The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-07-20
Trial of Caleb Powers, Charged
With Being Accessory to Goe-
bells Murder, Resumed.
THE RAILROAD REGISTER WANTED,
A Letter Signed by the Defendant
Was Produced and Made Part
of the Court Record.
Defense Objects to Introduction OF
Copies of TelegrRms Sent
Through the Telegraph Of
fee at BarbOursviIIe.

Georgetown, KY, July 1.-THE
trial of former Secretary of State Ca
leb Powers, charged with being ac-
cessory to the Goebel murder, was re-
sumed at 9:30.
A squad of burly deputy sheriffs
still remain on duty at the court
room door and search all persons en-
tering the room to prevent any one
entering with pistols.
On motion of the prosecution a sub
poena duces tecum was awarded re-
quiring James Eggleston, of Frank
fort, to bring in to court the railroad
register showing the time of arrival
and departure of trains at Frankfort
the day of the assassination. The pur-
pose of this is to contradict the claim
of the defense that Jim Howard, who
is alleged to have fired the shot ar
rived after the assassination.
Howard at one time claimed that
the train on which he came did not
arrive till afterward, but the regis
ter shows that it arrived some thirty
minutes previous to the murder, and
in additional the prosecution will Of
fer to show proof that Howard had
spent the night in the city.
A letter signed by Caleb Powers, in
which this expression was used:
- have had hard time getting
Taylor and others to start, but they
are all right now, and this thing will
son end" was filed and made a part
of the record.
Mrs. w. b. Anderson, manager of
the Western Union Telegraph Office,
at Barboursville, the home of Powers,
resumed the stand to identify tele-
grams sent through that Office which
! are supposed to have bearing on the
| case.
+ 4. Mrs. Anderson reiterated her state
ment made on Saturday that many OF
the tefegrams on file in her Office fol
the months of January and February
had been tampered with. The defense
objected to introduction of severa
telegrams as evidence because they
were only copies. The objection was
over-ruled. The first kilograms. reat
were from Powers to the various cap
tains charged with the business of get
ting up the excursion of mountain
men to go to Frankfort, and most O.
them read:
''How many can you insure from
yoar county. Wire Immediately"
(Signed) C. POWERS.
The defense filed formal objection
to their competency as avidence.
Nothing new was brought out il
the testimony of Mrs. Anderson, tn
kilograms produced by her being tn
same that were produced by her a
the Culton examination trial a
Frankfort.
Henry Kelly, manager of The Pos
tai Telegraph Office at Frankfort, wa
next introduced to prove telegram
sent through the frankfort office.
The kilograms were identified b
Mr.. Kelly. but were not read. The
were placed in an envelope and scale
up and the court will pass upon thei
!, admission as evidence later.
John H. Golden, operator of tn
> Western Union, at Frankfort, ident
: fed kilograms sent through that o
fee. A telegram from Powers to Rol
. ert Noaks, who, it is said, will pro,
star witness for the prosecution
was read. 1t called Noaks from Lol
don to Frankfort at Powers expens
for a conference. Court recessed.