Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-24
TRIED WHILE INSANE
Youtsey in Bed in Room Next u .hs
Court Room.
UNCONSCIOUS OF WHAT IS SAID

Physicians Testify as to the Prisoners Cen.
ditisn but she Judge Refuses to
PosIpOhs tAs Trial-Goebel
on the stand.
Georgetown, KY, Oct. 15.JThe Yout-
eey trial was resumed today, although
1outsey was reported in the same
condaaDon aS 1aEt week. His room
door was opened and his bed pulled
up IN plain view and hearing of the
jury, and while the witnesses were
beAng examined " utsey could be
heard calling his w.fe's name in "a hoI-
low, 6oaning voice, and she could be
seen situing ON bis bed.
Colonel Crawford asked that the
physicians be al4Owed to testify as TO
the condition. of the defendant The
request waES granted, and Dr. Carrick
Saad YOUtsey was weaker and no bet-
Ter. While DIR. Knox was teS1fyin2
Yovtkey could be heard Dreaming.
Judge CantIill said he had NO dis.
oretpon in the matter and that the
trial nust proceed. ....--
The beaiture of the day was the tes-
umony of Arthur Goebel, the brother
OF the murdered man. He told Of
going to the jail the day Youtsey was
arrested, and then said:
II put my felt band on Mr.. Yout-
asV's right shoulder and said: Mr..
HoutSey, Colonel Campbell has Just
returned and told me what you have
said Ito him, and L have come over to
have you tell ple what you have told
IN bafh ~ ;e,t
90 ask you few other puespions'
Mr.. Youtsey said: Yes, Mr.
0pebel, what l have told Colonel
Campbell is true
Il then said to Youtsey: Now. I
Weaald Like TO hlave you tell me about
geSdng the key on Monday morning
fEom Powers and about Dick Combs.
And about going to see Taylor on
Tuesday, morning and where you got
the cartridges
"Youtsey proceeded and said: Just
20 I told Oononel Campbell, | had a
tA1a1 with Dick Combs On Monday
morning and he told me that he was
ready to do the shooting and L went
- Caleb Powers for the key to his
o6ace and he told me to go to John
Powers. l went to John Powers and
john Flowers gave me the key. /
won't ITO Governor Daylar and I told
Governor Taylor that Dick Combs
was ready to do the shooting. Gov
@rnor Taylor said: You ought not to
come to see me about this I have
heem expecting this be done for
some thine, but l object to having "a
neTGo do it. 1t is too important a
pAece of work. Combs may be a spy
md he may betray u.s.
"Youtsey hesAtaited and I said:
Very well, what did pou do next?
"Youtsey Said: I Jeft Governor Tay-
eer and on Tuesday morning 1 went
back TO Governor Taylor l said to
hima The mar. r. do the shooting il
Dow here
II interrupted YouItsey there and
Sah6: You told Colonel CampbeM the
name of THAT man and that lis one
season why l sam ovr here TO see you.
Now, if you know that much, you can
also give me the name of the man
and Mr.. Ioutsey said: We'll, 1 told
him Jim Howard was here; that !
Thought he got here Monday night
II asked: What else did Taylor
say? Youasey said: Governor Taylor
walked up and down the floor and
said: 'Youtsey, what do pou think?
II Goebel is killed, do you think
could hold me office?' He discussed
that matter, baking to me back and
forth, and / slad TO him 1 thought il
Goebed was put ont of the way that
Hhe contest would be settled and that
he could hold his Office.
~Nnally l Said ITO him ,aS Governor
Taylor hesitlaited Still: 1T is up to
you DO decide now whether 1T as to be
done or not After some more heistat-
Ing Youtsey stated that Taylor final
y said: We'll, tell them to go ahead.
II 1t ds necessary, can send the man
10 the countains with squad of sold
iers.' 1 said: Did he say anything
about pardoning hdm?' and Youtsey
said: Yes, that Is so. He said: II
q b necessary can pardon and he
w1N be safe enough
II said: What did you -do?' Yaut.
coy said: :Ie went and got the cart.
ridges said: Very we'll, go on
Youtsey said: When l went back
Berry Howard and Dick Combs and
Jam Howard were In the hall and !
unlocked the door and lk't them in and
gave them the cartTidges' again in.
Eerrupbed and asl0ed Youtsey to whom
Ae had given the cartridges 1 said:
That is one question that l wanted ia
ask you, Mr.. Youteey,' and he said:
4 gave them to Jim Howard. He was
nhe last man who went in the door,
w. H. Cuhuon testified that Youteey
told him of the plan to l1iM Goebel and
escape Through tlse basement; that
Youtsey asked Mm 10 swear after che
shooting that he (Youtsey) was in the
Legislative haM when the shot was
fired; that Youtsey told him that
Governor Taylor had been urging him
Do leave the state and Cqlton said be
uold Taylor about it and Taylor told
Youtsey 10 deny any such thing in
the futrue and deny all knowledge d
the shooting.