The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-25
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70 NJ MURDER
VIM C0EBEL
Statement Of Golden on
the Witness Stand
Yesterday.
HOOKER SMITH AND DICK
COMES WERE. The MEN
Several Prominent Men
Involved in the
Murder.
TAYLOR is IMPLICATED
THOUGH NOT DIRECTLY
His Name Will Not be
Prominent III the
Prosecution.
PLAN WAS ONsF00T TO#THIN
OUTDEM0CRATIC.LEGIS ORS-
Feudiists Were to Kill
Enough to to Give Repub'-
liCansa Majority.
THE WITNESS WAS QUITE WEAK .F'
He was Not Subjected to Cross E1-
animation on Ycstcrtlay and Atl-
journment Was Taken at an Early
Hour i'll the Afternoon OH Ac-
count of HisPhysical Condition.
Enough Evidence Has Been
adduccd to Hold Defend
ants OF, the Charges
i'll the Opinion Of
Prosecution.
Felldists Were to Kill
Enough to Give Repub-
licans a Majority.
THE WITNESS WAS QUITE WEAK

FRANKFORT, KY, March "a oohn
Powers told me they had two nissers
here to kill Goebel. They were Hocker
smith and Dick Combs. !"
This statement was made to-day by y.
Wharton Golden. a frail, consunptlVe-
looking Kentucky mountaineer, while on
the witness stand in the preliminary eN-
animation of Secretary of State caleb
Powers charged with conspiracy 10 XIII
Goebel.
Golden told a story OF the events lead
ing I'D to the murder that, if substan-
tiated. will, in the minds of those con-
nected with the prosecution, ut least go
far to prove the contentious OF the
Commonwealth that the murder was the
result of a plan in which several promi-
nent men were involved. Whether the de-
fence will seek to impeach Golden's testl-
mony in this preliminary examination is
not known, as the attorneys for the de-
feEce will not talk on the subject, but
unless such attempt is made the Com
monwealth will rest its case, both County
Attorney Polsgrove and Attorney Camp
bell being satisfied that enough evidence
has been presented to hold the defendant
on the charges
DAMAGING TO JOHN POWERS.
Golden, who claims to have been a
friend to Secretary Powers and his bro
ther, John Powers, for years, gave testi-
mony that was particularly damaging to
John Powers, but he also brought in the
names of many others, including Charles
Finley, w. H. Culton. and Governor
Taylor in his story of the bringing of the
mountaineers to Frankfort previous to
the assassination. Governor Taylor, how
ever, was not directly implicated. and
the attorneys for the Commonwealth in
timated to-day that they do not expect to
have his name brought forth prominently
in the story of the alleged conspiracy.
Golden was not cross-examned to-day,
and adjournment was taken at an early
hour this afternoon on account of his
physical condition. the witness having
a slight hemorrhage during the morn
ing, and during the examination in the
afternoon he begged to be allowed a
respite. He was quite nervous at times.
Golden's testimony tended to show that
a plan was made to bring several hum
.dred regular ''mountain feudists'' to
Frankfort who would. if necessary, as
Golden expressed it, ego into the Legis-
.lative Hal and kill enough Democrats.
to make it our way.
The testimony did not show that the
alleged plot to kill Goebel was part of
the original plan. nor did it connect the
names of those who conceived that idea,
;,nt the Commonwealth sought to show.
y Go.dan's conversations with various
eorle that not only John and Caleb
covers, but others as well, had full
ttnowledg of the alleged planof assassi-t
"a ton