Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-27
WITNESS GOLDEN
Sticks to His Story in Goebel
Murder Hearing.
Admits that Might Have Told Different
Stories at Different Times.
Misunderstanding Between Counsel Which
Tor Time Looked squaIIy.

Powers, lnlS afternoon, anu
for a few minutes it looked as though
serious trouble could not be prevented.
Col Geo. Denny, speaking for the de-
fence on the competency of a question,
said
1T is perfectly lawful for people to
come here and come armed. ! came
| here several times, myself" He was
| referring to the crowd present 1t the
mass meeting held in the state house
yard Just prior to Goebers assassina-
ton.
Col Campbell, for the prosecution,
replied that he did not consider il law
| full. and was surprised to know that
Mr.. Denny had come here armed
| Denny denied having made such a
| statement and said that he did not
| come here armed. Campbell insisted
| that he had made the statement. Both
men We're much excited ana spoke with
vehemence and with arms shaking
| commence to advance toward each
other.
The court room was crowded and thc
audience evidently thought a fight was
on and made a rush for the doors and
windows people falling over each
other III their efforts u get out Of thu
| room Several policemen ana deputy
sherifrs We're crying for order ANA
Judge Moore was bringing his gavel
down with terrific force ana urging
! the people to keep their seats.
After five or ten minutes. quiet was
restored Just as the room began Ia
grow orderly ex-Gov. Brown. one Of
the attorneys for the defence, whis-
M
apuIngizcd tu Denny ana to the court.
Col. Denny replied IN 4 happy speech.
on an inspection of TIL" record il was
found that Col. Campbell had misc"n-
strued col. Denny's statement.
Gov. Brown asked the court to ad-
touIn and give the people chance -
cool off, saying that it was only by
he c0oln. s. Of several officers and peo-
plc around him that 1Zcns Of people
were not killed. lie said it was not
that he feared any violence. hut ne
spoke for tn" protection If his client.
County Attorney POlsgrrVe objected 10
adjourning. stating that it would b"
an admission that the court was un-
able to protect the prisoner. and in
sisted upon rcsuming the question Of
Golden. Col. D"nncy agreed with Mr.
PolsgroVt. ana the court told the at
torneys to proceed with the cXamina-
ton.
At the conclusion Of the examination
If Golden the commonwealth rested its
case 1t was stated, last night. that
Mrs. Golden would also be introduced
as a Witness but She was not put on
the stand
The attorneys for the defence asked
for an adjournment of court at !
o'clock, for the purpose of a confer
ence with the defendant as to the wit
nesses that would be placed on the
stand. tomorrow. in his behalf The
court adjourned for this purpose and
the attorneys and Secretary Powers
We're closeted together for an hour OF
more.
Frankfort. Ky, March 26.-Judge
Moore called court to order promptly
at 10 o'clock, to resume the prelimin-
airy hearing of Republican Secretary
Of State Caleb Powers with being ac-
cessory to the murder of Gov. Goebel.
f. Wharton Golden, one of the prose-
cutions star witnesses. who finished
his direct examination. Saturday. but
was taken sick and unable to be cross
examined, was the first witness called
for today. Golden was not in the
court room and a deputy sheriff was
sent after him. County Attorney Polls
grove, at IL o'clock. announced that
Golden was i'll but that the doctor
thought he would be able to appear at
l o'clock, and asked the judge to adj
journ court until that hour, which was
done.
At 1 o'clock, Golden was placed on
! the stand for cross-eXamination. He
said he learned, about two weeks ago.
that he would be arrested if he did
not tell what he knew about the as
sassnation and that if he did tell the
attorneys for the commonwealth
would try and save him from prosecu-
tion.
Thomas Cromwell, who swore out
the warrant against Powers, was the
first person he talked to about the as
sassination. Cromwell had been to the
mountains and heard that he was con-
nected in some way with the murder
and sent for him. Golden told Powers
Of his conversation with Cromwell ana
told him (Powers) that he wanted to
get away from the state house. He
can Assistant Adjutant General Dixon
and left.
Golden said he told Judge Fleming
of Winchester. that he intended to tell
all he knew about the affair. While
he was in Winchester he said he was
stopped by two men. DR. Foster and
VIM. Steele, who grabbed him by the
arms and cursed him for exposing the
Republican party. Golden replied that
he had not exposed rhe party. Gov.
Brown asked him if he had not told
the two men that he knew nothing
about the affair. Golden said he might
have told that. as he would have said
anything they wanted him to. Gov.
Brown asked him if he made a habit
Of saying anything a person desired,
to which the witness responded: Not
when | am on equal terms with them"
Golden was then excused for a few
minutes. owing to illness
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