The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-28
CULT0N MADE A CONFESSION.
HE is SAID TO HAVE CORROBo-
RATED GOLDEN's STORY.

Man who Fired the shot That Killed
GoebeI. 1t Is Said, Lives in Eastern
Kentucky, and Will he Arrested.
Mountain Men brought TO Frank
fort by Direction of the Powers
brothers - Were 10 Have Killed
other Democrats.
Louisville, March 27.-The Courier
Journal prints the following from their
correspondents at Frankfort:
After being held over to the grand jury
without bond. w. II. Culton, one of the
prisoners accused of completely in the.
murder of Gov. Goebel. this afternoon
went to the rooms of Col. Campbell. at
the Capital Hotel and to Commonwealth
Attorney Franklin, Col Campbell and
others, made a confession which eorrobo-
rates the testimony of Wharton Golden in
every particular and it is stated that
several arrests will be made as soon as
possible.
Berry Howard, Dick Combs and anoth-
er man who lives in Eastern Kentucky.
and who is the one that fired the fatal
shot will be arrested. The name of the
man who fred the shot is known but ID
btHlS kept u secret lest ne SnOulu eS~
cane arrest.
"To-days developments have cleared all
most every point in the conspiracy, and
the prosecution says that the convictions
of several OF the men now under arrest
and others yet to be arrested is certain.
While the details of the cqnfession OF
Culton and other information gathered
through the arrest Of Youtsey are being
guarded. yet an outline of the story was
secured by the Courier-Journal corre-
spondent.
Brought by the Powers.
"As related by Culton the mountain
men were brought to Frankfort by direc-
ton from the Powers brothers.
Charles Finley, Culton and 9TH
ers. They were to be regular mountain
feudfsts as Golden related. After arriving
here they were to have started riot in
the legislative halls and kill enough DEM
ocrats to make a Republican majority.
But the plan was abandoned and II was
decided to have Senator Goebel shot from
the office of the Secretary Of State.
"Youtsey was given the key 10 the door
that opens into the hall few steps from
the door that leads from the side OF the
building down into the basement.
'Youtsey had smokeless powder and
steel bullet cartridges. The man who
fired the shot was placed in the Secre-
tary of States private office, Secretary
Powers having gone to louisville i'm or
der not to be present. Goebel was to
have been killed on Monday, but the man
who fired the shot did not arrive in time.
Howard WAS In the Room.
Howard is said to have been I'm the
room when the shot was fired, or else out
in the hall on guard Youtsey ran down
the steps into the basement and to the
east end of the executive building and
into Gov Taylors office.
"Youtsey was at home in South Frank
fort when arrested this morning by Sher-
if Suter and Detective Armstrong.
"The soldiers win be kept here by Gov.
Beckham to guard the prisoners and to-
guard the court during the Investigations
by the grand jury next week. when there
will be several startling surprises for the
defense.
There Will be evidence presented to
the grand jury 20 justify the finding OF
indictments against probably ten or
twelve men. who have not yet been ar
rested. The confessions of Golden and
Cuton, together with other witnesses,
whose Identity has not yet been revealed.
are strong enough TO convict at least hale
a dozen men, 1t Is claimed"