The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-19
POWERS WAS GUILTY
4mAT WAS the VERDICT or THE
JURY N THE FAMOUS CASE.
HE WAS SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
PRISONER DECLARED THE VER-
DICT UNJUST.

x~wcrs Betrayed Agitation as the
Verdict Was Made knoWn--M ~
thc First Time His Dcmennor
ChanEcd-The One Republican on
Powers esI-NOt IA Dissenting
Voice of the Twelve.
corgcJoWn Ky. Aug lS-"We. the
jury aud the defendant guilty and dx
hi@ punishment at confinement in the pcu-
i-.rtary FOR the rest Of his natural life"
This was the wording OF the verdict
rendered to-day tn the case OF ey-Secre-
tsrv of State caleb Powers. charged with
teirs an accessory before the TACT TO the
uurier Of William Goebel The jury re
tr.i at l.S2 p. m and returned its verdict
81 - having ne,n out only hfy-three
maltes The vote ia favor of life SEN
i-u q was unanimous.
When the jury retired the belief was
e,ral that It's members would fail to
e. &. aud % t1is the defendant himself
pa- armly convinced.
When the verdict of guilty was return
O. Powers. for the first time during the
wary six weeks of the trial betrayed
t- feelings. Under all Of the trying in
.,I-nts OF the trial he had maintained a
,rargeless expression The verdict of
slIty. however, apparently staggered
him He was sitting near the door of
ta~ jury room. ana when the jurors
srocked on the door summmoning the
seriff. his face took on an anxious look.
Waeu the twelve men filed into the room
ari took their seats and as Clerk Penn
,oll.d the roll OF jurors, the prisoner did
Iot appear TO be more excited than the
vast throng of spectators.
How Powers Took IL.
Have YOU made a verdict, genuemcn%'
inquired the C urt.
We have" the jurors assen cd. and
q the same tine Mr. Stone, the fore
mar. pass d the verdict up to the clerk.
W1o read it aloud. Powers. always pale,
eew ghastly white as the verdict was
rad and his face be,okened great mental
anguish. Then, somewhat r5gainng his
elmposure. he turn,d to Misses Danger
fed who rad en- in converse ion with
la and said:
was no; exp. citing that The verdict
i m5Is.."
There was no sort Of emonstration fol
JOSH e the verdict and the vast c oNd
flei .at OF the colrt house almost in
ST nee Powers remained in the court
om -ome time after the verdict was
rendered. in conference with his attor-
neys who will al once move for a new
q al ana, falling in that. will take an
all cal
Personnel Of the Jury.
When the jurymen entered the juryroom
Juror stone. the oldest man on the panel
was elected foreman. Juror Porter, the
only Republican on the jury, the first &c
speak, said. Gent emen. ! am a Repubi-
can and / have said thar / did not be-
Leye Goebcls murder was the result OF
conspiracy ! did not think caleb Pow
ers could be guilty. but / have heard the
evidence and l am convinced he is
Others a,so made talks, and it is sli6
one of the men Of the jury inumated thai
he thought the death penalty ought TO be
inflicted. However when a ballot was TAX
en-. all twelve OF the jurors voted for life
imprisonment.
The jury which sat in the case was
compos ed Of eight Democrats three anti
tioebel Democrats. and one Republican as
follows: l. 9. Stone, farmer, anti-Goe bel
Harris Musse!man, farmer, anti-GOehtl
". O. Tin1er. farmer. an i-Goebel; A. w
traig. merchant 10 mocra.; W. p. Nun
son farmer. Democrat; W. II. Oldham
merchant. Democrat: Ben. Ford, farmer
emocl at; George Murphy Democrat; j
r. Mulberry, farmer, Democrat; j. 7
Crosswait, carpenter. Democrat; AlonzC
kemper. farmer, Democrat. and J. c
Porter. school teacher Republican.
What Influenced Them.
One of the Jurors aid tonight that tht
1urymen were Influenced in making ul
thtir verdict by many things in the evi
dence but that some of the Chi pon,
were Powers own admi 81 on the stauc
that he organized the crowd of 200 arm
ed noun ain, ers which came to Frank
fort, Jan. IS, his corroborat on Of parts OF
the testimony Of Noakes. Golden anC
Cult,n The proof that ne gave YoutseS
the key and that the shot was fired from
his office.
1t is doubtful whether the Youtsey cast
will be tried. although il will be cal e
on Monday. Mr.. Crawford of the ( ns'
made a statement in court this Afternoon
tEat Youtsey. according & to hi physician
is 8 i'll threatened with typhoid fever
ono Of his attorneys, joan M. stevenson
IS also i'll Of typhoid fever, ard Mr. Claw
fora could not say whether or not the
defense would he ready on Monday II
the event the Youtsey case is continued
one Of the other cas- $, either that Of Da
Nis, WLiaker or Combs. will be TAX
en- up.
Georgetown. Ky. Aug. r.-After th'
jury retired the case of Henry Youtsey
also charged with completely in the Goe
Del assassination. was called. The De
and II W. Nelson OF Newport, and judge
Askew of Georgetown. long list Of wit
nesses was called, but few answered e
their names.
BLACKBURN THANKED GOD.
hts Exclamation when Informed o.