Show WITNESS ADMITS HE COMMITTED COi r I PERJURY TO CONVICT CALEB POWERS Louisville Ky Oct 30 The Evening Post today prints print an affidavit of Fin Finley Finley ley hey B Anderson Anderon a telegraph operator who testified against Caleb Power Powers convicted of complicity in the murder of Governor Gobel In itt which Ander Anderson 1 son denies certain important rit state stat statements meats ments ments that that he made on the witness stand in the Powers Power trial Anderson Anderon tells of meeting Attorney Campbell Campbel in Cincinnati and continues in fn his hits affi affidavit af affidavit davit Colonel Campbell told me that Joe Owens had told him that I 1 had sail said saha that Caleb Powers Power at the hotel in Bar Dr prior to the of January Januar had bad used these words speaking of Wil William Vi liam Ham Goebel If we cannot lannot get him killed kled and it itIs itis itis Is necessary I II will wi kill ki him him myself I Isaid Isal Isail sail said sal to Mr Campbell Campbl that that I 1 had told no one any such thing thinS and that Pow Powers Powers Powers ers had not made such a statement to tome tome tome me Campbell Campbl and Owens insisted I had made such a statement and I af at afterward upon Campbells suggestion sat down and wrote ete out a 3 statement in which I included the foregoing for oln state statement ment Cent of Powers which was untrue in every particular and upon the trial of or orCal Caleb Cal b Powers I swore to it I as a fact when In truth it i was wa not a fact fact J JI I remained In Cincinnati Cincinnat after this conversation with wih Mr 11 Campbell and some time after that Mr 11 M Arthur Goe Gee Goebel Goebl bel bl In his store upstairs on the fourth j I floor foor where I had gone gene at his request I asked me If l Powers Power had not in my pres pros presence j jence ence at In January Januar said to me In substance these words refer referring referring I Iring ring to William Goebel Goebl They say sy he hern wears a coat of mall mail but it t wont do tr j him rn any good or r something e I similar s to that chat I told Mr Arthur h Goebel e that I Ir Powers rIh rI had h never said anything of the sort r in my m presence to the th 1 best o of my knowledge kno e He told me to think and anti 1 tee see if I could not net n t remember 1 could not remember such a remark and I 1 i know that Powers never never did make such sucha a remark remar or anything resembling it in my presence but being bing urged by Ar Arthur Arthur Arthur thur Goebel Goebl I finally concluded to state that he did make such a statement and an so s swore upon the trial which testimony testimony mony mon was a false Before making my statement to Campbell Campbel Wharton Golden told me to tomake tomake tomake make It i as strong as possible as they referring to Campbell Campbel and Goebel Gobel i I would take care cre of or me and protect me I desire desir now to say that I never had but butone butone one conversation with wih Caleb Powers Power and nd that was wa in relation to my going to Frankfort with the men on the 2 th of January and at no place was the name of or William Goebel Gobel mentioned mentone or referred to In any way wa or in any con connection connection necton by Caleb Powers Power I desire furthermore to state that either upon the occasion of the first frt conversation to with wih Campbell or the day ay after I received from rom him 10 In cash and since Ince that conversation on I have re no r from him both before and after aler I 1 was a witness at Georgetown Geor in the Powers Power case ase various sums of money noney and I have hae since such conversation with wih Campbell Campbl and Arthur Goebel GObl re is r cei d from Arthur Goebel Goebl various sums aggregating about abut 1300 3 and upon one occasion 10 from Justus Goebel Gebel The lost last sum I received reeled was wa on Tues Tuesday Tuesday day Oct Oct 23 3 1900 which was 35 given to me by l Colonel Campbell I at his fn office f In Cincinnati Just prior to giving me methis methis this 5 Campbell had telephoned to Arthur Goebel to come to his office which Goebel did and when he arrived at Campbells office he went into a private private private vate office with wih Campbell Campbel and Camp bell came out and handed me 13 5 ln fe Anderson further e gives alleged dates and thus details and concludes his affidavit I believe my m testimony In the trial of Caleb Powers Power aided aide in his conviction and I 1 am unwilling longer to suffer in conscience by the thought that the falsity of my statements have hae aided In convicting Caleb Powers Power |