The sun., 1900-07-20
POWERS OFFERED cULTOy A BRIBE.
So the Latter Declares at the Goebel Murder
Trtal-wantsd Cslton to Keep Silent.

Trtai-wanted Cslton to Keep Silent.
GEORGETOWN. KY. July ie.-The proscct-
ton In the Powers trial for the Goebe
murder scored some good points In the tssti-
mony to-day. although Judge Cantrill ruled
that no acts or declarations Of the alleged con-
spirators that took place between the hour Of
the shooting and the hour OF Goebers death
could be brought out by testimony. ". H.
Cuton was again on the stand and said:
AT the meeting We had In Frankfort prior
to going to the mountains for the men Caleb
Powers told us II was q dangerous undertaking
for U.S. a. we might be prosecuted for conspir-
acy II any one was killed or trouble resulted.
There was some talk about the men capturing
trains on the Louisville and Nashville to bring
them TO Frankfort. Afterward Powers asked
me to write letters to Davidson. Pointer and
the others who were in the meeting In Frank
fort and tell them to be careful and not tell
anything that had occurred. a. they might be
charged with being connected with the Goebel
shooting declined to write them. a. thought
Q letter on that subject would be dangerous.
After WAS arrested Powers urged me not
70 make motion for bail and begged me not To
testify on that motion: that he would be one to
give Sio9 to support my family aynt While IN u , Jsii 4
On cross-ex animation the defence seemed
intent on bringing out something detrimental
az to Col Campbells conduct In the case but
sign q statement or affidavit nor promised In the
remotest way to secure Immunity from proee-
cuton for him II he would testify. and that no
iii hi last @ Friday. when his father and attorney
advised him to do 80.
az, was asked II he was not :, 200 short
IN his accounts with the Stsse d Aadltos TnilS
was not, He also said he was not indicted
wears ago IN jackson county for forgery. but
was indicted there for signing mans name
to q petition without the mans consent and
that the indictment was dismissed without
trial on the ground that he was told by third
person that the man wanted his name signed
ne Cow iS Bradley asked me II had heard any
thing about plan to ti Goebel o,,t told ,lan, MIN
thS Secretary Of States otice snd & ne said' ,S GS
Youtsey what Bradley said and Youtsey said
the plan had been abandoned"
silas Jones, who was " the anteroom OF
were fired that killed Goebel, said:
The shots appeared TO come from the cor:
ner OF the building where the Secretary OF
stste oGs IS sSs snS
Secretary of States. and Gov. Taylor came
in apd asked who was shot He went BACK
into his office and returned with pistol In his
hand. Several days before that Taylor asked
me why was not up In the Legislative lobby
and when told him was not armed he said: =,
"'What the hell are you doing here unarmedf
You Just Us well go home now"
Printer George Fetter OF Louisville, said be was
just inside the state House gate when Goebel
was shot, and at once ran over 70 the other
gate and out on the street He thought the
first shot came from the brick building on the
left Of the old State House and the other shots
from the Executive Building. He printed
2.Joo badges for Powers and Finley shortly
before Jan rs.
Finley Anderson, who testified Tuesday IN
the Powers case has been threatened with
Goebel's fate In an anonymous letter.