The age-herald., 1900-07-22
Protruding from Window in
 Powers Office.
ROBERT NOAKES STILL ON STAiD
He Was Cross-Ex .mned and Gave More Details ot the Raising of the Army of Mountain
 eers for Service

Georgetown, ky, July 21.-The second day of the trial of Caleb Powers, charged with being an accomplice in the assiss:nato of Governor Goebel, closed this morning with only thirty-two witnesses heard. all of them being called by the prosecution. Il is prob able 1t will take all of next week and pos- sibly longer to hear other witnesses of the prosecution. Among those remaining un- heard are Sergeant F. Wharton Golden, whose testimony alone will occupy a day more.
 Robert Noakes, who gave such sensa- tonal testimony rearding Caleb and John Powers, did not finish his testimony today, and will be recalled Monday.
 Ed Steffee, a messenger boy, gave the most important testimony this afternoon He saw the assNssinat ton and said he saw the point of a rifle protruding from a win dow of Secretary of State Powers office, the window being raised about eighteen inches and the curtains down.
 Robert Noakes, whose testimony in the Powers case began yesterday. was cross- examined by Judge Tinsley today. He said he was deceived into talk with Colo mel Campbell at Big Stone Gap va prior to his arrest. where the latter met him, as
 
 conversation led into politics and then into the Goebel assassination. Later he found he was talking to the attorney for the pros. ecution. He saiu Campbell did not promise him anything for his testimony
 Would be In Fight
 Witness said he had an idea that Goebel to be killed but he thought it would be in a fight and not by assassination. When told by John Powers to keep out of range as some fellows In the lobby were going to do the work for Goabel when he came in, he hurried off to prevent the sassination.
 Noakes was re-examined regarding tho trip of himself and his men to Frankfort at the time of the meeting of the Election Commissioners in December. He repeated that Powers had instructed him to have his men crowd into the State House so the Governor would have an excuse to call out the militia. When they got there, however, Governor Bradley blocked their game by telling them to keep off the grass" the witness expressed it. Witness reiterated that the object of Powers and others was to intimidate the Commissioners
 Noakes was still on the stand when court recessed until afternoon.
 At the afternoons session of the trial Noakes, who is a railroad conductor on the Louisville and Nashville, said John and Caleb Powers and Charles Finley conferred with him in November after the election relative to bringing armed men to Frank fort at the time of the meeting of the State Election Commission Board They told him they wanted him to bring as many men as he could and when they reached Frankfort they should act in such a manner as to give the excuse to call out the militia. The object was explained to witness as an effort to intimidate the Elec- tion Commissioners. Noakes told of being asked by Caleb Powers to get company of militia composed of men who would fight He also asked Noakes to get smoke less powder cartridges. He secured com- pany and 1t was mustered in.
 To Capture Two I rains
 Then Powers directed him to capture two trains and bring his company to Frank fort Charles Finley objected and warned Noakes not to do that and proposed to hire the trains. Asked if Powers ever spoke to him about Goebel, he said yes Powers said the contests would amount to nothing and that when Goebel was dead not a man in the State could hold the party together. Witness had talked with John T. Powers, who said This is life and death strug- gle with us, but we intend to hold our own even if we have to kill some one." Witness Noakes continued:
 T formed company and Governor Brad ley sent man who mustered the company in."
 On January 12 witness received a message from Caleb Powers, who asked him to take his company to Frankfort Powers said it had been arranged to capture train No. 80 of the Cumberland Division and train No 26 of the Knoxville branch to take the men to Frankfort. It was intended to send 15OO in all. On the nights of January 22 and 23 Charles Finley awakened Noakes Finley was not satisfied with the arrangement for going to Frankfort and opposed capturing trains. He warned Noakes not to take part in it, and said he would go to Bar bourville and try to get Powers to abandon such pans
 Finley Went to Louisville
 Witness said Finley went to Louisville. saying rather than capture trains he would pay for them himself That day a telegram from Louisville asked if Finley's check was good for $1,000. Caleb Powers then said: Finley is getting too d-n shaky."
 Did Powers ever say anything to you about Goebel?"
 ''Yes; he was on my train one day and said: The contests won't amount to a d-n And when Goebel is dead and in h--1 there is not another man in the State who can hold his party together
 "The train was from Louisville which carried the men on January 25. At Rich- -~-~~---------~ --~--------~----~~~~
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