The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-21
TRIAL
Of YOutsey Pos pm d Until
Thursday

GEORGETOWN, KY, AUGUST 90
The defense this afternoon filed a motion
for a continuance until the October term
in case of Henry Il. Youtsey. the young
auditors stenographer, who is indicted
as one of the principals OF the Goebel
murder.
The motion is based on the illness of
the defendant, supported by the a~ffidavits
Of two physicians on the illness Of his
attorneys and also the absence Of a large
number OF important witnesses.
An affidavit was also filed by his coun-
sci stating that subpoenas had been is
sued and returned unserved in the cases
Of a number who were desired as wit
nesses and the defndant make affidavit
as to what he expects to prove by them.
BY Ex-Governor w. S. Taylor, Charles
Finley, w. ]. Davidson and r. n. Miller,
all of whom are out Of the state-he says
he will prove that he was IN the execu-
tive chambers solely for protecting the
building and occupants from expected
riot. lie says that Taylor and Miller viii
testify that upon entering the executive
offices Immediately after the shooting
Youtsey did not say that Goebel had
been killed. but that he did not know
what had happened. That Charles Fin
ley will testify that there was but one
key to the secretary of states offices
that Mrs. Mason will testify that she saw
defendant walk up the steps to the east
door of the building so soon after the
shooting that he could not have been en-
gagged in it. That Ex-Governor Bradley
will say he never talked with w. II. Gull
ton, or anybody else regarding the rumor
that Youtsey contemplated killing Goebel.
The court did not pass directly upon the
motion for a continuance but said h
only one of the grounds set up in the
affidavit was to be considered, that of the
illness of the defendant. He therefore
postponed the trial until next Thursday
morning, at which time it would be de-
termined whether Youtsey would be able
to stand trial.
During the sparring between the counsel
over the matter, Col. L ]. Crawford,
Youtsey's half brother and leading coun-
sci made the statement that he believed
1t possible to get all of the absent wit
nesses in October including Ex-Governor
Taylor, Charles Finley and r. N. Miller.
The venire of jurymen were then called
and the defense through counsel moved
to discharge this venire. The argument
over this was not finished and Judge Can
trfll will sit to hear further argument to-
morrow.
GEORGETOWN, KY, AUGUST Coca
leb Powers issued a statement this even
ing as follows:
ITO the Public: I am asked my opin-
ion concerning my trial and the verdict
Of the jury. Could any fair minded peRs
son have but one opinion? Can any fair
minded man or woman of this state have
but one? That one of the greatest Judi
cial farces known to history has been en-
acted here in my trial, under the forms
of law. no well informed man can doubt.
Innocence is no shield with $780, 90 and
the methods of Campbellism against you.
The rectitude of ones past life counts for
naught. They say Taylor was guilty be-
cause he was at his office, and I am guilty
because I was away from mine. This has
been a political trial throughout for po-
litical purposes; no greater mistake has
been made by the democratic party since
they robbed us of the offices to which
we were fairly elected by the people.
There are good men and noble women in
the democratic party and many of them.
They are not all bad, far from It. A great
many of them do not indorse this mock
cry of a trial, this prostitution Of the
courts Of justice for certain ends. From
the beginning of the campaign unit now
I have stood with what little of merit I
have had for the rights and liberties Of
the people. That is my crime. That IS
the only offense I nave committed. This
is the only thing proven against me. I
swore to that myself in my testimony. l
have never had, and I now have, no apol-
ogy to make for being true to the trust
imposed upon me by a majority Of the
voters Of this state. History will draw
It's dark lines around those who have out
ragged me and disgraced the judiciary and
blackened the history Of the state. : am,
very respectfully, CALEB POWERS