The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
CONFESSION OF A CLERK
w. H CultOR's Alleged Admissions
TO GOebel Attorneys.
lie Relates Details COrrObOratinR
the Testimony of GoIden-Moun-
tain FeUdists Were 10 start n Riot
and Slaughter Democrats Plan
Changed 10 One Of Assassination.

FRANKFORT, Ky, March 2s.-w. H
Cultcn. a clerk in the State Auditors ONCE,
who is under arrest for alleged completely
in the GoebeI assassination, has confessed
according to the Goebel prosecution. As
related by Culton, the mountain men
were brought to Frankfort by direction of
the Powers brothers. Charles Finley.
Culton, and others. They were to be
Regular Mountain Feudists." as Col
den related. After arriving here they were
TO have started a riot in the Legislative
halls and to Kill enough Democats TO make
a Republican majority, but the plan was
abandoned and il was decided by Powers
and others TO have Goebel shot from the
Office Of the Secretary of State.
loutsey was given the key. which he ad-
mits. II was to a door that opens into the
hall. few steps from the door that leads
from the inside OF the building down into
the basement The key was not 20 the
door opening into the outer Office OF the
Secretary Of State. Youtsey had several
smoiyoless powder, steel bullet cartridges.
which several people saw. It was said
that he bought them in Cincinnati. The
man who fred the shot was placed in the
Secretary Of States private Office, Powers
having gone 10 Louisville in order not 10
be present GOebel was 10 have been kill
ed on Monday. on which day, il will be re-
membered, Powers had arranged To 20 10
Louisville and TO take Golden along lie
changed his plans as the man who was 10
IRE the shot did not arrive here in time
IL VIII be recalled that Golden in his tes-
timony said that John Powers told him on
Monday. "GOebel will be killed this morn
ing"
1t is said that Caleb Powers met the man
IN London On the Sunday preceding the as
sassinati0n and that the Catching Hotel
register shows that he and one OF the men
directly concerned in the shooting we're
registered there.
Berry Howard is said to have been eth
or In the room when the shot was fred or
else out in the hall on guard. with a fun
I knowledge Of what was being done Yout-
sey ran down the steps into the basa-lrHt
around 10 the east end Of the Executive
Building and into Governor TaylOr's Office
| 1t can be proved by reliable Witnesses en-
/ pl0yed in the Auditors Office the GOebeI
I attorneys claim. that YoUtsey was no; in
/ his Office when the shots were fred and
I that he refused later, when asked. TO state
| where he was.
This is the substance Of the second con
i IeSSlOu ine GCtuel attorneys say was
made 10 them late last night
The prosecution thinks it has made IN
/ important arrest in placing SteuOgraPher
| Ii. f. Youtsey behind the bars.
When We arrested Noutsey." said one
official this morning we arrested q man
Tho is almost II not actually. as bad as
/ the assassin himself"
Youtsey's arrest probably led to the
! CultOn confession IL was said that YOut-
sey intimated TO the detectives he would
tell something that would be damaging TO
I Culton. As soon as these rumors Eot
abroad CuitCn. accom- panied By his broth
er-in-law. (. +. Hogg. went to the Capitol
Hotel for a conference with Common
wealth's Attorney Potsgrove and r. c.
Campbell.
One Of the men. working in the assassi-
nation case. stated this morning that the
mystery surrounding the assassination was
I almost completely cleared away. Culton
| is in the Capitol Hotel this morning with
| his brother-in-law E. Z. Hogg. and Il is
| presumed he viii resume his statement