The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-21
DID HE HAVE A NUSTACHE
ANSWER TO THE QUESTION MAY
MEAN LIFE OR DEATH
FOR HOWARD
THE GOEBEL MURDER TRIAL
Defendants story WAS Unshaken by
Cross-Examfnation Yesterday
Other Witnesses for
Defense.

+ FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 20.-Did Jim
Howard have a mustache on Jan. 50? On
that question, in a great measure, de-
pends his liberty, perhaps his life The
witnesses FOR the defense, including the
defendant himself. all state that on Jan.
and days before his face was clean
shaven. Bowman Canes, Ben Rake and
James e. DAILY, who have identified How
ard as the man they saw on the seth of
january. swear that he had a mustaehe.
There goes Jim Howard, clean shayen
and better dressed than any man in town.
If he keeps on that way We will never
5 be abe to prove that he IS a faol.T Ac@
cordiDg to his testimony today, ex-State
Senator Ed Parker made that remark
In London on Jan %, where he saw How
ard Oh the streets.
Parker explained that the rea- on he had
said this was that Howard was then at
London to appear for trial for the mur
der of George Baker, and his plea was to
be insanity.
Tho defense is resting its case on the
alibi claimed for Howard, and is not pay
ing any attention t. the claims Of the
prosecution that the shot came from the
secretary of states office and other col
lateral matters which figured largely in
the trial of Caleb Powers.
CRoSS-EX XAMINATION CLOSED.
The cross -exa1ninat.on of James How
ard, on trial here on charge OF being a
principal III The Goebel shooting, was
compieted today He also denied having
told any person that he was standing in
the street In front of the capitol square
when Goebel was shot. His testimony
was mistaken.
Sheriff Hesterly White, of Cay county.
testified that en- his way to LOUISVILLE,
Jan 80 and 80, Howard accompanied him
as far as Frankfort. and the last he saw
of Howard lie was standing In front Of
the Board of Trade hotel Howard was
then clean shaven. EX-State Senator
Ed Parker testified that he saw Howard
a few days before the killing of Gov. Goe-
bel and Howard did not have a mus
tache. He introduced Howard to Taylor
after GoebeFs assass nation. Howard
asked Taylor for a pardon. Taylor said
he could not consider a pardon then.
Mrs. John Stamper, wife of a Baptist
preacher, and sister of Il. Wharton
Golden was introduced for the purpose
Of contradicting the testimony Of her
brother on several points.
Rev. Stamper followed her on the wit
ness stand and made an interesting wit
ness He also contradicted Golden, and
the prosecution endeavored to show that
he had become an ally of the defense
for a peeun.ary consideration 1t was
also brought out that Rev. Stamper had
been active on the side of the Republic
ans last winter, and that he had a part
in the bringing of the armed mountain
men here.
BROUGHT ARMED MEN.
He admitted that he urged the men to
come armed and said he wrote Caleb
Powers, Offering 10 raise personally 500
men in Scott and other counties in this
section to aid Powers and others to hold
possession of offices then ip contest. He
also corroborated the testimony of Mrs
Stamper and told of various remarks
which he says Wharton Golden made to
him TO theSeffect that he, Golden, was to
receive money for his confession. Attor-
ney Noble Lindsey testified in the capac-
ity of notary public that he administered
an oath to jim Howard in Gov. Taylor's
office Jan 81. The statement sworn to
by Howard was that he heard threats
against Taylors life.
Representative ]. A. Maraffy, a Repub-
iican member of the house. Testified that
he did have a conversation with Culton,
in which he said:
Inal Iof redSoHS VI ihAoAAldtlon ne
had received, but which he could not tell.
he thought he knew who killed Goebel,
and also that he told Culton that Howard
was the man, but ne said this statement
was not based on anything Howard told
him. 1t was merely his opinion, based on
hearsay The court refused to allow the
witness to tell what he based this on
and also excluded the statement as to
the conversation. DR.. Maraffy said he
knew nothing as TO who killed Goebel