The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-04
TRY TO DISCREDIT
THE TESTIMONY
All But One Of Witnesses in Powers
Case Yesterday Were Called for
This Purpose.
CBv Associated Press-)

GEORGETOWN. Ky, August 3.-Of the
eight witnesses introduced by the defense
in the Powers case to-day, all but one were
called ror the purpose Of attacking the
creditability of witnesses placed on the
stand by the prosecution. One ~ these.
former State Auditor Stone, stated tfat
witness W. II. CuIton, an alleged Cocoon
spirator of Powers. was removed from a
place of trust in Gs Office because he de-
faultcd il the sum OF 81, t1-
Other Witnesses. rcS:dents of GraySon
Springs, This State, testified that instead
OF being in Frankfort on January 3oth.
the day of tho shooting ot Senator Goebel,
as he claimed under oath to have been.
George Weaver, a prosecution witness,
was in their town organizing a lodge OF
''WoodInen Of the World" and others from
eastern Kentucky testified that the witness
Wharton Golden, OF the prosecution, dis
played large roll OF money and intimated
that 1t came from the State reward fund.
Attorneys for the prosecution risid!y
cross-eXamined these witnesses and made
one of them, James Harkleroade. OF Bar
bourville, admit that he had been indicted
not less than u dozen times for violations
of law.
COLLIER ON THE STAND.
The most important witness Of the day
was Daniel r Collier. OF Lancaster, ad-
Iutant Genera! OF Kentucky under the
Tavlor administration, He offered as tes-
timony the written word OF Governor Tay-
Ior directing him to bring the regiments
OF the State Guard 70 Frankfort after the
shooting of Senator Goebel. and ordering
him to confer with the civil authorities or
Franklin county as 70 how best preserve
peace there. This was the first appearance
of the document (which was never made a
nart of the State records. and Judge Can
trill ruled it out as incompetent on the
objection of the prosecution that IL was
not in accordance with the statutes or tne
State.
The Judge also ruled out a letter ad-
dressed by General Collier to the ciVl! au-
thoritieS OF Frankfort, ABOUT co-operdNilS
with them.
Collier said that the cipher signal All
right" used in the kilograms sent by him
to the State Guard officers on the day OF
the shooting, was arranged by him before
Taylor became Governor. The kilograms
We're sent out not sooner than nfteeu min
utes after the shooting. The local company
Of State Guards on duty al the arsenal was
not on the scene, he said, until so minutes
after Goebel was carried off the grounds
General Collier said he gave no orders
earlier that day TO the local company az
the arsenal about preparing for acton
THE PERJURY CHARGE
The case OF George f. Weaver. the pio
ecution witness, charged with perjury. was
called In the County Court here to-day ana
set for hearing on the ed
Weaver insists that he is Innocent OF the
charge.
An alleged confession OF .'Tallow Dick
Combs. one of the men under Indictment
in connection with the Goeosi Saoos.hs.
which was exhibited here to-day, was at
first denied by him. but later he admitted
to one OF the interested attorneys that 1t is
partially correct.
The confession. If true. throws no further
light on the case than to connect Henry
You,sey more closely with the murder. and
- hear ous the idea OF conspiracy.