The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-09
yolI1sEY IS NOW ON TRIAL.
,N>wEH BEFORE a JURY FOR
rnE GOEBEL MURDER.

mn GOEBEL MURDER.
Made 90 Discharge the Jury
,.. around That They Were
,,.,.,,rats OvcrruIed-so with An
NJ uotlon 90 Define the Charge.
n.wvrrer Not sustRined-McI<en-
todd was the Most Important
,.,,,.. for the stRte-His Evil
drncr.
..,.Wn. Ky. oct s-The Youtsey
r boz reality to-day and remark
-. -.a..s was made once the cNami-
..r .. Witnesses began.
~. viii be taken 10 Frankfort to-
~.-ra morning TO view the scene OF the
.....4 ana will noe return before 3
ra. testimony OF the most i'm
..,r witnesses to-day aud tonight
.mstanually strong against Yout-
81, H.s attorneys are confident OF dis
r. any resumption OF his pariicipa-
fhs murder. Culton and Golden
.,.. see TO testify as to Youtsey's talk
.h.ft l.e stcei bullets and his receiving
~. d., from John Powers.
ury was completed to-day
a. ry Henry +. Youtsey on
-. charge OF being a principal IN
i. 81. .ung Of Gov Goebel. The tales
- a.r. sworn and Commonwealth At
...,.. bradley proceeded with the open
- statement The defense moved to dis
.,.r The jury on the ground that the
.-m.a are all Democrats. Judge Can
-. e. erruled the motion. declaring that
n. defendant is indicted for murder ana
no, far any political offense.
Another motion was then made by the
Alfonso asking that the commonwealth
,,s.. 81 acther u will try Youtsey for act
nails aHnr the shot or for aiding and
,s.r.og the man who did fire the shot.
r, ibis the attorneys for the state re-
ps.4 'hey simply wished 20 try Youtsey
.ris- ne indictment and lee the Jury
%. whether he fred the shot. A demur-
Per vas rhen filed by the defense on the
f-oifd that the Indictment named no ene
A. sfue the shot. and that Il did not SUI
fisr.y describe the offenso charged
sealas Youtsey.
Az the afternoon session Judge Can
frH 'vcrruIed the demurrer Taking OF
testimony was then begun. The most
nro-an, evidence was given 10y McKon-
o. raIi who was private secretary 10
W g Taylor IN January. who said
.On saturday. Jan r. my attention was
"a aI 90 Youtsey by Treasurer Day. IA
ha %, option room Of the secretary II
v4t. lie was Sitting by the middle win
3oW with a gun IN his hand had just
0fsrei inc room. I had seen some armc1
n.u so the hall. and they said there vas
Trouble in the legislature. Later IN the
o. saw Youtsey in Caleb Powers pri-
vaf. office with gun sitting by the
u.riow. The window was raised a lit
Dc aud the curtain pulled down. asked
hm what me- was doing with that gun.
d. -Ald.
There Is trouble up there pointing TO
iae legislative building. ! don't intend
70 -fait any trouble but n IL starts ] vii
b. prepared for o. lie pulled back long
t04rI -,audug against the wall. disclos-
Ia- some guns. and said TO me. They
"a. Powers IS a brave man. but when
there are signs ~ trouble he hides his
Fsr. Just after that Powers himself
cams r aud Youtscy again said he would
Uof .Hri ANYTHING. but was prepared for
traHn. I to,d him b. ought not TO think
c. ...ring out that window and Yout-
s.f asa That's right. Il would never
cfi Powers and Youtsey IN there
when J came out ! saw Youtrey again
Monday morning before Goehel was shot.
%. WIS out lea che ,maiu hail near the
v.s' loor OF the executive building Ca
if1 i,wers was present and Noutscy ask
fI ma DO We had any chance 20 win the
contest When ] told him the attorneys
were hopeful he seemed satisfied ana
VaIk~i towards his ONCE I was 10 my
20 neX' 10 the Governors office when
iae .lot was Tired Some one Suid a man
Ras hot 1 looked out my window ana
500 man lying on the pavement with
80 lack Chmu near him
.ourt mere took "a recess until 80 D. N.
% Matthews. assistant secretary OF
flfe under Powers said Youtsey come
ir'o his office about minute after the
iao0f.ng with a pistol in his hand. Some
fn minutes after the shooting Matthews
yoke open the transom and climbed into
Powers Office. saw a rife tying on the
h'r near the west front window an
char leaning ngninst tho wall aud car
0re in the southwest corner next to the
BOOK nee. He said after Youtsey was
en- 81 he told him that he knew the
f window in Powers Office was not
ilsed but bottled down on Jan. 30.