Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-18
INDICTMENTS
Returned Against Alleged
Assassins of GoebeI.
Five Men Accused Of Being Principals
In the Act,

VI tne ACt.
Louisville, Ky, April 1S.-The in
dictments in the Goebel assassination
case returned last evening will be fol-
lowed by more true bills by Saturday
in which Governor Taylor will be in
dicted. The confessions of Henry Il.
Youtsey and w. Fl. Culton are directed
at Taylor. Those indicted as principals
in the murder are tho following.
Henry e. Youtsey, member of an old
family and clerk in the office of the
state auditor.
Harlan Whitaker, of Butler county,
u farmer and friend of Gov. Taylor's
family.
Berry Howard of Bell count, ex- Dem
ocrat and ex-member of the state Leg
islature.
James Howard, of the famous fight
ing Howard clan, of Clay county, now
under indictment for killing Geo. Ba.
ker.
"Tallow Dick Combs, n mulatto bar
Der from the mountain town Of Beatty
vile.
Indicted as accessories before the
fact:
Chas. Il. Finley, of Williamsburg, Re-
publican leader and ex-secretary OF
state.
Caleb Powers, of Barbourville, the
present secretary of state.
John L. Powres, his brother, also of
Barbouryille, Captain in the state
guard.
w. II. Culton Of Jackson, clerk in
the Office of the auditor and son OF 4
prominent mountain preacher.
Il. Wharton Golden of Barbourv.lle
public examiner of Knox county and
| star witness for the commonwealth.
Accused of completely but not in
dicted:
Governor VIM. S. Taylor, Of Butler
county, former attorney general OF
Kentucky.
John IT, Davis, federal veteran and
politician of the capital square.
Green Golden of Barbourvillc, broth
or of Wharton Golden, and keeper of a
hotel.
The principals arc. included in one
indictment but separate indictments
are presented aginst' those charged
with being accessories. The latter con
tain the sensational charge against "
s. Taylor. The language of one o.
them, that against Finley, alleges tina
the ex-Secretary "with intent to brinl
about the death and procure the mur
der of VIM. Goebel, did conspire wit
w. S. Taylor and others to this Gram
Jury unknown"
The others, Captain John Davis, VIII
Is now out on bail, aud Green Colder
of Barbourville, a brother Of II. Whal
ton Golden are accused as is the Gov
ernor, and will likely with him be ir
dicted later.
or the men indicted five, Henr
Youtscy, Harlan Whitaker, Richar
Combs, Caleb Powers and w. FL. Gu
ton are under arrest here. Two, Chai
Finley and Jno. l.. Powers, are fug
tivcs from justice, the former in III
dianapo lis and the latter in hiding
the mountains.
Though immunity from punishmer
has not been offered by the common
wealth to either Culton or Golden,
is generally understood here that til
indictments against them will be dls
missed after they have told of the
own connection and that of others wit
the conspiracy. Green Golden, who
accused but not indicted, has nevs
before been mentioned In connectio
with the case.
I Though no definite arrangement hs
been made for the arraignment of ii
indicted persons, 1t is thought thu
Called Powers, Youtsey, Culton, TIA
low Dick Combs and Harlan Viii
taker Will be called into court aft,
motion hour today and the indictmen
5 read to them.