The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-04
ANOTHER KENTUCKIAN HERE.
County Attorney Miller, OF Breckin-
ridge County.

r. ". Miller, county attorney of Breckin-
ridge county, Kentucky, and the only man
I'm western Kentucky for whom a warrant
has been issued by the Beckham contin-
gency. is in this city at present. the guest
Of w. NJ. Robinson. of No. 1912 North Capt.
toll avenue. When located by a Journal re-
porter last night Mr.. Miller expressed sur
prise that his presence in the city had be-
come known. but said he was not
averse To an interview. Said he: II sup
pose you want to know when 1 came here
and when 1 expect to return. so / might as
well tel you my story. Shortly after Sec
rotary of State Caleb Powers took his Office
was appointed by him as chief of the cor
poration department and Immediately en-
tered upon the duties of the office.
Mr.. Powers and myself. being intimate
friends and associated together in the Of
fee. made an arrangement whereby we oc-
cupied the same sleeping room and always
took our meals together. 1 am telling you
this in order that / may convince you of
my intimate acquaintance with Secretary
of State Powers. 1 do not think there is a
man who knows him more intimately than
myself. and / want to say TO you that If he
came before me at this present moment
anu maQc Odln l1dI he was lmpIlCdleQ III
even the slightest degree with the death of
Mr.. Goebel / would not believe him. Know
ing him as L do, L would unhesitatingly
say that he never dreamed of such a thing.
Golden. in his confession. accuses Powers
of being Instrumental in bringing the feud-
lists into Frankfort from the mountains. In
my opinion this is a damnable lie, that was
well paid for. On more than one occasion,
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men were coming in from the mountains, L
have heard Mr.. Powers say, Il don't want
men like that coming I'm to see me- or else
he would say, Il don't want men coming i'm
to see me at the Capitol who can't let whis-
ky alone
ing on the guilt or innocence of Mr.. Pow
erss that matter will be fully determined at
the proper time, but / couldn't resist say
Ing that which even his enemies believe
that he Is an innocent man. L left Frank
fort on the 5th or 9Th of March for my
home at Hardinsburg, and from there I
The Immediate cause of leaving was a quiet
warning that / received from one OF the
Goebel detectives. He told me that a war
rant had been issued for me and the sooner
i the better IL would be for me-.
Yes, / am accused or knowing too much
about the murder Of Mr. Goebel. You see.
my desk was within eight feet of the win
dow from which Ii is alleged by the Beck
ham following the shot was fired that killed
Mr. Goebel- At the time the shots were
fired / was sitting by the window, but at
such an angle that IL was impossible for me
to have seen Mr.. Goebel. 1 heard the shots,
but did not see Mr.. Goebel. But ii is useless
TO discuss this matter. for, while there are
many things that / could and would like to
tell you. yet 1 am prevented from doing so,
because IL would involve a premature dis
closure of some of the evidence we expect
to use at the trial. At the present time IL
As my intention to permanently locate in
your city. / was born in Indiana and have
Always wanted to return here. I cannot
say when / viii return to Kentucky, but
think in about three weeks. I will not go
TO for IL would be exceedingly
unsafe for me to do so. You can accuse a
man of being a Republican i'm Frankfort
and indict and hang him on the charge.
"I cannot say anything of the ultimate
outcome OF the trouble in Kentucky. but
feel satisfied that IL Governor Taylor is de-
posed that civil war will follow as surely
as the sun shines. Governor Taylor and
myself are intimate friends. and I know
whereof I speak. i do not think they will
have the temerity to arrest Governor Tay-
Tor at the present time, but imagine they
Will try TO indict him at some future ses-
sion OF the grand jury. The whole Beck
ham contingency is a black-hearted lot,
and IL has called to its assistance Tom
Campbell. one of the most
~scoundrels on the face of the earth. The