The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18

MR., FINLEY NOT ALARMED
STILL IN INDIANAPOLIS, BUT WILL
RETURN TO KENTUCKY.
Not Afraid to Face the Revengeful
GOebelite Censpirators - Gov.
TaylOr's Name Mentioned.

FRANKFORT, KY, April 1.-THE
Franklin county grand jury this afternoon
returned indictments against ten persons,
charging them with completely in the muir
der of William Goebel. The principals
named are Henry E. Youtsey, James How
ard, Berry Howard. Harland Whitaker
and "Tallow Dick" Combs, colored. Those
indicted as accessories before the fact
Secretary OF State Caleb Powers, Capt.
John L. Powers, ex-Secretary of State
Charles Finley, w. II. Culton and Wharton
Golden. In the indictment relating to the
alleged accessories three other men in
directly referred to as accessories. though
indictments were reported against them.
They are Governor w. S. Taylor, Green
Golden and Capt. John Davis.
The indictments were reported at 4:5O
this afternoon. Henry Z. Youtsey. who is
mentioned as the first principal, was a
clerk in the office Of State Auditor
Sweeney. He formerly lived at Newport.
Youtsey was first named in the case by
Wharton Golden. the star witness for the
prosecution a. the examining trial of Caleb
Powers.
James and Berry Howard are cousins
and mountaineers of note in connection
with the old Howard feud. They were
with the men alleged to have been brought
here by the Powers brothers, Finley and
others on the excursion of mountaineers."
Harlan Whitaker lived in Butler, Gov
ernor Taylor's home county, and Is al
legged to have been in the room in the
executive building from which the shot
was fired.
"Dick" Combs. the negro. lived at Beatty
vile ard also came here with the noun
! tain men.
Caleb Powers is the Republican con-
testee for secretary of state, and John T.
| Powers. another OF the defendants named
| as an accessory, is mis- brother.
Charles Finley was secretary of state
under the former Republican state admin
| istration when w. o. Bradley was Gov
ernor. Finley is now in Indianapolis. hav-
| ing gone there just before the warrant
| charging him with completely was sworn
| cut six weeks ago.
w. II Culton was also a clerk in the
office of Auditor Sweeney.
| Wharton Golden was a member of the
| Taylor State Guard and claimed to turn
states evidence on the stand in the ex-
amining trial of Caleb Powers when he
| recited what ne claimed to be the inside
facts relating to the alleged conspiracy
| to murder Goebel and enough Democrat tic
members of the Legislature to give the
Republicans a majority. 1t is stated that
the commonwealth will at once nolle the
| Indictment against Golden in considera-
| tion of his testimony.
| The Indictment closes thus: 1.-THE grand
| jury of the county of Franklin, in the name
of the commonwealth, accuses Charles
| Finley of the crime of being accessory be-
fore the fact to the willful murder of Will
liam Goebel, committed as follows
''The said Charles Finley in the said
| county of Franklin, on the 30th day of jan
uary, 1900. and before the finding of this in
dictment. unlawfully. willfully. feloniously
and of his malice aforethought, and with
| intent to bring about the death and pro-
| cure the murder of William Goebel did con-
spire with Caleb Powers, F. W. Golden.
| Green Golden. John L. Powers, John W.
Davis. w. w. Culton. w. S. Taylor, Henry
Youtsey, James Howard. Berry Howard,
Harlan Whitaker, Richard Combs and
others to this grand jury unknown, and did
| counsel. advise. encourage. aid, and pro-
cure Henry Youtsey, James Howard Berry
Combs and other persons, to this jury un-
| known, unlawfully. feloniousIy and of their
malice aforethought, to kill and murder
/ William Goebel, but which one of the last
| five above-named persons, or another per-
son acting with them, but who is to this
| grand jury unknown, so as aforesaid then
and there, thereunto by the said Charles
| Finley before the fact counseled, advised,
| encouraged, aided, procured. did the shoot
| ing and wounding of the said Goebel with
a gun or pistol loaded with powder and
other explosives and leaden and steel ball
and other hard substances. and from which
shooting and wounding the said Goebel
died the third of February 19O0 and
| which of said last above mentioned persons
so as aforesaid actually fired the shot that
| killed the said Goebel is to this grand jury
| unknown, against the peace and dignity
of the commonwealth of Kentucky
The grand jury was not discharged and
| will continue the investigation tomorrow
Bench warrants will be sent to Clay and
Harlan counties for the arrest of Jim and
| Berry Howard. 1t is not known what plans
the officers have for bringing into custody
the others who have not been arrested. The
| defendants who are in custody will prob
ably be arraigned during the present
term. but there is no likelihood that the
trials will occur at the present term. About
| 100 witnesses are named on the back of the
| indictments.