The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-01
BENCH WARRANT FOR TAYLOR.
INDICTED AS AN ACCESSORY TO
GOEBEL's MURDER.

First oHIciaI Notice of the Fact That
the Former Republican Governor.
sheriR Is Ordered to Arrest Tay-
Ior, But Says He Cannot Do So
without the Consent of Gov. Mount
of Indiana.
Frankfort, Ky, May S1.-Judge CantriIf
to-day directed Circuit Clerk Ford to is
sue bench warrant for the arrest Of
former Gov. Taylor.
The warrant Is based on an indictment
secured several weeks ago. charging Tay-
lor with being an accessory to the assas>
sination of William Goebel.
a warrant was issued and placed in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff John suter.
The issuance of bench warrant was
the first official notice that an Indictment
had been returned naming former Gov-
ernor Taylor as an accessory to the mur-
der of William Goehel. ID had been ru-
mored for weeks that the indictment had
been returned, but the officials refused
to either confirm on deny it. The indict-
ment was filed and entered on record
April 10. 1t reads as follows:
hhe Au0fctmehts
'The grand jury of the county of
Franklin, in the name and by authority
of the commonwealth of Kentucky, ac-
| cuse William S. Tayolr of this commons
wealth of being accessory before the facs
to the wilful murder Of William Goebel,
committed as follows, viz the said VIII
| liam S. Taylor in the said county
| Of Franklin, on the 30th day of January,
| A. D., 1900, and before the finding of this
| indictment, unlawfully, willfully and felon-
iously OF his malice aforethought and with
intent to bring about the death and procEfs
| the murder of William Goebel. did conspirs
| with Caleb Powers. f. w. Golden, john
| l.. Powers John Davis, Henry Youssey.
| Charles Finley w. H. Culton, John How>
| ard Berry Howard Harlan Whitaker.
| Richard Combs and others, to this grand
| jury unknown, and did counsel advise,
encourage aid and procure Henry Youtsay.
James Howard Berry Howard, Harlan
| Whitaker, Richard Combs and other per-
| sons 10 this grand jury, unknown unlaw-
| fully, willfully feloniously and of then
malice aforethought to XIII and muir
| der william GoebeI which one OF
| the last FIVE named persons or an
| other person acting with them, but
who is to this grand jury unknown,
as aforesaid. then and there, thereunio uy
..ka said W s. TaNlnr before the fact COM
| mltteds adVlSsu, encouraged, aidel ana
procured did by shooting and wounding the
said Goebel With a gun OF pistol loaded
| with powder and other explosive and Lead
| en- and steel bail and other hard sub
| stances, and fIom which said shooting
| and wounding the said Goebel died on the
| 3rd daS of February. 1900. but which OF
| said last above mentioned persons as
aforesaid actuslly fired the shot that kill
ed the said Gocbel is to this grand jdry
unknown, against the peace and dignity
of the commonwealth Of Kentucky
Bench Warrant Issued.
The bench warrant commands the sher-
iff or other arresting officer to arrest
| William s. Taylor, and deliver him to the
| jailer of Franklin county. On the back
| of the indictment, about fifty persons are
named as witnesses for the common-
1 wealth.
The bench warrant was placed i'm the
hands of Deputy Sheriff John suter who
| Is acting in the absence of the sheriff,
| who is at Hot Springs. When asked what
| he would do with the warrant, he saids
What can / do with 1t? / would serve
1t II / could and / could do 1t IL Govs
| Mount of Indiana, would help me, out
from all reports. I guess he will not do
IT, J44I Al