The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-18
TRYING THE POWERS CASE.
FURTHER TESTIMONY INTRODUCED
BY THE PROSECUTION.
The Most Interesting Witness Is the
Defendants Sweetheart. Miss
Buck, who Testifes as to CONVEX

GEoRGETOwN, KY, July fT.-The
proceedings in the Powers case were
made more interesting today by the In
PRODUCTION OF several Witnesses who gave
testimony against the defendant. The
most interesting witness Of the day from
q standpoint disconnected from either
eide of the case, was Miss Lucy Brock.
the sweetheart of the young defendant
il Is probable that either Culton, Nokcs
or Golden will be put on the stand tomor-
row to further prove the alleged conspir-
acy.
Finley Anderson, who was testifying in
the Powers case when the court adjourn
ed yesterday resumed his testimony to-
day. Witness said that on January "a
Caleb Powers told him that a crowd Of
nountaineers were going to Frankfort
10 intimidate the legislature, and IL
necessary. to kill enough Democrats to
give the Republicans majority. He
said: Powers told me Goebel would
never live TO be governor. and said he
PoweTs) would kin him II nobody else
would"
The conversation took place on the day
preceding the advent OF the ZOO mount
aineers into Frankfort Witness said he
heard Powers and others talking about
Goebel wearing a coat of mail, but some
OF them said he could he killed anyway.
Powers was in conference with Secretary
OF State Charles Finley, Wharton Golden.
Robert Makes and others. Only once
during the testimony did the defendants
features show signs OF agitation Under
cross-examination the witness stated he
had called on Col. T. G. Campbell in Gin
cinnati but became confused ane could
not recall who accompanied him 10 see
Campbell. though he claimed several peo-
pie were with him at the time, He denied
that either Justus or Arthur Goebel as
sisted him In getting employment In Cir-
cipnati and denied that his trip 10 Cincin-
att was for the purpose or becoming
witness in the Powers trial
The witness denied that he had been
promised compensation for his evidence
II developed that young Anderson had
made an affidavit In Cincinnati which Is
IN possession OF Col Campbell, and the
defense asked that this be produced In
court The court ruled that II must be
produced.
on redirect examination witness said he
did not volunteer ms witness. but receiV-
ed a letter while MT Knoxville asking him
10 20 TO Cincinnati, and telling him that
he was wanted as a witness.
Miss Lucy Brock. OF London. Laurel
county WAS the next witness She knew
the defendant well. and had corresponded
with him for over two years past. Caleb
Powers called on her In January. He
told witness he WAX getting up crowd
of 900 mountain men TO go to Frankfort
go that In case the Democrats robbed
them Of their Offices they could take care
OF themselves" Witness said Powers had
Hoo in bilis. He told her Gov. Taylor
Furnished the money. and II was to be
used to bring the men to Frankfort. Miss
Brock said Powers said the nlan to take
1900 men to Frankfort was Gov, Taylor's
creation.
q. NJ. woodson, the civil engineer who
made the measurements on the state
house yard at the time ~ the finding of
the bullet In the tree. was recalled but
told nothing new.
Senator Frazer of shelby county, who
was standing between the legislative and
executive buildings when the assassina =
tion occurred. said he heard the shots,
saw no one In the doorway. and the shots
were undoubtedly fired from the executive
building.