The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-10-25
GOLDENS TESTIMONY.
Admitted That he Entered Into an
Agreement to Kill Goebel.
Owing 20 the Ill Health of Caleb
Powers the Defense Asked
That the Night Sessions
lie Discontinued.

frank lleendy, who described the
scene moment after the shooting of
Goebel as he described II before.
Miss Ella Smith. Of Barhoursyille,
who wns John l.. Powers sweetheart,
again told her story OF John Powers
telling her after the Colson tragedy |
that there would br more bloodshed
II Gocbe took his seat, and snid he
would bc willing TO kin Goebel him
self.
Ike Hopkins, OF Bell county, was
called, lie was new witness, and
was one Of company Of men who
went 70 frankfort lie said there were
60 TO 10 men IN his company. He said
he net Powers, who told him on the
morning of the assassination that Goe-
bel would be killed before night.
lie also said loutsey told him in
the presence OF rallow Dick Combs
that Goebel would be killed within
two days. and Combs would do IT,
81 am going to give Combs 500,
and % other men viii do the same
Youtsey is aleg, o have said.
On REORGANIZATION Hopkins said
he was In CoMngton as witness
in the United States court. and met
Arthur Goebel there. and told him
his testimony as above. Owens asked
/ II he had J,een arrested. He answer
el: For stealing q watermelon"
anything else2" nsked Owens.
"unce for murder. once for malic-
ious shooting and once for swindling
the government" answered the Wit
ness.
Hopkins admitted that he has II
times faced a jury on murder charges,
three victims being laid 20 his credit
He also bears the scars Of knife and
| bullet In many other little troubles.
as he called them, when talking 10
Tom Campbell.
Georprtovn. XIV. Oct. ls.--Mrs. W.
n Anderson telegraph operator at
srboursyInc. was on the stand In
| ~, Powers cnse when court adjourn.
i ed Wednesday night and she re.
su,ncd her testimony Thursday morn
iny Mrs Anderson Identified tele-
grams sent and received by Caleb
ond Jobn Powers when they were orr
pnpizinr the mountain militia.
"Wednesday night Lewis Clark, a
Negro who was in inIl "A Frankfort
NJ The same time MS Powers and
Yontsc,. told OF quarrel between
The two. lie claimed Youtsey said
Powers gave him a key to the sec
rotary Of s;ntc's private Office. Pow.
ers Il alleged to have said: You'd
better not say H." and Youtsey's re.
ply was given as. Don't you fool
With me or IN tell enough TO break
vour meek IN breaks mine, too"
lanes d, Black. of Barhours,ille
testified 10 having seen II letter from
Caleb Powers Is Prof Stevens
Georgetown. Ky. Oct. ia The de
fensc in tie Powers cusr made mo
, ton Tor the discontnuance OF Tia,
, idght sessions af the court IN nm
da,it OF Powers was offered in which
he declare, that his III hcnlh make
IL plap,.sallS impossible TO contina,
y the ardunus trill of the case. ant
y nirht sessions also make il impos
siblc 10 confer with his attorneys
y as nll the tine 10 taken mp,
e Wharton Gudrn wRs then called L
o the stand tn roulimt the cross-eS
0 animation Nothing material wa
II learned other lk@u Hhui he has tel
n nt formcr trials
II Ono question Il wls asked was
e did you inter U agreement to ki
ie Senator Gpebcl9'
io Yes ! supposv did, was the m
a. sTer.
n Golden left the stand and Mi'
y Sudio Suuilcr Nas called and tol
CT aboni conversations with lowers
n BarbouIsrille before the monntal
'' men LETT for Frankfort
h' Miss Snuilcr WIS asked about soiI
ct letters she had received from PoweI
o, and which disappeared She SAL
m. Perry Llcwcllyn, brothrr-in,low
ct Powers knew OF letters and ask
as hrr TO show hem. She refused, h'
as' told him where they we're Later The
ed were gone and she snil he was u
NHis '''' ~ 49,
Id, They had disappeared since 'he Ia
iis trial OF Powers,
no On cross-eNamination Judge Sli
ire asked questions regarding dolhei
In testimony at former 'r'a'r 10 sht
,N- discrepancies II his stories We
MED that he told HrN, John Sta'
on per- his brotheI-in-law nhu also III
saa he had contracted with At'orn
lso Campbell to receive $1,000 for ea
dr, conviction,
it'll Georgetown, Ny. Oct, 2l.--rhe co
Ter n,onwcalth closed its testimony
yht the Powers case early saturday MOI
tho ing with the testimony of John
on, Ray, law clerk 10 Judge White. OF I
OF court OF appeals, at Frankfort
Ed. said about an hour before uoebcl "
en- shot lcander Huhy told him that IL
flre bel would never be governor
hat "Why2" asked Ray
the "Becnusc he will be Killed hef'
the joint assembly meets, said Gni
At II o'clock Powers took the STA
In his own behalf and pursued
same method as on the last tr'ai'
the mitting all meetings ana cohver
uons with Golden, Culton and oth'
except such parts OF the CONVEX