The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-10
Measurements MADE.
Witness Swears Goebel Was Not
Shot From Powers Office.
Golden Recalled and Denied That
He Made Certain Statements
Which DIR. Prewitt Said He
Had Made to Him.

week of the trial of ex4Secretary of
State Caleb Powers, for alleged COM
plicity in the Goebel murder conspir-
acy, began Monday morning. Ex-Gov.
John Young Brown, chief counsel for
Powers, says the defense will con-
,clude its testimony probably on Fri
day, but possibly not till Saturday.
After that the prosecution will con-
sumo three or four days in rebuttal.
Capt. d. B. Walcutt, who had charge
of the soldiers that were .quartered
in the arsenal at Frankfort prior to
the assassination and who were called
out Immediately after the tragedy,
was the first witness called Monday.
Fhe troops, he said, were placed in
the arsenal January 1, the day the
legislature met.
Capt. Walcutt stated that it was
about fifteen minutes after the assas-
sinatiOn when the company was call
ed out. On crOss-eXamination he said
he had never before seen the state
arsenal under guard for the same
length of time. Got his orders from
Adit. Gen. Collier, and did not know
for what purpose the guard was
placed there. He said it was merely
incidental that the soldiers were
equipped with side arms and equip
ments and ready for active service
when GOebel was shot, although it
was not customary for the men to be
equipped inside the arsenal. He de-
MED that the men were already lined
up, but said he lined them up after
they heard of the shooting.
A. the close of the examination of
Capt. Walcutt the defense withdrew
the witness, with leave to recall him
for the purpose of contradicting w. H.
Culton.
Is. r. Bullock, of Lexington, gave
some entirely new testimony. Witness
said he was in the adjutant generals
building when the shooting occurred.
Came out and saw Jack Chinn, walk
ing rapidly, go into tise state house.
A man was standing behind the fount-
ain in Il STOPPING position, and wit
ness could not tell whether he was
white or black and did not know
what became of him.
Georgetown, KY, Aug. 8.-The
pros -cution in the Powers case Tues
day morning was granted a subpoena
duces tecum on state auditor Coul-
ter requiring him to bring his records
into court. This is done to contra
dict the testimony of eX-Auditor
Sam Stone who testified that he dis
charged w. H. Culton in December
and charged him with stealing 1000.
The prosecution expects to show by
the record that Culton was paid his
salary in both December and Janu-
airy, and by other witnesses to prove
that since that date Stone recon-
mended Culton to various people as
being entirely trustworthy. The de-
Tense asked and was granted forth
with attachment against L. Z. Hogg,
Culton's brother-in-law and attorney
who had been subpOenaed but failed
to appear as a witness.
Geo. L. Barnes, who was a clerk
in the state auditors office, gave
detailed account of the occurrences
on the state capital grounds on the
day of the shooting. He heard sew
eral persons say that the guilty par
ties were being concealed in the ex-
ecutive building, and ought to be
blown up.
Barnes said that after he went back
into the executive building he smelled
smoke which he supposed was the re-
suit of the shots. He saw Whitaker
arrested by a party of citizens. They
took several pistols from him. Prior
to the assassination witness saw
Marlin rife in the vault at the audi
tors Office. 1t formerly belonged to
Henry YOutsey, but at the time of
the shooting it belonged to Grant
Roberts, who has since been APP
pointed a cleTn in the census bureau
at Washington. Do not know where
the rife is now. Witness talked with
Roberts about the disappearance Of
the gun, but the court ruled that he
could not detail the conversation,
neither Powers nor Youtsey being
present when the talk occurred.
John B. Hurst, of Corbin, testified
he was in Frankfort several times
in January. The last time he went
was with the mOuntaineers, January
18th. More than half of the men
were armed. He contradicted sew
eral of the statements of Robert
NOaks. Hurst declared that the men
IN the mountain army were average
mountain citizens, ana closed by
stating that he himself had been
a delegate to the republican national
convention.
Did you see any of the alleged as
sassins of Gov. Goebel at that con-
vention?" asked Attorney Golden.
The witness sid he did not, but az
forwards said he saw ex-Gov. Taylor
there
Were there any of the others who
were in that armed crowd that went
to Frankfort up there at the Philadel-
phia convention?" said Mr.. Golden.
The witness said he did not see
any such persons there. Ex-Gov.
Brown objected to manner of exam