The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-03-27
GOLDEN'S TESTIMONY.
He Swears Secretary Powers Sum
mOned Mountain Feudists.
such Men Were TO Be Brought Who
Would stand Up in the Legis-
IatiVe Hall and Kill on
the Democrats.

STATE NaleD foWers, charged with aid
ing and abetting in the assassination
of William GOebel, was begun before
Judge Moore. The little. old-fasb-
toned court house in which the exam
nation took place was guarded inside
and out by militia from Lexington
and scores of deputy sheriffs armed
with Winchester rifles TO prevent DOS
-ible Interference from mountaineers.
who were reported on their way to
Frankfort, but their presence was IN
ccessary, as the mountaineers Jailed
20 appear and no disorder occurred.
The witnesses heard included War
den Eph Lillard, Of the state peuitep-
riary; Detective Dee Armstrong.
Sheriff BOsworth. of Favette county
who arrested Secretary Powers and
Capt. John Davis while the latter
were attempting 10 escape from
Frankfort. and Silas Jones. who is
now under bonds. charged with com
plciiy In the murder. The testimony
given tended TO show that the sliois
came from that section Of ia" eNccc-
tive building in which Sec-ctar- Tow
would swear that the Shots were frcL
from the srcreiary's Office
Frankfort. Ky. March 25.-Secre-
tarl- Powers WAS the only one of the
defendants brought in court Satur-
day morning. Capt. Davis and CuIton
remained i'm Jail. }. Wharton Golden.
of Barboursville, was sworn rs the
first witness. lie said be had known
Secretary Powers for Il or Is years.
also knew Mr.. CultOn. He was also
acquainted with Gov. Taylor and
Capt. John Powers. lie said he WAS "a
good friend To all Of the defendants.
he was I'm Frankfort I'm January and
February, and saw Secretary and
John Powers nearly every duy He
was I'm Frankfort on january Il. and
went 40 Harlan county on the 18th.
then went 10 Laurel county for two
or three days. from there returning
10 Frankfort.
When did You have conversation
with Secretary Powers
When Mr.. Powers and ] left here
together. Col Powers told me TO 90
John Iiirst 10 send down ten Witness
es I'm the contest case"
lie told me TO 90 10 Harlan county
and tell Mr. Hirst 10 send down ten
men who were regular mountain
feudists
Did he understand what YOU meant
by that and IF SO. what was your un-
standing Of that request?"
Objected 10. bat overrulcd.
81 won't answer that, said Mr.
Golden.
After some parley. Golden said:
well. men who would stand up. and
IF necessary, 90 into that legislative
hail and Kill of enough 10 make il in
cur favor. I did not see Mr.. Hirst
] saw Hamp Howard. / told him we
wanted ten regular mountain feud-
lists for witnesses. We wanted men
who had good Colts forty-fives."
When did YOU see Caleb Powers?'
Il saw him on Tuesday. I got on
the train a. Ferris station. Laurel
county. He had a couple of men on
She train named Pease and Locbct.
He told me 10 take care of them. |
next saw Powers I'm Frankfort l
don't remember what conversation
ve had then"
Who selected the men who came
from Harlan county,"
~IIamp Howard. He selected 30 men
besides the ten. Caleb Powers. /
think. selected the n-en from Knox
county. There were about % or 50.
Jim Sparks. county attorney i'm Laur-
ei county. selected the men from
Laurel county.
who informed YOU they were
Wanted?~
caleb Powers. ] saw him iH Lon
don. Caleb said he wanted a regular
army 10 come 10 rankfort.~
In answer 10 further questions. Col
den said Powers gave him $1GO to
give to Judge Bingham IN Bell county
The witness identified a receipt for
$50 given by bingham. Witness also
said he gave Mr.. Howard $3.50 for
ten tickets 10 Frankfort and return.
Tie knew some Of the men from Bell
county. The men. good many of
them. were mountain feudists. In all
about 200 or 100 men were brought
10 Frankfort. They were fed back Of
the state house. Capt. Davis and Char
icy Finley providing the provisions.
Continuing Golden said: We sent
most of them back that night. BY
'we.' mean myself. Caleb Powers.
Capt. Davis. Bill CultOn and Gov. Tay-
Tor. Finley. Taylor and Powers de-
cided TO send them back, all except
ten or fifteen from each county. /
selected the men TO be kept from
Knox county. y of them. well armed.
Deputy Marshal George Thompson
selected the men from Laurel county.
About rs men Of the mOuntaineers
brought 10 Frankfort remained here
10 see that we got Justice
Did YOU have any further CONVEX
sation with Powers regarding the
work of 10 be done by the men re-