The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-12
IN REDUITAL1 OF POWERS
Pr0SecutiOn'S S Witnesses Contradict
Material Statements.
licensed Alleged to Have Been ut
the stufehouse on the Afternoon
of January 25-SNoFe That He Was
in sOuth Frankfort at That Time
-AdjOurnment Until Tomorrow.

! GEORGETOWN. Ky. Aug. 1.-THE
! prosecution entered upon rebuttal today.
and it was shown that Caleb Powers cid
/ his boarding house as he swors he cid.
! Some weeks ago Noskes testifisd that he
/ had two talks with Powers on the after
moon of January 20 in the statehouse yard.
Powers. to offset, this swore that he was
not in the statehouse or yard that after
noon Today 1t was proved that he was
in the yard and near the statehouse lbout
4 O'Clock that afternoon. which leaves him
in a bad plight. as to credibility.
The testimony to the effect that Wharton
Golden exhibited roll of money and said
it was part of the 100000 reward, was
, also positively contradicted.
A. L. Reed, of London, Ky, said he
heard Attorney Sparks say Goebel would
be killed ard that Taylor would pardon
the man hat did it.
What did you say when Sparks sad
that?' asked Colonel Sims.
Il said it would be a low trick to have
man killed and then paI don the murder
ers," answered Reed.
Zepsania Settle, OF London. said he heard
Attorney Sparks say Friday before Goe5el
was shot that Goebel would BE- killed and
that Taylor would pardon the man or men
that killed him.
W. C. Lutkemeier Joseph Gob6er, W. 7.
Reading, and George Shaw, merchants,
whose stores are on Broadway fronting
the Sistehouse Square, all testified that
they saw number OF people on the street
just after the shooting but DO threats ami
no evidence of any sort of violence, and
neither OF them knew OF heardof theDsmo-
crats having 2,G00 guns or any guns con-
ceaied around Frankfort
Pres Thompson. saloonkeeper on the
same street. testified to the same thing
Mace Williams, chief OF police; Austin
Robinson and Zach THOMPSON, Frankfort
policemen. said they hsd good opportunl-
ties to learn OF it il the guns were there,
but had never known or heard of 1000
guns or of any guns being held or con-
cealed by Democrats. 5aes
Frank Kavanaugh. Assistant State Lii
Drarian. swore that he saw Caleb Powers.
on January 25. in the afternoon. standing
near the legislative building talking TO
Charles Findley snd Wharton Golden.
after ) and before 8 ,p.1m. This testimony
was extremely important because Powers
testified that ne spent the whole after
neon at his boarding house in South
frankfort. kavanaugh remembered it be-
cause it was the day the big crowd of
men was there, because he walked homr
with Miss Hardin, the, State Librarian,
that afternoon on account Of the big crowd,
and because he spoke to Findley as he
passed. He described minuteIy tie posi-
tion in which the three men stood.
Percy Haley, Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives. corroborated
kayanaugh and said he left the contest
board about APO that afternoon aud saw
Powers, Findley, and Golden talkiDg to-
gether at the same spot named by Kava-
naugh.
George Barnes testified several days ago
that shortly after GCebel was shot he saw
Fred Gordon with a gun running about in
the crowd on Broadway. Gordon was put
on the stand today and said he was at
Flat Creek, nine miles from FRANKFORT
when Goebel was shot, and did not get
back till O'Clock, and never had a gun in
his hand that day. N4Gfsr ISL
At $40 this afternoon Mr.. Franklin said
the prosecution desired to adjourn over
till Monday to get witnesses to rebut the
questions asked today about boxes of guns
being carried into the. State prison The
request was granted.