The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-05
Two Were Loaded, but He IL Not So
Sure About the Third Weapon,
Which DiscOlored His Hands.
YOUTSEY ANXIOUS TO FIGHT
TESTIMONY OF PRIVATE SECRETARY
TO THE GOVERNOR.
Jack Chfnn On the Stand-POint About
the MiIftia-COnsiderab Hear.
say Evidence on Tap.

important testimony yet brought out in
connection with the assassination of Goebel
was brought out tonight in the hearing for
hail in the Culton case. Assistant Secre-
tary of State j. B. Matthews and McKen-
Zie Todd, private secretary of Governor
Taylor, were the star witnesses. and gave
testimony nearly sensational as that
of Culton. Matthews stated that pardons
were issued also to Charles Finley, John
L. Powers, Harlan Whitaker and possibly
W. III. Culton. The witness first said
pardon had been issued to Culton, but later
said he was rot sure as to Culton, but
thought he entered a pardon for him at
the same time he entered the other three
pardons and those to Caleb Powers and
John Davis, March 10. The hearing will
conclude tomorrow.
When court convened in the morning
Capt. ]. F. Hawn, a Barboursville military
officer. testified regarding Caleb and John
assassination and trying to get him to bring
his company to Frankfort disguised as
citizens He declined to do so unless or
dered by Governor Taylor. and no orders
came till after the assassination, Jan. 30
Jack Chinn, who was with Goebel when
he was shot, said he was sure the shot
which hit Goebel was fired from the ex-
ecutive building.
Ed Steffee, who was standing on the por-
tico in front of the Statehouse. saw Goebel
fall. Immediately after the shot he looked
towards the executive building and thought
he saw the barrel of rifle pointing out Of
the window of the Office of the secretary
of state The rife was drawn in and the
window closed. In the cross-examination
Steffee said that after the shot was fired
above the window at which he saw the
rifle. He did not look to see where the
shot came from until after Goebel fell.
Judge B. G. Williams, one Of the attor-
neys for the commonwealth. was placed on
the stand He told of having seen Culton
in a whispered conversation in the State
house yard on the morning Of the assas-
sination with Berry Howard, but did not
know what they were talking about.
Wade Watts, bootblack in the base
ment of the executive building. heard some
body run down the steps into the basement
right after the assassination, then saw
Youtsey running through the basement
He overheard some men, whom he did not
know, talking about killing the Democrats
In the Legislature.
POINTS TO YOUTSEY.
At the afternoon session arguments were
heard from attorneys of the telegraph
companies as we'll as counsel IN the case.
The court ruled that the writ to produce
the kilograms should be amended so as to
apply only to messages bearing the
Goebel assassination. Patrick Mcdonald
was recalled, followed by Robert L. Blake
man. Mrs. Anderson, manager of the
Western Union at Barboursville. read a lot
Of kilograms to and from the defendants,
all relating to the excursionists Of last jan
uary.
At the night sitting OF the court ex-State
Auditor L. c. Norman testified that prior
to the assassination he overheard Judge
George Denny. of Lexington. say: Some
body ought to kill Goebel and Governor
Taylor ought to pardon the man that
did it,"
He said the tenor of Denny's conversa-
ton was that Goebers death would save
the lives OF other people. Witness COM
municated the remark to Goebel.
McKinzie Todd. private secretary to Gov
ernor Taylor, said he saw Culton and Yout-
sey at the Governors office several times
He did not know Jim Berry Howard; !;
saw armed men around the Governors Of
fee the day of the mountaineer excursion.
Asked If he saw any guns in the Office of
the secretary Of state, witness said he saw
two there on the Saturday prior to the as
sassination. Youtsey picked up one of the
guns and took a position near the window
He asked Youtsey what he was going to
do. Youtsey said he thought there was
trouble in the executive building. and that
''if it started he wanted to be prepared"
Youtsey said he would not start any
trouble. but would be prepared to protect
the building IL 1t did start.
'I was in the reception room of the Gov
ernors Office at the time OF the assassina-
tion The shots seemed to come from the
west end of the building. / did not know
that Goebel had been killed until John
Davis ran in and told US. / went with
Davis to his house and he got a gun We
came back Immediately. The door to the
Office of the secretary of state was opened
while we were gone"
Public Printer George G.. Fetter told of
printing badges for Caleb Powers and John
Powers which were used by the 100 noun
tain men Jan. Is. Fetter was entering the
Statehouse yard when Goebel was shot He
could not tell where the first shot came
from. but the subsequent firing appeared
to be In the hall OF the executive building.
Jack Chinn. who accompanied Goebel, did
not draw pistol.
with the. soldiers in the arsenal. said they
got mar ching orders one hour before the
assassination and were uniformed and
armed at the time Of the tragedy. The SOL