The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-17
TRIAL OF CALEB POWERS
The Court Continues Its
 Arbitrary Rulings.
New Witness for the Commonwealth Who Has Most Unsavory Reputa- ton Says "Tallow Dick"
 Was to Kill Goebel.

Geor getown, Ky, oct 16.-The frfend9
 of Judge James E. Cantrill are guard ing him closely. az it is reported that threats have been made against his life.
 Mrs. Cantrill ordered cot to be taken to the courthouse. to be used by the judge, who is not in good health. As the man entered the courthouse with the cot he was compelled to elbow his
 way through crowd of mountaineera at the door.
 whats that cot forr asked one of the men.
 For Judge Cantrill," replied the man.
 ''That d. will need that cot before this trial Is over." said one of the men.
 The man left tho cot in the ofice of the master commissioners and hastene1 back to tell Mrs. Cantrill what he had heard.
 Mrs. Cantrin quickly notified Common- wealth's Attorney Franklin and all possi- ble arrangements were then made today looking to the safety of the judge. l The Trial Yesterday. Frank Henry. who saw Goebel fall. was the first witness today in the trial of ex-Secretary of State Powers. Graham Vreeland described ''the crowd from the mountains'' and told of a meet ing in the agricultural building at which 1t was proposed that they go to the capitol and get Goehel, the - -
 H. K. Watkins. captain of the militia company in Williamsburg, Whitley Coun-
 ty said John L.. Powers told him there
 were men in Frankfort who could give fn TQ nYY tfa militia Powers wanted him to take his
 company to the capital. He instructed that the men take their guns, but not wear their uniforms Watkins said he re-
 fused to go.
 John A. Black, a banker at Barbour
 ville testified that he advised Caleb Pow
 CTS against taking mountain men to Frankfort He went to a conference be-
 tween Charles Finley. Caleb and John
 Powers, Wharton Golden and others. but left when they decided to take the noun tain men to the capital. Captain J. F.
 Hawn, of the Barbourville militia com pany, said that Caleb and John Powers | wanted him to take his soldiers to Frank- | fort, He told Powers his sympathies were | with the other side.
 Willing to Kill Goebel.
 Miss Ella Smith of Barbourvtlle, tesu- fled that John l.. Powers said he would oe willing to kill Goebel himself 1T the con test were decided fin Goebefs favor. The defense objected. alleging that MISS Smiths testimony had been written out for her by Thomas Cromwell and that sne had memorized 1t.
 | The court overruled the objection. | Representative Luke Hampton of Knox | and Whitley Counties, testified that Tay- | Tor told him that the forty-two Repuoh- | cans in the House should demand their 1 right. Taylor said he could not call out | the militia until something was done. Ike Hopkins of Bell County, a new Wit ness for the Commonwealth, swore that he asked Wharton Golden on the day prior to the shooting of Goebel. when ne could go home from Frankfort. l You wait" said Golden. "Goebel will be killed today"
 He also said he heard Henry Youtsey | gay "Goebel Is going to be killed and this man." pointing to Dick Combs. twill do the work. I've given him $1oO and twen- ty others have given him the same amount"
 Hopkins's Bad Record.
 On cross-examination Hopkins said he made his statement about what he knew | to Arthur Goebel in Covington last May. He admitted that he had been arrested for murder. malicious shooting and swim ding the Government He is now deputy ] sheriff.
 Hopkins testified to conversations with l ROWerS, lIOluen, 1OuLSSy ana IdllOW Dick" Combs about what would happen to Governor Goebel. On cross-examina- ton Hopkins testified that he had been indicted twice for shooting men. | Harry Tandy, First Assistant Secretary | of State, produced the executive record showing on March 10. w. S. Taylor. as | Governor, issued pardons to Caleb Pow CTS. John L. Powers, w. H. Cultony John w. Davis and Charles Finley. indicted l for Goebels murder The reason given was that the courts as constituted would not grant them fair trials. l R. H. Beryman testified that he was asked to point out Goebel in the Senate | chamber. Goebel was not there and the men said: Well. we will have to go to | the Capitol Hotel after him" | John w. Afford. a new witness, testi- l fled that two hours before Goebel was shot, w. H. Culton came into the agri- | cultural building and said he wanted ff- teen men with side arms to go with him | to the executive building. | Sergeant John L. Ricketts read letter | from John L. Powers telling him to bring | his men to Barboursville ready to leave" The letter instructed him to | bring guns. and to tell the men not to say where they were going.
 After Sergeant Rlcketts concluded | recess was taken until o'clock. Ernest Clark was a new witness intro duced at the evening session. Clark is negro who was in Jail on a charge of malicious assault at Frankfort when | Powers and Youtsey were being held awaiting their examining trials. He stated that Powers told Youtsey that if | he Youtsey) said that he got Powers's office key he would make it hot for | him." and that Youtsey said if you fool with me I'll tell what will break your neck and mine"
 Court then adjourned until tomorrow. --------------- -