The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
TRIAL OF CALEB POWERS
The Defendant Made Some Damaging Ad-
missions,
BUT WAS NOT ENrANGLED BY PROSECUTION
thing of n Sensation on His
Cross-cxnmination.

ANANAN~NN lNoS NOhtldAtN' ~ NHS 5NNN-
ally conceded that while some of the adj
missions made by him were in degree
damaging, he made upon the whole an
excellent witness, the prosecution falling
70 tangle him On cross examination.
Rev. John Stamper, the brother-in-law
of Wharton Golden, whose testimony the
defense hopes to contradict, was intro
duced following Powers and created tome-
thing of a sensation on cross examination
by admitting that he. as Powers friend,
sought TO get Golden to leave the State
and indirectly offered him $4,000. Stamper
WIS still on the stand when the court ad-
journed.
George F. Weaver, the alleged Colorado
witness for the prosecution, who de-
4 veloped into a "know-it-all," languishes
in jail tonight on warrant charging him
with perjury.
1t developed here today that ex-Gov-
ernor Taylor, although he is not before tne
court at Georgetown, Is represented by
counsel here. James A. Violet OF this
city is attending the trial to keep up with
the evidence as it bears on Governor Tay-
loTs case.
The defendant, Caleb Powers, resumed
the stand this morning. He was sub
iected to a rigid examination regarding the
organizing of the mountaineer army. he
said that Governor Taylor and himself
were the primary spirits in getting 1t up.
The military companies we're brought
along, he said, because they having some
discipline could be controlled, and, more
over, that they were already armed.
The witness said that he had urged
Governor Taylor while the contest board
vas sitting to call out the militia COM
panies and send the bulk of the other
mountain people home and had secured
partial promise from the governor TO do Il.
This was to be done in order that they
might hold possession of the State Offices
until the supreme court OF the United
States passed on the merits OF the case.
The witness contradcted the statement
of John A. Black, the banker and repub-
llcan leader of Barboursville, who swore
that Powers, when discussing the NOM
taineer excursion to Frankfort, referred
to 1t as a mob. Powers says Black 50
referred 1t, but that he told Black he
would do all he could to keep it from de-
geLrating into an organization OF that
character.
At the afternoon session Colonel Camp
3 bell interrogated the witness regarding
his flight under military escort to evade
arrest after the issuance OF the warrant,
March 10 Powers repeated that he was
afraid he could not get fair trial on &C
count OF political prejudice and also be-
cause of the 100000 reward fund.
Colonel Campbell said: Mr.. Powers.
do you not know that OF the 100000 fund
. appropriated, the sum OF S95994 remains
In the hands OF the commission unused|'
The witness said he had no knowledgs
on this point The witness also cited va
, rious instances OF whE. he construed as
hostile demonstration on the part OF the
people of Frankfort toward him which
hia han al nm n hi. cafa
. ty there, and his un9illingness to be tried
before a Franklin county jury.
The cross examination was concluded
at 2:10 and the defense was evidently sat-
ished with the result, as it retired the
, witness without putting him on redirect
examination. Powers then quilted the
witness box which he entered first at 10
o'clock Monday morning. being on the
| stand total of over fifteen hours.
Rev John Stamper, Golden's brother in
: law was the next witness. He was asked.
, among other questions, whether Golden
) had told MIN that he was to get money
for the confession he made. The prosecu-
ton objected TO the competency of the
question and Colonel Hendricks made a
; lengthy argument showing that the sub
. stantive fact must first be shown before
evidence OF this character could be in
lroduced. Judge Sims of the defense made
5 an argument IN reply. The court ruled
|, Stamper said that Golden made remark
in substance that he was to get $4,000
: He also gave affirmative answers regard
: ing other alleged conversations with Col
. den, in which the latter is claimed tc
q have said that he was - be paid s25oc
r for each conviction.
Upon examination Colonel Hen
bricks asked the witness If he did moi
" have talk with l.. +. Sinclair OF the de.
S Tense, and after that II he. did not tel
!, Golden that he could get $4,000 II he -Yoult
i leave the state and not testify. The wit.
ness replied that he did say to Colder
20 that he believed he could get those fellows
: TO give him s5Ao0 n he would leave chs
d State. He said he had nobody in particu.
IT lar in mind when he referred to. "thost
n fellows"
A Would you nave been willing to have
given him $4,000 20 leave the State and no
test!fy?" asked Colonel Hendricks of ths
prosecution.
The witness hesitated and then said
Yes / guess l would"
q Tho witness denied that he got anything
for testfying and denied that his rela
lions with Golden are now unfriendly
s Colonel Hendricks insisted that the wit
n ness tell from whom he expected TO go
the $4,000 to pay Golden to leave the State
but the witness gave no direct answer
: He admitted that he had conferred will
X the defendant in jail here frequently
: While this matter was under investi
h CATION the court adjourned until tomor
row.
y
, Georgetown, KY, August l.-G. F
T. Weaver. the witness who claimed 20 hal
from Colorado and who asserted that h
u saw the gun barrel pointing from the of
I. fee OF tho secretary OF states window a
i the time Goebel was assassnated. was ar
II rested today on warrant charging hin
!. with perjury. The warrant was swor
out by the attorneys for the defense il
d the Powers case. who say that they hav
= found out that Weaver was not only no
" In Frankfort the day Of the assassina
ton. but was never there until last Sat
n urday night.
n MR.. BAILEY's INFORMATION CON
e FIRMED.
n Fort Worth Texas, August Hon
n Joseph W. Bailey is here today. He d.
NOT discuss political matters. but wa
drawn into discussion OF the merits O
the trial now In progress in Kentucky
!. MIR. Bailey said that the trial is brlngin
= out the facts as they were told him at IN
time OF the assassination OF Goebel. II