The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-01-24
HOWARD ON THE STAND.
Testified in His Own Behalf and Was
First Witness For Defense.

FH ~ "tNllCoo " ONNNiASNs
Frankfort, KY, Jan. l7.-Jim How
ard took the stand In his own defense |
afternoon, being the first I
witness called on that side In the ,
forenoon Judge Thos. r. Gordon made /
the opening statement for the defend
ant He paid high tribute to the
personal and political character Of
William Goebel, and was severe in his
Srraignment of ex-Gov Taylor and
Caleb Powers. He contended that the
defendant, however, was innocent.
Howards defense. In the present as
in the former trial. is an alibi. He
swore that he was in the Board Of
Trade hotel when Goebel was shot,
He was talking to Ben White and Joe
Wages. He said he went to the state
house the first time that afternoon
He says he was clean shaven and de-
MED that he exhibited any cartridges
to w. II. Culton. Howard's lawyers
produced a photograph OF Howard
which showed the prisoner to bo
smooth shaven. He said II was taken
in November. 1899.
Frankfort. Ky. Jan. 1S.-The cross.
examination Of the defendant in he
Jim Howard trial was completed at
noon Friday and the defense introduc
ed number OF witnesses to impeach
the testimony of James Stubbleheld
the leading witness for the prosecu
ton. Several OF them were Towards
neighhors. and they swore he was
clean shaven and did not wear a mus.
tache when he left Clay county to
come TO Frankfort They also swore
that Stubblefeld was a man OF bad
character and that his reputation for
truth and veracity was not good.
Among those who so testified wero
Judge w. l.. Brown. of London. J. NJ.
Boreing. son Of Congressman Vincent
Boreing. OF the Eleventh district; s.
A. Lovelace, L. C. Walker. Jetf. Ma
ion and j. D. Fleming.
The sheriff of Clay county Friday
afternoon arrived, bringing with him
fve witnesses who had been summon
ed but did not come, and attachments
we're Issued for them. Wesley Whit
aler tho witness for the prosecutor
who skipped out, has not been found
| J NJ Boreing, one of the witnessa.
who testified Friday. said that afte
the killing Of Goebel he saw Wharton
Golden at London and that the latte
told him he believed detective ha'
killed Goebel
Frankfort KY, Jan. tl,-The attor
news for James Howard Monday nigh
gave out signed statement in whiel
they lay all responsibility for tn
newspaper reports sent out Sunda
night predicting sensational develop
ments in the trial Monday, and ais
denying that the rumored disagree
ment between the lawyers for the dt
fense has any foundation In fact. ThI
| part referred to q story that Mr. Niole
of the defense. had refused to let ce
tain points in HewRrd's defense t
brought out because II would intul
/ w. 4, Taylor, for whom he is Kentuck
, counsel The statement given ol
! Monday night says there has been I
E disagreement between the attorne!
;. and that they have no witnesses wi
8 they have refused to put on the star
for this or other reasons, The stat
ment throws on all OF the correspon
ents here the blame for publication
the story,
n The story sent out by the cufr
spondents Sunday night was based {
statements made by one of the attt
u neys and the matter is said to ha
D resulted In conference of the la
e yers on that side Monday night
4 which the attorneys In question dun
5 cd the whole business on the reporter
a Frankfort. Ky. Jan. 22-When j
" Howard's case was continued Tuesd
morning Misses Matte and Lii
e. Jones testified that Howard was
Is their parents home in Frankfort
a. January L He was then cleanly shi
L en-.
r l., Mcclure. of Lexington swt
that Wharton Golden told him "Yo
sey could aot got money for testify
= for he had fixed that
40 Capt. nelh Walcott testified that
a' II, Culton told him that he had c
a. tract with tho commonwealth to
CT immunity and that he would rece
On money for his testimony
un Or, Phillips, OF Clay county, wi
cross.examined by the commonwea
said that Jim Howard told him t
80 his train was late and he did not rel
"a "a Frankfort until after the sh0etmg
=, Goebel
=. The defense will conclude its dill
~ testimony In the Howard case OF
~ =, Wednesday. One of the attorn
" Tuesday night said that only one
two witnesses now remain to be
amined. The commonwealth has
re. in reserve number of witnesses
ace are to be called in rebutta, ana al
,re- neys on that side intimate that
ing have some strong evidence to
! a brought ont at this stage OF the &
ina II is the belief that verdict VIII
reached Friday or Saturday