The age-herald., 1900-10-31
ANDERSON SAYS
 HE SWORE TO LIE Sensational Story Printed by the
 Louisville Post. WITNESS IN POWERS CASE Telegraph Opetator Makes Affidavit in Which He Ayers He Was Hired
 by Arthur Gobel and Atuor- ney Campbell
WITNESS IN POWERS CASE

Louisville, Ky, October 30-The Evening Post today prints an affidavit of Finley B. Anderson, telegraph operator, who testi- fled against Powers, who was convicted of complicity in the murder of Governor Goe- bel, in which Anderson denies certain im- portant statements that he made on the witness stand in the Powers trial. Ander- son tells of meeting Attorney Campbell in Cincinnati, and continues in his affidavit;
 Colonel Campbell told me that Joe Owens had told him that I had said that Caleb Powers, at the hotel in Barbours- vile, prior to the 18th of January, had used these words, speaking of William Goebel: If we cannot get him killed, and it is necessary l will kill him myself
 T said to Campbell that l had never told any one any such thing, and that Powers had not made such a sIatenen. to me nor any statement resembling it in any way. Campbell and Owens insisted l had made such statement, and l afterward, upon Campbell's suggestion, sat down and wrote out a statement in which 1 included the foregoing statement of Powers, which was untrue in every part, and on the trial of Caleb Powers 1 swore to it as a fact, when In truth Et was not a fact.
 Il remained in Cincinnati after this con- versation with MT. Campbell, and some time after that MT. Arthur Goebel, in his store, where l had gone at his request, asked me if Powers had not, in my pres ence, at Barboursvile, in January, said to me, in substance, these words, referring to William Goebel: They say he wears a coat Of mail, but it won't do him any good, or something similar to that 1 told Ar thur Goebel that Powers had never said anything of that sort in my presence, to fhn hoe Df .ta think and see if l could not remember it.
 T could not remember such d remark and l know Powers never did make any such a remark or anything resembling it In my presence, but being urged by Ar thur Goebel, l finally concluded to state that he did make such statement, and so swore upon the trial, which testimony false.
 Before making my statement to Camp bell, Wharton Golden told me to make it as strong as possible, as they (referring to Campbell and GoebeD would take care of me and protect me. I desire now to say that never had but one conversation with Caleb Powers, and that was in relation to my going to Frankfort with the men on January S, and at no place was the name of William Goebel mentioned or referred to in any way or in any connection by Caleb Powers.
 T desire, furthermore to state that either upon the occasion of the first con- versation with Campbell or the day after I received from him $1o in cash and since that conversation l received from him before and after l was a witness at Georgetown in the Powers case various sums of money, and l have since such converse ton with Campbell and Goebel received from Arthur Goebel various sums aggrega ting about $500 and upon one occasion $10 from Justus Goebel.
 ''The last sum l received was upon Tues day, October 2S, 1900, which was So given to me by Colonel Campbell at his office in Cincinnati. Just prior to giving me this 8 Campbell had telephoned to Arthur Goe- bel to come to his office. which he did, and when he arrived at Campbelis office he went into a private office with Campbell and Campbell came out and handed me $5.'
 He gives further alleged dates and de- tails, and concludes his affidavit thus:
 T believe that my testimony in the trial of Caleb Powers aided in his conviction, and l am unwilling longer to suffer in silence by reason of the thought that the falsity of my statements have aided in con- victing Caleb Powers"