The Portland daily press., 1900-03-24
Segt. Golden Will Be
Called.
Very Little Direct Testimony
Against Accused.


liminary examination Of Secretary of
State Caleb Powers charged with abet-
ting ths assassination Of william Gosbel.
began today before Judge Moore. The
court house was guarded by militia and
scores Of deputy sheriffs armed with
Winchester rifles to prevent possible In
reference frOm mountaineers who wsre e
reported ON their way TO Frankfort.
The mountaineers failed to appear and
no disorder 90 ourred. The witnesses to-
day included Warden Eph Liuard. De-
tective d. E. Armstrong, Sherih Bos-
worthaof Eayette county who arrested
Secretary Powers and Captain John
Davis and Sllas Jones who is now under
bonds charged with ,eompilcity in the
murder. Ths Testimony tended to show
that the shots came from that section OF
the executive building In which Seere-
tary Powers office 10 located although no
one swore that the shots were from the
Secretsry's offlcs. The strongest evidences
perhaps was given BY Silss Jones who
was in Gov. Taylor's ante-room when the
shooting took place. No evidence was Ad-
W euOW bhdo thO ASACa1AAe
was implicated In conspiracy, but. In one
of the frequent wordy disputes between
the attorneys for the defense and the
commonwealth, the fact was brought 9ut
that b. Wharton Golden who Is said TO
have made q confession will be put on
the witness stand before the hearing
ends. Prosecuting Attorney Pottsgrove
said tonight that sufficient evidence had
already bssn heard to warrant holding
Powers, bet that the case would tie much
stronger before he was through. Form r
Gov. Brown, for the defense express d
himself as well pleased with the situAtion n
regarding the evidence so far as decidedly
weak.
An Incident occurred during the after
noon that showed the feeling and ais }
how the people are prepared for emergen-
oies. A soldier In the rear courtyard
dropped his revolver on the stone tagging
and 1t exploded. In an instant every man
In the crowded court room Was on his
feet fully third of them with thelr
hands to their rear pockets.
A squad of seventy extra police and
deputy ,sheriffs guarded the out T
entrance to the court houst
this morning, while lille of sold
iers stood at the doors and passed on tn
credentials of persons entering the room,
when the hearing OF the men charge
with completely In the murder Of Gov.
uosbel was called.
The general public was excluded by An
order OF Judge Moore. only attorneys,
relatives OF the accused, witnesses and
officers OF the court being admitted.
Those admitted, however, soon filled
tho court house on the second floor Of the
building.
The Lexington and Winchester com
panies armed with Winehestsrs were sta
toned through various rooms. Not muoh
more than the ordinary crowd was on thd
streets and there was no excitement.
Colonel L. 9. Campbell and Arthur
Goebel appeared at the court house vt o. 81
o'clock. A few minutes later, sx-Goyer D.
or John Young Brown, W. K. Ramsey,
r. @. KinksAd and ]. q. Sims, attorneys
for the defendants arrived.
Judge Mooro oonfeheA MS oS1R0 oo eSN
O'Clock. The prisoners, Republican SEQ
retary of State Caleb Power. W. II. Col
ton and John Davis were brought ints
the court and took seats by their counsel,
The commonwealth witnesses were
called, numbering forty.
The name OF Sergeant Golden was moi
on the list.
At the conclusion of the calling Of the
commonwealth witnessescounty Attorney
poIszrove said that he was ready for the
trial In the case.
Ex-GovsrnoR Brown read the warrant
against Powers, charging him with bs
ing accessory to the murder Of william
GoebeI. and asked dismissal Of the de