The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18
G0EBEL'S ALLEGED SLAYERS.
FIVE PRINCIPALS AND FIVE AC-
CESSORIES INDICTED.

True Bills Returned Against Ten
Men Who Have Been Under Inves-
tigatiOn-GOv. Tay1or's Name Mem
toned, hut He Was Not Indicted.
Who the Alleged Criminals Are.
Bench Warrants to BE Issued for
All of Those Not in Custody.
Frankfort KY, April 1.-THE Franklin
county grand jury this afternoon returned
indictments against ten persons, charging
them with completely in the murder of
William Goebel.
The principals named are Henry E.
Youtsey. James Howard, Berry Howard,
Harland Whitaker and "Tallow Dick
Combs (colored).
Those indicted as accessories before the
fact are Secretary of State Caleb Powers,
Capt John r. Powers, ex-Secretary of
State Charles Finley, w. II. Culton and
F. Wharton Golden.
In the indictment relating to the alleged
accessories, three other men are Indirect
ly referred to as accessories, though no
indictments were reported against them.
They are Gov. w. S. Taylor. Green Golden
and Capt John Davis.
Who the Principals Are.
Henry E. Youtsey, who is mentioned as
flee of the state auditor, Sweeney. He
formerly lived at Newport Youtsey was
first named in the case by Wharton Gold
en-, the star witness for the prosecution at
the examining trial of Caleb Powers
Jim and Berry Howard are cousins and
mountaineers of note in connection with
the old Howard feud. They were with the
men alleged to have been brought here
by the Powers brothers, Finley and 9TH
ers on the excursion of mountaineers.
Harland Whitaker lived in Butler, Gov.
Taylor's home county, and is alleged to
have been in the room in the executive
building from which the shot was fired.
Dick Combs, the negro, lived at Beatty
vile and also came here with the
mountain men.
The Alleged Accessories.
Caleb Powers is the Republican contes-
tee for Secretary of State and John l..
Powers, another of the defendants named
as an accessory, is his brother.
Charley Finley was Secretary of State
under the former Republican state admin
istration when w. 0. Bradley was Govern
or. Charles Finley is now in Indianapolis,
having gone there just before the warrant
charging him with completely was sworn
out six weeks ago.
w. H. Culton was q clerk in the Office
of Auditor Sweeney.
Wharton Golden was a member of the
Taylor state guard and claimed to turn
| states evidence on the stand in the eX
! amning trial of Caleb Powers, when he
| recited what he claimed to be the inside
| facts relating to the alleged conspiracy
90 murder Goebel and enough Democratic
! members Of the Legislature to give the
| Republicans majority.
1t is stated that the commonwealth will
at once nolle PROSE- the indictment
| against Golden in consideration of his tes
Gmony.
What the Indictment Says.
The Indictment closes as follows
1.-The grand jury of the county of Frank
| lin, in the name of the commonwealth,
| accuses Charles Finley Of the crime of be-
ing an accessory before the fact TO the
wilful murder of William GUebel, commit
ted as follows
1.-The said Charles Finley, in the said
county of Franklin, on the 30th day of
January 1900 and before the finding of
this indictment, unlawfully, wilfully fe-
loniously and of his malice aforethought,
and with intent to bring about the death
and procure the murder of William Goe-
bel, did conspire with Caleb Powers, F.
w. Golden, Green Golden, John L.
Powers, John w. Davis, w. H Culton,
w. S. Taylor, Henry Youtsey, James
Howard Berry Howard, Harland Whit
taker, Richard Combs and others to this
grand jury unknown and did counsel, ad-
wise, encourage, aid and procure Henry
YOutsey. James Howard, Berry howard,
Harland Whitaker Richard Combs and
other persons to this jury unknown, un-
lawfully, fsoniously and of their malice
aforethought, to kill and murder William
Goebel, but which one of the last named
persons or another acting with them,
but who is to this grand jury un-
known as aforesaid, then and there, there
unto by the said Charles Finley before
the fact, counselled, advised, encouraged,
aided. procured, did the shooting ana
woundfng of the said Goebel with a gun
or pistol loaded with powder and other
explosives and leaden and steel ball and
other hard substances and from which
shooting and wounding the said Goebel
died on the third day of February, 1900,
persons, so as aforesaid, actually fired
the grand jury unknown under the peace
and dignity of the commonwealth of Ken
lucky"
Bench Warrants to BE Issued.
The grand Just was not discharged, and
will continue the investigation tomorrow.
Bench warrants will be sent to Clay and
Harlan counties for the arrest Of Jim and
Berry Howard. II is not known what
plans the officers have for bringing into
custody the Others who have not been ar
rested. The defendants, who are in Gus
tody, will probably be arraigned during
the present term but there is no likeli-
hood that the trials will occur at the pres
ent term. About 100 witnesses are named
on the back of the indictments.
TAYLOR REFUSED TO TALK.