The sun., 1900-04-21
GOV. TAYLOR IS INDICTED
Charged With Completely in
GOcbpl Murder, Accord
ing to Report.
STORM in THE JURY ROOM
The Vote on the Question of Indict'
ing the Governor Wrs Taken,
and the Jurors all
But Come to
Blows.

Louisville, April 2O.-The correspond
ent here of the New York Sun sends the
following to his paper:
information has been received here
that William $. Taylor, de facto governor
of Kentucky. has been indicted as an ac-
cessory before the fact to the murder OF
William Gocbel. The indictment was
found by the Franklin county grand jury
after Il stormy scene, which came near
resulting in personal difficulty between
Robert Suter. the Democratic foreman of
The Jury. and w. Il. George, one Of the
two Republican members. According TO
The informant, after tile finding of indict-
mrnts against Green. Golden and .lohn
Davis. also charged with being accessory
to G,aehel's murder, the vote on the qnes-
ti0ll IL inlieting Taylor was called for.
81 this jungture .IurSman George arose
and said thai he WAS opposed To the llnd-
ing Of an Indictment against Taylor for
the reason that ITO indict the governor
would IL IN awful disgrace to tine state.
lie said thai he would vote against any
such measure. Frank Stagg, the other
Republican member, coilcided with tie
views of MIR. George.
There WAS some discussion among other
members rs To the strength Of the tesll-
moiy against Taylor. George admitted
lnilI IL MilS IT'S StEOllS It's lHui oll NhiNi
others charged with completely had been
Indicted. but again declared that he
would not lie a party to the diSgracng
of the state by bringing an indictment
against its governor"
Here Foreman Suter is alleged to have
said, why, the indictment Of Il man as
guilty as TAYLOR has been shown To he be-
fore this jury can he no disgrace TO the
state; on the other hand. you are dis
gracing the state by your action"
Rush For Suter.
This infurinted George, and he made a
rush for Suter, who was losing no time
\ in getting toward George. However, be
fore they could come together other mem
Y brrs grapplcd the two men and prevcnte,
conflict. Matters were smoothed ovel
and Il vote taken on the indictment, re
sulting as follows:
For-Itohert Nurer. c. w. Bridgeford
George Brock, Il. +. Brumback. $. II
Cain, John RcS, I.cwrllyn Gaines, Bu
Carter. w. III. Graham. Dcmoerats, am
Il. NJ. Fcathcrstonr. Brown Democrat
10. Against w. Il. George and Fran
Stagg, Republicans
The grand jury then filed down into tn
courtroom and handed THE report to Juds
Cantrill They were ordered 10 retir,
and the Judge handed over To CleE
Ford the Indictment against Green, Gnlt
cu and John Davis. The indictmel
against Taylor was not given out.
The indictment against Governor lay
Ior is iii the hands of Judge Cantrill. VII
is holding ii until he can serve Il benc
warrant and place Taylor iii jail. III
action in making public the other Indie
ments and withholding that against Ia.
lor in order 10 arrest him secretly h
aroused indignation. Governor layl,
is in Washington. and leading Repnbli
ans have telegraphed him urging him
stay there and refuse to surrender.
The prosecution expects Senator Ale
ander of Louisville to testify that he W;
in Governor Taylor's office when Il
shot was fired and that Governor Tayl,
drew n revolver and ran out of the ollie
George Hemphill, one Of the clerks
the assistant secretary of states ofic
is expected to swear that he saw Cover
or Taylor trying the door leading into u
secretary of states office and heard hi
saw it was shame the door was locke
Governor Taylor's actions, the prosec
ton will hold. prove that he knew fro
what office the shot came. The prosec
ton expects to prove that Jim Howa
and Henry Il. Youtsey We're the only {
cupants of the secretary of states ON
and that the shot was fired either
Howard or Youtscy while reclining on
lounge with the barrel of the rifle restl
on the window sill.