Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-14
POWERS TRIAL NEARLY DONE.
JURY LEFT YESTERDAY AFTER.
NOON TO VIEW THE SCENE
OF THE CRIME.
The Trial of YOutsey Will Begin
just as Soon as the Powers Case
Is Given to the Jury-Yesterday
Devoted to Taking Further Evil
dence of Contradiction.

GEORGETOWN, KY. August 13.-
Testimony in the trial of former Sec
rotary OF State Caleb Powers, charged
with the completely in the shooting of
Governor Goebel was concluded at
/ noon to-day. This afternoon the jury
was taken to the scene of the shoot
ing at Frankfort
Judge Cantrill announced tina. as
soon as the arguments have been con-
cluded and the case gone to the jury.
the case against Henry Youtsey will
| be called for trial. The sheriff was
ordered to summon a special venire of
Jurors for the Youtsey case.
| The sixth week of the trial began
+! o-day with a number of witnesses for
the prosecution in rebuttal remaining
to be examined
| &. w. Bradburn, a member Of tie
reward commission, was the first wit
| ness called to-day. Bradburn testified
| that of the $4,000 drawn by the com
| missioners out of the fund appropri-
ated by the legislature only about
| $1,000 had been expended, and said
| that no money had been paid 20 any
| witness who had testified in the case
and that no agreement or contract ex-
listed between the reward commission
| ers and Wharton Golden, Robert
| Noakes, w. H. Culton, or any Other
| witness.
James Walker, colored, corroborated
the testimony of ]. w. Dougherty that
John Perkins, the porter in Adjt Gen.
Golfers Office, had told them that the
defense wanted him to testify that he
(Perkins) had carried the orders to the
troops at the arsenal calling them out,
but that he did not intend to testify to
it, as It was not true.
The prosecution then rested dts re-
| buttal testimony. Assistant State Au-
ditor Grayot was called by the defense.
| whose cross-examination of the wit
ness in regard to the alleged specula-
ton of w. H. Culton while he was
clerk in the auditors Office, was not
Ieompleted at Saturdays examination
Grayot produced the additional records
| asked for by the defense at that time
The prosecution insisted that IL the
defense was allowed to produce the
vouchers and warrants in question,
which the defense alleges he stole
| 81 las, Culton must be allowed to go on
the stand in order to explain the tran
saction on his part. The court ruled
| the evidence out, and in passing on the
| question said: IF there has been any
defalcation on the part of Culton the
Franklin court is the place to settle
that. These records show that the
money paid into the treasury by Audi
tor Stone was marked as errors in
vouchers This court has not the time
to investigate whether they were err
rors or not"
Ex-Auditor Stone was then called.
The court ruled that Stone could not
testify at this stage of the trial con-
corning the matters upon which he was
asked, and the attorneys for the de-
Tense, accompanied by the prisoner,
withdrew for a consultation, and when
they returned it was announced that
the taking of testimony had been fin
| ished.
The court directed the sheriff to take
! the jury to Frankfort at 8 o'clock in
the afternoon.