The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-17
STORY OF THE
G0EBEL MURDER
Howard Fired Fatal Shot From
Caleb Powers Office.
DIRECTED BY GOV. TAYLOR
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY OF
HENRY E. YOUTSEY.
FRANKFORT. KY, April l6.-Henry

+. Youtsey today for the first
time told on the witness stand his
story of the killing of the late Cover
nor Goebel. He named James Howard.
the defendant as the man who fired
the shot. Youtsey said he saw Howard
for the first time a few minutes before
the shooting. Toward had "a letter
sen; him several days before by the
witness at Governor Taylor's dictation.
Youtsey says he took Howard into Ca
leb Powers Office, which had been es-
pecially arranged for the shooting.
Youtsey said ne showed Howard the
Marlin rifle. the bullets and the win
dow from which the shooting was to
be- done He SAYS Howard asked what
he was TO get FOR the shooting.
What do YOU want for it," Goutsey
says ne asked, and Howard said he
wanted a pardon for killing George
Baker.
Il told him he could have that, and
more, too, " said Youtsey.
Fatal Shot Fired.
About that time" said the witness.
"GOebel came i'm the gate and l pointed
him out 10 Howard. and then ran from
the ROOM AS 1 disappeared from the
steps 90 the basement 1 heard the
crack of HoWard's rifle
He said that after the shooting ne
passed through the statehOuse base
ment and a few minutes later came
back into the executive building from
the eastern entrance.
Il STAYED I'm the office of Assistant
q fI no
for a few moments and saw Matthews
break omen Caleb Powers Office and
find the guns that had been left there.
YOutsey said that at the time of the
shooting he was private secretary 10
Auditor Sweeney. but that while ms
political status was not definitely fixed.
IL was understood ne was % nave
good place under Taylor.
Talyor Responsible.
Governor Taylor" said Youtsey "di-
reCted everything we did. We re-
Carded him as our leader, and he Was
morally responsible for all we did. We
knew we had the governor and the
pardoning board behind us and we
were not afraid of punishment for kill
ing Goebel.'
During Youtsey's testimony Howard
sat with eyes riVeted on the witness.
His wife sat behind him. Howard ala
not change expression, 4outseT- ON
discrimination. said that after ne
was arrested and sent 10 the penlien-
tiary ne still had hope of gaining I'D
erty He thought Nerks would be
elected governor and would pardon
him. He had about year ago de-
clded to-telHhis story 10 the prison
physician.
Youtsey said further that he had an
additional incentive TO tell the story,
as TAYLOR. Powers and others had used
him as a catspaW and scapegoat ana
then deserted him when he got into
trouble.
Dissemination.
When Youtsey resumed the witness box
at g O'Clock this afternoon Attorney Nlo-
Iette continued the denomination for
the defense and tried 90 extract from the
witness an admission that he was 20 re-
cefve "a reward i'm the way OF reduction
of his sentence or lighter work III the
prison. &c.,
had ever been held out to him. He SAID
that the only man who ever talked 10
him about any kind OF reward was James
A. Scott now of counsel Tor How aId:
This was just before was arrested 5,.eSii7
said he and Scott told me lt ] would
tell enough 10 bring about seven con-
victions he would get me $500
Talked With Beckham.
He admitted having sent for Governor
Peckham and asking MS advice, The
governor held "a conference with him he
Warden LIZARDS office and he said that
Peckham told him be should tell every
thing but that he was offered no lh-
ducement
ATTORNEY Violette asked "a number OF
questions. the purpose of which was "a
show that DR.. Johnson, and not How
ard Shot GOehel NOUtseV admlLfe Lnal
bn and Johnson had planned TO Kill Goe-
bel and that Johnson would do the shoot
ING -. .
w. j. Davidson. then superintendent OF
public instruction, he SAID. oiIered 20 az
IN. Johnson the use of his window o.
do the SHOOTING. Witness, however dlo
not approve of JOhnson's plans Tor the
killing and discarded him.