The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-02
POWERS ON
THE STAND.
Denied Ths Charges Made
Against Vim.
A MOTION OF ACQUITTAL
WAS MADE


Was the Purpose OF bringing
Mounted Men Co Frankfort.
Georgetown. XIV, July s0.-Ex.
Secretary OF State Caleb Power.
took the stand In his own bshair
today.
Powers admitted that he organ.
lied the hodv of mountaireers who
went In Franklin on several occs-
sions last winter. but declared thi.
was done for influence with tho
state Contest Bos-d and the IerI.-
iatu-e; not for the puapose OF In
Limitation.
The defendant entered q denial ~
'ha charges made against him nv
Tulton. Nontes and othe, witnesses.
He denied that Henry Youtsev had
the kevs OF his ONCE on the day os
the aesassipatiop, but he said there
were two KEYS 10 the ONCE, one oi
which vas In the possession OF for.
mer Assistant secretsry OF state
W. ]. Davidson and another in
possession Of Ben Rowe, Governor
Tsvlor's colored p.rser. Power
sa'd that neither OF these KEYS va.
ever In bis possassion, ard THAT ne
had his own kew In his pocket n
Louisville the day OF the assassi.
nation.
The defense opened ;ts sida ~
the case with . motion for p<remr-
tovv instructions for q v.rdict ~
srGnittal. The motion WAS suh-
United vithout argrmen, sna was
promptly ove~rrled nv the c,uyt.
Attorney Faulkner stated tie
rase for the defensa. He said the
defens. will show that the contests
ova- the State cficas we're 70. tried
on Judicial linea. but on q partisan
hasis. and that nolitics was respon-
sibla for the present prosecutions.
He intimsted that thp prosecution
knows tho Identify ~ the .ssassin
bnt has concealed him. n will he
admitted. no said. th-t Caleb Pow
e-a and Charles Finley crga,;z.d
and brought to Frankfort the crowd
NJ mountai- men who arrived there
January 25th, bit thst this was
only to petition the legislature and
not to infimidate that boav. He
declarei 'h.t fhn men who rom.
~nsed tn. mountain hodv were not
had cifizens. a. charged nv tho
other aide. and he CHARGED a'sn that
'ha Democrats had large b,dies ~
mon In Frankfort to back up the
cnntAetarta.
II would he proved. ha claime1.
that Weaver. one ~ the man w.t.
-asses for fha prosecution. Vas
-ever " Frankfort until Yesterday:
th.t Fin 'l.v and Anderson and
Robert Noakes testified for money.
and W. Fl. CuIton IN the hopa of
obtaining immunity from the nros-
-cntion. and that Whar'or Golden's
avidanca would be successfully con.
tradictad.
Th" defendant. Cal h Powers. tonk
tire wifn"ss stand. He declared h.
mover knew Jim Hn-ara, Harlan
Whitaker nr Richard Comb. thre.
nfthe defendants. prior 70 the ~.
aassinat;nn. Ha hsd only known
Yontaav since Januarv 1st.
In rn9ard to 'he bringing ~ the
mounta'neers to Frarksort. wit
ness said: "Ttara wera three
crowds of mon brought 10 rrank.
fort. and h.d aomefhino 70 do
with the organization ~ each. The
-ur,osa WAS IN show the interest u
'heaa raople IN tte matters q. issue
md MT to i-t'm;data 81 he, tho
Gate F1e~fio- Board or the T.aeia-
lature. instructed tho men to DO
no acts Of violence, and - far a.
know none was committed by
them.n
Powers continued: "rhs last
crowd Of men were brought for =
double purpose. We expt cted fn
use them n witnesses before the
contest hoard. and a'sn TO show nv
their presence the interest thev felt
in the contests. We also had heard
MINORS that we were to be forciblv
elected from the offices. Thase m
mors were based on nawsps Der ve-
pnrts and were intended to resist
violence