| Show in defense of caleb powers denies being present at shooting georgetown ky doc 24 james howaad ahlet witness tor the defense ritho caleb powers trial took the stand this afternoon he said that at abo time goebel was shot be was in the public room of the board ot trade hotel at frankfort A man named robinson stepped out in of the afeld brought back the information that goebel was shot he and others in the room jumped up and an to the door horrified at the news alter aba shooting howard went with the others to the capitol hotel but he did not see goebel then and in fact never saw him before to know him howard denied most emphatic 1 adly that be ever received a letter from taylor or youtsey asking mm to come to frankfort he did not know taylor and bad biever seen him the witness further said he did not know youtsey and never saw him until both had been tried and convicted and were in jail at frankfort he then was introduced to youtsey in the frankfort jail by mrs aey in the presence of mrs howard mrs built and others howard said he did not know he was charged with the assassination until he saw inthe newspapers that he had been indicted about the bame time a bench warrant had been sent to clay county for his arrest As soon as notified that he had been indicted he surrendered to sheriff white and accompanied him to frankfort to give himself up and answer the charges against him since then he had not had a days freedom howard most emphatically denied that he has waa on the state house square any time during the morning ot january 33 when goebel was shot aid that he was not inside the ex that morning that ye never saw governor taylor or ey and declared that he had absolutely nothing to do with the ahaas the witness admitted that late to the afternoon of the day goebel vas shot he with others visited the capital eaudie going as far as the steps of the executive building howard buted that he and youtsey were in jail together at frankfort and before youtsey made his confession baid to him howard eo far as I 1 know you are innocent of any connection with ane assassination but arthur goebel is cruel and willing to see the kentucky aler run with innocent added youtsey gave me agno affidavit he knew nothing against me howard was not cross examined |
