Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-07
THE Staying OF GOEBEL.
Prosecution Makes Public a state
ment of Its Case.


New York. April IA special dispatch
to The sun from Louisville says:
The fun story Of the assassination OF
Senator Goebcl, as formulated by the
Gochel attorneys. has been given ont by
them. 1t is a detailed statement of the
killing as told by various witnesses fol
the commonwealth before the grand jury
The statement in part is AS follows:
Jim Howard, the Clay county feudist
is the man suspected by the common
wealth of having fired the shot. which
came from Il :}S cnlibcr Marlin rifle. fur
nishcd by Henry Il. Noutsey, who bought
the steel bullet and smokcless powder
cartridges from well known Cincinnati
house. 1t is charged in he confessions
that have been made that Caleb and
John Powers, Charles Finley and two OF
three others whose names are known
helped i'll the conspiracy and that Jim
and Berry Howard, Youtsey, Culton and
one or two others, each having his spe-
cial part, executed it. The story has
many ramitcations. All the minor details
could only be brought out after weeks OF
questioning Nnd cross questioning of the
numerous witnesses.
.
confession, but he has done so. though
the prosecutor does not believe he has
told all he knows. What he really has
confessed is given in the following ac
count of the assassination. Youtsey con
fessed to Colonel II. c. Campbell on the
same afternoon that Culton gave his
statement lie had already confessed t.
Colonel James Andrew Scott. to whom
he went for advice as to what he ought
TO do All this was made public in Colo
mel Scotl'S recent statement.
Had not been TRUTHFUL said Yout
sey 10 one Of those connected with the
case. my connection probably would moi
have been proved. But when Frank
johnson. the assistant auditor. asked m,
where | was when the shooting occurred
l did not lie and say that | was at my
desk
Unless it is ncccssNry-and at present
il does not seem to bp-Ioutsey will moi
be taken before the grand jury. The fact
that it is not now believed to be neces
sary shows the strong evidence which the
commonwealth already has, for Youtse!
knows more than Culton and Colder
combined.
When YOutsey Confessed.
YoutSey's statement to the common
wealth was made in the Jail on the after
noon of his arrest. His father-n-law
Judge French; his brother-in-law, Mr.
WitherSpoon of Winchester. and n hall
dozen other relatives, together with hi,
attorneys. came here and held confer
ence. 1t was decided that Youtscy SHOULD
testify for the commonwealth and tel
the whole story. \ conference was theI
had hy several of them with Common
wcalth's Attorney Franklin. Coone
Campbell and others connected with the
prosecution. II WAS formally proposed
to the commonwealth that Youtsey be
allowed to become Il witness for the com
monwealth, hut one of the attorneys fol
the prosecution objected. believing thai
the evidence is already so strong as tt
make Youtsey's testimony unnecessary
for the conviction of all concerned
Therefore he was not prepared to guar
antee immunity to Youtsey, and the mat
ter was left open.
Youtsey duplicates Governor w. s
TaylU. asserting that he was one OF
eight or nine men who knew of this enc
of the conspiracy. which was carried ont
in Caleb Powers office. The men he
implicated are w. S. Taylor, Caleb Pow
rls, John l.. Powers, Charles Finley, w
ii. Culton, lin Howard probably Berry
Howard, one other man and Youtsey him
self.
Ioutscy's advisers have pursued the
course which Colonel James Andrew Scott
advised in having him make a clean
breast. In his confession Ioutscy says
that certain prominent Republican lead
crs would not trust the negroes Combs
and Hockcrsmith with the work. and
when another was engaged he refused
to do the shooting until the money was
paid. The demand was made Just before
the shooting. while the alleged conspira
tors were in the executive building.
The cash paid down is said to have
been 81 600 Youtscy went out of the
room. got the money and turned it oven
to the proper persons. He knows who
was in the room. but it is said he de.
clares either that he left the room OF
turned his back when the shots were
fired.