Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-18
TRIED WHILE INSANE
YoutSey in Bed in a Room Next to he
Court Room,
UNCONSCIOUS OF WHAT IS SAID.
Physlclana IeStify AS to tho Prisoners Con-
dition but the Judge Refuses TO
Postpone tho lrinl- Goebsl
ON lho stand,

Georgetown, KY, Oct. l5.JIhe Yout-
Oey trial was resumed today, although
foulsey was reported in the same
condlOun Tvs dust week, His room
door was opened and his bed pulled
up in palm view and hearing of the
jury, and while the witnesses were
b. II examined Ilsey could be
heard calling his w,fe's name in u hol-
low, Gaming voice, and she could be
Seen s,Jylng ON his bed,
Colonel Crawford asked THAT the
physicians be allowed 10 testify uB to
the condition of the defendant. The
request was granted, and Dr. Currcli
sald iowsey was weaker and ~ be-
ter. While DR., Knox was teslo,fylng
Houisey could be heard Dreaming,
Judge tanlmll snld he had no Dis
cretyon in the matter uhd that the
trial must proceed. N.
The feature Of the day was the tes-
ul0cny OF Arthur 1ebel, the brother
of the murdered man. lie told Of
going 10 the jail the day Housey was
arrested and then said;
81 put my fe4t hand on Mr.. Iout-
sey's right shoulder and said. MIR.
loulsey Colonel Campbell has just
returned and told me what you have
said to him, Hnd have come over TO
have you tell me what you have told
him, to tell me whether ut IL true, and
TO ask you few other questions
'Mr. Youtsey sad: Yes, Mr..
Goebel, what have told Colonel
Campbell il true.
81 then said TO YoutSey: Now, |
would Ike to hayr you tell me about
gtuWng the key on Monday morning
from Powers and about Dick Combs,
and about going to see Taylor on
Tuesday morning and where you got
The cartridges
"Youtsey proceeded and said; Just
us | told Cononel Campbell, ] had u
ahlk with Dick Combs on Monday
morning and he told me that he was
READY to do the shooting and | went
TO Caleb Powers for the key to his
office and he told me no go to John
Powers, ! went to John Powers and
John Powers gave me the key.
went Ito Governor Taylnr and | told
c ;IGor Taylor ait Dick Combs
was ready to do the shooting, Gov
ernor Taylor said: you ought not ia
come 10 see me about this, ! have
been expecting this be done for
some time, but object TO having 10
negro do ii. Ii is too important .
plege of work. Combs may be u spy
aud he may betroy u.s.
"Youtsey heshtated and | said:
Very well, what did pou do next"
"Youtsey Said: 4 left Governor Tay'
lor and ON Tuesday morning ! went
back to Governor Taylor ! said ia
hims "The men to 10 the shcoting Il
now here
81 interrupted Youtsey there and !
s.ll! you b5,d Colonel Campbell the
name Of that man and that Is one
reason why sam ovr here to see you,
Now, IL you know that much, you can
also give me the name of the man.
and MIR. Youtscy sald; We'll told
him jim Howard was here; that |
thought he got here Monday night
81 asked: 'What else did Taylor
SHY? loutsey said; Governor Taylor
walked up and down the floor and
said: 'Youtscy, what do pou think?
If Goebel is killed, do you think |
could hold me office lie discussed
THAT matter. balltng TO me back and
forth, and | slad " him thought IL
..oeI was put on, of the way that
the contest would be settled and that
he could hold his office.
"Finully ! sNid 10 him ,as Governor
Taylor hesitated still: n Is up to
you to decide now whether III is to be
done or net. After some more heistNt-
ing Youtsey stated that Taylor final
ly Said; well, tell them to go ahead.
II nj lis necessary, ! can send the man
To the countains with a squad of sold
iers. said Did he say anything
about pardoning him? and Youtsey
sald YES. THAT is so. He said: If
1T lis necessary can pardon and he
will be safe enough
euid: Whit I'D you do?' Iout-
sey said: lie went and got the cart
ridges said: Very well, SO on
Youtsey said: When went back
Berry Howard and Dick Combs and
Jim Howard were in the hall and |
unlocked the door and let them in and
gave them the clrtrldges.' again in
terrupted and asked Youtscy TO whom
he had given the cartridges. | said:
THAT is one question that ] wanted to
ask you, Mr. Youtsey,' and he said:
Il gave them to Jim Howard. He was
the last man who went in the door.
w. II. Culton testified that Youtsey
told him of the plan to kill Goebcl am
q" ~ Through basement; that
Youtscy asked him Ito swear after the
shooting that he (Youtscy) was in the
leelSlwtiye hail when the shot was
fired. that Noutsey told him that
Governor Taylor had been urging him
TO leave the ,tlte and Cqlton said he
told Taylor about 1t and Taylor told
Youtsey to deny any such thing In
the futrue md deny all knowledge Of
the shooting.