Breathitt County news. [volume] (Jackson, Ky.) 190?-19??, 1903-08-21

STATY>NEWS PICK-UPS
DAMAGING FssTlNoNy.
Convict Henry yoDtssx>% ,hestsnd
For Three Hours Thursday.

Gedfgofown, Ky. Ae. lion the
vitness ~fand for 5xrcs hours Thurs
day afternoon Confict Henry Youtsey
gave very damaging testimony against
Caleb Powers In Inc Coebei murder
|cobspirscy case. Dc testified that In
January. teOi. he tsigned an affidavit
tor Powers as 10 rs innocence. 10 pre-
sent to the republican judges OF the
court of appeals tqsecure from them a
reversal of the I'D ssprsrce. given hin.
Powers. lie salf tlAt at The time he
signed that aRfsyl WORT Powers and
himself &rN II 10 bers,,fr. and tha;
before No would consent 10 afhS hip
sieaafures 10 it he. Noutsey required
Row ers-s sign an agreement wliying
he trutl1 or falsity OF it. aud also
agfeeing TO never let II become public
~ 10 use II openly In court. and TO
feturn It to him. Youtsey, within -
days. lie says the sfidavit WAS not 70.
turned by s's~ers, auG lie, loutsey,
kept the written aNcement He pro.
duced the agreement ~ court fith
Powers signature attashed! Al
Georgetown. Ky. Adg l5.-f'or NC
hours Friday the cotyiei. Henry Yeet-
sey underwent a yery~trylng and Wig
eross-examinafon as to his par.
ticipati5n In thesonspiracy which, lie
says. ess0tted IN the assassination OF
William Goebel. For all of that he
maihtained the calm demeanor that
4 H.. If ~ al
derstand in him after the sensations
he furnished them two years ago when
he was himself on trial here and
threw a TT in the court room to
keep from going on the witness stand,
and to excite sympathy in the minds
OF the jurors trying him. When he
told them Friday in response 10 ques'
tons OF the defense attorneys, that he
had faxed them. he did so with a smile
on his face and some embarrassment,
causing a general laugh among the
hundreds. mainly women, who had az.
sembled to hear him.
Georgetown. Ky. Aug. 1S.-CalcJ
Powers took the witness stand in his
own defense at the afternoon session
OF court Monday. Examined by Judge
Jere. n Morton. af his counsel. h. Toll
the story he has repeated on the stand
on each of his preceding trials in
serted new matter now and then b.
entering denial to the story told by
Frank Cecil of Bell county. that he
was seeking some one to enact the role
of assassin. lie was very earnest in
his denial of the Cecil matter. In
making answer to questions the de-
PENDANT continually made explanation
of what he meant. A number of t'hcs
he fell into error in making thesd eX-
plantations. and was corrected blythe
court. Attorneys Franklin and Cjnp-
bell followed his recital closely IAN |
often interrupted.
Georgetown, Ky. Aug. l9.-The di-
rect and crOss-examination OF CAsb
Powers. on the stand in his own le.
tense. was concluded Tuesday ~
moon, and the defense had an inM 3
with Robert Noaks. the comm
wealth wItnsss, Re was confront y
with a %tstapent-- made by him 81
DanN le'sql<.1|x Deeember y isoo, n
Max lewis. (of louisville. srs Alto
ney wv +. Jewell OF that place.
that stNspeSJ Noaks charged AttJ
ney Cam fbeF with trying to secdS
him to swtef felsely to secure tae cdn
victlon of p~t howard and Of Finlty
pnd PowsspPand ton IN of buyinA,
witnesses. lie made the statel.'vnr,
but said tyt after making it he told
Lewis andelewell that it was a factI
that he refesed to swear to il or eys.'
to sign 81 Unexplained his peculiar
conduct by saying that at the time
he made the statement he was willing
to help Caleb Powers out OF his trou-
ble for be tNoaksI was preparing to
go to Brazil to stay y good The
defense produced and NoalSs' iden,
tiry letters which n had written TO
Powers soliciting hin - send some
one to 'DsnviIle. H.. TO get The. state
nent referred to above.