Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-27

tS AAy a ~ ~
most thrilling event of the examining
trial of Republican Secretary of
State Caleb Powers occurred this ar
ternoon shortly after 8 o'clock and for
a few minutes it looked as if serious
trouble could not be prevented. Col.
George G. Denny, for the defendant, in
an argument upon the competency of
a question said: "It is perfectly lawful
for people to come here, and to come
armed. l came here several times my
self"
He was referring to the crowd that
was present at the mass meeting held
in the State House yard just prior to
Governor Goebel's assassination.
Col. Campbell for the prosecution re-
piled that he did not consider it lawful
and was surprised to know that Mr..
Denny had come here armed. Denny
denied having made such statement
and said that he did not come armed.
Campbell insisted that he had made
the statement. Both men were very
excited and spoke with vehemence and
with arms shaking commenced to ad-
n towards each other. The court
room was crowded and the audience
evidently thought a fight was on and
made a mad rush for the doors and
windows, people falling over each 9th
er in their efforts to get out of the
room. Several policemen and deputy
sheriffs were crying for order and
Judge Moore was bringing his gavel
down with terrific force and urging the
people to take their seats. After five
or ten minutes of the most exciting
scenes since the assassination. quiet
was restored.
Just as soon as the room began To
grow orderly, Ex-Governor Brown. n
of the attorneys for the defense. whis-
pered to Col. Campbell, who promptly
arose and apologized to Denny and
to the court, Col. Denny replying in a
very happy speech.
On inspection of the record it was
found that Col. Compbell had miscon-
structed Col. Denny's statement.
Governor Brown in a speech asked
the court to adjourn and give the peo-
pie time to cool off, stating that it was
only by the GOODNESS of several officers
and people around him that dozens of
people were not killed. He further
said that it was not that he feared n
violence, but he only spoke for the
protection of his client.
County Attorney Polsgrove object
ed to the adjourning, stating that it
would be an admission that the court
was unable to protect the prisoner and
insisted upon resuming the questioning
of Golden.
Col. Denny agreed with Polsgrove
and the court told the ATTORNEYS TO
proceed with the examination.
At the conclusion of the examina-
ton of Golden the commonwealth rest
ed it's case. 1t was stated last night
that Mrs. Golden would also be intro
duced as a witness but she was not
put on the stand.
The attorneys for the defense asked
for an adjournment of court at four
o'clock for the purpose of a conference
With the defendants to the witnesses
that will be placed on the stand in his
behalf tomorrow. The court adjourn
ed for this purpose and the ATTORNEYS
and Secretary Powers were closeted
together for an hour or more.
FRANKFORT, KY, March Co.
Judge Moore called his court to order
promptly at 10 o'clock to-day to re-
sumo the preliminary hearing of Re-
publican Secretary of State Caleb
Powers, charged with being an Access
sorry to the murder of Gov. GoebeI.
F. Wharton Golden, one OF the pres
ecution's star witnesses, who finished
his direct examination Saturday but
was taken sick and unable to be cross
examined, was the first witness call
ed to-day. Golden was not in the court
room and a deputy sheriff was sent af-
ter him.
County Attorney Polsgrove at IL
O'Clock announced that Goi1en was i'll.
but that the doctor thought that he
would be able 10 appear az ] O'clock.
and asked the Judge to adjourn court
until that hour, which was done.
Court convened at 1 o'cIccr and Col
den was placed on the stand for cross
examination. Ex-Governor Brown in
terrogated the witness. COLLEEN said
he learned about two weeks ago that
he would be arrested if he did not tell
what he knew about the assassin and
that if he did tell the ATTORNEYS for
the commonwealth would try and save
him from prosecution.
Thomas Cromwell, who swore ont
the warrant against Powers. was the
first person he talked to about the as
sassin. Cromwell had been to the
mountains and heard that he was con-
nected in some way with the murder.
and sent for him. Golden told Powers
OF his conversation with Cromwell and
told him (Powers) that he wanted to
get away from the State House. He
got a leave of absence from Republic
can Assistant Adjutant General Dixon
and left.
Golden said he told Judge Fleming.
OF Winchester, that he intended to tell
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