The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16

Georgetown. KY. Oct 15.-The trial OF
Henry Z. Youtsey. charged with being
principal in the killing of Gov. GoebeI,
was resumed to-day, although Youtsey
was reported in the same condition as
last week. His room door was opened
and his bed pulled up in plain view and
hearing Of the jury. While the witnesses
were being examined, Youtsey could be
heard calling his wife's name in a hollow,
moaning voice. and could be seen to be
sitting on his bed
The feature of the day was the testi-
mony of Arthur Goebel. brother of the
dead governor. He told of going to the
jail the day Youtsey was arrested, and
then said:
i put my left hand on Mr. Youtsey's
right shoulder and said: Mr. Youtsey,
Col. Campbell has just returned and told
me what you have said to him and have
come over TO have you tell me what you
told him. to tell me whether IT is true, and
to ask you few other questions Mr.
foutsey said: Yes, Mr.. GOebel: what
have told Col. Campbell is true
I then said to Y0utsey: Now, would
Ike to have you tell me about getting
the key on Monday morning from Pow
ers, and about Dick Combs, and about
going to see Taylor. and also about going
TO see. Taylor on Tuesday morning, and
where you got the cartridges YOutsey
proceeded and said; Just as | told Col
Campbell, / had talk with Dick Combs
on Monday morning, and he told me that
he was ready. TO do the shooting. and |
went to Caleb Powers for the key to his
office and he told me to go to John Pow
ers. I went to John Powers and John
Powers gave me the key. / went to Gov
Taylor and told him that Dick Combs
was ready to do the shooting.
said Taylor Feared Betrayal.
"Gov. Taylor said: You ought not to
come to see me about this. / have been
expecting this TO be done for some time
but | object TO having a negro do it, II
is too important a piece of work Combs
nay be a spy, and he may betray US
Youtsey hesitated, and I said: Very well,
what did you do next?
''Youtsey said: I left Gov Taylor, and
on Tuesday morning l went back to him
and said: The man to do the shooting
! is now here
Il interrupted Youtsey there and said:
You have told Col Campbell the name
of that man. and that IS one reason why
l came over here to see you. Now if
you know that much, you can also give
me the name of the man. and Mr.. Yout-
sey said: We'll, told him Jim Howard
was here; that I thought he got here
Monday night
81 asked: What else did Taylor say?'
! Youtsey said: Gov. Taylor walked up
and down the floor, and said: "Youtsey,
what do you think? If Goebel is killed, do
you think l could hold my office?" He
discussed that matter. talking TO me back
and forth, and / said to him | thought IL
| GOebel was put out OF the way that the
contest would be settled, and that ne
could hold his office Finally | said to
| him. as Gov. Taylor hesitated still, 1t is
up to you to decide now finally whether
/ it is to DE- done or not and after some
/ more hesitation Youtsey stated that Tay-
lor said finally:
''Teii Them TO Go Ahead"
| "Well. tell them to go ahead. If it is
| necessary, I can send the man TO the
mountains with a squad of soldiers l
/ said: Did he say anything about par
coming him? and YOutsey said: Yes, that
/ is so. He said: IF ii is necessary l can
/ pardon him. and he will be safe enough
/ Youtsey then stopped, and l asked:
What did you do then? You told Col.
+ Campbell, as he told me, that you let
| certain people into Powers office.
| '.Youtsey said. Yes l then went back
| and reported. I told Berry Howard and
| Dick Combs and jim Howard to go and
| be in the hall of the executive building,
and I then left l said, What did you
| do?
| s'Youtsey said: L went and got the
! cartridges. When l went back. Berry
| oh eha "a linn How
/ ard were in the hall, and / unlocked the
/ door and let them in and gave them the
| cartridges l again interrupted, and
! asked Youtsey as to whom he had given
| the cartridges, and he said: 1 gave them
| TO Jim Howard. He was the last man
who went in the DOOR
Youtsey Did Not see shot Fired.
81 said: How many did you give him.?
and he said, 1 gave him the whole box
| said: Mr. YOutsey, who fired the shot?
and he said, 4 cannot tell you; ! didn't
see him. l said: What did you do when
YOU let them in? He said: i stood near
the door / said: You gave the car
| tridges 10 jim Howard?
"'Yes. sir
"'Where did YOU get the cartridges?
"He said: I got them from Powell e
| Clements, o. Nam street, In Cincinnati.
| On the 22d Of January / wrote them and
| told them 10 send a box Of .3s-55 smoke
less steel cartridges, Winchesters.'
Il said: Was he shot with a Winchester
rifeT He said: The cartridges 1T either
/ a Winchester or a Martin
Il said: How much did you send themT
He said: 1 sent them d post-ofice Or
der for a dollar.
Three Men in Powers ONCE.
'Mr. Youtsey then stopped. and said
To him: Mr YOutsey. you have just told
1 Col. Campbell and me that Monday mora
ing YOU went 10 Gov. Taylor and told aim
/ that Dick Combs was ready 10 DO the
/ shooting il Taylor objected. and now you
tell me on Tuesday morning you let Dick
/ Combs into the office. How Is that?'
! Voutsav hesitaled. and then finally SAID:
| We'll those were the three men l let in
I I looked st him. ana said: They say also
that Berry Howard Tas In the left-haud
lobby Of the legislature, and you say you
lei him In that room Youtsey finally
gsi.: Those are the three men / let IN
/ there.
on convening In the afternoon the court
I said that II had no discretion in the mat
ter and unless counsel would agree he
Z WOu4Q nave 10 Iu4r mat ApuAaEs must dI-
tuslly be present IN court. 30 agreement
4 could be reached. and Youtsey was
| brought 70 the door of the jury room On
his bed and the door left open.
The defense asked that James Howard
/ BE- brought from the 1ail In Frankfort 10
/ testify on behalf Of HOutsey
! Wharton Golden testified that he saw
= John L Powers give 4OutEey a key on
January . and Powers said Il was key
/ 10 Caleb Powers Office
TasIs- foia yeHt.ey to Deny All.
W. II. culton testified that Youtsey told
him % the plan 20 Xii Goebel and escape
/ through the basement; that Youtsey ask
/ ed him 10 swear after the shooting mat
he CYoutseyl was In the legislative han
when the shot was fred: that YoE.sey
told him that Gov. Taylor had been arS-