The sun., 1900-04-11
THE COEBEL SLAYING.
Alexander Friedman Comes Out With
a Statement.
ACCUSES ARTHUR GOEBEL.
Also Makes Charges Against Colonel
Il. q. Campbell of New York,
to Whom He Propounds
Several Questions.

Louisville, Ky, April 10.-Alexandcr
Friedman, who says he was in Frank
fort and i'll the statehouse on the day
William Goebel was shot, has given out
the following statement, making charges
against Arthur Goebel and Colonel Il. c.
Campbell of New York:
In reply to the statement that / went
to Frankfort under the direction Of the
Republican party to give testimony i'll
| order 10 receive money and thcm expose
them. i is false, nor did | 80 there with
the intention Of laying claim 10 any of
their Slu0,0O0 reward money. | was
advised to write 10 Mr.. Goebel through
one of his own friends. We had been
speaking Of the affair, and he persuaded
me to communicate with Arthur Goebel.
| received Il telegram from Mr.. Goebel
| telling Inc to come to Frankfort immedi-
atcly ii Ills expense.
Il arrived at Frankfort Monday, April
. ald Mil. Gocae lHd left for Cincinnati
| tho same day. | Was told to wait for
him BIZ ('ommunWealih's Attorney Frank
| lin. Alr t'oPlpl came back to Frankfort
| in company with Colonel Campbell
| Wednesday niehf ! had i consultation
| with theA M l0 o'rlaei the same night
lhey knew thal produced sufficient
proof u back up mg statement, but ii
was not what they wanted. They want
| ed names. They mada suggestions iii re-
gard II Republican state officials.
M lengtll they were onragcd and de-
| elalod that ny statement was Of no ac-
c0unt unless ] namcd one Oh an of three
men III question. ! told them | could not
do 50, as had never scen them beferc
| Jan, 10 nor tftrr aud lid n0t lSnow thoir
names. wGs informed that Il could hp
l.eix clsiy fixed and that thpv Weuld
| le0d mo to one of The mon ii would
| Identity him. | absolutely refused "a Ee
Il party ta such 4 scheme and demanded
af AIr Goehg that my personal eInaltses
he paid ana ! would withdraw from the
| entire proceedings, as ! caull sac natls-
ins Unit perjury ahd Misrepresentation
before inn. III refused u ma,o go0d his
Word n lr"a4l ~ RaNin@ niy ln@aual
! expenses, Enioa ! ktl tn pay aul ei uY
\ uWn HuaNei.
Questions I,or Campbell.
/ "Wfll G6laanl dmphell u5sHstr hcso
! afl ans? NhE Wa4 t'anlHWlWeltlEs
4 &5aiAef FanidiA cantedl4 Behind
tl!Ge eLI4le cQEaius Madnesllag, hlrrii
1 4, I'd 10 +. m. ii Atliur 1,0altls iaa3a
/ "A the faHal Uae3 0ly Wd# i stnnas-
i IFHer fa GlGa tlA aaal; al,a t3oloHaI
4 talHUall'+ Efajh@r and WHat taak laca@
I 0hy gid .itthm 5ochal inmp Hq from II
aGl aha ruH into tlte adiaii,iHg room,
/ rEritini.ig, }.on pGst name thia MANI. Z
\ diAgfah 'roa Fearjfatt Says;
2lhe hahcas corpus proceedings BEGUN
! iii hahalf ~ "',iIleN lfgh G0ia]e oijc
! ot nj, t;UlteI SUSPECTS cJaM tln u jHl.e
! tauriltH ealat. t6ulty Atdflpg ilals-
siaYo presented his 8lsWer fa tac rtii-
/ tion ~ th sa1ets counsel ai. tAe
@ase Wtlt aYH.
"Not Hual II liHalr q be hFaa erAn
ihe graAd inpy raiil il completes its n-
vo#iieatian or r9ut4s some Indictments.
! IHlge CauhalI haa t5ghillan tl!e loeal
newspaper Mon tp slid out che numes
II witnesses MIo aic calIml % testiy n
to speculate nmu CHE natHee ot fhe exit
dence #yen.
The attorneys far holh Sides ii the
eases involving the sfato offices athcr
than governor and lieupnMt governor
ara w1rlsin@ ~ III agreement to unite
upon single case III order u secure
speedy action by Tie circuit CONT ana
court of appeals so that both ctsr~ may
be taken 10 the tnifcd States supreme
court III the samc time"