Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
GOLDEN ON 9HE STAND
Sensational Testimony in the
Goebei Murde Case.
NEGROES ENGAGED TO DO KILLING.

Witness Declares Tint John Powers Said |
r TO Him, "Goebel Is Going To BE Killed |
This Morning"--snys Cahei Power, Wa.
One of the, Prime Movers In Bringing |
the Mountaineers to Frankfort Befors
the Assassination of Gosbei. ef'
Frankfort. Ky. March 2G.-Whar-
ton Golden of Barbourville was put on
the witness stand in the examination
of Secretary of State Caleb Powers.
charged with conspiracy. to murder
Senator Goebel. Golden was rather
nervous on the stand, but did not l.esti.
tate in his replies to questions and his
testimony made a deep Impression.
According to Golden, Caleb Powers
was one Of the prime movers In the
bringing to Frankfort of the mountain
GERS just before the assassination OF
Goebel, and that although Secretary
Powers simply instructed him to bring
witnesses" who were mountain feud.
lists, vet Golden understood that they
were to coneto Frankfort for possis
bly, more sinister purpose, that OF
Cleaning out" the Democratic major.
lty In the legislature.
Brought Out Taylor. Name. "a
Golden also brought IN the name Of
Governor Taylor In an incidental way,
also the names OF Culton, John Pow
ers Captain Davis, Charles Finley,
Judge Bingham, and others, the plan
to bring the mountaineers to Frankfort
having taken on a wider scope than
expected. 1t is expected the common
wealth will rest at the conclusion of
l NN1d 40 xty,,1 H011 Inn nc
seized with slight hemorrhage dur
ing the morning and adjournment was
taken earlier than the usual hour.
Golden resumed his testimony at the
lfafternoon session. He said John Pow
ers and black-red nioustached man
had talk concerning the closing of
A Secretary Powers office during the lat
i ter's absence. 3fs;sss
II had my back turned said Gold
j en-, "but when turned saw John
Powers give the key I'd the man. John
Powers said-to me: "Goebel Is going
/ to be killed this morning said
This must not be DONE He said,
Il Don't get excited gave that man
N the wrong key said: we must
go and see Caleb John Powers saw
4 him. didn't"
Negroes to XIII Goebei.
"Do you know man named Dick
Coombs r. asked Attorney Campbell.
II do. He Is colored and lives In
Beattyvilles He came down with the
Lee county contingent" s s,..sz
ibid you have any talk with Calet
or John Powers about Dick Coombs?'
mo. but they had two negroes there
to kill Goebel. John Powers told me
. so. They were Hockersmith and Dicl
Coombs. saw Dick Coombs at the
drug store near the depot every morn
{ ing for q week previous to the shoot
, ing. Coombs talking to man named
Wallace, In my presence, said:
On him; ! know him as far a,
can see him and I can kill him a.
far us Lean see him. . He was TALKING
of Goebel. This conversation was II
the adtutant, generals office. He alst
said: know his every movement ant
can hit him with this as far as
can see him. AKA IL. AS
II ~ Man Who Got the Key. ail
b "He carried Colts 80 that shoot.
! a Winchester cartridge, six or eigh
( inches In the barrel. Coombs was Ii
e the assistant adjutant generals oftlc,
on the morning of the shooting witt
Hockersmith and Jim Wallace. Il say
the man who got the key from job,
! Powers that morning. The fellow wa
a little man. When we I9Caleb an
John Powers and MYSELF. went .,bacl
there, he said: You have given M
the wrong key don't remembe
, what John said to him!; The rest O
/ the day was around town. No refer
IL ence was made to the key the rest o
the day. The key was to Caleb's OF
fee. $3.50. -. ii3.is
"On Tuesday did you meet Gale
and John Powers?" asked Attorne
Campbell. 49,
eyes, ISdid; saw them in Caleb
/. Office. got a letter from Blakema
that morning asking me. to come 4
Louisville. Caleb said he was goin
= with me, but said he might want m
e to go to the mountains. He was tall
i, ing to Walter Day and Governor !Tay
o lor.
e What Taylor Said. SO
."R. j. Howard of Harlan count
/ came up and he talked to Taylor II
= insisted on Taylor calling out the mil
3 tia. Taylor said: MY God, you pee
! pie must do something first adding
Il can get the militia quick enough
You fellows must act hrst.' By tina
III understood we fellows must raise
riot in the senate chamber. Goebt
was there. AS told you this morr
ing we would clean out enough Of tina
legislature there to make it our way.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Oh. kill them" -. ,Sa5
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