The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-03
NO STUMP SPEECHES
WITNESS IN POWERS CASE CALLED
DOWN By THE COURT.
sTAMPER'S OFFER TO GOLDEN.
TT WAS MADE BEFORE TALKING
WITH CALEB POWERS.

Ealing ont of the First Kentucky
Reximent-An Order Dated June rs
wa. Not Executed Until June 80.
Court Ruled out Resolutions Adop-
ted by the Mountatneers-shar
Hcady TO Use His Gun to Prevent
Ousting of Republicans.
Georgetown, KY, Aug. Rev. John
stamper, brother-in-law of Wharton Gold
On. was recalled to-day in the trial OF
caleb Powers, charged with completely in
the Goebel shooting.
Col. Parks of the prosecution questioned
him as to the part he took in getting Re
publcans from Scott county to go to the
state capital on Jan. %. He answered that
he secured quite a number
On redirect examination Stamper said
his conversations with Golden regarding
the money he Golden was to receive for
convictions were confidential, but that he
made them public because a mans life
was in jeopardy.
"The witness should not make stump
speeches in the court house." said Judge
Cantrill sharply.
Stamper declared he had never been au-
thorized by anyone to offer money to Col
den to leave the state before the trial His
memory had been refreshed since adjourn
nent of court yesterday and he desired
TO correct the statement made then that
his offer of 5000 to Golden was after the
talking with Caleb Powers, the defend
II 1, h.
Golden before talking to Powers.
The defense called r. l.. Mcclure of
Lexington, a newspaper man. Attorney
Owens asked him if witness Golden had
not said to him that Youtsey was fool
for talking too much and would rot get a
cent, but that he Golden had fixed it
before he told His story to the prosecu-
ton. The pres cution objected and was
sustained by the court. An exception was
taken. a.
First Kentucky Called on.
Col. c. c. Mengal of the First Ken ucky
National Guard, followed. He produc ed
two kilograms received at Louisville on
the day of The shooting at 2 p. M, con-
tlining only the words, IAN right" and
signed D. r. Collier, adjutant general
Also a letter from Collier explaining that
the words IAN right meant for the wit
ness to come to Frankfort and bring a
regiment and Calling gun. On cross ex-
animation the prosecution read this letter
10 show that Collier had sent the tele-
grams bef re ard not after noon.
Col. Msngal produced orders signed by
Gov. TAYLOR for the movement of the reg
iment TO Frankfori. He said he could not
explain why the order was issued on Jan.
IL, the date 1t bore, ard not executed I'M
til the 30th instant. In the order, Taylor
directed him to obey all orders and signals
given him ny Adjutant General Col.isr.
MOuntaineers' Resolutions.
stephen G. Sharpe of Lexington, chair
man of the mountaineers meeting held
on the steps of the capitol Jan. %, produc-
ed the minutes and resolutions of that
meeting. Before the jury was brought in
for the afternoon session, Attorney
Brown of the defense, presented the copy
of the resolutions, adopted at the meeting
of the mountain men, and asked that the
paper be read to the jury. Passionate
speeches for and against the admission of
the papers and evidence were made by
Attorneys Brown and Williams. When
they had ceased the judge said
The paper offered as evidence is
clearly incompetent. You might as well
read to the jury Pope's Essay on Man.
The jury was then brought in and
Sharpe again placed on the stand. Wit
ness said he told Gov. Taylor and Gen.
Collier before Jan. 80 that he had been
warned by a Democratic friend to stay
away from Frankfort as the parties push
ing the gubernatorial contest had 1000
rifles there and were ready to use them.
Witness was in Gov Taylor's office In
five minutes after the shooting. Taylor
asked him to take charge and prepare to
defend the building. He did so, giving
orders not to permit the arrest of anyone
in the Capitol grounds.
Would Do 1t Again.
In response to question on cross-ex-
animation Sharpe stated he had in sub
stance said to some persons on the Sat
urday before the shooting that he was
ready to take his gun and either lead oil
follow to prevent the oustng of the Re
publican officeholders.
Il am ready to do it now" he ex-
claimed.
Frank c. Carpenter was the last wit
ness of the day. He was in Frankfort
Jan. Z, and was called by the defense 90
show the state of feeling on the streets
of the city Immediately after the shoot
ing of Goebel He repeated threats he
had heard made against occupants of the
executive building. While he was being
cross-examined court adjourned.
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