Show fOR fOURTH TIME POWERS AWAITS VERDICT Of JURY IN N I iY MURDER CASE I Thrice see Previously V o S He Convicted I i lad dl ch Time te teI iheI I Court of Appeals Overruled Verdict THE 2 THE GEORGETOWN KY JAN 2 JURY IN THE TRIAL OF CALEB POWERS FORMER SECRETARY OF J STATE CHARGED WITH COMPLICITY ITY IN THE MURDER OF SENATOR I WILLIAM VILLIAM GOEBEL AT TIlE THE TIME TIl THAT THE TIlE LATTER WAS YAS CONTESTING CONTEST CONTEST- I ING THE GUBERNATORIAL VOTE BEG BEGAN THE CONSIDERATION OF I THE VERDICT TODAY ARGUMENTS ARGUMENTS MENTS WERE VERE CLOSED LATE YESTERDAY YESTERDAY YES YES- Y EVENING AND THE JURORS JURORS JUR JUR- ORS RETIRED BUT DECIDED TO I POSTPONE THEIR ACTUAL CONSIDERATION CONSIDERATION CON CON- UNTIL TODAY I Bt Before forc th the tho imy retired retire Judge Morris specially charged the tho jurors to maintain main main- maintain I tain fain the utmost secrecy Powers was accompanied ed by his Ins v venerable mother and Ins his sister Arthur GOthel Goebel brother of the murdered man and hiv his nephew William Goebel sat near States State's Attorney Attorney ney noy Franklin Was Vas Fourth Trial Tl The trial just jest closed olos lo ld d a was the fourth for CaM Caleb Powers Power In each ach of the three previous trials he was convicted ton Twice he e was sentenced to tu life imprisonment an and once to death Governor Go n 0 hel of Kent Kentucky U k was t shot a and L and i If afterward Powers who ho i is a Republican and was t then Hn secretary of state was as arre arrested arrested ar ar- re rested on a charge of complicity in tho the Inn murder nr cr The The first trial began hegan July 9 0 fI of tho the same samo year A verdict cr of guilty u lt was returned re rev turn turned J August 11 an ami a life sentence imposed im imposed im im- posed upon the thc convicted con moan man The fhe next J year ar the court o of appeals reversed the tho verdict and ancl ordered a new trial I Tho S second trial beg began an October S J 1001 Ol and continued until November 8 8 when the jury pry returned a 3 verdict of guilty and Powers wa was sentenced again to imprisonment for life Meanwhile Powers Powers' attorn attorneys vs continued contin contin- nerl their act activity ity A Again a n D December cember 2 2 1002 1902 llO they secured another reTer reversal al of deC decision sion from rom the tho court of appeals Convicted Third Time Tho third thin trial was called August 3 Z i and md August AUg 24 t for the third thin time tim Powers was bras convicted This time ho was sentenced to death Once again tra u i in Jl a the following year the court ourt ot of of appeals appeals ap ap- pc peals als went e to his 1119 relief with a reversal of the decision The Tho case now went to the United States court which March 1 12 sent it back hack to the state courts March 2 of this year year ear Powers completed completed com com- ted pl seven years e 1 in tho the Georgetown ail vol The fourth trial he began an July 29 J This his was brought to an abrupt conclusion conclusion sion after a few days by b- allegations of oft t the c attorneys f for r the defense th that t Spa cial Ju Judge e 1 J I h. h Robbins S was disqualified fied to Preside The trial began iu in earnest November NO 11 I I I Y r t. t h f f ji jit r r t iy 1 l 1 r r b bp I U Mii p V 1 t n I t CALEB POWERS IN HIS illS CELL I |