drop 3-1d inches per foot in it's passage. He under stood that the bullet in passing through Governor Goebels body dropped 1 7-1t inches, and at this rate it would have dropped after leaving the body so as to strike the basin fountain instead of the blackberry tree. A bullet fired from the sill of the secretary of states office, which dropped 1-l6 inches to the foot would l never have reached the spot where Goebe was supposed to be standing. He stated further that st line drawn throASh Goebers body from the point of exit to tic point oi entrance and continued to the executive building in a straight line would have struck it SIP feet above the sill of the win rafar fn