The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-27
1T WASASTOUTM MAN
WHO RAN OUT JUST AFTER GOEBEL
HAD BEEN SHOT.
POWERS HAD USE FOR PARDON.
POWERS AND DAVIS DISGUISED As
SOLDIERS.

4 Man who Looked Like HoutseS
Was Heard 10 Say He Had Made Up
His Mind to XIII GOebel-Noaks
Put Under Cross Fire-A Letter
That Promises to Play an Import
ant Part In the Cnse.
Georgetown Ky. July 26.-Walter Bron-
ston, a Lexington attorney, who assisted
in the arrest of Caleb Powers and John
Davis, at Lexington, was the first wit
ness called to-day in the trial of Caleb
Powers for alleged completely in the Goe-
bel shooting.
Powers and Davis were disguised as
soldiers, and both were armed, the wit
ness said. Witness identified them to the
police officers. After a forcible arrest,
Powers was taken to jail where the par
don granted him by Gov. Taylor and $1,000
in money were found In his pockets Dep
uty Sheriff Rogers of Lexington corrobo-
rated this testimony.
II. Davis Harrod, a constable of Frank
fort, testified that when the shooting oc-
Cured he ran to the executive building
and entered the west door The door of
closed. Witness pushed it open with diff
ticulty and encountered several men, who
thrust pistols in his face. He told them
he was an officer, but they kept their
pistols aimed at him and made no reply.
Harrod said that just as he enterSd the
main door a short, stout man slammed
the door OF the Secretary of States Of
tha IN
basement. Witness did not know Yout-
sey then.
The pardon granted Powers by Gov
Taylor was then exhibited to the jury
Had Good Use for Pardons.
Walter Bronston recalled. told of a
conversation with Powers after the ar
rest, in which Powers, referring TO the
pardon said:
Il know this looks a little bad but we
were making our way to a place where
the pardon would have been recognized" :"
w. H. Wagner of Whitney county gave
sensational testimony against both Pow
ers and Youtsey. He said he was in the
| Secretary of States office a few days be-
| fore the shooting. A man whom he did
not know, referring to Goebel, said
Somebody ought TO kill that ID ras-
cal"
+ witness heard man who he was al
most positive was Youtsey, say:
81 have made up my mind to do that
| myself"
On Saturday before the shooting, Caleb
Powers said, in conversation;
IF we could get the head of the ticket
to act, we could do something. If he
does not stand up. l intend to expose the
whole business"
Noaks Agnin on the Stand.
The defense put Robert Noaks on the
stand this afternoon and questioned him
at length for the purpose of laying a
foundation to contradict his testimony
A letter written by Noaks 10 his cousin,
Miss Effle Blankenship, at Crawfordville
| Ind, since his arrest, promises to play
an important part in the matter so far as
Noaks testimony is concerned. in the
event the defense can produce the letter
| What is alleged to be the substance of II
was presented to the court this afternoon
clipped from Il newspaper. The matter
was not given to the jury, Judge Cantrill
ruling that the witness could not be ques-
| toned concerning the alleged letter or its
contents without first showing that the
letter had either been lost or destroyed
| The defense will endeavor to get the let
| ter.
Harry Tandy assistant Secretary oi
State. produced the executive Journal kept
| by Gov. Taylor. The journal did not show
an order calling out troops after the as
sassination. The pardons issued to Pow.
ers. Finley, Culton and Davis were re-
corded
Crowds of MOuntaineers.
Graham Vreeland, a Louisville wspa
| per man, testified that he saw the crowd
| of mountaineers AIN. %. There were prob
ably 1900 OF them. He was In the Office
of the Commissioner of Agriculture that
| afternon and saw Charles Finley giving
| the men their guns.
Robert Noaks. recalled. was asked by
| Judge Tinsley IL he did not tell a party al
Cumberland Cap that he was going to gel
part of that $4,000 reward, although hc
! hin not know anything about the Goebe
| conspiracy. Witness denied It, He was
! then asked regarding a letter written by
him TO Miss Ehie Blankenship of Craw-
| fordsville, Ind, an alleged quotation from
which was presented in newspaper clip
| ping.
Letters and kilograms from Powers to
| Noaks were excluded. The court admit.
ted a letter dated March 30 which said:
Dear Robert They held me without
| bail, although they had no evidence
| against me. am i'm the hands Of the
gang and evidence does not count much lr
| these courts, except confession evidence
| am going 70 do all | can TO get a change
| of venue. Yes, | will need you as wit.
| ness on my final trial"