The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-20
DEB0E TAKES THE STAND
FORMER SENATOR TESTIFIEs FOR
DEFENSE IN THE POWERS CASE.
Had No knowledge Of Any Attempt to
Tnkc the Life of Goebel-Lcft
Before the shooting.

GEORGETOWN. Ky, Aug. BIN the
trial OF Caleb Powers the commonwealth
this morning. over objection OF the defense.
secured permission TO introduce the wit
ness Henry Broughton, who away and
had To be captured. Broughton told Of go
ing TO Frankfort at the instance OF Powers
and others with the mountain army OF Jan.
- 1900 After arriving at Frankfort he
met Powers and the defendant asked him
10 give him the names of several men. one
of whom could be relied on TO do the kill
ing or to do the work. He gave Powers
the names of Frank Cecil. Zach Steel and
Anthony BrOughton as good men TO do the
shooting. Witness returned home the same
day he went To Frankfort. and did not go
there again. He said he expressed pleasure
on learning that (ioebel had been killed.
The defense laid the foundation for con-
tradicting BrOughtOn and also to show that
Jan. -. 1850. witness was drunk and not
responsible.
The court sustained the objection of the
commonwealth attorneys to the testimony
OF W X Jewel. OF DanViie. ILL.,. and Max
Lewis, of Louisville, as TO statements made
1T Dauville 10y the commonwealth witness,
Neaks- Edward Mertz, OF Glasgow juno
tion. corroborated Powers in the matter OF
receiving a telegram from George w. Long
on the day OF the shooting TO meet Long
ard Powers at Louisville for the purpose
OF getting up crowd of men from western
Kentucky tO go 10 Frankfort. DIR. c. w.
Pruett. Of Taylor county contradicted
Commonwealth Witness Wharton Golden.
Dick Combs and Hickory Smith, saying
that at the time Of the shooting they were
with him at the once OF the adjutant gen.
eral.
DEBOE GIVES TESTIMONY.
Former United States Senator William B.
Deboe took the witness stand for the de-
fense i'm the Caleb Powers case this after
noon. He gave testimony for the first
time in these cases. He said that he went
from Washington TO Kentucky on Jan. Is,
1900. and stopped at Frankfort TO see Gov
ernor Taylor. He went on TO Louisville and
attended the Gait House meeting of Lead
ing Republicans at which the contest was
fully discussed. Taylor never informed him
OF his purpose to have mountain army OF
petitioners go To- Frankfort nor did he at
tend any meetings at Frankfort He de-
MED vigorously ever having any conversa-
tion with the convict Henry Youtsey i'm
which any reference was made to taking
the life OF William GOebeI He LETT Frank-
fort the night Of the day before the shoot
ing. returning 10 Washington to talk to
President Mckinley about the Kentucky
situation He had already asked the Presi-
dent and other prominent men OF both par
ties at Washington. he said. TO exert a
moral influence over the Kentucky Demo-
Gratis 10 abandon the contest Later he
asked the President 70 send federal troops
10 Kentucky. Taylor having urged il i'm a
telegram, after the killing OF Goebel He
said tndt ne saw hotnanS QlSOrderly IN the
mountain crowd At Frankfort on Ian q
1870
on cross examination by Commonwealth
Attorney Franklin. Senator Deboe was
asked II. while en- route TO Washington on
January 30. 1870. the day of the shooting
he did not say in response 10 a question OF
General Green Clay. l.. 5. A.. OF Missouri
as TO whether President Mckinley would in
terfere and send federal troops TO Ken
tucky that that had been tried by the Ken
lucky Republicans and had failed and
that In any event GoebeI would be seated
rs Governor. lie responded that he had
no recollection of meeting Gen CLAW and
certainly said nothing of that sort TO him
senator DebOe said that in the campaign
of 1899 ne met Youtsey az he was going
about over Western Kentucky I'm the com
pany OF Taylor.
DENIED BY ROBERTS
By Grant L. Roberts OF Frankfort. IL Was
stated that he never knew nor was he told