The Portland daily press., 1900-07-21
Testifies to Threat Made by
Powers.

Georgetown, KY, July 2O.-Annie
Waist of Louisville, Auditor of State
Sweeny's stenographer, was the first wit
ness called today in the trial OF Caleb
Powers, charged with completely in the
Goebel shooting. She heard only three
shots and the sound came from the direc-
tion OF the Office of the secretary of state.
She continued:
Immediately after the shooting several
persons came into the auditors room but
I did not know any of them. 1 never
heard anybody ask about who was shot
and it was about five minutes before
heard what had occurred. -
Witness said Henry Youtsey came into
her office on the day Of the Van Meter
Berry contest and told her she had better
leave the state house as trouble was like
ly to occur. Youtsey had a rifle in his
hand at the time.
Miss Snuffer of williamsburg testified
that Powers told her January IA, that be-
fore he would be robbed by the Democrats
he would kill the last OF them at the
same time exhibiting a pistol.
Robert NOaks, a railroad conductor,
was called. Noaks said that John and
Caleb Powers and Charles Finley con-
ferred with him IN November after the
election, relative to bringing armed men
to Frankfort at the time of the meeting
of the state election commission board.
Noaks told OF being asked by Caleb Pow
ers TO get d company of militia composed
Of men who would fight. He secured a
company and it was mustered in. Then
Powers directed him to capture two
trains and bring his company to Frank.
font fr1Io nHo or,d Il
NOaks not to do that and proposed to
hire the trains. Noaks' next statement
produced a sensation.
Asked if Powers ever spoke to him
about Goebel. He said, Yes, Powers
he said declared the contests would
amount to nothing and that when GOebel
was dead no man in the staUe could hold
the party together.
Witness had another talk with the
pri sOner's brother John Powers who
said, 'This is a life and death struggle
with us, but we intend to hold our own
even If we have to kin some of them.'
Finley sent us the train from Louis
vile which carried the men OF January
%.
After we got to Frankfort, John Pow
ers told me to stand closer to the execu-
tive building as l might get hurt. He
said, ''SOme Of our men are up stairs and
when Goebel and those other fellows
came in they are going to do the waive for
them"
II told him this must not be DONE He
told me to keep cool. / went back into
the secretary Of states Office. Caleb
Powers said, Bob understand you have
two men in your company who would
kill man If you wanted them to do so ,
Il told him did not believe l had
such man and he mentioned Chadwell
and Jones. I told him 1 did not believe
they were men Of that kind. That after
noon when the men were being sent
home Caleb Powers again told me to keeT
ten or twelve of our best men and to keeT
Chadwell and Jones. l went to Assistant
Adjutant General Dixon and I told him
l wanted to turn over my company as
had become satisfied they were going tC
seat GoebeI as Governor and 1 did not
want to serve under him. Dixon told me
not to be discouraged as Geobel would
not be governor. / was tired and asked
Powers how long this was going to last
lie said not much longer as Goebel WOULD
be killed and that would settle it.
Noaks will be cross examined tOmor.
row.