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ground. Most of them were where they could be produced on short notice, however. *, * * *JACK CHINK LOCATES THE^ SPOT OF THE MURDER.Shortly after 9 o’clock Attorney T. C. Campbell, County Attorney Polsgrove, Jack Chinn and the Evening Post correspondent went to Capitol Square for the purpose of giving Mr. Chinn a chance to locate the spot where Goebel fell on January 30. It was his first visit since that fatal day. Chinn walked to a spot well to the side and ! above the fountain. Here he stopped. The place was higher up than mo9t of the spectators had located where Goebel dropped, but coincided with the belief of Policeman Zack Thoniasson, who hsd driven a nail I in the pavement within five inches ofiwhere Chinn paused. This evidently did not suit the designs of Attorney Campbell, who insisted that Goebel had been shot a yard or so closer to the Capitol portico, and on a line with the Secretary of State’s of-fice and that famous bullet-marked tree, lie attempted to impress this upon Chinn, who was positive, however, as to the locality. Chinn could not he prevailed upon to move more than a few inches either way.But Campbell was Insistent. For a man j who had been several hundred miles away I when Goebel was stricken down he seemed to know a great deal about the fatal spot.** * **SENTRIES GUARD THE DOORS OF THE COURT-ROOM.The morning trains brought in numerous witnesses. Of the late arrivals Wharton Golden was regarded with most curiosity. He spent last night in the county and came in at 9:30. Silas Jones, of Whitley county, was also among the early arrivals. The court-room filled up slowly. Persons ■ entering had to pass between armed sentries, but no one was halted.George Denny and Wood Dunlap, of Lex-*FORTY-SEVEN WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION.TJir the Commonwealth tlL witnesses were called: Ed Bell, J. B. 011/ ver. Jack Chinn, S. H. Clark, Senator T. R. Welsh. Senator Newton Frazier, Walter Black, David Davis, G. T. Ely, Pat McDonald, Sr., B. B. Williams, Ross Robertson, M. L. Lawrence, Dr. J. B. Ely, Ben T. Williams, Henry Carter, Chas Howard, Jr., F. M. Bowman, Wingate Thompson, R. H. Berryman, Larue Coleman, Will Triplett, Tom Bronner, Leander Guffy, Tom Bronner, Eph Lillard, Sr., Eph Lil-lard, Jr., Dennis Rath, Capt. Hawn, W. B. Andrew’s, Silas Jones, Alberf Charlton, Wm. Milllken, Joe Owen, Miss Bessie Hardin, Miss Sallie Jackson, Mrs. Dave Hardin, Mrs. W. C. Luchemeyer, Mrs. Lucy O’Bannon, Mrs. Wengell Long, Mrs. Warren Montfort, Mrs. Gayle Ford, Mrs. jG. W. Daly, Mrs. A. T. Curtley and Mrs.J. W. Bell.The case of Caleb Powers was first called. Gov. Brown read the warrant against the accused, which did not mention the county9or State In which the alleged crime was committed. On the ground of these defects he movod the dismissal of the warrant. Judge Moore overruled the motion.Ex-Gov. Brown asked that the witnesses be excluded from the court-room. Judge Moore ordered the witnesses to retire and admonished them not to talk to anybody on the outside.** * **FIFTY-ONE WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENSE.For the defense the following witnesses were called: C. C. McChord, Mrs. C. C.McChord, Silas Jones, Dr. E. E. Hume, Dr. Hi^h Tobin, Dr. V. V. Williams, George W. Long, A. D .Mitchell, Sam Bennett, A. T. Youncey. J. S. Cox, W. S. Billups. S. R. Smith,.Stewart SiODe, G. L. Roberts, FrankH. Johnson, M. R. Todd, D. R. Hemphell.executive ^mining, me nrst snot came from a rifle, he said, and rang out clear, while the others were muffled and lessdistinct.Mr. LilUrd said he saw nobody in the room from which the shot seemed to have been fired, and he didn’t see any one In the main door or on the steps of the building at the time of the shooting. Asked if he or Jack Chinu, who was with Goebel, drew a pistol, he said: “I didn't draw mypistol and I didn't see Chinn draw one. I don't think he did.”'Lillard told nothing new further thau saying he noticed that a side window on the third floor of the Executive building was also open.** * **OFFICER TH0MASS0N CALLED.Policeman Wingate Thomasson was next called.Thompson gave practically the same testimony as in the trial of Whitaker. He said he saw armed men at the door of the executive building and recognized John Davi9 and Berry How’ard. Mr. Polsgrove conducted the examination. He was frequently prompted by Campbell, who sat at his side, and often whispered in the ear of the county attorney.Policeman Thompson said: “Was not in the State House yard when the shooting occurred, but arrived as the crowd was carrying Senator Goebel out of the yard.”** * **“DETECTIVE'* ARMSTRONG AND WHAT HE KNOWS.Detective Dee Armstrong was called* at noon. He said he rad gone to Powers a few days after the shooting, and that Powers, in answer to a question, had declined to tell him who was In charge of the Secretary of State office on the day of the murder, further than stating that he (Powers) had been out of town on January 30.Armstrong said the door of the Secretary of State’s office had apparently been
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Louisville, Kentucky, US
Fri, Mar 23, 1900
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