The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
FAVOR DEMOCRATS.
Decision of Kentucky Court OF APP
peals in the Governor
ship Contest.

Frankfort, KY, April G.-The court of
appeals decided in favor of the Demo
Gratis in the governorship case.
The opinion is by six of the judges, four
Democrats and two Republicans. One
Republican, Durelle, dissented.
Judge Durelle was the only judge dis
senting. The other two Republican
judges, Burnam and Guffy, gave a sep
arate opinion from the Democratic judges
but which agreed with the Democratic
members in it's conclusion,
Judge HobSOn wrote the opinion Of the
court. The concurrence Of Judges Sur
nam and Guffy with the four Democratic
Judges was surprise generally, but to
the Republicans especially, and there is
much speculation now as to whether the
talked of appeal to the Supreme court
Will be prosecuted.
No Power to Review.
The opinion holds that the action Of
the Legislature in seating Gov Beckham
was final and that the courts have no
power to review it; that Gov. Taylor ex-
ceeded his authority in adjourning the
Legislature to London, and that the jour
nails of the two houses of the Legisla
ture, being regular, cannot be impeached.
The Republicans will now try to get a
hearing before the United States Su-
preme court. Thirty days must elapse
before the mandate Of the court of ap-
peals, in accordance with today's deci-
sion, is issued. Meanwhile, no radical
change in the relative positions Of the
two state governments is expected.
The Plot to Kill GoebeI.
Louisville, KY, April 6.--The Courier
journal prints clrcumstantlal story
which purports to give the details Of the
conception and execution of the plot to
kill Senator Goebel The story is based
upon evidence said to have been given
Wharton Golden, w. 81. Culton, HI. e.
Youtsey and others. The story gives
the names Of the man suspected of hav-
ing fired the shot that killed Senator Goe-
bel. He is a Clay county feudist. He
is supposed to be in the mountains and
has not yet been arrested. The story
follows the evidence given by Golden in
to the bringing to Frankfort Of the
armed mountain feudists. The men
implicated in the conspiracy are the same
that were implicated by Golden's testi-
mOny, several of whom are now under
arrest while others are either in the
story follows Goldens testimony as to
the plan to cause a riot in the Legisla-
ture during which Democratic members
were to have been killed. tells how the
alleged plan to kill Senator Goebel was
carried ont. of the purchase of a we'll
known Cincinnati house Of twenty-five
steel bullets, smokeless powder cart
ridges, the procuring of 3S-caliber rifle
with which the shooting is said to have
been done, the weapon being returned
an hour afterward, and the payment of
$1,000 in advance to the man who did the
shooting. After the shooting the man
who did the work is said to have been
escorted to the mountains by number
of armed men.
Taylor Much Excited.
State Senator George HI. Alexander
was one Of the witnesses before the
grand jury today in the Goebel investi-
cation. He was in the executive Office
talking to Gov. Taylor at the time Gov.
GOebel was assassinated. He detailed
what he saw there and said that Gov.
Taylor, who was very much excited,
drew a pistol, fearing that mob would
attack the executive office. Alexander
went out a back door, fearing to go out
the front way on account of the excite
ment. Detective Armstrong, who has
been working on the case, then testified
Wharton Golden, the sergeant of the
Barboursville military company, will tes-
tify this afternoon