The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
TESTIMONY ron DEFENSE IN POw- EHsa TRIAL.
Number of witnesses Occupy stand. Evidence of TWO, Who Are Now
 Dead. Was Read to

Georgetown, Ky, Dec. 26.-In ths Caleb Powers trial today a number
 of witnesses were heard who gave important testimony.
 Sherin White testified that James Howard had no lnustache the day hs went with him to Frankfort, which was the day Go Eel was shot, Both he and his brother, John G. White, also testified that Howard went to Frank fort in response to letter from John q. White, advising him to see Taylor If he wanted a pardon for killing old man Baker at Manchester before the contest was decided in favor of Goebei John c. White also testified to seeing Howard at the Board of Trade Hotel where Howard claims he was when Goebel was shot
 s. A. Thomas. an attorney of Frank fort, also testified that Youtsey. after his arrest and while in the Frankfort jail. told him that he d.d not know James Howard at the time Goebel was assassinated. and never saw him until he met him in jail after both had been arrested.
 Howell Scott another witness. testi- fled to coming across Youtsey in the hall of the executive building twenty minutes before Goehel was shot and that Youtsey acted strangely.
 Col. c. c. Mengel of Louisville. com mander of the Louisville Legion, and Lieut. Col. DIV! Gray of the same command, were on the stand to testify as to orders received to bring soldiers to Frankfort the night Goebei was shot. Their command participated in preventing the Legislature from meet ing in compliance with Governor Tay- lor's proclamation.
 The testimony of Clay Ellxin, former postmaster, at Lexington, since de- ceased. given at former trial, was read and admitted. Elkin was pres- ent with Powers. Culton and other Re- publican leaders at conference two days before Goebel was shot. No men, ton of vengeance or of any threats against Goebei was made at the meet ing.
 Mrs. Liilie Jores Bell of Frankfort. another witness, met James B. Howard first in Franlrort. where Howard ar- rived some time in January. Jim Me- Knight. Enos Johnson. Frank and James Gross also stopped at her house. Mrs. Bells testimony corroborated other witnesses for the defense How ard did not stop at the home of the witness on the day Goebel was killed.
 The testimony of Miss Hattie Jones, now deceased, at the last trial of Pow CTS was read i&. evidence being the same as that bf Mrs. Bell, her sister.
 Mrs. J. B. Matthews testified that she was on a train near Barboursville when Henry Broughton sad he could go down to Frankfort and say things that would look bad for Powers, but he knew Powers to be as innocent as the babe she was holding in her lap.
 K. C. Kincaid, an attorney for the defense of those charged with Goebels murder. had a talk with Youtsey. who told him that he heard a shot while he was on the stairway going into the basement. He went out into the yard and around to the east entrance and back Into the office of the Secretary of State. He told who was in there.
 foutsey told the witness that he had never heard any one threaten to kill Senator Goebel. and that he was not present when the subject was discuss- ed. Youtsey wrote it all out in short hand and read 1t from his notes. He later prepared statement.