The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-01
Governor Durbin VIII Go Through the
transcripts i'm the Caleb
Powers Case.
NO KIND OF ANNOUNCEMENT
THE GOVERNOR HAS q SAID
WHAT HE WILL DO.
Another Interview with GOebeI and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Tay-
Tor and Finley.

LOT anu EllltN IcQulSlllOn matter liCNthtth
Governor Durbin from announcing his de-
cision yesterday, either officially or unot-
fciaIly. The Governor asserted, and was
corroborated by Messrs. Goebel and Will
liams, that he had never given the slight
est intimation of his decision on the ques-
ton of honoring or rejecting the requisi-
tions.
Town Marshal Williams, accompanied by
Arthur Goebel, appeared at the Statehouse
yesterday afternoon and asked an audience
with the Governor. but were informed
courteously by Secretary Wilson that it
would be impossible for the Governor to
take up the requisition matter until 3
o'clock in the afternoon.
Promptly at 3 o'clock Messrs. Williams
and Goebel entered the Governors parlor,
and the proceedings were ~inaugurated by
the Governor observing that he was ready
to announce his decision.
Before you do so, Governor" said Mr..
Goebel, with the air of a drowning man
clutching at a straw. 81 want TO beg the
privilege of asking you three questions"
''Why, certainly" replied the Governor;
the privilege is granted
''In the first place, Governor" said Mr..
Goebel, 81 want to ask you if you person.
dAlN nave tdQ lut GNluCllSt III NHC w
trial and the opinions of the Court of APP
peals. including the dissenting opinion?'
II have not the Governor answered
candidly. Attorney General Taylor has
had that evidence in his possession some
time. and is thoroughly familiar with 1t.
WILL READ EVIDENCE.
"Well, now, Governor continued Mr..
Goebel, Il would be better satisfied and so
would the people of Kentucky if you were
10 read that evidence and those other doc
uments yourself and form your conclusions
from your own knowledge, and not that of
somebody else. VIII you favor us to the
extent of reading the record and opinions
in the Powers case?'
Il will" the Governor answered without
hesitation. when 1 go to my home in An
derson this afternoon L will take the docu-
mentS with me-
Mr.. Goebel's face lit up with satisfaction
at receiving this assurance from the chleI
executive, and then he discharged his last
interrogatory in tones that were meant to
be ringing with triumph.
IF after reading the evidence OF the ZO
witnesses in the Powers case" he de-
claimed Oratorically land noting the de-
tails of procedure in the trial, you come to
the conclusion that the evidence was such
as would have convinced, say, a rigid New
England jury, will you say that the trial
was fair, regardless of the personnel OF
the jury, and allow Messrs. Taylor and
Finley to be taken back TO Kentucky
Il will not say what L Will do until / nave
read the documents you have asked me to
read" said the Governor. firmly.
After Mr.. Goebel had finished thanking
Governor Durbin for his courteous treat
ment. the conference ended and the Ken
tuckians took their departure. Mr.. Will
liams and Mr.. Mills left for their respect
natl, o., last night, but Mr.. Goebel was
undecided as to whether he would leave
last night or remain in Indianapolis until
to-day.
Mr.. GOEBEL TALKED.
After the conference with the Governor
MIR. Goebel stood on the top of the flight
of stone steps at the Washington-street
entrance of the Capitol building and re-
counted with much display of Evolutionary
ability the events that had just trans
pired. 1t was evident that he thought he
had scored a great point in ~persuading the
Governor TO take more time to decide the
requisition case. He said that the five vol
umes of evidence that We're i'm the posses
sion of Attorney General Taylor would
have to be returned to Attorney T. e.
Campbell, of Cincinnati, since the latter
will have need of them in the new trial
of Mr.. Powers that begins next Tuesday.
Mr.. GCebel has a complete transcript of
the evidence, however, and stated that he
would forward this TO Governor Durbin
Immediately after he reached his home in
Covington. The Governor retained one
volume of the Powers transcript said
Mr.. Goebel. Ito take with him TO Ander-
son, but when l send him my set of the
volumes of evidence he will express that
volume to Mr.. Campbell"
Mr.. Goebel explained his third question
TO Governor Durbin by asserting that if
the evidence in the Powers case was con-
vincing it mattered not in the slightest de-
gree whether the jury were impaneled by
i is" h mea said or Would hat e evidence eeef haTe
convinced a Puritan jury? and | am en-
tirely willing to let Governor Durbin be the
Judge of that
NOBODY about the Statehouse yesterday
would venture a positive opinion as to the
final decision that will be rendered by Gov
ernor Durbin. All agree that the Governor
had succeeded in keeping his own counsel
and that he had accorded the kentuckians
the fairest kind of treatment.
MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS.
AS there are several thousand closely
typewriter pages of the Powers transcript
and the opinions of the Court of Appeals
of Kentucky, it is believed the Governor
will not be able TO wade through UGH a
mass of manuscript. besides performing
his other varied official duties, much short
of two or three weeks, although this is
purely speculation. Mr.. Goebel was asked
by the Governor, Have you ever read the
transcript and opinions in the Powers
case?" and replied, Many times. Cover
nor
How long did it take you to read them?"
asked the Governor.
Varying lengths of time Mr.. GOebel an
swered. Sometimes | could read them In
a week. and again it would take me a
month to read them as | wanted to- When
Mr.. GOebel said this there was I'm his eyes
"A peculiar CLINT. IL was remarked at the
Statehouse that his brothers assassination
has evidently taken "A powerful hold upon
him.
Nothing was said at yesterdays confer
ence concerning the detectives that have
been bounding Messrs. Taylor and Finley
for several weeks past. Presumably, the
men will remain on their track unless they
are removed in the manner suggested by a
State official in yesterdays Journal-by be-
ing arrested as suspects and. if concealed
weapons are found upon them, being fined
the limit OF the law. $500. and compelled to
serve all of it in Jail. \ neighbor of Gov
ernor Taylor said last night that the Gov
ernOr has come 20 feel that too much is
being put upoE him. 'GoVernor TaNlor is