The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-10
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Is the Trial Of Powers, Charged with
Completely IN the Goobel Murder
Defense Well Satisfied.

Is the Trial Of Powers, Charged With /
Completely in the Goebel Murder.
Defense Well Satisfied.
& GEORGETOWN, KY, Aug. cit Is
believed the defense will complete to-.
morrow Its testimony on behalf OF for
mer Secretary Of State Caleb Powers,
charged with completely in the Goebel
shooting. /.
In to-duy's session Of the Powers
case the business Of impenching and
contradicting witnesses continued. The
prosecution claims to be. well satisfied
with the testimony OF Surveyor Cool
man. who was introduced by tho de-
Tense. They declare they have proved
by his demonstration that the shot, ie !
fired from the lower sill Of the second
window in the office OF the secretary Z
OF state, would have passed through 4
the body at identlcnlly the same point, !,
ns shown by Goebers wounds. During
the afternoon session the proceedings
were again interrupted by a spat be-
tween Mr.. Owens Of the defense and
the court.
Surveyor Goldman, VINO testified yes 4
terday, was allowed to make an expla-3
nation to-day regarding some OF tho !
statements made by him, and also to
correct some of his answers. which he
explained, were made on misunder-
standing of the questions, ~
Goldman Cross Examined.
The prosecution cross-examined
Goldman. again going over the greater
part of the ground covered by him yes.
'terday. The defense had shown by the ?
witness that the bullet IL fired, from
the secretary OF states office and
passed through Goebel's body at, 1876
inches depression to the foot, It would
have entered the ground near the foun-
tain and that the bullet cut out OF
the blackberry was not the one that
killed Goebel. -
Professor ]. J. Rucker, Of George
town College. was on the witness stand
when court recessed for lunch. Pro-
fessor Rucker gave expert testimony
regarding the shooting and in gen.
eral way supported Surveyor Cool
mans: mathematical demonstrations. 81 I
Ex-state Auditor L. S. Stone was
recalled after Professor Rucker had
vacated the stand. He was called by
the prosecution, for the purpose OF paw
ing foundation for contradiction OF his :
testimony regarding W. H. cuiton.
whom Stone, while on the stand last
week, accused OF stealing $1,000. y
Said to Get Good Men. "A,
s, T. c. Davidson, OF Adair county, tes-5
tilted that Caleb Powers got him to /
bring q squad OF men to Frankfort
January %. The witness said Powers
told him to get good men. * X
L. F. Sinclair, one OF the attorneys
for the defense, testified that the Wit
ness said he was in the hallway OF; the
executive building. Saw no one else
in the hall or at the door. Witness
then passed into the governors recep-
tion room and met Governor Taylor,
who was standing In the door Of his
office. BE was very much excited.
Witness pushed him inside the office
and pulled the door to. Governor Tay-
,lor walked to the window and saw the
body lying on the pavement Witnes1
recognized 1t as Goebel. On cross-ex-
animation witness admitted that he
testified before the April grand fury
at Frankfort, but did not upon that
occasion tell OF things he had related
on the stand this afternoon, y.