The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-18
HE FIRED TIE FAT!L SH(|T
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY INTRO
DUCED IN THE TRIAL OF
JAMES HOWARD
ACCUSED OF GoEBEL MURDER
Witness Swears That the Defendant
0oRfessea the aeiisfe to Him g
Unshal<en by Cross
Examinatfon.

tHAN1AFORT, Ky,- Sept. 1.-THE first,
really sensational testimony in The trial of
James Howard, charged with having fired
the shot that killed Goebel, was given
today by Bowman Gaines, a local livery
man, and James stubblefeld, former
deputy sheriff, of Clay county The for.
Hef identified Howard as the man who
ran out from the rear of the state house
g.ounds and jumped over the fence i'm
nediately after the shooting. Gaines was
positive in his Identification of the pris-
oner as the man, and said the latter thea
wore mustache, and was followed by d
man who was tall and slender. A boy.
who was near by at the time will also
be Identified as witness TO corroborate
Gaines. The most sensational witness,
however, and at the same time the most
important from the prosecution. stand
point, was James Stubblefeld, a one-leg-
ged and one-armed ex-deputy she: lff of
Clay county. Stubblefeld testified that
Howard exultingtly told to him that he
fired the shot that took GoebePs life.
Stubblefield lost his limbs as a result Of
the Clay county feuds ,ast year His tes-
timony in detail was that Howard stop
ped at his house shortly after the shoot
ing. Shortly after he came in Stubble-
field says he remarked to him: Jim,
You all have been in trouble down at
Frankfort
Yes responded Howard. according to
the witness. Eve have raised hell and
cleaned the platter and added, 1T never
sight down my gun barrel but what get
either meat or money, and this time 1
got both"
The witness says Howard was again
at his house several days later and he
asked him what he meant by his re-
mark on the former occasion.
SAYS HE KILLED GoEREL.
Howard responded: by God, I meant
just what I said.
Witness said he then pressed him, put
ting the direct question: .'Jinl do you
mean to say that you killed Goehel q.
Howard he says, responded in the af-
frmative, and said he believed his noun
tain friends would stand by him. and
that 500 men could not take him to
Frankfort for trial.
Stubblefield said he did not tell the
stoIy of Howards S confession to him un-
til he heard that Howard and his friends
were planning to kill him.
The defense subjected the witness to a
severe ton, but failed to
tangle him to- any extent. j. L. Jones. of
Knox county, was introduced by the
prosecution, and told of alleged remarks
by Howard indicating connection with
the murder, but his testimony was en-
tirely broken down by the defense, who
not only showed him to have served two
terms in the penitentiary. but that he
had also been promised compensation
for his labor in looking up testimony
He said Col. T. G.. Campbell lad prom
ised him a reasonable sum OF money for
his services, but that Compbeil said he
only wanted the truth, and did not want
to see anything but the truth brought
out.
Jones is the uncle of Howard's wife.
During all of the testimony Howard did
not display any change of feeling. Dur
ing the damaging testimony of Stubble-
field, which, from the manner it was
given, must have made a strong impress
sion on the jury, Howard smiled and
prompted his attorney. The other wit
nesses examined today told nothing new.
The prosecution will probably conclude
tomorrow.
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