The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-10-05
'HOWARDFOUNDGU|[TYI
The Verdict Was Reached After
an All-Night Session.
The Jury Condemns Him 60 Death
for Being implicated In the Muir
der OF senator VIM. Goebel.

Frankfort. Ky, Sept. 27.-Tlie Jury
In the ease of Jim Howard, the hnoun-
taineer, charged with being impli-
Gated in the murder of senator 6oebel,
returned verdict of guilty and fixed
the penalty at death. The Jury was
disagreed only as 10 the punishment
ten favoring the death penaliy ON
the very first ballot. The TWO who
favored life Imprisonment chaDged 10
the death penalty on the first ballot
Wednesday morning. The hstruc-
ton given TO the jury, under which
the verdict was found, wa brief
to the point, and was as folbws:
40 be found guilty II iory be.
lieves Howard fired the shot or u
he was present when Nontsey Berry
Howard or others fired the sh bi"
Under it the jury believsb that
Howard fred the shot ~ lilled
Senator Goebel. or was present when
the shot was fred. and consequently
knows who the assassin was.
Inc jury retired to its room nt 9:io
a. m. and returned with It's verdict
at 9:43. The courtroom was crowded
with spectators. and the vast crowd
was white with suppressed excite
ment, as Foreman Crutcher OF the
jury passed the written verdict uY
to the clerk. Deputy Clerk Eii.ott
read the verdict, which found The de-
PENDANT guilty and fixed his punish
ment at death. Howard occupied a
seat by his attorney. He did not dis
play the least agitation and was APP
parently no more concerufd than
other persons in the court-rtom.
The verdict was a surprs as the
general public were led 10 baisve that
the jury was divided on TIE question
of the guilt or Innocence 81 the de
PENDANT, but il turned oat that the
difficulty in reaching a vFdct was
over the degree Of punishiaent, somo
of the jurors favoring life imprison-
ment. while others stood ont for the
death penalty and finally won their
associates over. After The verdict
had been rendered. Howari was re-
manded to Jail. where ID was Eel
lowed by his bosom friend. John G.
White. who seemed almost paralyzed
by the verdict. Howard's cheeks
also blanched as he stood up TO se-
company the jaiior back - bis cell.
The jury which tried the case was
divided politically. eleven democrats
and one republican.
Frankfort. Sept. 2T.--The verdict %
the jury was based largey upon the
destruction OF Howard's tlibi, upon
which he depended solely One Of the
jurors admitted that ths-<ailurc OF
Howard 10 bring sny oflthe occu-
pants OF the executive budding on
January 30 TO testify that he was not
there was considered by the bury a.
an indication that he was theie. The
testimony OF Gaines as 70 seeing How
ard run out of the grounds ! d also
of Stubbelfeld. who swore tho How.
ard confessed the killing a fe,v DAYS
after the murder. were the other
principal points upon which the jury
relied.
Frankfort. KY. Sept. 2s.-Howa, DIS
for new trial Among the afiidavits
secured on which the defense bases
It's claim for a new trial arr that the
jurors had previously expressed an
opinion.
just before noon Thursday. Mai
Owens. Towards leading attorney.
appeared before Judge Cantrill and
made a formal motion for a new trial
for the prisoner. The aHidavit OF
Howard. stating facts set forth in
the afiidavits hled early in the morn
ing were not discovered uBtil after
the trial began. was presented. to-
gether with a petition alleging errors
during the trial. A bill of exceptions
was also presented.
Commonwealth Attorney Frank.
lin asked until Saturday morning.
al which time he will present counter
affidsvits. Judge Cantrill. ihrefore.
adjourned court until Saturday morn
ing. when the motion will be passed
upon.