The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-30
CHE CAN HANG TAYLOR,


YOutsey-WOrking for the Money.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 29.-The Morn
ing Herald, of this city. will print to-mor-
row the following special from winches-
ter, KY:
IF Youtsey will tell what / think he
knows he can hang Taylor and destroy the
Republican party. l feel sure that | can
arrange for enough of the appropriation
for Youtsey to make him and his wife COM
Portable for the rest of their lives. Culton
is going TO confess in the morning. and
Youtsey had better get in while he can.
The money is going and he might as well
have his share
said at the Reese House Monday night. He
was addressing n. II. Witherspoon and
Judge c. s. French, respectively, brother
in-law and father-in-law of Youtsey.
Scott had telephoned Witherspoon in the
early afternoon, Meet me at the Reese
House on the quiet and he had been
promptly met. Judge French was later
called as the head Of the family, who
should be consulted in matter Of such i'm
portance
1.-THE party stayed i'm consultation until
midnight, Scott insisting that Youtsey
should confess and make himself rich.
while the others listened passively and
then replied: 'Youtsey has told all he knows
and can say nothing more
'Scott dwelt on the point that Culton
would confess the next day and unless
man would get away with the money. but
neither Witherspoon nor French would
accede to the request for Scott to go to
Frankfort and advise Youtsey TO tell a
story which would hang Taylor and dam
age the Republican party. Scott said
Youtsey would have to leave the State
because of feeling aroused. but that he
would have money to swer cen exile. The
story was told freely on the streets to-day,
and Witherspoon seen by your cor
respondent last night and asked to con-
firm the rumors. He asked Witherspoon
IL he saw Justus Goebel on his visit to
Frankfort two weeks ago. He replied: Il
received telephone message from Justus
Goebel asking me to come to Frankfort at
once. as he had important revelations to
make
81 replied / would come down, and ar
rived i'm Frankfort the same afternoon,
went at once to see Goebel. who took me
In a private room. told me that in the last
forty-eight hours he had ascertained facts
tending to connect YOutsey with the Goebel
assassination, then explained that he knew
Youtsey's conduct about the. time of the
the basement Of the executive building and
out the door. holding his leg. if
crippled, and half circled the building and
run into the Governors Office.
AFTER he had made this statement
went to see Youtsey. His account exactly
Tailed with Goebers statement. Youtsey
added, however, that he had a revolver I'm
the waist of his trousers. and that the
he came out of the building He bent over
to hold it and ran into the Governors Of
fice'
He went on to state that he saw Goe-
bel after seeing Youtsey, told him of Yout-
sey's statement of his actions. that Goe-
bel was satisfied Youtsey had no ccnnec-
tion with the crime. but added Youtsey
knew things that should be told Goebel
then gave him to understand that nothing
would be done regarding Youtsey without
notifying Witherspoon, and told Scott sub
stantially the same in his presence. He
further explained: On last Monday night
received a telephone massage from Scott
asking me TO meet him at the Reese House
on the quiet. 1 met Scott there. and after
hearing him called in Judge French. Scott
| told us he was In a position TO save Yout-
sey and was satisfied that he (Youtsey)
could give information that would hang
Taylor and destroy the Republican party
forever He said. 81 can, however. send a
telegram and hold matters up till we can
get to Frankfort. The money is going and
there's no reason why Youtsey should not
get his share"
..T said Youtsey told all he knew. 1
| said did not see how Youtsey could fur
nish the information wanted, and that not
| for ten times 100000 would = have him per-
| jure himself.
"'Scott said: at venture you gentlemen
will reconsider this matter and meet me
| at the train tomorrow"
81 heard no more till next morning.
when the news reached me that foutsey
| said he had been arrested. ! was surprised.
as / had Goebels promise that / would be
given notice OF any such action.