The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-07-26
whose sensational testimony IN ~,

he had made the first statement. h
said that he made it when he foun
that detectives had been at Corbi
looking up matters against him. Wit
ness had conference with Col. Camr
bell at Big Stone Gap, Va. prior t
his arrest. Campbell passed himscl
off as Mr.. Kamar, and witness did no
know who he was till he had PARTIAL,
committed himself
Witness was arrested on June y
at 4 o'clock a. IN. Campbell did no
promise witness immunity or any
thing else.
Asked how his men were armed the
day they went TO Frankfort. witnes.
said they carried guns. the property
of the state militia; about half OF
those in his squad were miltiamcn
in citizens clothes. Witness repeated
that John Powers told him "to stand
close TO the building, as some of our
fellows are up in the lobby and are
going 10 do the work for Goebcl and
those other fellows when they come
IN"
Witness said he had an idea pre-
vious TO this that Goebel was to Ia
killed, but he thought it would be in
fight and not by assassination.
where were you going when you
met John Il. IIurst?" was asked.
u was going TO the Capitol hotel
to prevent Goebel, Senator Trimble,
Jack Chinn and Eph Lillard from be-
ing killed. 1t was the common talk
that they were going to be killed"
you were only objecting to the
method of killing Goebel, were you?"
asked Judge Tinsley.
81 was not in favor OF assassina-
ton responded the witness.
Noaks was re-eXamincd regarding
the trip of himself and his men to
Frankfort at the time of the meet
ng Of the election commissioners in
December. lie repeated that Pow
'rs had instructed him to have his
men crowd into the state house so
he governor would have nm excuse
o call out the militia. When they got
here, however, Gov. Bradley blocked
heir game by telling them "to keep
IF the grass" as the witness cx-
'reSsed II. Witness reiterated that the
biect of Powers and others was to
the commissions.
Georgetown, Ky. July 2i.-The
hird and last week of the examina-
ion of witnesses for the common
'eolth in the Caleb Powers case began
londay morning. The states attor-
eys expect to complete the testimony
Y Thursday night.
The newspaper row was visited by
deputy sheriff Monday morning.
'ho collected rent for the small
Ibles which the scribcs have been
sing. There are now an even dozen
ewspapcr men on the line.
John Ricketts,, lieutenant in John
overs Barboursville company of
ate militia, was the first witness
Illed. He said that Wharton and
reen Golden were officers in the COM
my. The witness went TO Frankfort
the special train and returned
'me. the second day after the shoot
z.
"The day before Goebel was shot"
id Ricketts,, II was talking to
'nry Ioutsev, and we were discuss
g hunting. lie said that Goebel had
be put out of the way, and that ,
had 800 to do il with, and that he
ew 10 or u others who would give ,
much. He said that it could be c
ne from the executive building, and {
c person who did il could pass out G
the basement. He said that his q
, depended on this contest. t
On the day of the assassination I @
s at our headquarters. in the agri- C
tural building, when Youtsey came s
er about 10:S0 and said he wanted D
of us to go with him. There were n
)ut 2j or so in the room, and 19 or W
went with him to the executive V
lding. Youtsey put us inside the Il
iding near the stairs and told us 81
stay there, that something was Il
nS to happen. He started through p
hall, and | turned and went out d
went to private residence back al
Capitol square, where one of our Il
s was sick. / had been there a
rt time when I heard some shots.
new none of the men whom I left
he foot of the stairs in the execu- ~ ~
building were carrying arms, but -
IN | returned to find out what had :"
pened they had guns" g
n cross-eXamination Rickett stat W.
hat the men were lined up before ~
Y left Barboursyille and Powers ~
{ along the line and told them T., y" 10
sober and quiet, so as not TO re- :"
discredit on that part of the u"
e; that their mission was n peace
one, simply to petition the legis-
re. ri;
repeating some of his testimony til
'ett said that Youtsey, when he ne
loned men at the foot of the stairs CHI
"iou stay here. Something is sic
g to happen. A man will come cat
n there and mix with you. and
will all go away together"
Power>House burned. me
attanooga, Tenn, July 24.-Fire gel
day DESTROYED the mower house 600