The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-26

that and n so what was your under
standing OF chat rcquestY
objected to- but overruled.
Il won't answer that" said Golden.
After some parley Golden said: Wen,
men who would stand up. and it necca-
sary go into that eeis ative hall and kWt
off enough TO make It In our favor
~ did not see Mr Hirst ] saw Hamp
Howard. / told him We wanted ten regu-
lar mountaineer feudista Tor Witnesses
We wanted men Who had good for y-avn
Colts revolvers
"were the Colts for, y-fiyes 20 be put Ia
evidence" asked Attorney Campbell.
Most assuredly they were, answered
Golden.
/ In reply to question Golden said ne
did not know the witness who came 70
Frankfort He delivered the message TO
Howard on sunday few days before the
shooting OF Goebe
When did you see Ca CD Powersg
when did you next see Caleb J'ow-
ers2'
Il saw him on Tuesday. | got on the
train at Ferris station Laurel county.
lie had couple OF men on the train
named Pease and Locke. lie tod me
to rake care OF them. ] next saw Powers
IN Frankfort. ! don't remember what
conversation we had them
WHO selected the men who came from
Harlan county2''
"Hamp Howard, lie se'ected thirty
men besides the ten Caleb Powers. Z
think. selected the men from Knox coun-.
ty There were about seventy or eighty
Jim Sparks, county attorney In Laurel
county. selected the men from Laurel
county"
when was IT determined to bring tho
men 70 Frankfort
81 don't know
Witness slated that az Lordln, Powora
said he wanted regular army of noun
Z taineers 10 come to Frankfort
In answer TO further question Go'c0n
said Powers gave him $3.50 70 give Judge
Bingham la Belle county
IL gave some OF " TO Bingham 10 sent
ten men down 70 Frankfort" sail Cod
2 en-
D Witness said he a so gave Howard
I $3.50 for ten tickets 10 Frankfort and re-
turn. He knew some Of the men tronf
Belle county, most OF the men were
r mountain feudists IN all about ten or
r fifteen hundred were brought 20 Frank
fort They were fed back 81 the state
house. Captain Davis and Charley FIN.
ley providing the provisions. Continuing
l Golden. said:
- 1--WE set most OF them bach that night
itN We 1 mean ntht4if lpWtiNi DitNltt
Culton and Governor Taylor. Finley.
+ Taylor and Powers decided to send back
$ all except ten or hfteen from each couu-
o ty. I selected ten armed men 20 be
, kept. from Knox county Deputy Mar
shal George Thompson selected the men
e from Laurel county. About l75 men OF
+ the mountaineers brought TO Frankfort
remained here 10 see that we got iustice. .
did you have any furlh her conversation
with Powers regarding the work 90 bt
'r done by the men remaining hereT'
'No sir. we understood what they wer,
kept here for We knew that these mor
were here 10 so into thn, legia ativc hal
m and II necessary, clean out CROUCH demo
cruts 20 make majority on our side
,- The answer created seusa ion in thi
court room
Golden said he was 80 the eNecuiiy'
r. building on the day before the shooting
st lie mei Powers in Governor Tayior's am
room Powers asked him 90 80 10 Louis
yilie that day He tod John Pow ~ h
20 was going 20 Louisvl with Caleb Pow
ers
~ 70 81 the genera opinion that Golden
testimony n unirnpenrhable, was SUM-
= cieut 20 warrant the npAllnE of tha d
fendant