Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-19
CULTON STILL ON STAND
HIS TALKS WITH YOUTsEY REFUSED
AS EVIDENCE.
He Gives More Damaging Testimony
Against Caleb Powers-Car-
tridEes In Evidence.

GEORGETOWN. KY. July 19.-Today's
session of the trial of Caleb Powers, charged
with completely In the Goebel shooting.
started Off with a long debate before the
court on the admissibility of matters trans
piring between the date of the shooting
of GoebeI and his death. The point was
raised by a question put by the prosecu-
ton to Witness Culton regarding a CONVEX
sation between him and Henry Youtsey be-
fore Goebel died. The court ruled that
this evidence must be excluded.
After the assassination Culton said Pow
ers came to him and told him to write to
the parties who were In the conference
and tell them they had better be very care
full and do no talking. as they were liable
to be connected with the murder. Witness
told him 1t would be dangerous to write.
end Powers said he would do it himself
The prosecution produced box OF cart
ridges for the witness to inspect Cuitoh
said the cartridges were like those Youtsey
showed him when talking about killing
Goebel.
Powers gave witness badges for the
mountain men who remained In Frankfort
so they could distinguish their own men
from others
Culton declared that while in Jail with
Powers at Frankfort Powers begged him
to not go on the witness stand in the hear
ing of his tCulton's) motion for bail. Wit
ness told Powers he wanted to get bail, as
his family needed him. Powers told him
ne ~OOlQ see TO II tndJ Id1Illly was pfo-
vided for If witness would agree not to go
on the stand. Witness refused.
rs it true asked Attorney Owens. for
the defense, that you used over 81. 900 be-
longing to the funds in your charge while
a clerk In the auditors office, and that Au-
ditor Stone was compelled to make your
shortage good?''
"It is not true. I was not short, and Au-
ditor Stone did not have to pay anything on
my account. There was question about
the legality of some claims allowed in my
department"
W. H. Culton, who is under Indictment
for connection with the murder of Goebel,
was a witness yesterday afternoon. He
said he was a clerk in the auditors office
at Frankfort during the month of Janu-
airy. He entered Into the details Of con-
ference held in the office of the commits
sioner of agriculture at Frankfort. He
said that at this meeting Powers dis
tributed funds to his leaders and gave them
final instructions as to the manner in
men for the trip to Frankfort. and at
what station each man should board the
train which was to bear the army of
mountaineers to Frankfort. Following this
came the sensational statement attributed
to Powers
Il think Mr.. Powers said" the witness
announced, that it would not take the
men thirty minutes to settle the guberna-
torial contest. and If the democrats did not
get out the mountaineers would kill every
d one of them"
The prosecution then endeavored to get
from the witness conversation between
himself and Jim Howard, but the court
ruled out the quest ton.
The witness admitted having had a con-
versation with Youtsey with reference to
the killing of Goebel.
ct was in the office of the commissioner
of agriculture" the witness said. "Yout-
sey had box of cartridges which he said
were loaded with steel bullets and smoke
less powder.
"I have a slick scheme for killing Goe-
bell Youtsey said to me. Go into the Of
flee of the secretary of state he added,
raise the sash of the front window few
inches, pull down the blind, a steel
bullet and smokeless powder like this. and
the man that fires the shot will never be
known"
did Mr.. Youtsey at that time display
key purporting to At the lock Of the Office
of the secretary of state?'
He had a key which he said would I'M
lock the door" Culton replied.