Show PLAN TO ASSASSINATE GOEBEL Startling Testimony is i Brought Out at Murder er Trial Triai at Frankfort Yesterday i P Proposed to Kill Enough Democratic to Gli t Republicans a Majority 1 Frankfort Frankf rt Ky March 24 Johm Powers told me they had bad two negroes here h hS ere to kill Goebel They were Herker Smith mith S and Dick Coombs This statement was made today toda by F Wharton harton Golden a frail t Kentucky mountaineer while on the witness stand in the pre preliminary preliminary l examination of Secretary of State Caleb Powers charged d with con COD conspiracy to kill Goebel Golden told a a 3 story of the events leading l I ding up to the murder that if 1 sub substantiated substantiated will in the minds of those connected with the prosecution at least east l probably go far toward proving the contentions of the commonwealth that t at the murder was the result of a aplan aplan plan in which wi ch several prominent men were involved Whether the defense will m seek to im impeach impeach Impeach peach Goldens testimony in this pre pro preliminary preliminary examination is not known as the attorneys for the defense will not talk on the subject but unless such attempt is made the will rest its case buth County Attorney Attorney ney Polsgrove and Attorney Campbell being satisfied that enough evidence has been presented to hold the de defendant d on the charges Golden G who claims to have been a friend to Secretary Secret Powers and his brother John Powers for years gave testimony that was particularly dam damaging damaging aging to John Powers but he be also brought in hi the names of many others including Charles Finley W H Coul Coal Coulton Coulton ton and Governor Taylor in his story of the bringing of the mountaineers mountain rs to Frankfort previous to the assassination assas na nation tion Taylor Not Directly Implicated Governor Taylor however was not directly implicated and the attorneys for Cor the commonwealth intimated today that they do not net expect to have hae his name brought forth prominently in inthe inthe inthe the story of the alleged conspiracy Golden G was not crosse to today toda day da and adjournment was taken at an early hour this afternoon on account of his physical condition the witness hav hay having lag ing a slight hemorrhage hem during the morning becoming so weak under the strain of the examination ex in the after afternoon afternoon noon that lie he begged to be allowed a respite He was quite nervous at times Goldena Goldens Golde s testimony tended to show mountain feudists who would if necessary as Golden expressed it go Into the legislative hall hail and kill off enough Democrats to make it our way The Tho testimony did aia not show that the th alleged plot to kill Goebel was part of the original plan nor did it contain the names of those who conceived that idea But the commonwealth thought to show by Golden Goldens s conversations with L various that not only John and I Caleb Powers J but others as well had I full fuU knowledge ledge of the alleged plan of ol assassination assasSin tion eo C Golden on the Stand Secretary of State Powers was the only one of the defendants def brought into court this morning g F Wharton Golden of Barboursville was the first witness He had bad known Secretary Pow Powers Powers Powers ers for about eighteen years and knew Mr Culton He was also ateo acquainted I with Governor Taylor and Captain John Johi 1 Powers He said he was a friend to tc I all aIled of the defendants He was in Frank Frankfort fort fortin in January and February and saw Secretary Powers nearly neaTly every day He Hewa t was wa in Frankfort on Jan 14 and went to Harlan county en on the and then ther 1 went to Laurel county for three or four font days from there returning to Frank Prank Frankfort Frankfort fort From there where did you go got goto to Barboursville asked Attorney Camp Campbell Campbell Campbell bell After hesitating the witness said I 1 wont answer that When did you have a conversation with Secretary Powers When Mr Powers and I left here together Colonel Powers told me to togo togo togo go to Harlan county and tell Postmaster ter John Hirst to send down doWIl ten wit witnesses witnesses nesses in the content t case who were regular mountain feudists Wanted Wanted Men Who Would Kill EUL Did he understand what you meant by that and what was your under understanding understanding understanding standing of that request Objected to but overruled I wont answer that tha said Golden After some parley G GeHen Wen said Well men who would stand up and if necessary necessary sary saT go into that legislative hall hail and kill off enough to make it in our favor favorI I did not see eee Hirst I j saw Hamp How Howard Howard Howard ard I told him we ice wanted ten regular mountain feudists for witnesses We W wanted men who had good Colts forty fives five fi Ve Were the Colts to be put in evidence asked Attorney Camp Campbell bell bel Most assuredly they were answer answered ed Golden In reply revly to a question Golden said be he did not know the witnesses who came to Frankfort He delivered tb the message to Howard on Sunday a few days before the shooting of Goebel When did you next see Caleb Pow Powe e ere 7 I j saw him on Tuesday I got on the train at Ferris station Laurel Laure county He had a couple of men inca on th the train named Pease and Locket He told me to take care of them I next saw Powers in Frankfort I dont remember remember remember ber what conversation we had then Men From Prom the Mountains Mo Who selected select d the men who cam caine c me from Tom Harlan county Hamp Howard Hoard He selected thirty men besides the ten Caleb Powers I think selected the men from Knox county There were about seventy o or eighty Jim Sparks county attorney in Laurel county selected the men from Laurel county When was It determined to bring in the themen themen men to Frankfort I dont know Witness stated that at London Pow Powers Powers ers em sid eaid id he wanted a regular army o of mountaineers to come to Frankfort In answer to further Questions Gol Gal Golden Galden den said Powers gave him to to Judge Bingham in Bell county count 41 I gave some of it to Bingham t to send ten 1 n men inca down to Frankfort sal said Golden Witness said he gave gaye Howard Howar 1380 for ten t n tickets to Frankfort an and return He knew some of ot the men from Bell Ben county Most of ot the men mountaineers were 1 men m en were wars brought to Frankfort t rt They TheT were w ere fed back ck of the state statehouse house honse Capy Capi tain th in Davis and Charles Finley provide the th e provisions Continuing Golden said sakI s id We sent senti g gost most m mI ost of them back that night By we weI weI I mean myself Powers Davis DaYis Culton and an d Governor Taylor Finley Taylor and an d Powers decided deci to send seed s d back all nU except ex ten or fifteen from each county I selected twelve armed men man to be kept from fr ont Knox county Deputy Marshal George G eorge Thomas selected the men from Laurel aurel L county About men of the mountaineers m brought to Frankfort re remained remained m here to 10 see that we got justice Clean Out the Democrats Did you have any further conversa conversation con ers tion ti on with Powers regarding the work wort to 0 be b done by the men coming here No sir They understood what they were w ere kept here for We knew that 1 those th ose men were here to go Into that leg legislative is hall hail and if necessary clean cleant I out ou t enough Democrats to make ra ma majority rity jo on our side The answer created a sensation Gol Golden Golden Golen den d en said he was in the executive build buDd buDding ing in ng g on the day before the shooting He Hemet Hemet Heet met m et Powers in Governor Taylors ante anteroom room oom ro om Powers asked him to go to Louisville L that day He told Powers John ohn J he was going to Louisville with Caleb C Powers During a lengthy argument over a technical te Golden became ill III and court ourt c adjourned to Golden resumed his testimony at the tha th afternoon a session He said John Powers and nd a a moustached man had hada a talk concerning the closing of Secre Secretary Secretary tary t ai Powers office during the tatters l absence a I had my back turned said Golden G but when I turned I saw John Powers give g ive the key to the man John Powers said s to me Goebel Going to Be Killed 4 Goebel is going to be killed this morning orning m I said This must not bei done d one He said Dont get excited 3 I gave g ave that man the wrong key I said We must go and a see Caleb John Powers P saw him I did not What was next done We all went back hack to the he state house I 1 did not go to 10 Louisville that morning I cant say why Do 30 J o you know a man men named Dick Coombs C asked Attorney Campbell i iI I cdo do He Hetsa Heisa Js a colored into nd ii m R Ri i ie JLee county contingent Did you have bave any talk with Caleb t r tr or o r John Powers about Dick Coombs No but tout they had land twp trap negroes there there to t o kill Goebel John Jehn Powers told toM ma mo maso moso meo so s o They The were Hocker H icker Smith and DicU Coombs I saw Dick Coombs at the drug rug rog store near the depot every e ery morn mom ing mg a ng for a week or so previous to th shooting hootIng s Coombs talking to a a man marl named umed n Wallace in hi my presence said I D n him know I him bim as far as I can CL see s ee him bun and I can kill him as far as ae asai B can c ai see him He was eWas talking of Goebel Gobel GO beI This conversation was In the adjutant generals office He also aIso said Boast of the Assassin S 1 I know 3 his is every movement and I can hit him with this thia as far fur as I can see s ee him He carried a Colts Coifs 32 39 that shoots a Winchester cartridge Coombs was in the assistant adjutant generals office in the morning of or the shooting with Hicker BIcker Smith and Jim Jint Wallace I saw the man who got the key from fro John Powers there He is a little man nn When we John Powers and myself h hent ti went ent back there he said You Tou have i given me the wrong key I dont re Te t member r hat John Joon said j to him The t re r t of the day I was n around town No reference was to t the key tine the rest of the day The key office was waa in Calebs C Got GotOn ebs On os Tuesday did you meet inset m t Caleb and bell bel joh rohn ow r asked ake Attorney Camp 1 i Yes I did I saw them in n Calebs 4 office of I got a letter Ieter sw from Blakeman I j that morning asking me to come to toI I Caleb said d he was wis m going wh h me but said aH he might want trie me j to g go to 10 the te mountains sa He was wa talking to t Walter Waltr Waltr Day ThUr and Governor Taylor aylor D a I 9 R J Howard Howar of Harlan Harlim Harla county came II un up and ad he talked to 10 Taylor He C Cd t on n Taylor calling caln out the militia I Taylor said My Mj God G you people ti must mudo do something first fr adding 1 I can set et the quick enough You fel II IA Sows must act ac first By that t I un understood UnI I we fellows must raise rase a riot r in n the senate seIte chamber Goebel was i there the As A r T told you jou this tf morning moring we weI I I i would clean cle out enough of that that login legis legislature I lature there tere to t make me it our way wag ta I What do 0 you mean nn m by that Oh kill kl them the themi i 1 Heard eard of the Shooting 1 After Taylor was through thug talking I urge urged Powers to t t tk te the te train trin with I me as it i was Wl due due At La Grange I I r learned thai t Senator Sento Goebel Gebel had been shot We continued to Louisville I Ido Ido II I do mat wot n know knew kw why Mr air Powers went to 4 Louisville LUf le Both John Jahn and an Caleb Powers u ere along ang We left for tor that afternoon and went nt directly to the state house hou I did not see Mr 4 again aan that day dar I Attorney Campbell then took the e wf wit t tn i n nt aa back bak aral and an Golden GoWen told tol of a 3 cone con eon I creation e aton he had ha with wit Caleb Powers 1 on o a train in Laurel Lurel county previous to II the Shooting a Caleb said sid continued Golden Golden D D them the weve got Them hem I un understood unde de to the remark that tt we had ad the te I I Democrats doun here and an we could do doas doas doas as we pleased after af r we got here The rho witness then took tok up the t e events after the te shooting He said sd he saw sw a aman aa a man I trained named te Bloe in Louisville Blakeman and imd 1 John Powers Powe had ha a con yen Counsel for the defense I st tr ty ly objected to this line lne of ex cx examination e f and the commonwealth cIn tb 1 withdrew it tt t and announced it was i through trou with wf the witness 1 I Golden who was w vary yar weak from fm hs his hia hemorrhages requested a few minutes 1 ret r t and an he was w accordingly taken ten out p I by a a deputy depty sheriff f c Goldens illness Une proved prove more moe serious i L J than tun at first fn tt thought and ad after imf an hours hors delay dey adjournment was wan wa taken ten J until 10 a a m m Monday The defense I 1 TV wi will ill then take te up the te e 1 1 tal tir n and introduce testimony ceU ny in rebut li |