New-York tribune., 1900-08-11
DrFFvCE ENDED N POWERS CASE
WHICH SIDE HAS PRODUCED MORE
PERJT-pED EVIDENCE Is IN DOUBT

pr-PTr-prD EVIDENCE Is IN DOUBT.
Georgetown. Ky. aug. 1o-In the case Of Caleb
Powers ez-Sac-era-y Of state. charged with otlhE
a. accessory before The fact IN the Ioeoel ass47-
sra-0- The defence rested us testimony LIS
nom Several witnesses in reburtal were intro
=--q5 Tx -e --r--ouriC7. The jury viii be taken
70 Frankfort either ou Monda5 or Tuesday 10 view
-he scene II the tragedy. When i comes 70 con-
Steering the evidence the jury vii not nave 70
decide the question Of which side mas oeaLl IN
---,- b7.- which side has been burdened with the
Iar-er amount Of thar product. as in The last Few
6a-s contradiction and impeachment have been the
le-El-E feature There are few who believe the
trial VIII result conviction, but many artlcl-
pate disagreement
1.-s John Davis. the wife OF one Of the men
charged with being au accessory 10 the Goeoe4 as
zas=i-a-ior was The first witness introduced to-day
-- The defence. The prosecution interposeo e
@-sr objection 70 the eligibility OF the witness,
- me Court overruled f. Caleb Powers, she SAID,
boarded al her house John Powers was also there
On January . she testified that the latter was III
IN his room al her house that day and did not
leave MS room after L o'clock This was IN
contradiction Of the testimony Of Robert Noakes'
who tod Of an alleged conversation with John
Powers At the state House. IN which he said the
lzrcer told him TO stay close 70 the building as
something was going 10 happen as soon as 'Ioeoel
a,5 those fellows cane down"
Solomon Wider. OF Whitley County. testified that
E55e-- Noakes was at Corhin in March and asked
him rot 70 tel anybody he was in town IS he
might Dc arrested n connection with the assassi-
nation conspiracy. Wilder declared Noakes said he
believed Caleb Powers innocent According TO the
witness the members Of the Noakes Military Com
pauy at Cor6in. instead of being desperadoes. as
Noakes rad alleged were mostly good men
On cross-examination, Wilder admitted that
number Of the members Of Noakes's company had
been tried for various crimes murder being the
charge il several Instances.
evidence the act OF the Legisatlre apProPrl "a R
$4,000 for Ire apprehension aa prosecution OK ne
1e-ed, and the act was made part OF the testl-
Walter Day. former Republican State Treas
Urer. testified that Youtsey sent for him the day
ne latter told hin mat for 500 ne would settle
how he would accoIrIsn H. puL ILe 9 lal'eI 80 %ou
57s witness refused 70 confer further with Eou'-
A. the conclusion Of the testimony Of ex-Treas-
The Rev. John Stamper, who testified for the de-
fence several days ago was the nrst witness called
tradlcrioE he aeHee LL-aL he I2io eTa s PeGp-e
- - 80 no The hands Of me other side, as they
e51p- 80 = 20 rfr harm He admitted that on The
Ire other parties 10 Frankfort. and that he bor-
rovred q pistol
eso 3y Aos Is BTadsy y5 as ,bsr 10 Tae{hsT S gsT
Terv much in sympathy with the prosecution was
dawn while II was argued. Bradley said the pur-
pose Of the question was 70 snow ne interest," 81 2I
- show -fsr be had changed his sympathies 20
-ra defence since be had received money from rep
r.zser7rstf-es Of that side The proof, he SAID
-1rvveG that Stampcr Md been playing fast and
--ose with both sices and the question was as 70
5is c-ez1iIifv The court decided that the question
--4r o~T1re-err Tho witness said he had recol-
lotion 0f having made The statement he did tel
! = Csntrin tha1 Golden had told the truth. 6ut
--0r'e nor reI al he knew until he got on the
stand. -, ,--,,-,-,,
-.s-feeF that he heard James Sparks. OF London
-.e--5C- ne man VINO did it- that the pardon was
tras6r- writer our zth a blank left 10 III ~ me
-.-1e ~ ne mar who did H. Sparks testified Tor
- lrzrcs several Gavs ago. and that time De
r.fas re-fng made the statement thiet or foiCS
veoE FsF-- rvae "a Ted and couJraoictec the stare
r-erf - The Rev. AIr Stamper VINO nae esli1T o. -
NJ [frp certain remarks In regard - the TutH Oh
WHARTON CiCideu's statements.