The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-26
THEIR WORK FINISHED.
The Grand Jury IndIcts Gov. TnyIor
and Ten Others In the GoebeI
Assassination Investigation.

Frankfort, Ky, April is. - The
Franklin county grand jury returned
indictments against ten persons
charging them with completely In
the murder u William Gocbcl. Henry
r. Youtsey. James Howard, Berry
Howard, II1rland Whitaker and
"TallOw Dick" Combs, colored. were
indicted for willful murder, Caleb
Powers, Capt John J.. Powers, Chas.
Finley, ". II. Culton and +. Wharton
Golden were indicted as accessories
before the fact. In the Indictment
relating to the alleged accessories
three other men are indirestly re-
fcrred to as accessories though no
indictments were reported against
! them.
Frankfort, Ky, april 21.-The
grand jury before adjourning Thurs
day until Saturday indicted Rcpub-
lican GOV. w. 5. Taylor as an ncccs-
sorry TO the murder Of William Gocbcl
Inc Indictment is similar TO those
returned against Green Golden and
John Davis Thursday. 1t was not
turned over TO the circuit court, but
left in the hands Of Judge Cantrll,
who gave the jurors and court OIL
cials orders not 10 allow it To become
public until a bench warrant. issued
thursday, is served. The news. how
ever, leaked out, and wires between
here and Washington were kept hot
Thursday ! night by messages to Tay-
lor from republicans who advise him
to remain away, for the present, at
least.
Frankfort. KY, April 23.-Whiie the
Franklin county grand jury has not
adjourned, it is understood that the
Investigation of the Goebcl asSassna-
tlon has been completed. The iaiict-
mcnt against Mr.. Taylor. charging
him with being an accessory 10 the
murder, will be held mp until after the
argument Of the gOycrnOrship contest
case, which is dockctcd for hearing
before the supreme court at Wash
ingtOn on April 80. and it said by per
sons in the councils OF the proscci-
tion that no such warrant will be ~
sued or other steps taken in tho case
till after that time. The rumor that
Beckham had been applied to for
rcquisition is without foundation.
Ex-G-ov. w. O. Brardley, leading
counsel for Mr. Taylor, gave TO the
press the following authorized inter-
view:
81 have had no communicates with
GOV. Taylor since he went to WASH
ington. The press, | notice, states
that he is there preparing his case for
the supreme court. | am satisfied
that this is not true. Gov. Taylor
went to Washington on purely per
sonal business not connected in any
way with the trial of his case. N,r
do | believe the report TO be true that !
he is in New York attempting TO pre-
vent the honorinE of a requisiton for
his return to this state. As to wheth- !
rr Il rcquiSition could be lawfully is
sued by Mr.. Bcckham or would be |
recognized, il is unnecessary for me |
to express ~ opinion, as there are
questions that must he determined by |
the authority upon whom such re-
IuiSition may be made.
"Gov. Taylor has publicly declared
hat he was not and would never be n |
fugitive from Justice. and that if in /
lictcd he would respect the law AMI |
meet his accuScrs face TO lace. There
ore. there remains but one course |
open to him. and that is to return rs
;OOn rs he can. walk boldly and bra.e-
V into court and meet HE Indictment |
Ike man. Any other course would
,e rank in Justice not only TO himself,
,ut TO those of his friends who have
,een accused Of so foul crime | do
not know whether an indictment has
,cen found against Gov. Taylor. but
f ii has | have no doubt that he will
promptly surrender himself into the
lands of the law, and believe that any
to the contrary does him
II Injustice
Taylor Returns tn Washington.
WashinpfOn. April 24-GoY. TaY-