The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY
Conductor NuakeS Tells Of The Conspiracy
10 Murder GaebeI.
he BROUGHT ARMED MEN TO THE CAPITA
Powers Had Arranged TO Charter
Trains and said that GoebeI
Was TO BE Killed.

Georgetown. Ky. July 2o.-Tbe most
interesting testimony yet given in the
trial Of Caleb Powers. was given by Rob-
err Ncakes. . Louisville and Nashville
railroad conductor, OF corbin Whitley
county, The manner OF the witness ana
the ease and accuracy with which be de-
tailed events was such as to make deep
impression on the audience. which was
larger today than al any time since the
arsi and second days Of the trial During
the testimony against him, the FIRST that
has so far been brought out directly con-
Meeting Powers with the assassination,
the defendant did rot change color. At
no time since the trial began. whether
the evidence was favorable or otherwise.
has Powers charged expression more than
to smile occasionally when things were
going his way, or to flush rarely per-
csptibly on other occasions. To-Day, as
usual. he sat with his counsel aud prompt
ed them as 10 The questioning or cross
examination.
Noskcs said John and Caleb Powers and
Charles Flaley conferred with him IN
November after the election. relative 10
bringing armed men to Frankfort at the
time ot The meeting Of the State election
commission board. They told him they
wanted him to bring as many men as he
could and that when they reached Frank
fort they should act in such q manner
as to give the governor al excuse to call
out the militia The ohjec1, as ex-
planned to witness was an effort 20 in
timidate the election commissioners.
Noskes TOLD OF being asked by Caleb
Powers to get company OF militia com
posed Of men who would fight. He also
asked NUakes 10 get smoseless powder
cartridges. Noakes continued:
4 ioImed a company and Governor
Bradley sent a man who mustered the
company in
on January 70. witness resolved
message from Csleb Powers, who asked
him 10 take his company to Frankfort
Powers SAID It had been arranged 80 cap
ture train No 50 Of the Cumberland Ill
vision and train No. Ii Of the Knoxville
branch TO take the men to Frankfort. II
was intended TO send 1906 IN ell. On the
nigh,s OF January p and q Charles FIN
ley awakened Noakes. Finley MAS not
satisfied win the arrangements for goiag
10 Frankfort and Q. capturing The trains.
He warned Noakes not 20 take part in
Il and sad he would 90 TO Barboursylle
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plan.
Witness said Finley went 20 Louisville
saying rather than capture trains, he
would pay fer them himself That day
( 8 telegram from Louisville asked II Fin
ley's check was good for $1,000 Caleb
Powers ,hen said Finley was getting
too id shasy.'
Did Powers say anything to yon acout
Eyes. he was ON my train one day
and said, the contests won't
amount to a IL, and when Goebel Is
dead and in h, there Is not another
man ia the state who can hold the
party together
Finley sent up the train from LOUIS
VILE winch carried the men January %.
A Richmond Culton got on the ,rain and
told US when We arrived at FrAnkioft We
should say we were gong TO petition the
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guns naturally. as il hunting, and no; IL
military position After we got 10 the
state house John Powers told me to sand
close 10 the executive building. ! might
get hurt. He said some Of our men are
upstairs and when Goebel and those other
fellows come in they are going 10 DO tAe
work for them
Il told him tins must not be done.
He told me 10 keep cool. went back in
ba al
Powers SAID Bob. / understand you have
two men IN your company who would XIII
a man Il YOU wanted them TO do H..
told him ! d.d not believe l had any such
men. and he mentioned Caldwell and
Jones ! told him | did not think they
were men OF that kind. Tina, evening.
when being sent home Caleb PoweTa
again told me to keep ten OF our best men
and 10 keep Caldwell sni Jones Ny
military company was taken with me
They wore citizens clothes with their
uniforms under tAem. We were told By
Powers 10 do his so we would be ready
Tor military service. W II. Culton told
me I must keep SIX of my men under
arms all me lime. I went 10 Assistant
Adiuiaut General Dixon and told him
wanted TO turn over my company as
mad become satisfied hey were going to
sesl Soeoei as governor, and I did not
want IN serve under him Dixon told me
not TO be discouraged, as Coebel would
not be governor. / was tired and asked
Powers how long his WAS going 10 last.
he said not much longer. as Goebe1
Would be killed and that would settle it.
iha' morning checked two large pistols
ana q rifle for Barry Howard. Yes | s.w
governor TAYLOR that morning. went
At9 my ouice and took nv pistols of
ana nut them into a bookcase. l passed
some words with him a that time"