The evening times., 1900-04-18
ACCUSED OF COMPLETELY
Taylor Charged With COnspiring to
Procure GOebeFS Death.
The Kentucky Grand Jury Returns
True Bills Against Principals and
One Against the UsurPer-Five OF
the Indicted Men Under Arrest.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 1s.-The in
dictments in the Goebel assassination case
returned last evening will be followed by
more true bills by Saturday in which w
S. Taylor, who claims TO be Governor Of
Kentucky, VIII be indicted. The con-
fessions Of Henry L. Youtsey and W. II.
Culton are directed at Taylor.
Those indicted as principals in the mur-
der are: Henry &. Youtsey. Of Newport,
clerk in the Office OF the State Auditor;
Harlan Whitaker, OF Butler county,
farmer. and friend of Taylor's family;
Berry Howard Of Bell county, former
Democrat and former member Of the State
Legislature. James Howard, of the famous
fighting Howard clan OF Clay county, now
under Indictment for killing George Bak-
er, and "Tallow Dick" Combs, mulstto
barber from the mountain town Of Beat
tyville.
Indicted as accessories before the fact:
Charles +. Finley, Of Williamsburg. Re
publican leader and former Secretary OF
State; Caleb Powers, Of Barbouryille,
Secretary OF State; John l.. Powers, his
brother. also Of Barbourville. a captain in
the State Guard; W H. CultOn. Of Jack
son. clerk in The ONCE OF the Auditor, and
son Of a prominent mountain preacher; r.
Wharton Golden, of Barbouryille, public
examiner Of Knox county, and star W.T.
ness for the Commonwealth.
Accused Of completely, but not indicted:
William 5. Taylor, Of Butler county, form
er Attorney General Of Kentucky; John L.
Davis a Federal veteran and politician Of
the Capitol Square; Green Golden. Of Bar
bourville. brother OF Wharton Golden, and
keeper OF hotel
The principals are included In one In
dictment but separate indictments are
presented against those charged with being
accessories. The latter ccntains the SEN
sational charge against w. S. Taylor. The
language of one Of them. that against Fin
ley. alleges that the former Secretary,
with intent to bring about the death and
procure the murder Of William GOebel, did
conspire with W. S. Taylor and others to
this grand jury unknown"
Two others. Capt. John Davis. who is
now out on bail. and Green Golden, OF
| Barbourvi,le. a brother OF F. Wharton Col
del. are accused as is the Governor, and
will likely with him be indicted later.
or the men indicted, five Henry Yout-
sey. Harlan Whitaker. Richard Combs
/ Caleb Powers. and W. H. Culton are under
/ arrest here. Two Charles Finley and John
| L. Powers, are fugitives from Justice the
3 former in Indianapolis and the latter in
/ hiding in the mountains.
Though immunity from punishment has
/ not been offered by the Commonwealth 20
| either Cultou or Golden il is generally un-
derstood here that the indictments against
( them viii be dismissed after they have told
/ Of their OWL connection and that Of others
| with the conspiracy. Green Golden, who is
| accused but not indicted has never before
| been mentioned in connection with the
I case.
| Though no definite Arrangement has
/ been made Tor the arraignment Of the in
/ dicted persons, IL is thought that Caleb
/ Powers. Youtsey. CultOn. -Tallow DICK
/ Combs. and Harlan Whitaker viii be
/ called into court after motion hour today
! and tho iudI.rmanLs rnal 10 Iham