The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-21
GOLDEN TO GO ON THE STAND.
WILL TELL ALL HE KNOWS ABOUT
MURDER OF GOEBEI.

Says He VIII Do All He Can for His
Friends, but Must he True to Him
self First-It Is Said He Has Given
the Name of the Mau Who Killed
Goebei-Man Mentioned Is a NOto-
rious Negro Who Formerly Lived
at Winchester.
Louisville, March 2O-The stories grow
ing out of the conference between Sergt.
F. Wharton Golden of the Barbourville
Company of state militia, and the attor-
neys who are managing the investigation
OF the assassination of Gov. Goebel, have
caused a sensation throughout the state
Golden will be placed on the stand by
the prosecution in the trial of the persons
already arrested for alleged completely in
the assassination, but information of the
exact nature of the testimony he is ex-
rected to give, is lacking
Specials from Winchester say Golden is
still at that place with his company.
Il will DO all l can for my friends all
the time Golden is reported as saying,
fbut l must first be true to myself When
the time comes 1 will tell all I know.
Whatever else may be said about me
do not think 1 can be accused of being
liar, coward or a Democrat. and 1 want
it distinctly understood that 1 am not
here under guard"
The story is published that Golden has
divulged to the authorities the name of
the man who fired the shots that killed
Goebei. The person mentioned is mulat-
to, who formerly lived at Winchester,
was prominent in the French -Eversole
feud, and is known as a dead shot. This
man IS now supposed to be in the wilds
of one of the mountain counties.
Evidence that he was in Frankfort at
the time of the assassination was found
among papers taken from w. II. Culton,
a clerk in the auditors office when The
latter was arrested week or so ago, on
a warrant charging him with being an
accessory to the murder.
Among these papers were receipts for
board bills amounting to about $500, in
CURED by eighteen men who We're in
Frankfort for some time before and at the
time Gov. Goebel was shot. In one of
these receipts the name of the mulatto
mentioned is given. The receipt in this
case is for money received from John Per
kins by Bettina Pittman for the board of
three men. Perkins is a porter about the
State House
Golden Is at Lexington.
Lexington, KY, March 2).-Sergt. F.
Wharton Golden, the man alleged to have
made incriminating statements in the
Goebel murder case, arrived here in COM
pany with his attorney, Smith Hayes, to-
night. They came from Winchester.
Their 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 Ho-
tel, but it is stated Golden went through
the rear door of the Phoenix and subse-
quently to his room in the hotel Another
story is that they We're met by carriage
and driven to the home of Goebel Demo-
cr2t.
As the hotel clerk knew nothing of their
arrival, efforts to find Golden proved fu-
tile. Many rumors are in circulation. One
is that Golden is trying to get away from
Goebe influences but he is closely watch
ed. 1t is improbable that he has given
them the slip. Another rumor is that he
is here for further conference with Dem
ocratic attorney tomorrow