Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20
Y0UTSEY Is GUILTY
Jury Fixes His Punishment at Life
Imprisonment.
DEFENDANT is STILL UNCONSCIOUS
Jury Will Be lmpaneIed to Inves-
tigate His Sanity.
HISTORY OF THE TRIAL
DEFENDANT is STILL UNCONSCIOUS
HISTORY OF THE TRIAL

GEORGETOWN, KY, October 2o.-"we.
the jury, find this defendant guilty. and fix
his punishment at life imprisonment"
This verdict was returned by the twelve
| men who were selected to try Henry E.
Youtsey. formerly Gov. Taylor's stenog
rapher on the charge of being principal
in the shooting of Gov. William Goebel in
front of the executive building at Frank
fort January 30.
When the jury entered the court room
few minutes after . o'clock this morning
Judge Cantrll asked:
Gentlemen, have you made a verdict?'
Foreman r. H. McCabe nodded his head.
Pass up the papers to the clerk" said
the judge.
The sheriff passed them up, and the clerk
read the following verdict:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant guilty.
and fix his punishment at confinement in
the penitentary for life
Gentlemen, is that your verdict?' asked
the judge.
1T is, was the reply.
Gentlemen. you now finally dis
charged and you call on the trustees
of the jury tund for your pay said Judge
Cantrill.
End of a Dramatic Trial.
The jury filed out of the room. and the
most dramatic trial in the Kentucky courts
for many years was at an end.
1t was learned that ballot taken
last night. although it was practically
agreed that verdict of guilty would be
found.
This morning the vote was unanimous
that Youtsey was guilty. Then the degree
of punishment was taken up. On this ques-
ton the jury was somewhat divided, but
finally agreed on the life sen,ence.
Henry Youtsey is the third man to be
found guilty in connection with the Goebei
shooting.
Caleb Powers, tried on the charge of COM
plicity, was sentenced to life Imprisonment.
while James Howard, tried on an indict-
ment charging him with being principal
in the shooting, was sentenced to death.
During the early days of Youtsey's trial
the prisoner exhibited signs of breaking
down. While Arthur Goebel, brother to
the dead man, was on the stand testifying
Youtsey rose in the .Soner's dock and de-
nounced the witness in wild exclamations,
while Youtsey's wife screamed that Goebei
had sworn away the life Of her husband.
PrisoBer Became Unconscious.
Later the prisoner became unconscious.
and, according to attending physicians. has
tzEsnce practically been maninate. Each day
his bed has been carried to the door of the
jury room, where it stood in plain view OF
the court, its occupant apparently obivious
to his surroundings.
Motions for continuance were overruled
by Judge Cantrill, who declared that he
was powerless to stop the trial unless the
defendant be adjudged lunatic. Youtsey,
on yesterday, showed considerable improve
ment, however, and his physicians stated
that he had resumed taking nourishment
in the regular manner, while his respira-
ton was rapidly becoming normal.
Attorneys for the defense, Immediately
after the verdict was read, began preparing
motion for an arrest of Judgment, which,
if sustained, will postpone the sentence un-
til the next term of court in February.
OF course an appeal can be taken also,
but 1t need not be prosecuted until after
February, in case the motion for arrest Of
the judgment is sustained.
1t is likely a jury will be impaneled as
soon as practicable to inquire into Yout-
sey's sanity.