The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-03-30
GOLDEN'S TESTIMONY.
The Preliminary Trial Of Secretary
Of State Powers, a Suspect. ,
AZ the Conclusion of ,he Examina-
tion OF Golden the Prosecution
Rested Its Case without Ex-
amining Other Witnesses.

defendants brought in court Satur-
day morning. Capt. Davis and Culton
remained In jail. j. Wharton Golden.
Of bnrboursyille, was sworn as the
fret witness. he said he had known
Secretary Powers for n or Is years.
alssOknew Mr. Culton. lie was also
acquainted with Gov. Taylor and
Capt. John Powers. he said he was
good friend 10 all Ct the defendants
when did you have a conversation
with Secretary powers?'
when Mr.. Powers and / left here
together. Col Powers told me To go
10 Harlan county and tell Postmaster
john llirsi 90 send down ten witness
a. In The contest case"
lie told me TO 90 20 Harlan county
and tell Mr.. ilirst TO send down ten
men who were regular mountain
feudisis"
After some par.ey Golden said:
well, men who would stand up. and
" necessary, go into that Legislative
hnii aud kill on enough TO make IL I'm
our favor. | did not see Mr.. ilirst
| SOW liamp Howard. I told him we
wanted ten regular mountain feud-
lists FOR witnesses. We wanted men
who had good Colts forty-fves.'
Who selected the men who came
from Harlan county,"
clamp Howard. lie selected 30 men
besides the ten. Caleb Powers. /
think. selected the men from Knox
county There were about ~ or so
Jim Sparks. county attorney in Laur.
81 county. selected the men from
Laurel county"
The witness Identified receipt for
$50 given by bingham. Witness also
said be gave Mr.. Howard $3.50 for
ten tickets TO Frankfort and return.
lie knew some Of the men from Bell
county. The men, good many Of
ihcm. were mountain fcudists. In all
about 900 or 1900 men were brought
90 Frankfort. They were fed back OF
the state house. Capt. Davis aud Char
icy Finley providing the provisions.
Continuing. Golden said; eve sent
most Of .hcm back that night by
1--WE. I mean myself. Caleb Powers.
Capt. Davis. Bill Culton and GOV. Tay-
Tor. Finley. Taylor and Powers de-
cidcd 10 fcnd them back. all except
ten or fifteen from cnch county.
selected the men 20 be kept from
Knox county. n OF them. well armed.
Deputy Marshal George Thompson
teircfid the mcn from Laurel coun-y.
About us men Of the mountninrcrs
brought 10 Frankfort remained here
10 see that We got justice"
did YOU have any further conver-
sation with Powers regarding the
work Of 20 be done by the men re-
naming here"
NO. sir. We understood what they
were kept here for. We knew that
those men were here TO go into that
legislative ball and Il necessary clean
out those fellows"
what fellowsg''
"rhc democrats; enough 20 make
majority on our side"
Golden resumed his testimony nj
the afternoon session. lie said John
Powers and a black-red moustachcd
man had a talk concerning the clos
ing 81 Secretary Powers office during
the iattfF = absence.
II had my back turned" said Col
den. "but when turned l saw John
Powers give the key to the man.
John Powers said 20 me 'Goebel Il
going 90 be killed this morning I
said. This must not be done He
said. Don't get excited. gave that
man the wrong key ! said. we
must 90 and see Caleb John Pow
crs saw him. I did not"
"Did you have any talk with Caleb
or John Powers about Dick Coombs ?"
NO, but they had two negroes
there 10 kiln Goebel. John Powers
told me 30. They were Hockcrsmith
and Dick Coombs. saw Dick Coombs
az the drugstore near the depot ev-
cry morning for a week or so pre-
vious 20 the shooting, Coombs
talking 20 M n named Wallace In my
presence. said. % him.
know him as far as can see him
and can kin him as far ms | can see
him.. lie was talking of Goebel.
This conversation was in the adjutant
generals Office. lie also said Il
know his every movement, and ! can
hit him with this az far as | can
see him. lie carried Colts 30 that
shoots Winchester cartridge. six
or right incl.,s in the barrel
Coombs was i'm the assistant adiu-
tant nnerars Office on the morning
Of the Shooting with Hockersmith and
Jim Wallace.
"On Tuesday did you meet Caleb
and Johl. Powcr1?' asked Attorney
Campbell
ayes. ! did. | saw them in Caleb's
Office. I got letter from Blakeman
chat morning asking me TO come 10
Louisville. Caleb said he was going
with me. but said he might want me
60 20 TO the mountains. lie was talk
ing 20 Walter Day and GOV. Taylor.
n. !. Howard. of Harlan county, came
up and he talked TO Taylor. He i'm
sisted on Taylor calling out the mill,
tia. Taylor said; My God, you peo'-
pie must do something first adding
L can get the militia quick enough.
You fellows must act first BY that
understand we fellows must raise
riot i'm the scrate chamber. Goe-
bel was there. As | told you this
morning. we would clean out enough
of that legislature there TO make II
our way"
"What do YOU mean by that?'