The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-05-04
GILTON ON THESTAND
The Prisoner Applies for Bail and
Testifes in His Own Behalf.
HfahIy sensational Testimony. I'm
pIfcatinE Henry KOufsey. Jim
Howard and Others in the As
,assination of VIM. GOebeI.

runkfort. Ky. May 3.-In the cir
# court Wednesday morning Judge
..-riU heard arguments on both
sides regarding the county 10 be cho-
81. for a trial of the Goebel murder
.r-.. "a change OF venue having been
.rrf-d Tuesday. The defense IA
ra-ei Bourbon, while the prosecution
.- erred either Woodford or Scott.
al are in the same judicial district.
.- IS county and the two latter adj
.Hr This county. The Judge finally
named Scott county. Of which George
r.rr. sixty miles south of Cincin-
r.-. Is the county seat. The cases
n ae tried either AT the regular
uar term. which c0nvenes next Mon
... OPP an "a special term 10 be called
.... or july 40.
Eu'fou's attorneys announced that
rf.F would insist on offering evidence
H abe case OF their client. and the de-
t.alant himself took the stand. He
said he had never conspired with any
.. rhe defendants or any one else to
.H Mr.. Goebel and had nothing to do
ua the killing. He denied that he
HaI said on the night of the assassi-
nation THAI he would bet $1,000 he
e.a.d name the man who fired the
shot. Tie said on the DAY after the
a~>s-ein1tiOn he MAS walking with
Jim Howard. the feudist. In the state
house yard. and said 10 Howard that
He understood the shot was fired from
-he Office of the secretary OF state.
Howard pointed 20 a window and
called his attention 10 a particular
po.nt IN il where piece OF paper was
pasted up In IL. We'll. what OF that2'
D asked. Oh. Won have got sense
enough TO understand haven't you?'
Ua- the reply lie said Howard then
took out Of his pockets some rife bull
lCt- and also some As pistol cart
ridges. Witness asked what he meant.
Howard said. Don't ask any more
fool questions" The witness was ev-
identity Of the opinion that Howard
fired the shot.
The witness said that Nr. Taylor
gave him Sl25 10 pay board of noun
tain men brought here as witnesses.
Caleb Powers, George ". Long and
others also gave him money for this
purpose. Henry Youtsey came TO
witness several days after the assas-
siuafion and asked where ne was on
The day OF the murder Il told him"
the witness continued. that / was up
in the house lobby. Goutsey asked
me how ii would do for him TO say
he was there with me. told 0outsey
was afraid ne was going 10 get into
trouble. Also thai Grant Roberts
wanted 10 see him. Roberts had
missed his rife and told me that he
believed Youtsey had taken it. told
him he had better see Roberts and
shave talk with him about IL. 1 don't
know where the rife is now
Witness said that ne talked with
Nr. Taylor shortly after the assassi-
aarion. Mr.. Taylor asked him TO 90
80 Noutsey and make him a PROPOSE
ZION TO leave the state. He said Tay-
lor told him To tell NOutsey he would
gite him money enough TO 90 any
where If he would leave. Taylor did
nor specify what amount. but said he
would give any reasonable sum. 4
told him / would study about the
matter. but did not promise TO ap-
proach YOutsey about il. I also
raIked with the governor on two or
three other occasions about IT. but 1
never made the proposition 10 Yout-
~eV- Taylor said he thought Youtsey
was liable TO get into trouble and to
involve others if he remained here"
~At a meeting held in Caleb Powers
Office about January Il I presided. and
Dee question Of providing boarding
places for all the contest Witnesses
NaS discussed. b. b. Burton pulled
o1i a handful of cartridges and said.
A few Of these turned loose in the
proper place would soon settle this
Contest Caleb Powers said that if
amy such talk as that was 10 be in
HH.-ed I'm he would leave the meet
iag.~
'uiion had not finished his testimo-
hl when court adjourned. 1t is not
-1oWn whether the commonwealth
Ni- Introduce any proof.
The records in the cases the venue
0f which has been changed TO George
town, Scott county. viii be summoned
mere. and the prisoners. Powers, Da-
us Whitaker, Noutsey and Combs,
VIII also be summoned there next
Monday. The Scott term begins there
That day. but IL is probable that the
court viii call n special term for the
.F-ai Of these cases. 1t Is generally
believed that the special term viii be
hNed for a date in july.
M.ha Members Arrested.
--ue- MaE o-Enr-u members of