The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
JURORS ALL DEMOCRATS
Judge Declines to Grant Youtsey's
Notion TO Dismiss Panel.
Ek.GoverHar Tayior's Private Secretary a
Witness. and t;ives Damasin Tes.
timony Against Defendant-seen
In Powers Once with Gun.

Georgetown, KY, Oct s-A jury was
| campleted to-day TO try Henry E. Youtsey
on the charge of being a principal in
the shooting OF Governor Goebel. The
talesmen were sworn and Commonwealth s
Attorney Bradley proceeded with the OPP
ening statement.
The defense moved to discharge the jury
on the ground that the jurymen are all
Democrats. Judge Cantrill overruled the
motion, declaring that the defendant Is
indicted for msrder and not for any po-
iitlcat offense. Another motion was then
made by the defense asking that the COM
monwealth elect whether 1t will try Yout-
sey for actually firing the shot, or for
aiding and abetting the man who did fire
the shot. To this the attorneys for the
State replied they simply wished to try
foutsey under the indictment and let the
jury say whether he fired the shot.
A demurrer was then filed by the de-
fehse on the ground that the Indictment
named no one as firing the shot, and that
1t did not sufficiently describe the offense
charged against Youtsey. Court took the
demurrer under adyisement.
At the afternoon session Judge Cantrill
overruled the demurrer to the indictment,
to which the defendant excepted.
Attorney James A. Scott, of Frankfort,
was the first witness. Scott said Youtsey
talked to him about his connection with
the shooting. and asked him to stand by
him." that he (ScotD replied: 81 will
stand by you If you are right" The de-
fense here objected to Scott testifying he-
cause the relation of attorney and client
prohibited it. Judge Cantrill sustained the
objection.
Mckenzie Todd. who was private secre-
tary to w. S. Taylor in January, said:
"On Saturday, January q. my attention
was called TO Youtsey by Treasurer Fay
in the reception room OF the secretary of
state. He was sitting by the middle win
dow with a gun in his hand. l had Just
entered the room. / had seen some armed
men in the hall, and they said there was
trouble in the legislature. Later in the
day l saw Youtsey in Caleb Powers pri-
vate office with gun sitting by the win
COW. The window was raised a little and
the curtain pulled down. 1 asked him
what he was doing with that gun. He
said: There is trouble up there pointing
to the legislative building. I don't intend
TO start any trouble, but if il starts will
be prepared for it. He pulled back a long
board standing against the wall, disclosing
some guns, and said to me: They saw
Powers is a brave man, but when there
are signs OF trouble he hides his guns.
Just after that Powers himself came in.
ana foutsey again said he would not
start anything, but was prepared for
trouble. L told him he ought not to think
OF shooting out that window. and Youtsey
said: That's right, it would never do 7
iett Powers and Youtsey in there when /
came out. Saw Youtsey again Monday
morning before Goebel was shot. He was
out tsi IN me main nall near the west door Of
the executive building. Caleb Powers wa :
present and Youtsey asked me II we had
any cnance TO Win the contest When I
told MIN the attorneys were hopeful he
seemed satisfied and walked toward his
ONCE. / was in my Office next 10 the GOV.
ernor's Office when the shot was fred
some one said man was shot. / looked
OUT my window and saw a man living on
him. Niiiiii hear
g. When .S | went into Powers private Of
nee the day Youtsey was in there the
aoor was locked, and / knocked to get
IN ABOUT ten minutes after the shoot
ing saw Youtsey in my Office, which
IS the reception room TO the governors
Office. l heard him say nothing and
saw him have no arms"
FRANK Purcell, OF Cincinnati, an employe
OF lne ADAMS Express COMPANY testified
that he received and receipted for a pack
age sent by the Powell & Clemens Corn
pany TO Henry Youtsey on January q
and started the package on its way To
foutsey at Frankfort, Ky.
Frank III. Johnson, who was deputy
state auditor in January, said he had a
conversation with Youtsey prior TO JAM
Cary 81, and that Youtsey said something
about feeling agrieved at Senator Goebsl
over some matter about which he said
ioebel had mistreated him. Witness saw
foutsey run into the auditors office about
noon on January q with a gun in his
hand. and said: You boys had better
get your guns. as there is a row on ana
all of US will be Killed" johnson said
that after tie shooting he called I'D an
the clerks III the auditors Office and
asked them their exact whereabouts al
the time Of the shooting: that when he
asked Youtsey where he was Youtsey
said: 81 was in a safe place" Witness
said a week or ten days later he asked
Youtsey egain whore he was when the
shot was fired. and he told him he was
in the basement OF the executive build
ing.
Ed Porter Thompson, jr, who was op-
pOSite the east entrance 10 the executive
building when the shots were fired, said
that minute after the shooting he saw
Youtsey run around the executive build
inr from the basement entrance, and I'D
the steps and go into the east entrance