Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-10
FAVOR DEMOCRATS.
Decision Of Kentucky Court Of APP
peals in the Governor
ship Contest.

Frankfort, KY, April G.-The court Of
Gratis in the governorship case.
The opinion is by six of the judges, four
Democrats and two Republicans. One
Republican. Durelle, dissented.
Judge Durellc was the only judge dis
senting The other two Republican
judges, Rurnam and Guffy, gave a sep
arate opinion from the Democratic judges
but which agreed with the Democratic
members in its conclusion.
Judge Hobson wrote the opinion Of the
court. The concurrence of Judges Bur
nam and Guffy with the four Democratic
judges was a surprise generally, but to
the Republicans especially, and there IS
much speculation now as to whether the
talked Of appeal to the Supreme court
will be prosecuted.
No Power to Review.
The opinion holds that the action of
the Legislature in seating Gov. Beckham
was final and that the courts have no
power to review it; that Gov. Taylor ex
ceeded his authority in adjourning the
Legislature to London, and that the jour
mails Of the two houses Of the Legisla-
ture, being regular, cannot be impeached-
The Republicans will now try to get a
hearing before the United States Su-
preme court. Thirty days must elapse
peals, in accordance with today's deci
sion, is issued. Meanwhile, no radical
change in the relative positions Of the
two state governments is expected.
The Plot to Kill Goebel.
Louisville, KY, April 6.-The Courier
Journal prints crcumstantial story
which purports to give the details of the
conception and execution Of the plot to
kill Senator Goebel. The story is based
upon evidence said 20 have been given
to the attorneys for the prosecution by
Youtsey and others. The story gives
the names of the man suspected of hay-
ing fired the shot that killed Senator Goe-
bel. He is a Clay county feudist. He
is supposed to be in the mountains and
has not yet been arrested The story
follows the evidence given by Golden in
the preliminary trial of Caleb Powers as
to thes bringing to Frankfort OF the
armed mountain feudistS. The men
implicated in the conspiracy are the same
that were implicated by GOlden's testi-
mony, several of whom are now under
arrest while others are either in the
mountains or in neighboring states The
story follows Golden's testimony as to
the plan to cause a riot in the Legisla-
ture during which Democratic members
were to have been killed, tells how the
alleged plan to kill Senator Goebel was
carried ont, of the purchase of a we'll
known Cincinnati house Of twenty-five
steel bullets, smOkeless powder cart
ridges, the procuring of a 3S-caliber rifle
with which the shooting is said to have
been done, the weapon being returned
an hour afterward, and the payment of
$1,000 IN advance to the man who did the
shooting. After the shooting the man
who did the work is said to have been
escorted to the mountains by a number
of armed men.
Taylor Much Excited.
State, Senator George II. Alexander
was one of the witnesses before the
grand jury today in the Goebel investi-
cation. He was in the executive office
talking to Gov Taylor at the time Gov.
GOebel was asSassinated. He detailed
what he saw there and said that Gov.
Taylor, who was very much excited,
drew 4 pistol, fearing that mob would
attack the executive office. Alexander
went out a back door, fearing to go out
the front way on account of the excite
ment. Detective Armstrong, who has
been working on the case, then testified
Wharton Golden. the sergeant of the
Barboursville military company, will tes-
tify this afternoon