The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
THE G0EB MIIRBf f7I
Witness Golden Says It Was tie
~ Result Of q Plot.
Gives Evidence Against Secretary 81
state P0wsRs-Implioates Other
T.. Republicans IN the Alleged
Conspiracy.

0AVSS AVA0eaC0 ABOA00V OeOSeI0Ey Ox
state plieates Other
:. Republicans In the Alleged
Conspiracy.
" Frankfort, KY, March 26.-F. Whar.
ton Golden, Of Barboursyille, was.Sat-
urday put on the witness stand in the.
examination of Secretary Of State
Caleb Powers, charged with, conspif-
acy to murder Senator Goebel. Gold
en- was rather nervous on the stand,
but did not hesitate in his replies to
questions. and his testimony made
deep impression.
Where then did you go7 To Barbours-
ville?" asked Attorney Campbell. The wit
ness hesitated. then said: .4
II won't answer that"
when did you have conversation with
Secretary Powers?''
"When Mr.. Powers and I left here to-
gether. Col. Powers told me to go to Har-
Ian county and tell Postmaster John Hirst
to send down ten witnesses in the contest
case"
How were these witnesses to be se-
lected and in what manner were they to
come?'
Regular mountain feudists'' - ~
Give the exact conversation between
you and Secretary Powers relative to got.
ting witnesses In Harlan county"
He told me to 60 to Harlan; county and
tell Mr.. Hirst to send down ten men who
were regular mountain feudiStS.' ..t.-
did he understand what You meant by
that. and II 50 what was your understand
ing of that reQuest?'
Objected to, but overruled.
II won't answer that" said Mr.. Golden,
After some parley Mr.. Golden said:
nk~ - re
necessary go into that legislative hall and
kill of enough to make it in our favor.
Il did not see Mr.. Htrst. saw Hamp
Howard. told him we wanted ten regu-
lar mountain feudists for witnesses. Wo
wanted men who had good Colts 45s."
"Were the Colts ass to be put In evi-
dence?" asked Attorney Campbell.
Most assuredly they were." answered
Golden.
The witness identified q receipt for 80
given by Bingham. Witness also said he
gave Mr.. Howard $73.S0 ior ten tickets to
Frankfort and return. He knew some OF
the men from Bell county. The men. q
good many OF them, were mountain feuQ-
lists. In all about ], 200 or $500 men wefe
brought to Frankfort. They were fed back
of the statehouse. Capt. Davis and Charles
Finley providing the provisions. Contin-
uing Golden said:
Brings In Gov. Tayl0r's Name.
1--WE sent most Of them back that night
BY we I mean myself, Caleb Powers,
lor. Finley. Taylor and Powers decided
to send them back. all except ten or fifteen
from each county. selected the men to
be kept from Knox county, II of them,
well armed. Deputy Marshal George
Thompson selected the men from Laurel
county. About It's men of the mountain
eers brought to Frankfort remained here
fa hal inst
did you have any further convarsa-
ton with Powers regarding the work to
be done by the men remaining here?
mo. sir. We understood what they were
kept here for. We knew that those men
| were here to go into that legislative hall
and II necessary clean out those fellows" :"
"What fellows?'
''The democrats. enough to make ma
j0rity on our side"
The answer created a sensation in the
courtroom.
Golden said he was in the executive
building on the day before the shooting
He met Caleb Powers In Gov. Taylor 9
ante-ro0m. Powers asked him to 60 to
Louisville that day. He told John Powers
he was going to Louisville with Caleb Pow
ers. During a lengthy argument over .
technical point, Golden became i'll and
court was adjourned to 1:9o o'clock.
Sensations OF Afternoon.
Golden resumed his testimony at tbs
afternoon session. He said John Powers
and q black-red 'mustached man had u
talk concerning the closing ofssecretary
Powers office during the latter's absence.
Il had my back turned" said Golden.
| but when I turned saw John Powers
| give the key to the man. John Powers
said to me: 'Goebel is going OF be killed
DONE. He said: Don't get excited. !
gave that man the wrong key I said:
We must 60 and see Caleb John Pow
ers saw him. / didn't"
| did you have any talk with Caleb or
John Powers about Dick Coombs?'
mo; but they had two negroes there ia
kill Goebel. John Powers told me 30.
They were Hockersmtih and Dick Coombs.
I saw Dick Coombs at the drug store near
the depot every morning for q week OF
30 previous to the shooting. Coombs,
talking to man named Wallace in my
presence. said:
| cd him. know him as far as oan
SEQ him and can kill him AZ far a. can
He was talking Of Goebel. This con-
versation was in tho adjutatnt generals
Office
ION Tuesday did you meet Caleb and
John Powers?" asked Attorney Campbell
| ''Yes, did. I saw them in Caleb's of1cc.
! got letter from Brakeman that morn
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Caleb said he was going with me, but
said he might want me to go to the noun
tains. He was talking to Walter Day and
Gov. Taylor. r. ]. Howard, Of Harlan
county. came up. AMI he talked to Tay-
lor. He insisted on Taylor calling out the
militia. Taylor said: My God, you peo-
pie must do something first adding: Il
can get tho militia quick enough. You
fellows must act hrst.' BY that under
stood we fellows must raise q riot In the
senate chamber. Goebel was there. Al !
told you this morning, we would clean out
| enough of that legislature there to maxi,
| 1t our way"
What do you mean by thatr'
| "Oh. kill them.
AFTER Taylor was through talking I
urged Powers to get the train with me,
as 1t was due. 1 learned that Senator Goe-
bel had been shot at La Grange. We con.
tinued on to Louisville. I do not know
| why MI. Powers went to Louisville. Both
| John and Caleb Powers were along. We
left Frankfort that afternoon and went
directly to the statehouse. never saw Mr.,
Powers again that day.
Golden's illness proved more serious
than at first thought, and in the aft
ernoon adjournment was taken until
ten a. m. to-day, when the defense will
take up the cross-examination and in
troduce testimony in rebuttal.
Wages Advanced.
Philadelphia, March 26.-In accord
ance with their notice posted shortly
after January 1, 1900, promising an
advance to their employees, to take
effect April l, the Berwind-White Coal
Mining company has notified all It.
miners of general average advance
OF 20 per cent. The minerss are now
placed upon q basis of 60 cents per
gross ton and all day labor increased
accordingly. This advance will make