The age-herald., 1901-10-17
Witnesses Tell of Many Threats Which Were Made Against
 The Governor
JUDGE IS CLOSELY GUARDED
Mrs. cantrell Sends a Cot to the Court That Her Husband Need Not
 Return Home Through Hostile Crowd.

Georgetown, Ky, October 16.-The friends of Judge James F. Cantrell are guarding him closely, as 1t Is reported that threats have been made against his life.
 Mrs. Cantrell ordered cot to be taken to the court house to be used by the judge. who Is in good health. As the man entered the court house with the cot he was compelled to elbow his way through crowd of mountaineers at the door.
 What's that cot for" asked one of them.
 For Judge Cantrell," replied the man.
 Take it on. think that he will need that cot before this trial is over." said one of the men.
 The man left the cot in the office of the master commissioner and hastened back to tell Mrs. CantrelI what he had heard Mrs. Cantrell quickly notified Common wealth's Attorney Franklin. and all pos sible arrangements were then made today looking to the safety of the judge.
 Frank Heeney 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 meeting in the agricultural. building at which 1t was proposed that they go to the Capital hotel and get Goebel.
 Excuse for Militia.
 H. K. Watkins, captain of the military company in Williamsburg, Whitley coun- ty. said John l.. Powers told him there were men in Frankfort who could give the Governor an excuse to call out the militia. Powers wanted him to take his company to the capital. He instructed that the men take their guns. but moi wear their uniforms. Watkins said hs refused to go.. e. John A. Black, a banker at Barbour vile. testified that he advised Calet Powers against taking mountain men tc 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 mountain men to the capital.
 Captain J. F. Hawn, of the Barbour vile military company. said Caleb Pow CTS and John Powers wanted him to take CTS his sympathies were with the other side.
 Miss Ella Smith of Barbourville testi- fled that John l.. Powers said he would be willing to kill Goebel himself if the contest were decided in Goebels favor.
 The defense objected alleging that Miss Smiths testimony had been written out for her by Thomas Campbell and that she had memorized 1t. The court overruled the objection.
 Representative Luke Hampton of Knox and Whitley counties testified that Tay- Tor told him that forty-two Republicans in the House should demand their right. Taylor said he could not call out the militia until something was done.
 "GoebeI Will Be Killed Today"
 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 he could go home from Frankfort.
 You wait" said Golden, "Goebel will be killed today"
 He also said he heard Henry Youtsey say: "doebel Is going to be killed, and this man, pointing to Dick Combs, will do the work have given him s100 and twenty-five others have given him tsse same am ount." .a
 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 swindling the government. He is now a deputy sheriff.
 He testified to conversations with Powers Golden, Youtsey and 'Tallow 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 l. of, ho or1 MarCh q TaUlor as Governor, issued pardons to Caleb Powers, W. H. Culton, John w. Davis and Charley Finley, indicted for Goebels murder. The reason given was that the courts as constituted would not grant them fair trials.
 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 Capital hotel after him."
 John W. Afford. new witness, testified that two hours before Goebel was shot w. H. Culton came Into the agricultural building and said he wanted fifteen 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 Ricketts concluded his testimony recess was taken until T o'clock. Ernest Clark was a new witness introduced at the evening session. Clark is a 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 he (Youtsey) said if he got Powers office key he would make 1t 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.