Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-03
HOWARD
ENTERS
PRISO|
COnVictedIOf MurderinrCo.
He Fights Six Years
For Liberty
Starts a Life seu,.oe,

FianhiOrN n.y. Feb. 2-h.
Howard, convicted Of the mn,s''
William Goebel, arrived at The =.
fort penitentiary today to sns,,
rest OF his life there, unless 49,.
expected turn Of fortune lhs,'
him. He Is one Of the most ,o,.
ing characters that ever crOss.s
threshold of the penitentlary 49,,
arrival caused considerable sil, ~
the people Of this city and ths III.
officials in particular.
After spending nearly six vo,.
Jail, standing three trials ami 4.
ing his case through the m0,'-
court, Howard was defeated },
struggle for liberty and the mD,,-
court confirmed the iudgmen, a \
kentucky courts.
Howard never lost his neu, a.
single moment He was AZ a.,
on his way TO the penltentlav !,
upon his arrival as he was on a,
flrst day OF his arrest ana Gald ~
he was confident that he would en-,
tually be vindicated and Liberated
In many cascs Howard ls ,As uos
picturesque figure OF the Gocbel m,
der cases. The commonwealth n,
resented him az the typical mos,
tain feuj fighter and dead sho, "A
went to Frankfort 10 hll Gocbt /
return for a pardon for having hIg
George Baker In a feud. Pcrosa5
Howard does not ON the Idea Of "a
a person at all. lie would never Aiu
been taken for a desperate man tiu-
tho mountains. lie IL handsome ari
Of distinguished appearance. Of hg
physique and unusually graoeiul
with oaay manners. Ho looks ukc Z
man Of hno intellect and a student
Indeed. he has been q student Cot
ave years, ~ during Ole lmprlaoe
mont no has devoted bis time 10 ~
fectihg himself In the Law.
Howard was born 10 Clay ooaag
90 years ago. iila father was a tehoa
teacher Howard lived In the moas
talns an his lifo aud early became q
expert shot. like all Kentucky mor'
talneors. Ho was nrst a deputy abe
IN OF Clay county. then school iead
or. lawyer general storokeeper "a 1
government revenue service and q
ally assessor OF Clay county, vAla
ho held when ne became involved
the Goebel trial
Howard ls a victim OF a Keniasf
teud, whatever were tho elFeal
stances OF the killing OF Goebel D
was In Frankfort the day Goebel "a
shot. trying 10 procure a pardon =
killing George Baker from W. s. IN
or. then governor OF Kentucky. n
prosecution has maintained that
was 70 get the pardon for h'la
Goebsl, Howard has main'an'
that in this seeming eonneelioa >
was the victim OF eircumsiano~
The naller-Howard feud bras -
In 1897. The Bakers one DAY =
bushed Jim HOward's father ana "
brothers, killing the brothers and =
perately wOunding the fataer y
Howard. as soon as he heard o
mounted his horse and rode % =
scene. He claims the Bakers u'
TO ambush him and that he eseAf
by using his horse as a shield
the encounter he shot George bAl
TO death.
Howard was indicted for me %
der OF GOebel In April, 1900 he '
then In Clay county, where he in'.
have remained indefinitely, as
mOuntaineers ane Republicans
would have Afforded him pno'eou
against an army. But in the nioh'l
May Howard went TO Frankio'
surrendered His first trial resu'
in a sentence OF death, MS seeon0
life imprisonment, bOth being
versed. The third verdict VAS
Imprisonment and was snstain7a
the supreme court.
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