Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08


Reveals the Whole story.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, April The
Louisville Courier-Journal prints the
following from its staff correspondents
at Frankfort:
After two months of shrewd, intelli-
gent and untiring work, such probably
as has never been surpassed in the
history Of criminal prosecution in this
country, Commonwealth Attorney
Robert Franklin, County Attorney
James Polsgrove and Col. T. c. Camp
bell, assisted by Messrs. Justus and
Arthur Goebel and corps of expert
enced detectives, have unearthed al
most every material fact in connection
with the assassination of Gov William
Goebel, and are prepared to bring to
justice the men who formed and who
executed the conspiracy.
1t will come as a surprise to all save
half dozen persons to learn that
Henry E. Youtsey of Newport, who Is
under arrest, has given to the prosecu-
ton statement OF his connection with
the conspiracy, and will be the most
valuable of all the witnesses for the
commonwealth.
The assassination conspiracy, as laid
bare in its various stages by the con-
LESSONS of Youtsey, Culton and Gold
en-, together with the voluminous evi-
dence gathered from many sources, Is
all that Commonwealth Attorney
Franklin, Col Campbell and Mr.. GoeDel
early in the investigation claimed TO
be-one OF the greatest and most de-
liberate of the century.
Jim Howard the Man Accused.
Jim Howard, the Clay county feud-
list, is the man suspected of having fired
the shot, which came from a 3S-calibro
Marlin rifle furnished by Henry u.
Youtsey, who bought the steel bullet
smokeless powder cartridges from
well-known Cincinnati house. 1t Ia
charged in the confessions that have
been made that Caleb and John Pow
ers, Charles Finley and two or three
others, whose names are known, hatch
ed the conspiracy, and that Jim and
Berry Howard, Youtsey, Culton and
one or two others, each having their
special parts, executed il.
The story has many reflections; all
the minor details could only be brought
out after weeks of questioning and
ross-questioning of the numerous wit
nesses.
Culton Has old Part.
1t has been denied that Culton has
made a confession, but he has done so,
though the prosecution does not believe
he has told all he knows. What he
really has confessed is given in the
following account OF the assassination.
Youtsey confessed TO Col I. G.. Camp
bell on the same afternoon that Gull
ton gave his statement. He had al
ready confessed 10 Col James Andrew
Scott. TO whom he went for advice az
to what he ought 10 do All this was
made public in Col. SCOTS recent
statement.
Youtsey is a young man. and was
led into the conspiracy by older hands.
who had far more at stake in the con-
tests pending before the General AS
sembly and in the killing Of GoebeI
The same is true in Culton's case.
Youtsey Turns states Evidence.
Youtsey's statement was made in the
Jail on the afternoon OF his arrest
1t was formally proposed to the Com
monwealth that Youtsey be allowed to
become a witness for the Common
wealth. but the prosecution objected.
believing the evidence is so strong aa
to make Youtsey's testimony unneces-
sary.
youtsey duplicates Taylor.
Youtsey duplicates w. S. Taylor,
stating that be was one Of the eight
or nine men who knew Of this end OF
the conspiracy which was carried out
in Caleb Powers Office. The men he
duplicates are w. S. Taylor. Caleb
Powers. John l.. Powers, Charles Fin
ley. w. II. culton, Jim Howard. prob
ably Berry Howard one other man and
himself.
In his confession Youtsey says that
certain prominent Republican leaders
would not trust the negroes Combs and
Hockergmith with the work, and when
another man was engaged he refused
to do the shooting until the money was
paid. The demand was made just be-
fore the shooting. while in the Execu-
tive building The cash installment Is
said TO have been 81 500. Youtsey went
out OF the room, got the money and
turned II over 10 the proper persons.
He knows who was In the room. but
II is said he claims either To have left
the room or TO have turned his back
when the shots we're fred.
The story given below Is the story
told by the various witnesses for the
Commonwealth.
Bringing Of Feudisfs.
Wharton Golden told In his state
meut at the trial OF Caleb Powers what
was the purpose Of the Republican
leaders in bringing TO the capital the
regular mountain feudists." Seeing
that things we're going against their
party. Powers, Finley, Taylor and 9TH
ers advised the bringing OF the noun
tain men here. When Golden went in
To Powers Office : few days before ths
assassination and asked how things
looked Powers said:
bad enough. Taylor is about to
weaken on US, and | must get Breck
HilI out Of the way so that, II the DEM
ocrats beat US, / win have no oDpo-
nent."
w. n. Culton, who was a clerk In
the Auditors ONCE: the then Secretary
OF State. Caleb Powers: John L. Pow
ars who In CaIebsa brother. ex-SecT8e