The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-04-27
THEIR WORK FINISHED.
Grand Jury Completes Investigation
Of the Goebel Assassination.
Ex-Gov. Bradley. raylor's Leading
Counsel, Says Gle Has No Doubt
hut what His client VIII Sur
render Promptly NJ Indicted.


Frankfort, Ky, April Is. - The
Franklin county grand jury returned
indictments against ten persons
charging them with completely in
the murder of William Goebel. Henry
r. Noutsey. James Howard, Berry
Howard. Harland Whitaker and
"Tallow Dick" Combs, colored, were
indicted for willful murder, Caleb
Powers, Capt John l.. Powers, Chas.
Finley, w. II. Culton and +. Wharton
Golden were indicted as accessories
before the fact. In the indictment
relating 10 the alleged accessories
three other men are indirectly re-
ferred to as accessories though no
indictments were reported against
them.
Frankfort, KY. april 21.-The
grand jury before adiourning Thurs
day until Saturday indicted Repub-
lican Gov. w. ;. Taylor as an acces-
sorry to the murder of William Goebel
Tine indictment is similar TO those
returned against Green Golden and
John Davis Thursday. II was no.
turned over TO the circuit court. but
left in the hands of Judge Cantrill,
who gave the jurors and court Off
cials orders not 10 allow il TO become
public until a bench warrant. issued
Thursday. is served. The news, how
ever, leaked out. and wires between
here and Washington were kept hot
Thursday night by messages TO Tay.
Tor from republicans who advise him
10 remain away, for the present, AT
least.
Frankfort, KY, April 23.-While the
Franklin county grand jury has not
adjourned, il is understood that the
investigation of the Goebel assassina.
tion has been completed. The indict-
ment against Mr.. Taylor. charging
him with being an accessory 20 the
murder, will be held up until after the
argument of the governorship contest
case, which is docketed for hearrg
before the supreme court at WASH
ingtOn on April 30. and IL said by par
sons in the councils of the prosecd-
ton that no such warrant will be is
sued or other steps taken in the case
till after that time. The rumor Tint
Beckham had been applied 10 for a
requisition is without foundation.
Ex-Gov. w. o. Bradley. leading
counsel for Mr.. Taylor. gave 10 ths
press the following authorized inter
view:
Il have had no communication with
Gov Taylor since he went TO Nash-
iRgion. The press. / notice. states
that he is there preparing his case for
the supreme court. l am satisfied
that this is not true. Gov. Taylor
went 20 Washington on purely per
sonal business not connected in any
way with the trial of his case. y r
do believe the report to be true that
he is i'm New York attempting TO pre-
vent the honoring OF requisition for
his return to this state. As to wheth-
er a reqnisition could be lawful ~
sued by Mr.. Beckham or would he
recognized. IL is unnecessary for me
TO express an opinion, as there are
questions that must be determined by
the authority upon whom such a re-
qGSsition may be made.
"Gov. Taylor has publicly declared
that he was not and would never be- q
fugitive from justice, and that IL in.
dicted he would respect the law AMI
meet his accusers face to face. There
fore. there remains but one course
open TO him, and that is 20 return rs
soon as he can. walk boldly and bTase-
Is into court and meet the indictment
like man. Any other course would
be rank injustice not only to himself,
but to those of his friends who have
been accused OF so foul a crime. l do
not know whether an Indictment has
been found against Gov. Taylor, but
il II has / have no doubt that he will
promptly surrender himself into the
hands OF the law. and believe that any
intimation TO the contrary does him
an injustice"