The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-31
Says His Statements, on Which the
Conviction Largely Rests, Were
without Foundation i'm Fact.
PAID FOR BY GoEBEL BROTHERS
AT THE INsTIGATION OF ATTORNEY
TOM CAMPBELL.
Anderson Says He Received $500 for
So TestffyinS-Confess to Put His
Conscience at Rest.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. 3o.-The Even
Post to-day prints an affidavit of Finley
3. Anderson, a telegraph operator, who
testified against Caleb Powers, who was
convicted of completely in the murder of
William Goebel, in which Anderson denies
certain important statements that he made
on the witness stand III the Powers trial.
Anderson tells of meeting Attorney Camp
bell in Cincinnati, and continues in his af-
fidavft: Colonel Campbell then told me
that Joe Owens had told him that 1 had
said that Caleb Powers. at the hotel in
Barboursville, prior to the 18th of January,
had used these words, speaking of Will
lam Goebel: IF we cannot get him killed.
and ii is necessary. will kill him myself
I said to Mr.. Campbell that l had never
told any one any such thing and that
Powers had not made such a statement to
me nor any statement resembling 1t in any
way. Campbell and Owens insisted 1 mad
made such statement, and / afterward
upon Campbelis suggestion, sat down and
wrote out a statement, in which included
the foregoing statement of Powers, which
was untrue in every particular, and upon
the trial of Caleb Powers i swore to it as
a fact. when in truth it was not a fact
II remained in Cincinnati after this con-
versation with Campbell, and some time
after that Mr.. Arthur Goebel, in his store
upstairs the fourth floor. where / had
gone at his request asked me If Powers
had not, in my presence at Barboursville
in January, said to me in substance these
words, referring to William Goebel They
say he wears a coat of MAIL but il won't
do him any good or something similar to
that. / told Arthur Goebel that Powers
had never said anything of that sort in my
presence to the best of my knowledge. He
told me to think and see If could not re-
member it. / could not remember such a
remark and i know that Powers never did
make such a remark or anything resem-
bling it in my presence. but, being urged
by Arthur Goebel. I finally concluded to
state that he did make such a statement.
and so swore on the stand in the trial,
which testimony was false.
Before making my statement to Camp
bell, Goebel told me to make it as strong
as possible, as they referring to Campbell
and GoebeD would take care of me and pro-
tect me. I desire now to say that never
had but one conversation with Caleb Pow
ers, and that was in relation to my going to
Frankfort with the men on the 18th of Jam
liam Goebel mentioned or referred to in any
way or in any connection by Caleb Powers.
II desire, furthermore, TO state that
either upon the occasion of the first CONVEX
sation with Campbell or the day after | re-
ceived from him $40 in cash, and since that
conversation / have received from him.
both before and after / was a witness at
Georgetown in the Powers case various
sums of money, and l have. since such con-
versation with Campbell and Arthur Goe-
BEL received from Arthur Goebel various
sums aggregating about $500. and on one
occasion $40 from Justus Goebel. The last
sum l received was on Tuesday, Oct. %. 1900.
which s., given to me by Colonel
Campbell at his Office in Cincinnati Just
prior TO giving me this So Campbell had tele-
phoned TO Arthur Goebel to come TO his
Office which Goebel did. and when he ar
rived at Campbells office he went into
private office with Campbell and Campbell
came out and handed me So"
Anderson gives further alleged dates and
names and concludes his affidavit thus: 81
believe my testimony in the trial of Caleb
Powers aided in his conviction, and 1 am
unwilling TO suffer longer in silence by
reason of the thought that the falsity of
my statements have aided in convicting
Caleb Powers"