The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-29
Detective Armstrong Goes to Arrest
More Republican OMciaIs in
the Mountain Counties.
DAVIS is STILL IN JAIL
ACCEPTABLE BONDSMEN EXPECTED
TO BE ON HAND TO-DAY.
Tacit Recognition of Taylor by Wash.
ingtOn-The Appellate Court Will
Hear the Cases Next Week.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 2S.-There
were no developments in the assassination
case to-day, though the air was filled with
rumors of more arrests and other new
phases. 1t was reported that a prominent
man who was supposed to be at Winchester
would be arrested. but dispatches from
Winchester say that the suspected man is
not there. and that no arrest has been
made at that point. 1t is claimed that the
statement made by w. III. Culton to the at
tcrneys for the prosecution involved this
suspected man, he having been named by
Sergeant Golden in his testimony last Sat-
urday as one of the promoters of the move
ment which resulted i'm bringing the noun
taineers here. There was unusual activity
among the local civil officers, but if any
new warrants for arrests have been taken
out they have been kept secret.
The visit of Culton to the attorneys for
the commonwealth at the Capital Hotel
yesterday afternoon has caused a great
deal OF talking both sides, and while
the Democrats claim that he made con-
fession, the Republicans state that he told
nothing whatever about the tragedy, as he
knew nothing to tell beyond the importa-
attorneys decline to divulge what really
was brought out at the meeting beyond the
fact that Culton was in conference with
them for several hours. Twice to-day,
morning and afternoon, Culton made short
visits to the hotel to see the attorneys, but
nothing new in the case has been an
nounced.
The friends of Culton deny that the state
ments which he made to the attorneys for
the prosecution are discriminating and
as full of details as they have been made
to appear. In this connection a story is
current to the effect that Culton has i'm
plicated Elder j. s. Sweeney, auditor of
state, in the story of an alleged widespread
plot. This rumor is vigorously denied, but
it has caused much comment and consider
able excitement
YOUTSEY's CASE.
H. E. Youtsey, who was arrested yester-
day, will be arraigned before Judge Moore
tomorrow morning. His attorneys ask for
an immediate examining trial. Though the
prosecution claims to have some strong evil
dence against him, the nature of it is not
disclosed. and instead of making confess
sion, as it was reported he had yesterday.
1t is admitted that he has told nothing and
stoutly maintains that he had no knowl-
edge of the assassination except such as
the public generally knew, and he has from
the first stood ready to tell about every
thing he saw around the executive building
the day of the shooting.
l.. j. Crawford, attorney for Youtsey,
held several conferences with the latter at
| the Jail to-day. Mr. Crawford said 1.-The
| charge duplicating Mr.. Youtsey in the mur-
| der of Mr.. Goebel is preposterous. He
| simply happened TO be working in the ex-
ecutive building and in this way he may
have come in contact with the noun
| taineers. but this is not sufficient cause to
| arrest a man on a charge of being acces-
| sorry to a murder That he Is innocent OF
| any guilty knowledge of the assassination
| have not the least doubt, and those who
know him entertain the same opinion
Captain John Davis is still in Jail, no one
| having appeared to-day to execute new
| bond. Judge Yost who, it is said. has the
| power of attorney of wealthy citizens OF
| Louisville, arrived late this afternoon, but
| he could not be found tonight to corrob-
crate the rumor. Stanley Milward, OF
| Lexington teIegraphed here that he will
| be down tomorrow and execute bond fol-
Davis. Daviss friends say he will be re-
leased i'm the morning, and it is thought
| Milward will arrive on the early train to-
morrow.
Detective Armstrong left tonight on q
| train for eastern Kentucky. and it is re-
ported that he has warrants for more Re-
publican state officers and others equally
| prominent. 1t is stated that these warrant:
are based on information furnished by w
| III. Culton, who is said to have confessed
| Culton is a deputy under Auditor of State
| Sweeney. and served four years previousl,
under Auditor OF State Stone. Culton wa:
| I'm the executive building previous to the
| excursion of the mountaineers, and at the
| time OF Goebels assassination, and ii i.
| said he has told about conferences anc
| conversations around the State building
| during January. All sorts of rumors are
| circulated about what Culton has stated
| and about his wholesale implications oi
| state officers. deputies and clerks. Col. Il
| c. Campbell and Arthur Goebel went tC
| Cincinnati to-day.
story Discredited at Paris.
| he n,