The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-04-26
TAYLOR A SUSPECT.
Grand Jury lndicts Ten Persons Con-
neCted with
The MURDER OF WILLIAM GOEBEL
High Officials Named as Accessories
--Tallow Dick, Combs, Youtsey,
Whitaker and the Two Howards.

Frankfort, KY, Special.-The Frank
lin county grand jury has returned in
dictment against ten persons, charg-
ing them with completely in the muir
der of VIM. Goebel. The principals
named are: Henry E. Youtsey, James
Howard, Berry Howard, Harland
Whitaker and "Tallow Dick" Combs
(colored). Those indicted as acces-
sories before the fact are Secretary OF
State Powers, Captain John T. Pow
ers, ex-Secretary Of State John Fin
ley, w. H. Culton, and F. Wharton
Golden. In the indictment relating to
the alleged accessories, three other
men are indirectly referred to as ac-
cessories, though no indictments are
reported against them. They are:
Governor Taylor, Green Golden and
Captain John Davis. Henry E. Yout-
sey, who IS mentioned as the first prin-
cipal, was a clerk in the Office of State
Auditor Sweeney. He formerly lived
at Newport. Youtsey was first named
in the case by Wharton Golden, the
star witness for theprosecution at the
examinging trial Of Caleb Powers.
Jim and Berry Howard are cousins,
and mountaineers Of note in connec-
ticn with the old Howard feud. They
were with the men alleged to have
been brought here by the Powers
brothers, Finley and Others, ON tho
excursion of mountaineers." Harlan
Whitaker lived in Butler, Governor
Taylor's home home county, and is al
legged to have been in the room in the
executive building from which the
shot was fired.
Dick Combe, the negro lived at Beat
tyyille, and also came here with the
mountain men. Caleb Powers is tho
Republican contestee fer Secretary Of
State, and John T. Powers, another Of
the defendants named as accessory, is
his grother. Charles Finley was Sec
retary of State under the former State
Republican administration when W. O..
Bradley was governor. Charles Fin
ley is now in indianapolis, having gone
there just before the warrant charging
him with completely was sworn out,
six weeks ago. W. H. Culton was
clerk in the Office of Auditor Sweeney.
Wharton Golden was a member of the
Taylor State guard, and claimed to
turn States evidence on the stand in
the examing trial Of Caleb Powers,
when he recited what he claimed to be
the inside facts relating to the alleged
conspiracy to murder Goebel and
enough Democratic members Of the
legislature to give the Republicans
majority. 1t is stated that the Com
monweal ihtlonlwl shrdlu cmfwyy C
monwealth will nolle PROSE- the in
dictment against Golden in considera-
tion of his testimony.
Frankfort, Special.-In the circuit
court Judge Cantrill overruled the de.
murrer to the petitions filed by the
Democratic minor State officers. Tht
result is in favor Of the Democrats and
the Republicans can appeal now by re,
fusing to plead further, or may ask
leave to amend their answer, which
will only delay matters few days.
Washington, D. c., Special.-Gover-
nor Taylor, of Kentucky, called at the
White House, and had an interview
with President Mckinley. He re-
mained half an hour. He said his call
was q social one. He refused to dis
cuss the indictments at Frankfort.