The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-22
TRIAL OF CALEB POWERS
A Messenger Boy Gave Some Rather Sen,
sallonal Testimony.
SAW A RIFLE PRoTRuDING FROM WINDOW
In the office of the Secretary OF
statej the window Was Partially
Raised and the Curtain Down.

Georgetown, KY. July 2l.--iThe second
week Of the trial OF Caleb Powers, charged
with being an accessory in the assassina-
tion OF Governor Goebe, closed this after
noon with only thirty-two witnesses heard,
all OF them being called by the prosecution
1t is probable it will take all of next week
and possibly longer to hear other wit
nesses of the prosecution. Among those
remaining unheard are Sergeant f. whar-
ton Golden. whose testimony alone viii
occupy a day, Robert Noakos, who gave
such sensational testimony regarding
Caleb and John Powers, did not finish his
testimony today and will be recalled Mon
day.
ed steffee, a messenger boy, gave the
most important testimony this afternoon,
the point OF a rife protrudins from win
dow of Secretary OF State Powers office,
the window being raised about eighteen
inches and tbs curtain down.
Robert Noakes, whose Testimony began
yesterday, was crcss- examined by Judge
Lindsay today He said he was deceived
into talk with Colonel Campbell at Big
Stone Gap, Va, prior to his arrest, whore
] the latter met him as Mr. Sammar, inter
osted In mining. The conversation led into
! politics ana then to the Goebel assi5slna-
Ton. Later he found he was talking to
| the attorney for the prosecution, 1e Sad
| Campbell did not promise him anything
| for his testimony. Witness said that he
| had an idea Goebcl was to be Killed, bat
| thought liz was TO be in a light and no.
| by assassination When he was told by
! 1hn Powers to keep ont OF range as sem =
/ fellows In the lobby were gong TO do the
wora for Goebel. nc hurried oil to prevent
the assaseialt.on,
The cross-eNlmination Of Noakes was
not completed today, but ne was excused
until Monday, wnen he promised TO bring
| into court his muster roll and cartridge
! gwen him by John Powers
/ Noakcs was re-eXamined regarding the
| trip OF himself and his men 10 Frankfort
at the time of the nesting of the election
| commits! onera In December. Ha repeate
that Powers had instructed him TO have
| his crowd In the State house so the gov
/ crnor would have an excuse TO call out lle
militia. When they got there, however
! Governor Bradley blocked their game by
| telling them to keep off the grass, a.
! dhe witness exprssstd It, Witness re-
/ iterated that the object of Powers and
I others was to lntimldate the commission
/ ers.
| T. NJ, Hurst OF Bourbon county testite1
that he was IN the office OF the insurance
commissioner on the third floor Of the
executive building when the shooting oc-
| Cured The occupants OF that department
/ did not know for five minutes after th'
shooting that it was Goebel who hao
/ fallen,
Ed stedee, Frankfort messenger by
was standing on the steps Of the legislative
building when the shot was fired. WitneA
saw Goebel fall Looking in the director
from whence the shots came. he saw th'
end OF rife barrel protrudlng few
inches from "a window In the Office OF thu
secretary OF state.
Representative /. n. Green or Montgom-
cry county was questioned regarding th'
1900 mountaiueers at Frankfort January
25 and corroborated other Witnesses. H'
said their manner was threatening anC
that they were armed witness said: Z"
was in the house of representatives, wher
the ASSASSINATION occurred. did no
hear the shots. Immediately after tho
shooting | watched the executive build
ing. saw Wood Skidmore OF Harlan
county and other mountainous standing
at the door SlNdmore had rifle and
the others were armed with pistols"