The age-herald., 1900-09-18
FIRST SENSATION IN HOWARD TRIAL Important Witnesses Introduced
 by the State.
  LOOKS BAD FOR DEFENDANT Former Deputy Sheriff Swore That Howard Said He Fired the Shot That Killed Goebel-
 Other Testimony
LOOKS BAD FOR DEFENDANT

Frankfort, Ky, September 1.-The first really sensational testimony in the trial of James Howard, charged with having fired the shot that killed William Goebel, was given today by Bowman Gaines, a local liveryman, and James Stubblefeld, a for mer deputy sheriff of Clay County. The former identified Howard the man who ran out of the rear of the Statehouse grounds and jumped over the fence imme- diately after the shooting. Gaines was positive in his Identification of the prisoner as the man, and said the latter then wore a mustache and was followed by a man who was tall and slender. boy who was near by at the time will also be intro duced as witness to corroborate Gaines.
 The most sensational witness, however, and at the same time the most important from the prosecuuon's standpoint was James Stubblefeld, a one-legged and one armed ex-deputy sheriff of Clay County. Stubbletield testified that Howard exult- antly told him that he fired the shot that took Goebers life.
 Stubblefield lost his limbs as a result C. the Clay County feuds last year. His t.:- timony in detail was that Howard stoppeL at his house in February shortly after tn shooting. Shortly after he came in Stu. blefeld says he remarked to him:
 "Jim, you all have been having trouble down at Frankfort"
 Yes" responded Howard, according to tht witness i've have raised hell and cleaned the platter" and added, T never sight down my gun barrel but what I get meat or money, and this time l got both"
 The witness says Howard was again at his house several days later, and he asked him what he meant by his remark on the former occasion. Howard responded: By God I meant just what said.'
 witness said he then pressed him, put ting the direct question: Jim, do you mean to say that you killed Goebel?"
 Howard, he says. responded in the af- frma tive and said he believed his mount ain friends would stand by him and that 500 men could not take him to Frankfort for trial. Stubblefield said he did not tell the story of Towards confession until he heard that Howard and his friends were planning to kill him.
 The defense subjected the witness to severe cross examination but failed to tam gle him to any extent.
 J. L. Jones of Knox County was intro- duced by the prosecution and told of al- legged remarks by Howard indicating con- nection with the murder, but his testimony was entirely 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 Colonel T. c. Campbell had promised him a reasonable sum of money for his services but that Campbell said he 'only wanted the truth and did not want to see anything but the truth brough ou."
 Jones is he uncle of Towards wife. During all of the testimony Howard did not display any change of feeling During the damaging testimony of Stubblefield. which from the manner 1t was given, must jury, Howard smiled and prompted his at- torneys. The prosecution will prebably conclude It's testimony tomorrow.