The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-20
First Report Will BE Made at .
O'Clock This Morning-No
Ballot Last Night.
TAYLOR BLAMED FOR ABSENCE.
Cnmmonwellth's Attorney Bitterly
Criticised Him-N"lSon Referred
to Packed .Iurips-The De
fendant Is Slightly Better.

Georgetown. XIV. Oct. 1s-There will be
no verdict in the Youtsey case to-nisf''
When court met n, $50 tonight. the case
was formally submitted to the jury me
Judge told them they could us" their own
pleasure about considering the case Tonight
or tomorrow morning.
They decided to take the papers IN their
rooms tonight and report back at tc-mor-
row morning. and they were sent to their
boarding house with that understanding
Youtscy's condition tonight Is better than
yesterday He Is taking nourishment TO-
day without trouble. and physicians say his
temperature. pulse and respiration are nor
NAL.
Nelson Mentioned Packed Jurics.
Colonel Nelson began his speech in tn"
Youtsey trial at 9 O'Clock to-day. He said
the belief existed that Juries are being
packed in these cases. FOR the defend-
ant had been unable TO secure juror ~
his own political faith to sit In the case
Continuing Colonel Nelson asked the
CommonwesIth's attorney whether ne
would ask that yout.ey be tried for firing
the shot or for aiding and abetting the FIR
irg.
IT will leave that for the jury to deter
mine" responded Franklin.
In referring to Youtsey's present physical
condition. Colonel Nelson said he felt like
asking: ''Can dead nan have fair trial
as guaranteed by the Constitution? That
Youtsey is TO all intents and purposes of
this trial a dead man.
Spoke for Five Hours.
He said youtsey had a right to defend
the Executive building II It had been at
tackled and his having a gun on January
q was not suspicious because every other
man in that building was armed mt that
time.
Continuing. he said the testimony plainly
showed that Youtsey was not even II con-
temptation OF any crimr. and that John
Ricketts, story that Youtsey took twelve
men into the hall and stationed them there
shortly before the shooting was completely
destroyed.
commented on II in detail. He spoke '"r
five hours and did not conclude TIL after
2p m.
Franklin Scored Taylor.
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin be-
gan his sresch at 3:s5 this afternoon ann
spoke till o'clock His eioquence at
times was fnrliilUB N'iu tt "~h' r''" ~
tears TO all even Judge Cantrt,l on the
bench and Judge Askew of the defense be-
ing visibly affected.
He scored Ex-Governor Taylor. saying II
he had two sparks Of courage he would re-
turn here and help Youtsey out Of this
trouble II any Of the Witnesses had He'd on
Youtsey; that II Taylor had even only one
shark OF manhood he would now commit
suicide under the whip Of his conscience.
He fitted all the testimony together. AMI
told the Jury that all those things testined
TO could not have been accidental. He said
II Arthur GoebeI had told an untr'Tth as to
what Youtsev told him. then Arthur Goebel
was a worse man than the one who assas-
sinated William Goehel
He cited many incidents as told by other
witnesses that corobora,ed what Youtsey
told Goebel. and said Ex-Governor Bradley's
absence az n witness practically corrobo-
rated Culton's testimony as to Youtsey.
for II Culton did not have talk with
Bradley, then he ought TO be willing to go
a thousand miles to confound culton and
save You,sey from death.
At o'clock court adjourned TIL SD
when the case was formally given TO the
Jury by the Judge.