Show THIS fis TIME TIE THE STAn OBJECTS Prosecution in Caleb Powers Case Unearths a Plot to Pack Jury for Defendant CASE POSTPONED ONE DAY DAMAGING ADMISSION MADE BY JUROR Georgetown Ky Nov 25 States Attorney Franklin intimated at the Caleb Powers murder trial today that he would this afternoon file a motion challenging the entire Jury panel in the box on the ground that the jurors were required upon qualifying to state their their political affiliations He contends cont that this was unprecedented unwarranted and illegal megal States Attorney Franklin today filed several sensational affidavits attacking the of jurors Some of them quoted Jurors Wayland Vayland and Ferguson as having said that if selected on a Powers jury they would clear him re regardless regardless of law and evidence I How Jury Was Secured Secure l The sensation of the day was an au af at affidavit affidavit from Arthur Goebel brother of the murdered senator to the effect that W E Wilson of Williamstown a Re Republican Republican publican attorney went with the sheriff into In o Grant county to summon the venire and rode in a buggy with H W Green the of Powers advising and aiding him in the selection of a avenire ayen avenire venire yen Ire and that two qualified jurors juror were summoned by placing themselves in the way of the sheriff sl on their ad advice adice advice vice ice At the convening of court in the aft afternoon afternoon afternoon the roster of the second venire from Grant county was called About half asked to be excused and most of them thorn were On affidavit of Caleb Pow Powers Powers ers a motion for further time for con consideration consideration of commonwealth affidavits was granted and counsel was given un until until until til 9 tomorrow morning Damaging Admissions The jurors individually Individually Individually as aa to charges made by the com coni commonwealth commonwealth WS W S Wayland Va land denied any recollection of having said on the day of the Goebel killing that Goebel ought to have been killed and that the sena senator senator senator tor would be killed before night or that if on a jury ju he would clear the theman theman theman man who killed Goebel He had said though that he did not believe that Goebel would ever take his seat as gov governor go gornor and bet a drink on it John Ferguson denied any recollection recollection recollection tion of having said that Jack Chinn China killed Goebel Juror James W Elliott admitted that he had said in Williamstown last Thurs Thursday Thursday Thursday day dayI If I get on that jury Ill acquit Pow Powers Powers Powers I ers |