Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-07-20
CULTON'S TESTIMONY.
Relates His Story Of the Murder Of
William GOebcl.
HITS POWERS HARD.
His Testimony Makes Powers the Lead.
.Lrg Man In the Plot ioutsey
v Comes In for Big Share.
One Other Witness.

! Georgetown. Ky. July ia-w II.
Culton. who is himself under indictment
as an accessory and supposed 10 he tho
star witness of the prosecution. was
called 20 the witness stand "Wednesday
in the Powers murder conspiracy case.
The court instructed the witness that
he might or might not testify as he
might desire and II he did ~ he was not
required to tell anything that would
tend 10 criminate himself. but could re-
fuse TO answer such questions. He said
he was testifying Of his own free will
Colonel Campbell conducted the direct
examination
Culton said he knew al the persons
indicted rs accessories to the Goebel
murder. Witness said he attended IA
conference at Frankfort in January at
which Powers and others were present
and the matter Of bringing men TO the
state capitol was being discussed.
Hamp Howard, Frank Cecil aud other
mountain men were there and were
asked by Powers how many men they
could bring from Harlan. Bell and other
counties up there. They promised to
bring crowds ranging from 80 10 200
men from each Of the counties repre-
sented in the meeting Those in the
meeting were 10 take charge Of the men
In their respective counties and bring
them 10 Frankfort armed.
Powers said that when the men ar.
rived In Frankfort they would give the
Democratic legislators 30 minutes in
which TO settle the contests. land II
they did not settle In that time they
would kill every d-n one Of them"
Culton continued:
1.-THE mountain mon arrived in Frank.
fort Jan. 2j They numbered 1000 to
1900. Those who carried guns had
them stacked in the Office Of the com.
missioner Of agriculture. and each man
was given tag corresponding with u
number ON his gun. Captain Butler.
afterwards connected with the Williams.
burg military company, had charge Of
this part. At the meeting held in the
statehouse yard the bigger portion Of
the crowd was sent home"
Culton said Henry Youtsey came to
him and told him he had found way
Goebel could BE- killed and no one find
out who did it. Youtsey said It could
b. done from the secretary Of states Of.
flee and showed some steel bullets. Wit.
ness told Youtsey such thing should
not b. done. Ex-Governor Bradley told
the with ess he had heard that Goebo
was 10 be- killed and said 1t must not be-
done. Witness saw Youtsey again and
Youtscy said the killing Of Goebcl had
been abandoned.
Culton said Powers distributed the
money among the various captains who
We're 10 bring the mountaiDeers 10
Frankfort. Don't know" said the
witness. "who furnished il. Governor
Taylor furnished me the money tn bring
the jackson county crowd down"
Witness heard J. X. johnson, Of
jackson county talk about killing Goobel
with nitro glycerin.
Witness said Governor Taylor did not
want the mountain men % go home
Witness said Powers said they ought 20
BE- sent away rs they had not done what
they were brought here for Witness
told Taylor what Powers said Taylor
replied that Powers was a hotheaded
d-n fool, but he would wait and every.
thing would be- all right. Witness said
Taylor sent word Ia Powers that he
would pay the expenses of the mon.
Witness went 10 Berry Howard and 9th.
ers nj 1Aylor's instance aud told them
that the governor wanted them 10 re-.
main and not 60 home IA Powers wanted
them 10 do.
On the day OF the Van Meter. Berry
contest, Governor Taylor sent orders by
witn'ss to Assistant Adjuiant General
Dixon to have the troops In the arsenal
ready 10 be called out nj moments no.
tice.
The court adjourned with Culton on
the stand.
The trial Of Powers was continued
with Culton on the stand. His recital
was practically the same rs the confes.
sion made several months ago. One
other witness was placed on the stand