Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
TRIAL NEARING CLOSE
Defense Through in the Caleb
Powers Case.
ARGUMENT NEXT MONDAY
Evidence Tends to Exonerate
Howard of Completely.
REBUTTAL TESTIMONY ON
Today's Proceedings Were Devoted
to Attacking Testimony Of
Noakes and Golden.
NEXT MONDAY
REBUTTAL TESTIMONY ON
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEXINGTON. Ky, December 27.-The
fourth trial of Caleb Powers for alleged
completely in the murder of William Goe-
bel is rapidly approaching the close, and
it will soon be made a matter of history.
The defense today had but few more
witnesses to examine. For the rebuttal
the commonwealth will be brief, much
more so than has been anticipated, and
the expectation is now that all the testi-
mony will be in on both sides by Satur-
day night, so that the argument can be-
gin next Monday morning. Two days
will be allowed for this, which makes it
probable that the case will be given into
the hands of the jury for final considera-
ton by Wednesday morning. In any
event it is not believed that the jury will
get the case later than Thursday morn
ing, SO that the end is now practically in
sight for all concerned.
Judging from a question to Grant Rob-
berts, who was recalled by the defense,
an effort will be made by the common
wealth to prove that he had box made
In which to pack a gun as far back as
May. 1900, by John Sheets, the statehouse
carpenter, in which gun could be pack
ed tight and would not rattle"
ANoDDCI 70 fcHclHcUtly QSIlleQ tIldt lie ndQ
given such an order. and challenged the
commonwealth to prove that he had done
so by urging that he did not think any
one could be brought into court who would
say that he had. Roberts owned the rifle
with which Goebel was killed when the
shooting was done.
Attorney W. r. Jewell of Danville ILL.,.
before whom Robert Noakes made a con-
fession repudiating all testimony dam
aging to Powers and exposing the methods
alleged to have been used by Arthur Goe-
bel and Prosecutor Campbell in securing
certain evidence will be put on the stand
today.
Clarence E. Walker, a stenographer. tes-
tilted to taking testimony of Robert
Noakes at other trials. and that Noakes
did not swear at Powers, and Taylor or
dered Noakes to bring men with the
mountain army who would get justice or
Mcclure swore that Wharton Golden told
Hill. in speaking of Youtsey: That fool
Is talking too much. He won't get a
cent. have that fixed up
Exoneration for Howard Likely.
From the trend of affairs now it looks
as IL James Howard will be exonerated
of any part in the murder of Goebel. Only
one mans testimony, that of Henry Yout-
sey. has ever connected Howard in the re-
hottest way with the murder, and now an
alibi has been proven.
F. NJ. Poer. a prominent Clark county
farmer, who has never testified at any of
these trials, appeared at Georgetown with
out summons from the defense and, an
nounced that he wanted to testify and do
his part toward freeing Howard.
Peers appearance was as big q surprise
to the defense as II was to the prosecu-
ton. He swore that Howard was with
him In the Board Of Trade Hotel In Frank
fort, several squares from the capitol
building, when Goebel was shot, and there.
fore, Howard could have had no part In
the shooting. This fatty contradicts Yout-
sey. Poer swore that he went as far as
Frankfort with Howard, Beverly White
and w. J. Wagers the morning Goebel was
shot and that he was sitting with How
ard in the public room of the Board of
Trade Hotel when a man named Robinson
came In and announced Goebel was shot.
This testimony corroborates Howard,
who has all along claimed that he was
at the Board of Trade Hotel, and had alb
solutely nothing to do with the shooting
of GoebeL Poer also swore that Howard
had no mustache. as Is claimed by Yout-
sey and other prosecuting witnesses, but
that he was smooth-shaven that day.