The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-19
Plot IS BEING REVEALED
HAPPENINGS THAT LED UP TO THE
MURDER OF GOV.
GOEBEL
TERT1MoNY IS SENSATIONAL
Looks Black for Caleb Powers
Names of Charles Finley and Re
publican Gov. Taylor Con-
nccted With story.

GEORGETOWN, Ky, July 1S.-In the
trial today of Caleb Powers, charged
with completely in, the Goebel shooting,
John a. Black, of BarbourviHe, banker
of that place, and Republican Of prom
inence, was the first witness. He said
Powers came to him in January to adj
wise him as, to the propriety of the noun
tain organization which he said Powers
was getting up.
81 saw Powers later, and again remon=
strated against the formation of the mob,
which was going to Frankfort. Powers
told me it was being formed with the APP
prevail of Gov. Taylor, Charles Finley
and other Republican leaders at Frank
fort. Charles Finley also came to me
and endeavored to get me to cooperate
with them. L protested bitterly. Pow
ers became very angry with me on ac-
count of the position 1 took
a check from Charles Finley to the
Louisville & Nashville railway for 81, 600
Tor transportation Of the men to Frank
fort was produced by Black in response
to a question from the prosecution.
On cross-examination Black said that
Finley claimed the mountaineers were
the legislature Powers said the pur-
pose was to "intimidate' the body.
w. il. Culton, who is under Indictment
as an accessory to the Goebel shooting,
was called next.
Counsel for the defense raised a point
against the competency of Culton as q
witness, be being under indictment along
with Powers and others as q coconspira-
tor and not having been tried. After a
while, at common law, Powers could not
testify, the rule was abrogated I'M
der the law of this state, and that Cul-
ton is competent Witness the right to
testify being personal privilege. The
court instructed Culton that he might or
might not testify, as he desired, and if
he did so, he was not required to tell
himself.
Culton replied that he was testifying of
his own free Will.
TO KILL GOEBEL
Cation further said Henry Youtsey
came to him and told hins he had found
a way in which GoebeI could be killed,
and no one found out who did it. Youtsey
said it could be done from the secretary
of states office, and he showed some steel
bullets. Witness. told Youtsey such a
thing should not be done. EX-Gov. Brad
ley told witness he had heard Goebel was
to be killed, and said 1t must not be
done. Witness saw Youtsey again, and
the latter said the idea had been abandon
ed.
Culton said Powers distributed the
money among the various captains who
were to bring the mountaineeFs to Frank
fort. He did not know who furnished it.
He said Gov. Taylor had furnished him
with the money to bring the Jackson
crowd. Witness heard w. R. Johnson,
of Jackson county, talking about killing
Goebel with nitro-g lycerine. Witness said
Gov. Taylor did not want the mountain
men to go home. He said Powers told
him they ought to be sent away, as they
had not done what they were brought
there for. Witness told Taylor what
Powers said. Taylor replied that Powers
was a hot-headed -. but he would
wait, and everything would be all right.
Witness said Taylor sent word to Powers
that he would pay the expenses of the
men. Witness went to Berry Howard
and others, at Taylor's instance, and told
them the governor wanted them to re-
main and not go home, as Powers wanted
them to do