The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-03
TALLOW DICK NERVOUS.
Tells Powers Prosecutors He
Wants Mason Hooker
smith Called.

Cincinnati, O., Aug. "A Georgetown
KY, special to the Enquirer says that
Richard Combs, better known as '|TaI-
low Dick one of the defendants in the
Goebel murder case, has become suspi-
ciouS that he is not receiving fair treat
rnent from his co-defendants and that he
tne prosecution in which he said that he
wants Mason FockersTnith as a witness
He says E-ockersmith has been spirited
away, and that the attorneys for the
other defendants will do nothing to find
him He asserts that Hockersmith told
him he had been offered 81 200 to kill Goe-
bel and showed him how it could be done
through a window in the office of the sec
asked time to consider and asked Combs
advice He told Hockersmith to have
nothing to do with it; They were talk
ing on the subject when the fatal shot
THE POWERS TRIAL.
Georgetown, Ky, Aug. Sat opening Of
court in the Powers trial today, Frank c.
Carpenter. the Louisville insuran nee man.
who was on the witness stand at the clos
ing of court yesterday. was cross-exam-
tned by the prosecution.
The examination developed nothing very
material and he was followed by Sam II.
stone. former state auditor He was
ness w. H Culton. who was clerk in
his office. had been removed because he
that such was the case, and that he re-
moved Culton the day before he himself
question. and the court reserved ruling
on it On cross-exa minatfon CAPTAIN
jury and ask the indictment of Culton for
the deralcation.
The defense next called George L.
Danforth of Louisville. who was with
witness Carpenter in the state senate
chamber at the time of the shooting of
Goebel. He did not leave the grounds
for thirty minutes after the shooting
and soldiers had not arrived on the
scene
c. H. Gibson of Barbourville came
next. He was asked to tell Of an alleged
H<ar-f EQ.aV-1
vile when Witness Wharton got up and
displayed a large roll of money. Be
fore the prosecution could object the
witness answered that such q thing had
occurred. The prosecution asked for
the exclusion of the testimony and by
agreement the witness stood aside to be
called later
James Harkleroad, in whose barber
shop the incident is said to have occur
red, was called. He said that Golden
told him on the day that Defendant
Powers was arrested that Powers was
innocent. Later Golden came into his
shop, and in his presence displayed
roll of paper money to his brother. Ike
Golden, and said to him: Don't you
konw that a $1,000 reward fund is be-
ing circulated? '
On cross examination the prosecution
attacked the credibility of the witness,
bringing out that he had been indicted
for the illegal sale of liquor
Witness Gibson was recalled and
ccrroborated Harkleroad's testimony.
j. L. Butter OF Butter county, 1ollOWeQ
Gibson on the stand. He attended a
meeting in the office of defendant
Powers some days before the shooting,
at which the raising of money to pay
the expenses of the witnesses were dis
cussed. Sheriff Burton of Breckenridge
county, there displayed some cart
ridges and said the gubernatorial con-
test could best be settled with them
Powers told Burton that he must not
talk in that way, he would rather give
up his office than cause blOOdShed. He
said Powers visit to Louisville on the
morning of the shooting was to arrange
for an excursion to Frankfort from the
western part of the state. Court then
recessed until afternoon.
TALLOW DICK DENIES.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. "a Times-Star
special from Georgetown, KY, says its
correspondent called on .'TallOw Dick
Combs today and asked him concerning
the published statement attributed to
him. that he had said Mason Hooker
SMITH that he had been offered 81 200
to kill Goebel and that the statement
was made in the presence of an attOr-
ney for the prosecution because he felt
that he was not being treated fairly by
his co-defendants. Combs denied having
made the statement, and when the re-
port as published was read to Combs
he repeatedly said it was false. He
said he did talk with the attorney and
others but he thought the purpose was
to get bail for him as his own attorney
was trying to get bail When asked
specifically if he said to them that
Mason Hockersmith told him he had
been offered 81, geo to kill Goebel, Combs
answered emphatically that it was lie,
that he had never said such a thing.
His denial of the printed story was
emphatic.