The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-19
RIFLE THAT SHOT
 GOEBEL |S SHOWN For the First Time Since the
 Murder Gun Is Seen
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
Henry Youtsey Will Again Be Brought From Prison To Testify-Testi- mony About Powers Sweet
 heart Is Brought In.

Georgetown, Ky, December 1S-For
 the first time since the fatal bullet was fired into the body of Senator William
 Goebel on January 30. 1900, the rife said
 to be the implement used for that assas-
 sination, was placed in evidence today
 when Grant Roberts, owner of thef rifle, took the stand in the fourth trial of Caleb Powers for complicity in the mur-
 der of Goebel.
 When the gun was brought into court it was found to have been carefully se-
 cured by screws in wooden box. The box was wrapped in brown paper and the package securely tied. The gun. rusty and worn from non-use and lack of care, was exhibited The loaded cartridges remain ing in it's magazine after the one shot that killed Goebel had been fired, had
 been removed by Roberts before packing
 1t and these too were filed as exhibits in
 the case. Powers had the rife brought into court.
 Long-Missing Weapon. Grant Roberts testified that he felt cer- tain that this was the long missing rifle, that he had bought 1t of Clarence Flu gazzi of Frankfort. Developments in re- gard to this new piece of evidence are expected today as court adjourned with Roberts on the stand Before closing for the day Judge Morris, at the request of the defense, issued an order for Henry
 Youtsey to be brought again from the penitentiary tomorrow. s. S. Shepperd, chief deputy United States marshal at Covington, who was in the state audi tors office in Frankfort in 1900, testified that on the Friday or Saturday before Goebel was shot he had seen Youtsey enter the office with a gun, apparently
 much excited. He said that Youtsey ex- claimed, Get your guns, something is going to happen; Caleb Powers Is brave
 man, but if they let me have my way about 1t I will soon settle the matter. have a good position at stake" Shepperd adoed: T was at my desk ! when Goebel was shot. I dropped my work and went to the west door of the executive building, where I saw Henry Youtsey coming from the east door along the hall with pistol in his hand" Powers Makes Denial. The most important fact brought out this morning was Powers emphatic de- nial of reported conversation with Frank Cecil, in which it was alleged that the killing of Goebel was freely dis cussed and Powers had said to Cecil: If you will find the man to kill Goebel, I will find a man who will furnish the money"
 Cecil had testified to this at former trial. but would not stay in Georgetown at this trial and give the same testi- mony, having come here before called for but later returning to his home in St. Louis and refusing to come back. Powers emphatically denied this con- versation. Powers admitted writing letter to Miss Sudie Sniffer, his sweet heart at Williamsburg, Ky, three days before Goebel was shot, that he (Pow- ers) was mainly instrumental in bring ing the mountain army to Frankfort and would rather fight than be robbed. Witness denied that he endeavored to induce Miss Sniffer to leave the state to keep her from testifying against him, but admitted giving her money for her expenses and necessities.
 Former United States Senator William J. Deboe took the witness stand in the Powers trial this afternoon and em- phatically denied an alleged conversa- ton with Henry Youtsey near Governor l Taylors mansion on the night of Jan uary 20, 1900. Youtsey had stated on di- rect examination that he told Deboe of the plan to kill Goebel.. Deboe stated l he was not at the executive mansion l that night and had no such conversation with Youtsey.