The age-herald., 1900-04-18
|NDICT TMENTS
 ARE RETURNED Ten Men Charged With Mur- der of William Goebeh GOV. TAYLOR AS AN ACCESSORY Though His Name is Not Mentioned lie Is Indirectly Referred to in
 the Indictment as One of
 the Accessories.
GOV, TAYLOR AS AN ACCESSORY

Frankfort, Ky, April 1.-The Franklin county grand jury this afternoon returned indictments against ten persons, charging them with complicity in the murder of William Goebel. The principals named are Henry E. Youtzey, James Howard, Berry Howard, Harland Whitaker and "Tallow Dick Combs (colored). Those indicted as accessories before the fact are: Secretary of Stase Powers, Captain John L.. Powers, Ex.Secretary. of State Charles Finley, w. H. Culton and F. H. Wharton Golden. In the indictment relating to the alleged ac- cessories three other men are indirectly re- ferred to as accessories, though indict- ments were reported against them. They are Governor w. s. Taylor, Green Golden and Captain John Davis.
 The indictments were reported at 4:50 this afternoon.
 Henry F. Youtzey, who is mentioned the first principal, was a clerk in the office of State Auditor Sweeney. Youtzey was the first named in the case by Wharton Golden, the star witness for the prosecu- ton at the examining trial of Caleb Pow CTS. Jim 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 and Finley and others on the excursion of mountain eers.
 Harland Whitaker lived in Butler, Gov ernor Taylor's home county, and is alleged to have been in the room in the executive building from which the shot was fired. TalIow Dick Came on Excursion rfJDicIr vile and also came here with the noun tain men. Caleb Powers is the republican contestee for secretary of state and John l.. Powers, another of the defeffdxp4ts named as an asseccory, is his brother Charles Finley was secretary of state An- der the former republican state adminis- tration when w. o. Bradley was governor. Charles Finley is now in Indianapolis, having gone there just before the warrant charging him with complicity, was sworn out six weeks ago. w. H. Culton was also a clrk 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 exam ming trial of Caleb Powers when he cited what he claimed to be the inside facts relating to the alleged conspiracy to murder Goebel and enough democratic members of the legislature to give the publicans a majority. It is said that the commonwealth will at once nolle prosse the Indictment against Golden in consid- eration of his testimony.
 The indictment closes as follows:
 '"The grand jury of the. county of Frank lin, in the name of the commonwealth, accuses Charles Finley of the crime of be- ing accessory before the fact to the wilful murder of William Goebel, committed as follows:
 Conclusion of Indictment
 "The said Charles Finley in the said coufi1y of Franklin on the 30th day of January, 1900, and before the finding of this indictment, unlawfully, wilfully, feloniously and of his malice aforethought, and with intent to bring about the death and pro- cure the murder Of William Goebel, did conspire with Caleb Powers, F. W. Golden Green Golden, John l.. Powers, John w. Davi., w. H. Culton, W. s. Taylor, Henry