Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-21

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object as explained to the witness, was
10 intimidare the election commissions
ers.
W lNTED FIGHTING MEN.
Noaks told of being asked by Caleb
Powers to get COMPANY Of militia
composed of men who would fight He
also asked Noaks to get smokeless
powder cartridges. Neaks secured
company and it was mustered in. Then
Powers directed him to capture two
trains and bring his company to
Frankfort Charles Finley objected
and warned Noaks NOT u do that and
proposed 10 hire the trains
Asked if Powers ever spoke 10 him
about Goebe!. he said: Yes Powers
said the contests would amount to
nothing and that when Goebel was
dead no man in the state could hold
the party together
Noaks said he had another talk with
John l.. Powers. who said: This is a
life and death struggle With US, but we,
intend to hold our own evenif We have
to Kill some one. formed a company
and Governor Bradley sent a man who.
mustered the company IN,
x On January u s, .fiiess received a
message from, caleb Powers. who
asked him to take his company to
frankfort. Powers said it had been arr
ranged to capture train No so. of the
ICumbe,land division. and train No. %.
| of the Knoxville branch. 10 take the
men ia Frankfort 1t was intended 10
/ send i,5o0 men in all On the nights of
January % and % Charles Finley wax
anati Noaks. Finley WAS not satisfied
with the arrangements for going to
1 Frankfort and opposed capturing
4 trains. He said he would go 10 Bar
\ bourville and try to get Powers TO
i5abandon suen plans,
FINLEY WEAKENED.
4 Witness said Finley Went ~ LOUIS
Vile. saying rather than capture trains
he would pay for them himself. That
day a telegram from Louisville asked
If Finley's check vas good for $1,000
Caleb Powers then said Finley is
getting too ID shaky.
\ Neaks continued: Finley sent us the
train from Louisville. which carried the
I men on Jan. 25. Al Richmond Culton
got on the train and told US when we
ARRIVED at Frankfort We should say We
We're going to petition the legislature
\ i told the boys to carry their guns as
naturally as If hunting and not in milf
4 tary position. After we gott the state
!! house John Powers told me To stanG
4 closer to the executive building, as
4 might get hurt. He said Some of GU,
linen are upstairs, and when Goebel anG
4 Those other fellows come in they are go.
ling to 90 the wave for them
4 II told him this must not be done. II.
t.llS NJ h
4 the secretary of states office. Calel
4 Powers said: Bob. understand yo,
u have t,vo men in your company VIII.
4 would kill a man If you wanted them t
4 Edo it, i told mimi did not believe hae
Il such a man. and he mentioned Chad
we'll and Jones. / told him ! did no
+. believe they We're men of that kind
That afternoon, when the men were be
4. ing sent home, Caleb Powers again toll
me to keep ten or twelve Of our bes
men and to keep Chadwell and Jones.
SAYS POWERS PREDICTED KILL
ING.
My military company was take
8 with me. They wore citizens clothes
with their uniforms under them. w
a We're told by Powers to do this, SO W
would be ready for military service
3 w. H. Culton told me / must keep si
II of my men under arms all the time.
Il went to Assistant Adjt Gen. Dix
on and told him ] wanted to turn owe
my company. as / had become Statistic
they We're going to seat Goebel as gov
iernor and did not want to serve unde
him. Dixon told me not to be discour
aged. as Goenel would not be governor
I l was tired and asked Powers how lon
this was going on. He said not n,uc
longer, as Goebel would be killed an
4 that would settle It."
Noaks will be cross-examined today
Miss Annie Weist, of Louisville, VIII
. was stenographer in. Auditor Sweeney
office when the Goebel ssassination oc
CURED, said the shots came from tn
direction of the office of the secretar
:. of state. She said that day or tw
) before that Henry Youtsey told her sh
: had better leave the state house. a
trouble was likely to occur. Youtse
had rife in his hand at the time
+ Miss Snuffer. of Williamsburg, test
: fed that Powers told her on Jan.
: that, before he would be robbed, /
E would kill the last one OF them, al ii
: same time exhibiting pistol.
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