Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-03-30
The Kentucky Assassination.

A dispatch from Frankfort, Ky dated thu
9th instant, says:
Two confessions, upon which the friends
of the late William Goebel base a hope o.
being able to arrest W. S. Taylor and othel
high Republican leaders, are said to have
been made to lawyers for the prosecution In
the Goebel assassination case.
W. II. Culton, who was held this after
noon on charge of being concerned in the
plot to kill, is understood to have yielded to
the pleading of his wife, who is dangerously
Ill, and TO have made a statement in writing
giving all details of his connection with the
importing of mountaineers and the events
leading up TO the murder. His vile is said
to have been opposed to the conspiracy and
to have warned Senator Goebel OF It,
II. K. Youtsey, stenographer In the Of
flee of the Republican State Auditor, is said
to have made the other confession. He was
arrested In the afternoon, and accused OF
being "the man with the black mustache'
to whom John Powers gave the key TO Ca
leo Powers office on the day before the
shooting, as told in the testimony of F. W
Golden.
Details of both alleged confessions are be-
ing kept secret to- night. Youtsey 10 said to
have been the confidential stenographer Of
W. s. Taylor and others at conferences In
Frankfort prior to the assassination. The
lawyers declare he knows all about the con.
spiracy which resulted in the death Of Goe-
bel. Lawyers for the defense believe he
will endeavor To throw the blame for the
assassination on Taylor, and that an at.
tempt will be made To arrest the latter
They say that any such attempt will be re
sisted, as the confession made by Youtsey is
merely part of Democratic plot.
Some Of the lawyers for the prosecution
deny that Youtsey told anything.
The fourth day of the examining trial of
the Republican Secretary of State Caleb
Powers began with the court room cleared
OF oil persons excepting attorneys, news.
paper representatives and officers OF the
court.
Immediately after the opening Of court
the attorneys for the defense held consul.
tation and called County Attorney Polls
grove. After the consultation John Young
Brown, for the defense, announced that no
testimony will be introduced for the defense
and they would waive further examination.
The pardon Issued to Powers by W. s. Tay.
Tor was rendered by Mr., Brown as bar to
the prosecution, and he asked that Powers
be dismissed Col. Campbell said the Com
mon wealth denied Tay lor's right to issue
pardon at the time the pardon was granted
Mr.. Brown moved that the prisoner be dis
missed upon the evidence. The motion was
overruled. Bail was asked for. Judge Moore
said:
at is not my belief that Powers fired the
shot which killed William Goebel, hat from
the evidence it is my opinion that he was
connected with the conspiracy TO kill him.
shall therefore order that he be held over
without bail to the Franklin county grand
jury that the case may be further investi
gated"
At 2 o'clock Attorney Polsgrove an
nounced that the Commonwealth was ready
to proceed with the trial OF either W. II.
Cuton or Capt John Davis, who are also
accused OF completely in the murder. A
consultation of all the attorneys was held,
after which Captain Davis was brought into
the court room, Culton having come In
early with his private guard.
Attorney Ramsey, Culton's leading coun
sci, announced that his client would waive
his examining trial, and by agreement with
the attorneys Culton will remain at home
with his sick wife under private guard.
In the case of Captain Davis Attorney
Dunlap, for the defense, stated that Davis
would waive examination and that an agree
ment had been entered into that bail should
be fixed for Davis at $1,000. The court then
entered an order admitting Davis TO bail.
When court reconvened at 4 o'clock the
bondsmen secured by Davis were not ac-
ceptable to the court and Davis was locked
up in Jail for the night. The court then
adjourned. 1t is understood that accepta
BILE bonds Will be available for Davis to-
morrow and he will be released,
The Democratic militia will be retained
here till after the April Term of the Circuit
Court, which begins Monday, and at which
Secretary Powers and others are TO be tried