Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-08
WARRANT FOR TAYLOR.
Paper Is Issued By Judge CalitriII
For Arrest of kentucky
Ex-Governor.

The issuance OF q bench warrant at
Frankfort, Ky, Friday, by Judge
Cantrill was the first official notice
that an indictment had been returned
naming Former Governor Taylor as
an accessory to the murder OF William
Goebel. It had been Tumored for
weeks that the indictment had been
returned, but that the officials refused
to either confirm or deny it. The in
die melt was fled and entered on re-
cord April 18th. It reads as follows:
The grand jury of the county Of
Franklin In the name and by au-
thority Of the commonwealth of Ken
tucky accuses William s. Taylor, OF
this commonwealth, of being access
sorry before tie fact to the willful muir
der of William Goebel, committed as
follows. viz: The said William s.
Taylor in the said county Of franklin,
on the 30th day of January. A. D.,
1900, and bsfore the finding Of this
indictment, usiawfully, willfully and
feloniously of his malice aforethought
and with intent to bring about the
death and procure the murder of Will
liam Goebel, did conspire with Caleb
Powers, F. W. Golden. John L.
Powers, John Davis, Henry Yout-
sey, Charles Finley, W. II. Gull
ton, John Howard, Berry How
ard, Harlan Whitaker, Richard
Combs and others to this grand
jury unknown, and did coun-
sci, advise, encourage, aid and pro-
cure Henry Youtsey, James Howard,
Berry Howard, Harlan Whitaker,
Richard Combs and other persons to
this grand jury unknown, unlawfully,
willfully, feloniously and OF their NAL
ice aforethought, to kill and murder
William Goebel, which one Of the last
FIVE named persons or another person
acting with them, but who is TO this
grand jury unknown, as aforesaid
then and there, thereunto by the said
W. 8. Taylor before the fact commit
ted, advised, encouraged, aided and
procured, did by shooting and wound
ing the ssid Goebel with a gun or pis-
toll, loaded with powder or Other ex-
plosiye and leaden and steel ball or
other hard substances, and from which
said shooting and wounding the said
Goebel died on the Sd day of February,
1900, but which Of said lest above
mentioned persons as aforesaid, actu
ally fred the shot that killed the said
Goebel is to this grand jury unknown,
against the peace and dignity OF the
commonwealth Of Kentucky"
The bench warrant commands the
sheriff or other arresting officer to AZ
rest William 8. Taylor and deliver
kim to the taller Of Franklin county
On the back Of the indictment about
fifty persons are named rs witnessed
for the commonwealth. The benct
warrant was placed in the hands o.
Deputy Sheriff John Suter, who is act
ing in the absence OF the sheriff. WHIT
is ut Hot Springs. When asked wha'
he would do with the warrant he said
"Whst can 1 do with it? 1 would
serve it il 1 could. and could do it i
Governor Mount Of Indiana woulC
help me, but from all reports 1 guess
he will not do it."
Governor Beckham Friday afternoon
issued an order mastering out tel
companies Of the state guard. All ex
cept two Of them are located in noun
tain towns and were among those mus
tered into service during the politica
excitement just before and immedi
ately following the state election las
fall.