The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-18
DEPENDANT GOT MONEY
Paid by Taylor to Send Noun
 tain Men to Frankfort.
Prisoner Is Breaking Down and May Not Be Able to Hold Up Until the End of the
 Hearing.

Powers case, Mrs. Anderson, Western Union telegraph operator at Barbours- vile, Ky, testified, identifying several teiegrams sent by Powers to men in that locality instructing them how many men to bring to Frankfort. She said copies of the telegrams had been removed secretly from the office ani she did not know who had taken them. The impressions gains that the cons monwealth will not introduce Robert Noakes nor Finley Anderson, who were conspicuous witness at the former trial. but there is a rumor afoat that Henry E. Youtsey will be put on the stand to tell all he knows about the affair. as his only hope of escaping his fife sentence. Arthur Goebel however. says Houtsey Will not be called by the commonwealth-
 Miss Lucy Brock. said tc have been Powers's financee, testified of Powers saying that Governor Taylor had given him Sl, 900 with which to pay the expenses of the mountain men and that he and Charles Finley were raising the army.
 Judge James D. Black of Barbourviiles recent Democratic candidate for Gov~ ernor, testified that James A. Stevenss after the shooting of Goebel, showed him a letter from Powers saying: Tt is due to me that they are now disorganized-
 Anderson New Witness
 Victor Anderson, steward of the sd regf- ment. said he took a bundle to Powers on the night of his escape. 1t was sent by Assistant Adjutant General Dixon ana contained a military suit. When court reconvened this afternoon Commonwealth Attorney Franklin announced that the State would close tomorrow | Enoch Mays, a new witness from Knox County, testified that John l.. Powerss brother of the defendant, told him Goe-
 bel would be killed.
 Adjutant General David B. Murray pro- I duced letters from Caleb Powers and '. | L. Powers to Adjutant General Collier, telling him to give orders to bring the | militia to Frankfort. 1 Caleb Powers was late in coming into court this afternoon and Jailer Reed said he was seized with vomiting. It was feared that he would not be able to come to the court house, but he finally left his bed and came. It is said Powers is break ing down and may not be able to hold up until his trial ends. Powers's weakened condition is apparent.
 W. P, Reeder of Barboursville said Charles Finley told him that there would be trouble at Frankfort and that Goebeh would be killed.
 At 320 o'clock F. Wharton Golden was placed on the stand and Col T. c. Camp bell conducted his examination. He IS considered the States star witness
 The defense asked that the jury be taken from the trial room. MT. Owen then moved to exclude Golden, because he was under indictment as accessory to the murder.
 'No man." said he, with a halter around his neck should be allowed to testify"
 Judge CantrilI overruled the motion. and Golden repeated his story given at the former trial.
 Golden testified that it was generality understood among the mountain men that Goebel was to be killed. He said when Powers was told of GoebePs death as he was returning to Frankfort from Louis vile. Powers said: Tt is shame and an outrage"
 Golden stated that upon one occasion in Barbourville Charles Finley said to w. F. Reeder that there would be trouble in Frankfort.
 Court then took a recess until T o'clock when Golden will continue.
 Golden Resumes.
 Golden resumed the stand at the night session and told of his connection with Powers in assembling the mountain men at Frankfort and of a conversation he had with Governor Taylor in which Tay- Tor said. Wharf, 1t Is an awful thing IO lHlIh Ol LdhliiS ilAOs pul AL looks like Goebel and those Fellows must die or We will be robbed"
 The cross-examination was then taken up. and he was still on the witness stand when court adjourned at 9:45 o'clock. Golden admitted that he entered into an agreement to procure the murder of William Goebel; that he had offered $500 to any man who would murder him. and that he was under indictment on the charge of having entered into a con- spiracy to murder Goebel. He said he heard c. O. Reynolds at Frankfort say that he was willing to put one black bean in bottle full of white ones and let all hands draw from the bottle, the man drawing the black bean to kill Goebel.
 It was announced tonight that Judge HaZelrigg. ex-Chief Justice of the Ken- lucky Court of Appeals, will testify as a State witness tomorrow. Judge Hazel- riggs testimony 1t is said, will tend to break down Jim Towards alibi.