The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-06
PARDON FOR AN ASSASSIN
Taylor's Was Promised to Whoever
Would Kill Goebel.
GOLDEN SAYS C. POWERS TOLD HIM THIS
Powers Explained to Him the Best Way to Kill
GoebeI. Finley Said II Contest Was
Not Stopped GoebeI and
Others Would Die.
(By the Associated Press. }

Frankfort, KY, May 5.--The indict-
ment against Republican Governor Taylor
was not made public tonight, but 1t is said
to have been entered on record in
Of court tonight.
COMMONWEALTH RESTS ITS CASE
Frankfort. KY, May 81. j. Matthews
was called by the defence in the Goebel
murder trial today and testified that tele-
grams signed by George Denny, of Lex
ington. and filed Immediately after the
assassination were sent to seven persons
in different parts of the State, saying that
the riot had commenced and told the re-
ceivers to send different numbers of men
to Frankfort at once.
Constable Davis Harrod stated that he
saw an unknown man run out of the Sec
rotary of States office and run down into
the basement few moments after the
shots had been fired.
T. Wharton Golden presented number
OF letters from Governor Taylor to Col
den in which the former pledged him his
support. They were read Golden then
went over the testimony given In the
examining trial
Golden gave some additions to his former
testimony Among them was a statement
that Culton said the man who killed Coo
bel was so drunk he could hardly Stand
up. Another was that Caleb Powers told
him on the day before the assassination
that the best way to kill Goebel would
be to start an argument in the Capitol
h.
witness averred, said Taylor would pardon
the assassin.
At the afternoon session Golden told
again about Youtsey getting the key TO
Secretary Of States office from John Pow
ers. John Powers told him two. negroes
had been brought here to kill Goebel
On cross examination. Golden told that
Finley said IL the contest was not stopped
"Goebel and his gong would be allied
Golden replied
II am with you in that"
Witness heard people around the State
House say that Goebel would be killed II
the contest was not stopped. George r.
Hemphill, clerk in Secretary Powers Of
flee and also there when Charles Finley
was Secretary of State followed Col
den. He saw Youtsey in the office Satur-
day before the assassination with rifle.
Hemphill said the first shot sounded tS
IL ii was fired between the executive
building and the old State House and the
next few sounded as II fred IN the hall
of the executive building. Youtsey came
into the room few inmates ,tter the
shooting. Governor Taylor came into the
room and asked what the trouble was
and when told said:
MY God this Is terrible"
Witness heard Sheriff Burton (deccas-
ed, threaten to kill Goebel several times
Republican State Treasurer Walter r.
Day testified that few days before the
assassination Youtsey left word for wit
ness to come to his office to sea him
When he got there Youtsey told him lie
could settle the contest for 500. The
Commonwealth rested it's case at tho con
clusion Days testimony.
In the testimony in rebuttal Culton
again testified. He denied hat he had
a consultation with Golden in regard tc
the condition Of the man who kiliel Goe-
bel. He did not know who fired the shot
At the conclusion of the hearing of tho
motion of w. H. Culton for bail tonight
Judge Cantrill denied the application and
the defendant was remanded to Iail.
Cultons trial will come up at tho reg
ular September term of court. The 9th
ers will be tried at Georgetown.