Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-03
GEORGETOWN,
Mountain Army to Intimidate tho
Election Board.
LOOKS BAD FOR TAYLoI
Strong Chain Of Testimony Connect
ing Former Governor With Con-
spiracy to Murder Goebel.

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strongest evidence yet given against Ca
leb Powers in his trial at Georgetown was
that today Of Robert Noakes, formerly of
Bell county. now a railroad conductor
and labor leader Of Rossyille, III. Noakes
swore that he took mountain army to
Frankfort at the direction of Powers with
instructions to intimidate the state cleo
ton board SO that Taylor would hold his
seat as governor, get justice or hang the
commissioners.
Noakes detailed q conversation with
Powers. in which the latter is reputed to
have said: Nothing will come out Of this
contest. Goebel is as good rs dead and
in hell" Noakes was at one time charged
with being an accessory before the fact to
the Goebel murder and Gov. Beckham
caused him to be brought from Virginia
on that charge when he was arrested
there. Noakes was later released.
James Howard was brought to George
town from the pen today.
From testimony produced by the prose-
cution in the Powers case today and late
yesterday. q strong chain OF evidence Is
woven, not around Powers. but about
former Gov. w. s. Taylor. moro conclu-
the conspiracy to murder Senator Goebel.
The testimony shows that Caleb Powers.
his brother John and w. H. cultox or
gained the mountain army to go to
Frankfort to intimidate the legislature,
and thar some Of the men were armed
with pistols by Powers. Il IL shown.
however. that Powers always asked for
sober, discreet men.
Predicted Loss OF Life.
to have said that before the contest was
ended: Life would have to be sacrificed
by somebody" Taylor said to Powers:
you will have to come over and do some
shooting" Powers reply. roundly ours
ing the governor. was: Il have done all
am going to do and will have nothing
took place in Powers ONCE shortly before
Goebel was killed. The mountain army
all wore pictures Of Taylor.
It was announced that the Jury Will be
taken to Frankfort tomorrow to inspect
the scene Of the killing at .Powers' ofloe
and the state house.
James Howard and Henry Youtsey will
endeavor to close their case this week
and Powers will probably be the farst wit.
ness In his own behalf
Evidence Excluded.
The defense scored good point yester-
day when Judge Morris ordered the testi-
mony Of DR.. Thomas Wetsch. Ben Mar
shall and Col. Bennett II. Young, given
last week. excluded from the records.
Their testimony, he said, did not show
any connection of Powers with the muir
der OF Goebel, but that their statements
however, did show evidence Of conspi-
racy.
The first witness yesterday was Henry
Broughton Of Bell county. who said he
saw Powers have several hundred men on
a special train, before Goebel was killed.
taking them to Frankfort. Powers was
thereon on all the men. saying: This is
SO we can tell our man at Frankfort.
Broughton said Powers asked him to give
the name of some good man who would
him either Frank Cecil. Jake Van Beavers
or Sack Steele. Powers also wanted some
one to take care Of the guns belonging
to the mountain army.
On cross-examination 1t was shown that
Broughton was under the influence of
liquor at Frankfort and that he afterward
told Justice Moss Of Pinesville that he
did not recall what occurred at Frankfort:
Broughton also admitted having talked
with Arthur Goebel and Attorney Camp
bell Of the prosecution before testidying.
Broughton was badly tangled and made
admissions which helped the defense.
Judge James D. Black Of Barbourville,
former candidate for the nomination Of
written by Caleb Powers to Prof. J. A.
Stevens Of Barbourville, in which Powers
stated that the democrats were in "a dis
organized shape" and that he (Powers)
was an open advocate Of war" This let.
ter was dated Frankfort. February 2.
1900, the day before Goebel died. and
while he lay mortally wounded at the
Capitol Hotel.
The defense failed to have this testi-
mony excluded as the letter could not be
produced and Judge Black admitted hav-
ing made only an extract Of It.