The age-herald., 1900-09-22
DEFENCE RESTS IN
 THE HOWARD CASE Several Witnesses for PrOSecu-
 ton Heard in Rebuttal. TIE TRIAL NEARING AN END Defendants Testimony Corroboratod by 0. H. Robinson Argument Will
 Not Begin Until Monday
 Go to Jury Tuesday
THE TRIAL NEARING AN END

Frankfort Ky, September H.-The de- fense rested it's testimony in the case or James Howard at o'clock this evening" Several witnesses for the prosecution were heard in rebuttal and the rebuttal will probably be concluded by noon tomorrow. The arguments however, will not begin until Monday morning and the case will likely reach the jury some time Tuesday.
 When the trial was reopened this morn- ing Dr. Phillips of Clay County was re- called, and said the blow on Towards head in 1895 had affected his memory and had made him talk absent-mindedly at times.
 c. O. Reynolds, former register of lands, said L. F. Sinclair was in his office on the second floor of the executive building when the shots were fired; that he (Reynolds) ran out into the hall, looked out the win dow, saw Goebel lying on the pavement; that he ran back to tell the others what he had seen, and told them Geobers hands trembled, but said nothing about a stuck hog" His testimony contradicted Sinclair, who said he was on the first floor at the door leading to the governors reception room when the shots were fired.
 w. W. Anderson of Knox County said he heard Culton say in jail, that he knew nothing against Howard
 Howard Corroborated c. H. Robinson of Breathitt County more strongly corroborated Towards tes- tfmony than any other witness. He said he was in the Board of Trade Hotel talk ing to Howard about Clay County people when a man came in and announced that Goebel had been shot. He had met How ard on the street few minutes before and walked to the hotel with him.
 On cross-examination Robinson said he has told several times that he heard tho shot and Goebel fall but he said t in joking He admitted that he saw Jack Chinn after Goebel fell
 Jim Stubblefeld was recalled and said he had not told Robert Thompson and Hi- ram Glass that Howard was innocent. He never told A. R. Dyche that he knew noth- ing on Jim Howard and never saw Colonel Campbell in Cincinnati.
 R. l.. Mcclure, a Lexington newspaper man, was not allowed to testify as to what he heard Golden say about having things fixed before he talked, the judge ruling that 1t was too remote, as 1t had not been proven that anyone had received or paid money for talking.
 Fount Haydon, of Franklin County said he was on the corner of Clinton and Lewis streets when the shots were fired, and rode on down one square to Gainess stable, and that Gaines did not run out of his stable, but told him tHaydon) that Goebel had been shot. He did not know how Gaines got the information so quick
 Several witnesses were introduced by the defense this afternoon, attacking the char acter of James Stubblefield, the Clay Coun- ty ex-deputy sheriff, who testified that Howard confided to him that he fired the shot that killed Goebel. Others of Stubble- aiuh tad for ha tion in rebuttal on this point and pro- nounced him man of good reputation.
 In Rebu,tai
 Judge J. L. Ellston and County Clerk Miller of Kenton County testified this aft ernoon to seeing Jim Howard on the night of January 30. Judge Elliston was In the Board of Trade Hotel where Howard claims to have been at the time of the shooting, l and Elliston swore that no one was in the hotel office, and that he did not see How ard on the way to the State capitol. R. s. Hearne, ex-deputy warden of the penitentiary, testified that Jim Howard called at the prison on the afternoon of Jan 1 uary 30 and had talk with Convict Wood | of Clay County His recollection was How ard had moustache. Ed George corrob- orated this as to Towards visit there, but could not remember whether he had a mus tache. Both said Howard spoke of the trag- edy and condemned the assassin. Howard himself when on the stand, said he could not remember whether he called on Wood l January 30
 J. c. Beatty, of Breathitt County, was l introduced for the purpose of impeaching Witness Robinson, of the defense. He had | heard Robinson on many occasions tell of seeing .Goebel fall when he was shot, but about a month ago he said Robinson came to him and told him he did not see the tragedy, but was at the hotel with How ard.
 Colonel Owens at this juncture put in evidence copy of the act of the Legisla- ture appropriating s10O,o0O for the convic- tion of the murderers of Governor Goebel. The prosecution offered no objection and Colonel Owens read to the jury the resolu- tion of the reward commission providing for the payment of rewards on conviction. BAD BLOOD