The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-17
YOUTSEY ON GOEBEL'S MURDER
SAYS HE CLEARED TAEWAY FOR
JIM HOWARD TO SHOOT.



FRANKFORT. Ky, April io.-Henry s.
Youtsey who Is serving life sentence for the
murder Of William Goebel and who, accord
ing to his statement, laid the plans for the
murder, made his first statement to-day
on the witness stand in the trial OF Jim
Howard. the principal in the murder, whom
Youtsey charges with being the man behind
the gun.
Youtsey testified that he had first made his
statement to DR.. Hugh Tobin, the prison
physician, after the other alleged con-
spirators had cut OF all communication
with him. He later sent for Gov. Beckham
and told him that he wanted to make
confession.
Gov. Beckham advised me to tell what
. knew, but said he would state in advance
that he could promise me no offer OF pardon
or oommutation.'
Youtsey said that James Andrew Scott.
attorney for Howard. had offered him
esS 900 from the Goebel reward fund Tor
seven convictions. Scott said: 80
Say nothing Of this to Commonwealth
Attorney Franklin
Youtsey further said that Franklin had
offered him no promise OF pardon OF COM
mutation. nor had any one.
He tsstifIed that a plan had been pre-
vsouely made to Kill Goebel. DR.. W. X.
Johnson OF jackson county offered to do
the killing. Assistant Secretary, OF state
Davidson, under Powers, gave the use OF
the private Office OF the Secretary OF state
for that purpose johnson said he would
kill Cioebel as he came from the Senate
chamber. johnson failed and he said he
knew that johnson would seek another
opportunity to kill Goebel
Youtsey said:
Il nrst saw Jim Howard, the defendant.
on Jan. 80, 1900. q few minutes before II
O'Clock. He raped on the door OF my
office and presented letter which l had
addressed to him several days before at
the Instance Of Gov. Taylor. | asked him
n ne wanted to see Taylor. He answered
that he did not want TO see any one. 1
took him to the private door OF the Score
tary Of States Office. leaving him in the
hallway. went into the Secretary OF
the private ONCE. There closed the door.
pulled down the window blinds, raised the
corner window and then let Howard into
the room through the private doorway,
chester rife and explained to him that I
knew the Marlin and that IT would shoot
steel ball through fifteen inches Of wood;
Howard sat down and examined the
rifles. While he was doing this fixed the
lower window. that was open. and placed
and saw Goebel just In front OF the Capitol
grounds shaking hands. Here he comes
! said to Howard.
Il that himY asked Howard.
Il turned and left the room just as he
laid out big pistol on the window ledge.
I went down the basement steps and ~
I got half way down heard the rifle crack.
81 beoa me panic stricken and nan through
the Ia sernent. As ran my pistol became
loosenej from a suspended buckle and fell
In my trouser leg i grs bbed 1t and nan
in 0 STOPPING position out OF the building
and around It's north end. ! ran in the
eastern door Of the Executive building and
into the general room OF the Executive
As / Tot in there my pistol dropped to
the floor and picked ii up. ] aw Gov.
Taylor. Bruce Nathews. George Hemphil,
Ben Rowe and others in there. Taylor
was greatly excited. He went TO the door
leading TO Powers's once and turned the
began 70 beat on the door. Mathews nan
out and got ladder and climbed over the
transom and nto the private ONCE and
opened the door. did not 60 into that
ROOM
Youtsey testified that he had feigned the
At In his trial and heard al OF the testimony
introduced a. he lay on the cot. He had
not advised his attorneys about his plan.
He said
Il decided to take my sentence on the
trial As my father was q poor man and
did not want to take all OF his property
and send him to the poorhouse. Caleb
scription fund for the defence OF the cases :
trouble. He had followed Gov. Taylor
q Q soldier follows o military general and
thought the pardoning power was behind
him.