Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-21
POWERS GUILTY.
One Of Gov. GOebcl's Murderers
Gets a Life Sentence.
Swore Like Trooper When the
Law Deprived Him OF
Liberty.

Powers is guilty of conspiring to
bring about the murder ofGov. Wm.
Goebel. SO said u men Of different
political faiths to day in a verdict
that was arrived at without argu-
ment or wranging in the jury room.
Commonwealth's Attorney Frank
lin concluded his marvelously elo-
quent and convincing speech at
l1:3O this morning, and Court ad-
journed till o'clock, but it was
1872 when Judge Cantrill said to the
jury:
Gentlemen, retire and make
verdict.
The jury filed into the east jury
room, just behind where Powers,
smiling, sat talking with the
Misses Danger6eld, two young
ladies who had made his acquaint-
ance since the trial began. He
seemed the same cold and uncon-
cerned man he had been all during
the trial. After the Youtsey case
had been called and passed, Judge
Cantrill adjourned Court and walked
out, instructing the Sheriff that if a
verdict was reached to send for him.
THEY WE'RE READY.
A few minutes after 2 o'clock
there was a knocking on the jury
room door from the inside The
Sheriff answered the call and i'm
mediately hurried out for Judge
Cantrill. 1t was instantly flashed
all over the Courtroom that a verdict
had been reached. The knowing
ones thought they knew that such a
quick agreement meant convic-
tion.
Powers never stopped talking and
Judge Cantrill returned. Bring
in the jury" he said.
Powers face then took on a
expectant look as the men
filed past.
Gentlemen, are you ready to re-
port?' said'the Judge, and Fore
man 1. G.. Stone nodded assent. The
verdict was passed up to the Clerk.
"Read the verdict, Mr.. Clerk,
said Judge Cantrill, and the Clerk
read as follows, while ali in the
room held their breath:
ave, the jury, find the defendant
guilty, and fix his punishment at
in the State Peniten-
tiary for life" I.G. STONE, Foreman.
Gentlemen, is that your ver-
dict?" asked Judge Cantrill.
'It is, answered the jury.
POWERS WAS SHOCKED.
Powers was watched closely.
He seem shocked for an instant, and
a panied look crept into his cold,
pale face; great beads of sweat
broke out on his forehead, and
tor the first time he betrayed
nervousness, but it was only for a
Regaining his COM
posure, he turned to the Misses
Dangerheld and said. Il was not
that. The verdict is un-
just.
Judge Cantrill thanked the jury
for their patience under such
long strain, the Court adjourned
and all was over.
There was no sort of demonstra-
ton following the verdict, and the
vast crowd filed out of the court
house almost in silence.
GoEBEL S BROTHER wEPT.
After Court adjourned a very pa
thetic scene occurred in the west
jury room, which has been Occupied |
by attorneys for the prosecution as
a conference room. Arthur Goebel,
who has devoted himself to all the
details of the trial SO industriously |
for months, was almost overcome |
when he realized that one of the |
conspirators had been convicted. |
He stood at the window silently |
in striking contrast to
what was going on in the opposite |
Jury room. In there Powers had
for a few minutes con-
ference before going back to jail,
and he cursed and swore at the
Jury, the lawyers, the witnesses
and everybody. He was in blind
rage and vented his spleen in a