The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-29
Wharton Golden Takes the Stand
and Testities Against Secre-
tary of State Powers
AN IMMENSE TERONG IN The COURT.
He Swears That the Defendant Sum-
mOned Mountain Feudists to
Come to Frankfort.
Such Men Were 10 Re Brought Who
Would Stand ~ in the Lcgis-
lntiNe Hail and Kill OK
the Democrats.


liminary examination OF Secretary of
State Caleb Powers, charged with aid
ing and abetting in the assassination
of William Goebel, was begun before
Judge Moore. The little, old-fash-
ioned court house in which the exam
ination' took place was guarded inside
and out by militia from Lexington
and scores of deputy sheriifs armed
with Wi-schester rifles to prevent pos
sfble Interference from mountaineers.
who were reported on their way to
Frankfort, but their presence was ur-
ecessary, as the mountaineers failed
10 appear and no disorder occurrs d.
The witnesses heard included War
den Eph Lillard. of the state peniten-
tiary; Detective Dee Armstrong.
Sheriff Bosworth, of Fayctte county
b who arrested Secretary Powers and
Capt. John Davis while the latter
were attempting to escape from
Frankfort, and Silas Jones, who is
now under bonds, charged with COM
plicity in the murder. The testimony
given tended to show that tht shots
came from that section of the eNecu-
tive building in which Secretary Pow
ers' office is located, although no one
would swear that the shots were fired
from the secretary's Office.
Frankfort, Ky. March 25.-Sccrc-
tary Powers was the only one of the
defendants brought in court Satur-
day morning. Capt. Davis and tn't";r
remained in Jail. J. Wharton G"itl,"
of BarboursviIe, was sworn as t.r
first witness. lie said he had l;uu ii
Secretary Powers tJr II or Is yea
also knew MIR. Cuiton. He was a
acquainted with GOV. Taylor tt.
Capt. John Power. lie sad he Wi OBJ
good friend to all cr the defer 'l;u, o..
He was in FrauLfor; in = r..t... =, . .s.
February, and saw Secretary and
John Powers nearly every day. He
was in Frankfort on Janu.ry II, and
went to Harlan county OH tie j.
then went to Laure! cor :. .&r : -.
or three days, from there .', AZ. 90,
to Frankfort.
when did you lave a conversation
with Secretary Powers?
when Mr.. PuVe"s and / i # '"re
together. Col. Powers tod NE :, .
to Harlan county and tel pos+m r
John Hirst to send down zen wi;uy~.j
es in the contest case
He told me to go to Haran county
and tell Mr.. Hirst To :, nd down ;tn
men who were regular noun ain
feudists.'
Did he understand wiar YOU meant
by that. and If so. Whr' vt- YOU. va
standing of that request?'''
Objected to, but over uird.
Il won't answer that" said Golden,
After some parey. Golden ,a;d:
swell, men who would stand up. and
if necessary, go into that Legislative Z
hall and kill off enough to make it in
our favor. | did not see Mr.. Hirst
i saw Hamp Howard. | told him we
wanted ten regular mountain feud-
lists for witnesses. We wanted men
who had good Colts forty-fives."
"When did you see Caleb Powers ~
Il saw him on Tuesday. l got on
the train at Ferris station, Laurel
county. He had a couple of men on
the train named Pease and Locket
He told me to take care of them.
next saw Powers in Frankfort
don't remember what conversation
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