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My Own Story, an Account of the Conditions in Kentucky Leading to the Assassination of William, Goebel, Who Was Declared Governor of the State, and My ... of Complicity in His Murder
Excerpt from My Own Story, an Account of the Conditions in Kentucky Leading to the Assassination of William, Goebel, Who Was Declared Governor of the State, and My Indictment and Conviction, on the Charge of Complicity in His Murder
Trained witness for the Commonwealth - George F. Weaver's sensational statement in regard to the shoot mg of Senator Goebel - Indictment for perjury, but no prosecution - Finley Anderson's false testimony.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Trained witness for the Commonwealth - George F. Weaver's sensational statement in regard to the shoot mg of Senator Goebel - Indictment for perjury, but no prosecution - Finley Anderson's false testimony.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
540 pages, Hardcover
First published November 19, 1905
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About the author
Caleb Powers
15 books2 followersKentuckian US Representative & the first Secretary State of Kentucky.
He was convicted as an accessory to murder of Governor William Goebel .An appeals court overturned Powers' conviction, though Powers was tried three more times, resulting in two convictions and a hung jury. Governor Augustus E. Willson pardoned Powers in 1908. Powers had served eight years in jail.
After leaving prison, Powers was elected as a Republican to the 62nd and to the three succeeding Congresses but was not a candidate for renomination in 1918.
He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912 and moved to Washington, D.C., and served as assistant counsel for the United States Shipping Board from 1921 until his death in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1932.
He was convicted as an accessory to murder of Governor William Goebel .An appeals court overturned Powers' conviction, though Powers was tried three more times, resulting in two convictions and a hung jury. Governor Augustus E. Willson pardoned Powers in 1908. Powers had served eight years in jail.
After leaving prison, Powers was elected as a Republican to the 62nd and to the three succeeding Congresses but was not a candidate for renomination in 1918.
He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912 and moved to Washington, D.C., and served as assistant counsel for the United States Shipping Board from 1921 until his death in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1932.
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