The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-27
FILL OVER EA|jH OTHER
WILD SCRAMBLE FOR EXITS IN
THE FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY,
COURT ROOM
SHOOTING EXPECTED TO BEGIN
ATTORNEYS CAMPBELL AND DENNY
HAVE A SERIOUS AND sENSA-
TIONAL ENCOUNTER
APOLOGIES THEN IN ORDER
Star Witness Golden Concludes
His Testimony, Adding Some
Material Facts-state Conn
pletes Inquiry.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 2o-The
most terrible event of the examining trial
of Republican Secretary of State Caleb
Powers occurred this faternoon shortly
after o'clock, and for few minutes 1t
looked as If serious trouble could not he
prevented. Judge George Denny, for the
defendant, in an argument upon the COM
potency of a question, said:
1t is perfectly lawful for people to
come here, and to come armed. I came
here several times myself
This was referring to the crowd that
was present at the mass meeting he'd in
the state house yard, just prior to Gov.
GoebePs assa ssina ton.
Col. Campbell, for the prosecution, re-
piled that he did not consider it lawful.
and was surprised to know that Mr. Den
ny had come here armed
Denny denied having made such a state
ment, and said that he did not come
armed.
Campbell insisted that he made the
statement. Both men were very excited,
and spoke with vehemence, and with
arms shaking, and commenced advancing
toward each other
The court room was crowded, and the
audience evidently thought a light was
on, and made a mad rush for the doors
and windows, people falling over each
other In their wild efforts to get out of
the room. Several policemen and deputy
sheriffs were crying for order and Judge
Moore was bringing his gaveI down with
terrific force and urging the people to
take their seats
After five or ten minutes Of the most ex-
citing scenes witnessed since the assas-
sination, quiet was restored.
Just as soon as the room began to grow
orderly, eX-Gov Brown, one of the at
torneys for the defense, whispered to Col
Campbell. who promptly rose and apo,o-
| glzed to Denny and to the court Judge
Denny replying ina very happy speech
On an inspection of the record 1t WIS
found that Col. Campbell had miscoa-
| strued Judge Denny's statement
AT the conclusion Of the examination
! of Golden the commonwealth rested its
! case. 1t was stated last night that Mrs
! Golden would also be introduced as a wit
| ness, but she was not put on the stand
| 1t is stated that she Is an unwilling wiz
| ness
The attorneys for the defense asked
! for an adjournment Of court a o'clock
| for the purpose Of q conference with the
| defendant as to the witnesses that will be
! placed on the stand in his behalf toluor-
| pose
GOLDEN AGAIN ON STAND
Court convened at 10 O'Clock and Golden
was Immediately placed on the stand and
! the cross-examination began, with ex-
| Gov. Brown interrogating the witness s.
! Golden said he learned about two weeks
| ago that he would be arrested If he did
| not tell what he knew about the assas-
| sination, and If he did the attorneys for
! the commonwealth would try and save
| him from prosecution.
Attorney Cromwelr, who swore out the
warrants against Powers, was the first
person he talked to about the assass1na-
| ton. Cromwell had been to the noun
| tains and heard that he was connected In
some way with the murder and sent for
him. Golden told Powers of his conversa-
| ton with Cromwell, and told him (Powers)
| that he wanted to get away from the state
! house, and he got a leave of absence from
! Adjt. Gen. Dixon and left
Golden said he told Judge Fleming of
! Winchester that he intended to tell all
| he knew about the affair. While he was
IN Winchester he said he was stopped
! by two men, Dr. Foster and William
| Steele, who grabbed him by the arms
and cursed him for exposing the Republi-
| can party. Golden replied that he had
not exposed the party
Gov. Brown asked him If he had not
| told the two men that he knew nothing
| about the affair.
| Golden said he might have told them
| that, as he would have said anything
| they wanted him to-
Gov. Brown asked him If he made a
! habit of saying anything a person desired
| to which the witness responded
mot when l am on equal terms with
them"
Golden was then excused for few min
| utes, owing to Illness
| STATE CONCLUDES.
| Golden looked carefully over the large
| after o'clock. He said he could not re-
member that he ever heard Powers say
| that he intended to harm any one Dick
| Coombs, the alleged assassin, was brought
| to Frankfort, he said, by William Culton
one of the defendants. CuIton told him
that he had brought him (Coombs).
The witness said that when he heard
on his way to Louisville with Powers that
| Gov. Goebel had been shot, he told Pow
ers what had happened, and Powers said
it was a dirty shame and outrage
When asked about the man who was
given the key the morning Goebel was
| killed, Golden said he did not know his
name, but could recognize him anywhere.
He said he saw him before Saturday and
Gov. Brown asked him to get up and see
If he was in the room
Golden rocked carefully over the large
crowd, but said he did not see him, and
| took his seat.
CHINN TO LECTURE.