The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-05
FOR POWERS
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ed that the prisoner be remanded TO jail
without bail. and that new trial be
set for July Attorney Owens. for Pow
ers. opposed the motion and asked for d
hearing in the afternoon, which was
granted
The jurors who had voted for the ac-
quittal Of Powers crowded about him and
shook his hands One Of them. A. B.
/ Jouette, said he had voted for William
Goebel for governor. but he did not be
I lieve Powers had been proven guilty, and
/ that be had voted 10 acquit him
/ Powers was given an ovation, scores
/ OF people gathering about aim and con
graduating him upon the trial verdict
Powers said tonight that he had hopes
+ for acquittaI bat that he saw plainly
that politics could not be kept out Of the
! case no matter how many years elapsed
+ between trials. and he consents to the
movement being made for pardon.
Back in His Cell.
Powers is back in his cell tonight
/ Fifty-six days OF nerve racking trial
have been added to his seven years Of
/ Imprisonment on the charge Of com
tplicity in the assassination Of William
GoebeI, contestant for the governorship
of Kentucky He is now just where
he started.
Tomorrow he will begin anew the
dreaTy routine OF reading and writing
exercising and eating. Four walls OF
his cell become again the boundaries
OF his world, his law books his prin-
cipal companions. He viii study them
again. lest. in the seven years he may
have overlooked some point that might
have swung the verdict his way
new trial has been set for July g.
Before this had been decided, Powers
attorneys pleaded with the court 10
admit him to bail They pointed out
that for years he had waited for the
hearing. the 0rdeals of mis- other trials
and the danger TO his health from his
long confinement, but Judge Morris
held the case was not one that would
admit OF bail.
Powers returned to his cell disap-
pointed but not disheartened. He has
been the man Of steel the man without
nerves. throughout his seven years il
Jail. and the iron courage did not de-
scrt him. f1e put this trial behind hin
and began at once TO plan for July .
Ten jurors had been for acquitting hin
this time How 10 make sure OF the
} twelve next time was the problem h
T set about 10 solve.
VIII Continue Fight.
Just as determined to continue the fight
y Arthur GoebeI brother Of the assassinatet
politician, began building new founda
ton for the States case July & This
interval viii be almost like a recess il
the trial Goebel has spent a fortune il
his effort to avenge his brothers death
He has another fortune ready 10 throw
into the contest. if necessary.
Neither side has made any charges Of
unfairness in this trial The feeling
seemed 20 prevail on all hands that ID
matter what has gone before, the effor
this time has been complete, unbiased
justice -Four Republicans. four Demo
] Gratis. and fCm Independent Democrats
composed the jury. All were men of gooC
standing in the community. There wa
no packing charged, no rancoT on ac
count of exclusion of testimony.
! The hours spent celebrating by the jur!
were fraught with bitterness so grea
that early to-day the members~ot tn
panel felt there was no chance for any
thing save disagreement But Judg
Morris did not consent to dismiss then
: until almost noon. BY that time Judg
Norris was positive the man holding GU
would never give in.
Two had stood out for conviction a
, / first but finally one of them announce
. he was willing to vote for acquittal. TIL
other would not Powers said he wa
z pleased that ten men of the twelve ha
+ believed in him