The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-20
JURY HAS THE PAPERS
FINAL ARGUMENTS MADE IN THE
CASE OF YoUTSEY.
Nelson Reviews the Evidence and
Franklin Scores TaylOr-PrisOner's
Condition Much Improved.

GEORGETOWN, KY, Oct. 19.-There will
When court met at $50 tonight the case
was formally submitted to the jurors. The
Judge told them they could use their own
pleasure about considering the case to-
night or tomorrow morning. They decided
to take the papers TO their rooms and re-
port back at o'clock to-mrrow morning.
and they were sent to their boarding
house.
Youtsey's condition tonight is better than
yesterday. He has taken nourishment to-
day without trouble, and the physicians
say his temperature, pulse and respiration
are normal.
When court convened this morning Col.
Nelson began the closing speech for the de-
Tense He said if the court believed or sus-
pected that he or his cocounsel had put
witness on the stand knowing the witness
would commit perjury the court should dis
bar them; that, while one of the prosecu-
ton counsel had accused counsel for de-
Tense with subornation of perjury, he
thanked God no one of them had ever been
charged with or under warrant for obtain
ing money under false pretenses, nor Of
robbing clients of jewelry placed with them
for safe keeping. He said the belief existed
that juries are being packed in these cases,
for the defendant had been unable to secure
his case Continuing, Colonel Nelson asked
the commemorative attorney whether he
would ask that Youtsey be tried for firing
the shot or for aiding and abetting the
firing.
az will leave that for the jury to deter
mine." responded Franklin.
In referring to Youtsey's present physical
dead man have fair trial. guarar-
teed by the Constitution; that Youtsey is
TO all intents and purposes of this trial. a
dead man.. He said Youtsey had a right
TO defend the executive building If il had
been attacked, and his having a gun, JAN
"a. was not suspicious, because every other
man IN that building was armed at that
time. The testimony, he said, plainly
showed that Youtsey not even in con-
temptation of any crime, and that John
Rickettss story, that Youtsey took twelve
or fifteen men into the hall and stationed
them there shortly before the shooting was
completely destroyed. He commented on
the testimony in detail, speaking for five
hours. He did not conclude until after 2
o'clock.
commemorative Attorney Franklin be-
gan his speech at $3.50 this afternoon and
spoke till o'clock. His eloquence at times
was thrilling, and he brought sobs or tears
to all, even Judge Cantrill on the bench
and Judge Askew of the defense being Wis
lilly affected. He scored Ex-Governor Tay-
lor, saying if he had two sparks of courage
he would return here and help Youtsey
out of this trouble, If any of the witnesses
had lied on Youtsey; that if Taylor had
even one spark of manhood he would now
commit suicide under the whip of his con-
science. He fitted all the testimony to-
gether and told the jury that all those
things testified to could not have been acct
dental. He said IL Arthur Goebel had told
an untruth as to what Youtsey told him.
then Arthur Goebel was a worse man than
the one who assassinated William Goebel
He cited many incidents as told by other
witnesses that corroborated what Yout-
sey told Goebel, and said Ex-Governor
Bradley's absence as a witness practically
corroborated Culton's testimony as to Yolit-
sey, for, if Culton did not have the talk
with Bradley, then he ought to be willing
to go a thousand miles to confound Culton
and save Youtsey from death. At O'Clock
court adjourned until $3.50. when the case
was formally given to the jury by the
judge.