Evening star., 1900-04-18
TEN MEN ARE INDICTED
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION OF
GOEBEL MURDER CASE.
Action Based on Information Fur
nished by Wharton Golden to
the Kentucky Authorities. -.

A dispatch from Frankfort, KY, last
night says: The Franklin county grand
jury this afternoon returned indictments
against ten persons. charging them with
completely in the murder OF William Goe-
bel. The principals named are Henry E.
Youtsey, James Howard, Berry Howard,
Harland Whitaker and "Tallow Dick"
Combs. colored. Those indicted aocsS-
sories before the fact are Secretary of
State Caleb Powers, Captain John T. Pow
ers. ex-Secretary of State Charles Finley.
w. H. Cuiton and F. Wharton Golden. In
the indictment relating to the alleged ac-
cessories three other men are indirectly
referred to as accessories, though no in
dictments were reported against them.
They are Governor w. S. Taylor, Green
Golden and Captain John Davis
Henry f. Youtsey; who was mentioned
as the first principal. was a clerk in the
office of State Auditor Sweeney. He for
merly lived at Newport. Youtsey was first
named in the case by Wharton Golden. the
star witness for the prosecution, at the ex-
amining trial of Caleb Powers.
Jim and Berry Howard are cousins and
mountaineers of note in connection with
the old Howard feud. They were with the
the Powers brothers, Finley and others on
the excursion Of mountaineers."
Harlan Whitaker lived in Butler, Gov
ernor TayIor's home county, and is alleged
to have been in the room in the executive
building from which the shot was fired.
Dick Combs, the negro, lived at Beatty
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 defendants named as an ac-
cessory is his brother.
Charles Finley was secretary Of state un-
der the former republican state administra-
ton when W. o. Bradley was governor
Charles Finley Is now in Indianapolis. hav
ing gone there just before the warrant
charging him with completely was sworn
out, six weeks ago.
W. II. Culton was clerk 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
lining trial of Caleb Powers, when he re-
cited what he claimed to be the inside facts
relating to the alleged conspiracy to muir
der Goebel and enough democratic men,
bers of the legislature to give the repubii-
cans a majority. 1t is stated that the COM
monwealth will at once nolle pros the
indictment against Golden in consideration
of his testimony.
Governor Taylor Visits the President
Governor Taylor of Kentucky called at
the White House yesterday and had an in
terview with President Mckinley. He re-
mained half hour.
Last night Governor Taylor said his call
at the White House was of an entirely So
cial nature. He manifested much interest
in the dispatch from Frankfort announcing
that indictments had been found against
a number of persons in connection with
the murder of Governor Goebel. He read
the dispatch over several times, and asked
some questions concerning it, but declined
to make any statement on the subject. The
governor expects to remain in Washington
three or four days.