Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-25

GEORGETOWN, Ky, July 24.-This
was the most eventful day of the trial
| of Caleb Powers, charged with COM
plicity in the Goebel shooting, since
the hearing of testimony began nearly
two weeks ago. The testimony was
| nearly all corroborative.
Among the possibilities for the wit
| ness stand tomorrow are Robert
Noaks, whose cross-examination was
! suspended last Saturday; F. Wharton
Golden and Mckenzie Todd, the latter
private secretary to Governor Taylor.
1t was definitely stated tonight that
Henry Youtsey will not be placed on
the stand
The prosecution was granted a writ
against managers of both telegraph
| offices at Frankfort requiring them to
bring into court all cipher kilograms
sent through their offices between De-
cember %, 1899, and February 8, 1900.
Writs We're also granted against both
the Secretary of State and the Adju-
tant General, requiring them to bring
the executive journal and other rec
ords.
Editor Mcdonald, of Frankfort, tes-
titled that on January so, a few min
! utes prior to the shooting, he saw w.
H. Culton and another whom he
thought was State Inspector Lester,
standing at the point where Goebel fell
shortly afterwards. On Saturday prior
| TO the assassination witness saw a man
run down the steps from the legisla-
| tive hall and call TO crowd of noun
| tain men:
go and get your guns, it's time for
the shooting to begin"
Representative Berry, (Rep), had
| just been unseated. Witness did not
know the man.
e. P. Thompson, Jr., was standing
on the street nearly opposite the execu-
tive building when the shot was fired
and saw Goebel fall. The shots sound
ed as if they were fire from the execu-
tive building or between the executive
and legislative buildings.
Frank Heeney, a Frankfort merchant,
whose store lis on Broadway, opposite
the State House yard, heard the shots
| and ran to his front door and saw Goe-
bells body on the pavement. No one
was near. He did not seen either Jack
Chinn or Eph. Lillard.
r. H. Bergman, of Frankfort, was
the last witness at the morning ses-
sion. His direct testimony did not ellie
it anything new.
AT the afternoon session Miss Ella
Smith, of Barboursville, told OF a con-
versation between John Powers and
herself on January 10th. They were
regretting the Colson-Seott tragedy
which happened at Frankfort that day,
and Powers said there would be more
blood shed at Frankfort if Goebel was
seated. Witness was surprised at this
statement, and said:
'Oh, Mr.. Powers, you would not be
willing to kill him, would your" TO
which Powers replied that the would.
Miss Bessie Hardin, Of Frankfort,
corroborated much evidence OF the
prosecution as TO the arrival of the
mountaineers.
James Fletcher, of Knox county, tes-
titled that he heard John Powers say in
December:
Taylor has been elected governor,
and If any effort is made to count him
out, Goebel will never be seated"
John F. Dazier, of Knox county, tes-
titled that he heard Charles Finley,
then Secretary of State, tell Caleb Pow
ers early in December that he would
leave a shot gun loaded with buckshot
in the Office of the Secretary Of State,
and advised Powers to use it if an
attempt was made to unseat him. The
court excluded this testimony, ruling
that it was not competent.
George Lockhart, of Knox county,
said Caleb Powers arranged with him
to go armed to Frankfort for a month.
Powers told him he would be paid IL
Taylor won the contest.