The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-29
THREE WEEKS CONSUL MED
And the Evidence For the Prosecution
Just Closed Yesterday.
THE Defence GETS INTO A CoLLoQuY
With the Court and is Fined SIS. The Jury t.
View the Scene of The Tragedy at
frankfort. Gcv. Brown
Fxcited.
(BY the Associated Press. J

Georgetown, KY, July 2S.-In the trial
of former Secretary of State Caleb Pow
ers, charged with being accessory to the
murder of William Goebel, the prosecu-
ton today concluded its evidence in chief.
Sergeant F. Wharton Golden was the last
important witness.
On Monday Powers will testify in his
own behalf.
Three weeks have already been consum-
ed in the trial. Golden resumed the
witness stand today and Judge Sims
began a severe cross examination. Col
den repeated the story told previously
of how he came to be called as a wit
ness. He denied telling his brotherin- law,
John Stamper, that he had been promised
81, 500 or that he could have $4,000 in case
of a conviction of parties. He also de-
MED that he had ever said that If he
and Culton could get together they could
convict all of them.
Golden was kept busy for an hour or
more denying that he had made state
ments that are attributed to him by per-
sons who it had been supposed will be in
troduced by the defense to impeach his
testimony.
On redirect examination Golden said
he had been approached by his brother
in-law, John Stamper, who told him he
had talk with Lawyer L. F. Sinclair, now
one of Powers attorneys, and that Col
den could get $1,000 if he would leave
the State and not appear against Pow
ers. Witness said he refused to con-
slider the proposition. He gave as a
reason for not going back to Knox coun-
ty after he made a confession that his
brothers, who lived there, advised him
to stay away as they believed he would
be killed.
There was a lively tilt over a letter
which Goldens wife was said by the news
papers to have written to him. The wit
ness said Lawyer Sinclair had called on
him and asked him for the letter telling
him he wanted it for a newspaper. The
defense objected and asked the court
to exclude the statement. Colonel Camp
bell said he was trying to show that Sim
clair was appearing under several diff
ferent roles. First as a spy or detective
for Powers, then as an alleged newspa-
per reporter, eayesdropping and prying
into irrevelant matters and finally appear
ing as counsel for the defence.
II did not appear under an assumed
ncne as you did at Cumberland Gap"
| CALCULATED Mr.. Sinclair.
Direct your remarks to the court and
| not to Mr. Campbell, when you are talk
| ing" saidt he court to Mr.. Sinclair.
The colloquy went on and Mr.. Sinclair
| was fined $500 for contempt.
Ex-Governor Brown entered an eXcep-
ton to a remark of the snu, in regard
| to the irrelevancy of the question as to
| the letter written by Mrs. Golden.
well. except all you want to, so far as
| that is concerned said the court.
eve will, responded Governor Brown
1.-The law gives us that right. 1t is not
matter within the provocative of the
( court
Robert Haslock, a gunsmmith, gave
expert testimony as to the bullet in the
| block of wood cut from the blackberry
tree after it is supposed to have passed
| through Goebels bods. He pronounced
| it a 3S-calibre metal patch bullet. He
| said it was a copper filled and nickel
| plated.
| Attorneys of the prosecution then hello
| short conference, after which Mr.
| Franklin announced that that side would
rest and asked that the jury be taker
| to Frankfort to view the scene of the
| tragedy. The defense offered no objec-
| ton, but the court ruled that this should
not be done until all the evidence is in