The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-04-26
Grand Jury at Frankfort Has Fin
ished the Investigation of the
GOebel Assassination.
INDICTMENT OF TAYLOR IS HELD Up
1t is SAID That it Will Not Be Served
Until After the Contest Argu-
ment in Washington.
Ex-Gov. Bradley. TayIor's Leading Y
Counsel. Says He Has No Doubt
but What His Client VIII Sur
render Promptly If Indicted.

Frankfort, KY, April IS. = The
Franklin county grand jury returned
indictments against ten persons
charging them with completely in
the murder of William Gcebel. Henry
IL. Ioutsey, James Howard, Berry
Howard, Harland Whitaker and
"Tallow Dick" Combs, colored, were
indicted for willful murder, Caleb
Powers, Capt John l.. Powers, Chas,
Finley, w. Ii. Culton and +. Wharton
Golden We're indicted as accessories
before the fact. In the indictment
relating to the alleged accessories
three other men are indirectly re.
ferred to as accessories though nc
indictments were reported against
them.
Frankfort, KY, April 21.-The
grand jury before adiourning Thurs.
day until Saturday indicted Repub.
lican Gov. w. S. Taylor as an acces.
sorry to the murder of William Goebel
the indictment is similar to those
returned against Green Golden and
John Davis Thursday. 1t was no'
turned over to the circuit court, but
left in the hands of Judge Cantrill
who gave the jurors and court Off.
cials orders not to allow it to become
public until 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, al
least.
Frankfort, KY, April 23.-While the
Franklin county grand jury has not
adjourned, it is understood that the
investigation Of the Goebel assassina.
ton has been completed. The iniict.
ment against Mr.. Taylor, charging
him with being an accessory to the
murder, will be held up until after the
argument of the governorship contest
case, which is docketed for hearing
before the supreme court at Wash
ington on April 80, and it said by per-
sons in the councils of the prosecu-
ton that no such warrant will be is
sued or other steps taken in the case
Till after that time. The rumor TINT
Becl,ham had been applied to for a
requisition is without foundation.
EX-Gov. w. o. Brardley, leading
counsel for Mr.. Taylor, gave TO the
press the following authorized inter-
view:
Il have had no communication with
Gov. Taylor since he went to Wash.
ington. The press, l 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. \ Il
do ! believe the report to be true that
he is in New York attempting to pre-
vent the hOnoring of a requisition for
his return to this state. AS to wheth.
er requisition could be lawful. is.
sued by Mr.. Beckham or would be
recognized, it is unnecessary for me
to express an ,pinion, as there are
questions that must be determined by
the authority upon whom such re-
QUESTION may be made.
Coy. Taylor has publicly declared
that he was not and would never be {
fugitive from justice. and that if in
dicted he would respect the law ans
meet his accusers face to face. There
fore. there remains but one course
open to him, and that is to return u:
soon as he can, walk boldly and brase
ly into court and meet the indictment
like man. Any other course wou.t
be rank injustice not only to himself
but to those of his friends who hav,
been accused of so foul crime. l dt
not know whether an indictment ha
been found against Gov. Taylor, bu
if il has | have no doubt that he will
promptly surrender himself into th'
hands of the law, and believe that an,
intimation to the contrary does hin
an injustice"