Evening star., 1900-10-16
ARTHUR GOEBEL TEsTIFlES
HE RELATES ALLEGED CONFESSION
OF YOUTsEY.
Latter brought into Court in q Deleri-
Gus C0ndftion-G0v. Taylor
Implicated.

The trial of Henry 3. Youtsey, charged
with being a principal In the killing OF Gov
ernor Goebel. was resumed at Georgetown.
KY, yesterday, although Youtsey was re-
ported in the same condition as last week.
His room door was opened and his bed
pulled UP In plain view and hearing OF the
jury. While the witnesses were being ex-
amined Youtsey could be heard calling his
wife's name in a hollow. moaning voice. and
could be seen to be sitting on his bed.
The feature Of the day was the testimony
of Arthur Goebel. brother Of the dead gov
ernor. He told Of going to the jail the day
Youtsey was arrested. and then said:
Il put my left hand on Mr.. Youtseys
right shoulder and said: Mr.. Youtsey. Col.
Campbell has just returned and told me
what you have said to him. and 1 have
come over to have you tell me what You
told him. to tell me whether it Is true. and
to ask you few other questions Mr..
Youtsey said: Yes. MIR. Goebel; what
have told Col: Campbell is true
Il then said to Youtsey: Now, l would
like to have you tell me about getting the
key on Monday morning from Powers, and
about Dick Combs and about going to see
Taylor, and also about going to see Taylor
on Tuesday morning, and where you got
the cartridges Youtsey proceeded. and
said: Just as L told Col. Campbell. l had
a talk with Dick Combs on Monday morn
do the shooting, and 1 went to Caleb Pow
ers for the key to his office, and he told
me to go TO John Powers. l went to John
Powers and John Powers gave me the key.
l went to Governor Taylor and told hlm
that Dick Combs was ready to do the
shooting.
Governor Taylor said: You ought not to
come to see me about this. l have been ex-
pecting this to be done for some time, but
L object to having a negro do IT. 1t is too
important piece of work. Combs may be
a spy and he may betray U.S. Youtsey
hesitated. and ! said: Very well. What
did you do next?
"Youtsey said: L left Governor Taylor
and on Tuesday morning 1 went back to
is now here
II interrupted Youtsey there, and said:
You have told Col Campbell the name OF
that man, and that is one reason why 1
came over here to see you. Now, il you
know that much you can also give me the
name Of the man. and Mr.. Youtsey SAID:
Well 1 told him Jim Howard was here:
that thought he got here Monday night
asked; What else did Taylor say?
1outsey said: Governor Taylor walked up
and down the floor, and said: "Youtsey
what DO you think? If Goebe Is killed, do
you think l could hold my office?' He
discussed that matter. talking to me back
and forth, and l said to him l thought If
Gcebel was put out of the way that the
contest would be settled. and that he could
hold his office. Finally l said to him. as
you to decide now finally whether 1t is to
be done or not and after some more hesi-
tation foutsey stated that Taylor said
finally:
Well. tell them to go ahead. If it is
necessary. can send the man to the noun
tains with squad of soldiers I said: Did
he say anything about pardonng him?'
and foutsey said, Yes. that Is so. He. said.
If 1t is necessary l can pardon him, and
he will be safe enough. Youtsey then
stopped, and l asked: What did you do
then? You told Col Campbell, as he told
me. that you let certain people into Powers
office
''Youtsey said, Yes I then went back
and reported. I told Berry Howard and
Dick Combs and Jim Howard to go and
be in the hall OF the executive building,
and l then left. 1 said, What did you
do?'
'Youtsey said: I went and got the cart
ridges When I went back, Berry Howard
and Dick Combs and Jim Howard We're in
the hall, and / unlocked the door and let
them in and gave them the cartridges l
again interrupted and asked Youtsey as to
whom he had given the cartridges, and he
said: gave them to Jim Howard. He
was the last man who went in the door
Il said. How many did you give him.
and he said. I gave him the whole box
said, Mr. foutsey, who fired the shot?
and he said. 4 cannot tell you: 1 didn't
see him ] said. What did you do when
you let them in?' He said. 4 stood near
the door l said. You gave the cartridges
to Jim Howard?
"'Yes, sir
Where did you get the cartridges?'
He said: L got them from Powell &
Clements on Main street, in Cincinnati. On
the 22d of January ] wrote them and told
them to send box of 1856 smokeless steel
cartridges, Winchesters.'
Il said: Was he shot with Winchester
rife?' He said: The cartridges fit either
Winchester Martin
Il said: How much did you send them?'
fa cal hon
for a dollar
Mr.. Youtsey then stopped, and I said to
him: Mr.. 1outsey you have Just told Col.
Campbell and me that Monday morning
YOU went to Gov. Taylor and told him that
Dick COombs was ready to do the shooting
II Taylor objected, and now you tell me
on Tuesday morning you let Dick Combs
into the office. How Is that? Youtsey hes
itated. and then finally said: Well those
were the three men I let in. I looked at
him, and said They say also that Berry
Howard was in the left-hand lobby of the
legislature, and You say you let him in
that room Youtsey finally said: Those
are the three men let In there"
On convening in the afternoon the court
said that it had no discretion In the mat
ter. and unless counsel would agree he
would have to rule that Youtsey must ac-
tually be present in court. No agreement
could be reached, and Youtsey was brought
the door left open.
The defense asked that James Howard
be brought from the Jail in Frankfort to
TESTIFY on behalf OF Youtsey.
Wharton Golden testified that he saw
John l.. Powers give Youtsey a key on
January % and Powers said 1t vas key
to Caleb Powers office.
w. III. Culton testified that Youtsey told
him Of the plan TO kill Goebel and escape
through the basement; that Youtsey asked
him to swear after the shooting that he
tfoutsey) was in the legislative hall when
the shot was fred that Youtsey told him
that Gov. Taylor had been urging him to
leave the state. and Culton said he told
Taylor about 1t, and Taylor told Youtsey to
deny any such thing In the future and to
deny all knowledge of the shooting The
defense sought to prevent Culton from tes-
trying because his statements had been
contradicted by the states witness In the
examining trial. but the Judge overruIed
the motion after long discussion.
Culton was cross-examined last night and
while Col Nelson discovered that ali his
statements in the former trials did not
tally with what he said yesterday afternoon,
Culton stood up fairly well under the
crossf1re. Upon the conclusion of his tes-
timony, the commonwealth rested It's case
and court adjourned till today, to give the
defense time to consult as to making a
statement to the jury.
L.