The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-10-24
YOUTSEY FOUND GUILTY.
Verdict Condemning the Defendant
to Life Imprisonment.
VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.
Last Chapter in a Most RemarLa bic
Trial - Prisoners Rights
RuthIess1y Denied.

IN the case of Henry Youtsey, charged
With being a principal in the assassina
ton of William Goebel, returned yer
dict this morning. The defendant is ad
judged guilty and direction given that ht
be punished by Imprisonment for life.
Inc foregoing brief announcement is
tie closing chapter Of a trial which i.
probably without parallel or precedent il
tEis country. For ten days. or during ;
greater part of the time that the tria
has been in progress, Youtsey has lair
as senseless as clay or has filed the all
WIN the ravlngS of a maniac. From
paroXysm he has lapsed into a comatost
stalg' ana from that he has reused to ex
Pend his strength with the fury of E
MAD ANIMAL. Lest it's sound should wake
MN to new outbreaks, the Judge or
dered that the tolling of the courthouse
bell should cease.
1he petit Juryroom in the courthouse
mas been hospital, insane ward and wit
ness seat. By fiction of law. created fo,
the occasion, the motionless body. vis;hIl
on ,protruding cot, has been for that
TIME the prisoner at the bar.
In that fashion has this man been tried
Tor ms life; In that fashion has he beer
allowed the right of having his accuserS
CONFRONT him In open court He did not
near the arguments of the prosecution
made yesterday afternoon in his nominaI
presence-addresse which called unon The
Jury to assess the penalty of his own life
against him. Neither did he hear the
cqually-lmpassioned pleas made in his
defense by his attorneys.
Did Not Know His Wife.
In the throes Of paroxysm he leaned
rom MS couch. and, not Enclosing his
eyes, he seized 8 char and broke if in. r
bits before his guards could restrain him
liz three days he has not given a sign OF
recognlZlng any one, not even the faith.
III. wife, who has remained by his side
from the first
This tria. of an insensate being has
been allowed 20 continue because nc
precedent has been found which could
govern the ease. 1t has been argued by
prosecution, to which the Judge. Judge
Cantfell, has given willing ear. that
the prisoner was present, that no rights
were being lost to him by his condition
that there was 40 proof that time would
improve his condition, and that there was
no immediate danger to his life in the
fact that he was unconscious. Against
the legal FEASIBILITY of the contentious
has been placed the spectacle if moi
travesty, of Youtsey's body being made
to take Youtsey's place on the witness
stand.
w hSL lHc udLlc OI the ucIeUudnI was
called as a witness the cot bea ring his
frame was drawn into the center of the
room. His COUNSEL Attorney Crawford,
who also is his half-brother. addressed
him various questions. The prisoner new,
er moved a muscle. "See,' said Mr..
Crawford to judge and jury, che is SC
much clay" But no continuance of the
trial was granted.
Cause of Youtsey's Collapse.
Youtsey's collapse began ten days ago.
Arthur Goebel, a brother of the MUIR
dered man, had taken the stand as a wit
ness to tell what he claimed was par
tial confession of the crime made to him
by Youtsey in the Frankfort Jail on the
night of his arrest Youtsey seemed sud-
denly possessed and shouted:
That's lie! The blood of no man is
on my hands,"
He made desperate attempts to reach
the witness, but was held back. Court
adjourned in confusion and Youtsey went
bel! Goebel is not dead! All the de-
mons in hell cannot kill him"
Except to call "Sally!' the name of his
wife. he has not spoken since. The next
day he was unconscious. At first it was
thought he was shamming, but the ex-
pert medical testimony was that he had
become suddenly insane though it was
ueeIlcQ pTOUdDle tIldl the dIluck was
only temporary. On October IL he was
removed from the Jail to the petit jury
room, where he has since been. When
court is not in session the door has been
closed, and when the trial has been in
progress the door has been opened and
the cot pushed near it.
The case was continued from day to
day that week, but on Monday Judge
Cantrell ordered it to proceed, basing his
action on. the grounds already men
toned. Physicians testified that as long
as the patient remained unconscious he
was in no danger.
Vote was Unanimous.
When the jury entered the courtroom
shortly after 8 o'clock Judge Cantril
asked: Gentlemen, have you made
verdict?'
Foreman R. H. McCabe nodded his
head.
Pass up the papers to the Clerk said
The sheriff passed them up and the
clerk read the following verdict:
1--WE, the jury, find this defendant gull.
ty and fix his punishment at confinement
in the penitentiary for life"
Gentlemen. is that your verdict"
asked the judge.
1T is" was the reply.
Gentlemen, you are now finally dis
charged, and you can call on the trustees
of the jury fund for your pay" said
Judge Cantrill.
The jury filed out and the most dra-
matte trial for many years in Kentucky
was at an end.
1t was learned that no ballot was tax
en- last night, although it was practically
agreed that verdict Of guilty would be
found.
This morning the vote was unanimous
that Youtsey was guilty. Then the de-
gree of punishment was taken up. On
this question the jury was somewhat di-
vided, but finally agreed on the life SEN
tence.
Henry Youtsey is the third man to be
found guilty of connection with the
shooting of Goebel. Caleb Powers. tried
for completely in the case, was sentenced
to life Imprisonment, while James How
ard, tried on the charge of being a prin-
cipal in the shooting, was sentenced to
death
Powerless to Stop the Trial.
Motions for a continuance were over
ruled by Judge Cantrill, who declared
that he was powerless to stop the trial
unless the defendant be adjudged luna
tic.
Attorneys for the defense, Immediate
" after, the verdict was read, began pre-
pairing motion for an arrest of
Judgment, which, if sustained, will
postpone the sentence until the next