The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
PLANS TO KILL GOEBEL
Assurances That Taylor Would
Pardon Assassin.

Frankfort, KY, May 81. B. Mat
theWs was recalled by the defense to-
day in the Goebel murder trial, and
testified that kilograms signed by
George Denny Of Lexington and filed
Immediately after the assassination,
We're sent to seven persons in different
parts of the state, saying that the riot
mad commenced, and telling the recip-
tents to send different numbers of men
to Frankfort at once. kilograms sent
or received by PARTIES indicted for the
assassination were read and filed by
agreement on both sides.
Duane Sinclair Of the Postal COM
pany testified that on the morning Of
the sassination he sent kilograms to
commanders of two Kentucky regt-
meHts, which only said: All right, -
and We're signed by Adjutant General
Collier.
Constable David Harrod stated that
he saw an unknown man run out of the
secretary of states office and down into
the basement. few moments after the
shot was fired,
f. Wharton Golden presented a num-
Der of Letters from Governor Taylor to
Golden. in which the former pledged
him his support. They were read. Col
den then went over the testimony given
in the examining trial.
Golden gave some additions to his for
mer testimony. Among these was d
statement that Culton said the man
who killed GOebel was so drunk he
could hardly stand up. Another was
that Caleb Powers told him on the day
before the assassination that the best
way to kill Goebel would be To start an
argument in the Capitol hotel and kill
him there. He stated that Powers said
To-
Negroes to Do Killing
At the afternoon session Wharton
Golden told about Youtsey getting the
key to the secretary of states Office
from John Powers. John Powers told
him two negroes had been brought here
to xiii Goebel. -rv
In cros5-examination Golden told
that Finley said that if the contest was
not stopped. 'GOebel and his gang
would be killed" Golden replied. Il am
with you in that
Witness heard people around the
state house say that Goebel would be
killed if the contest was not stopped.
When asked if he was not testifying
because he had been promised i'm
munity, Golden stated that T. G.
Campbell said he would do all he could
Coz him
George R. HemDhiIl, clerk in Secre-
tary Powers office, and who was Also
there when Charles Finley was secre-
tary of state, followed Golden. He saw
YOutsey in the office Saturday before
the assassination, with a rife. Youtsey
came into the room a. minute or two
after the shots. Governor Taylor came
into the room and asked what the
trouble was, and, when told, said; MY
God. this is terrible"
Witness heard Sheriff Burton (nOW
deceased) threaten to kill GOebel sew
eral times.
Knew of No Conspiracy.
Republican State Treasurer Walter
r. Day testified that few days before
the assassination, YOutsey left word
for witnes5 to come to his Office to see
him. When he got there Youtsey told
him he could settle the contest for $500.
Day asked Youtsey how he would settle
it, and he declined to say, and Day LETT
the room.
IN ross-examinatiOn, Day said he
knew nothing of any conspiracy to kill
Goebel. The commonwealth rested its
case at the conclusion of Days testi-
mOny.
After some unimportant testimony in
rebuttal the defense closed, and the
No~AI OcCoS7Ci Until NAOCh ~ ASNl
arguments
At the conclusion Of the motion of W.
H. CultOn for bail tonight. Judge Can
trill denied the application, and the de-
PENDANT was Temanded. In rendering
his decision the court SAID in part:
Il could not now indicate what sort
Of evidence, brought out in this CAGE,
would be competent IN the final trial,
but the uncOntradicted evidence on
some points in the case LEFT the court
no recourse but to refuse the defend
ants application for BAIL