The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
Y0UTSEY'S full CONFESSION
OF the Details Of the Hesh Plot by which Governor Goeb Of
Kentucky Was Assassinated by the RepublicansEight
Men Active in the Conspiracy Including Taylor

Youtsey further said that short
time before the killing of Goebel he
went to the Agricultural building and
conducted a band of mountain men to
| the main hallway of the Executive
building. These men he stationed
there and told them to remain. This
was done to hide the identity Of How
ard, who might appear among them
after the shooting.
In all of Youtsey's confession he
told but little to eXculpate himself,
| He told what he lid on all occasions,
but he did tell that when the killing
of Goebel was first suggested by Tay-
! Tor and the others, he said that it
was not the proper thing to do. He
| said that he was drawn into the plot
| by the fact that he was close to Tay-
Tor and was TO be his private secre-
taryTaylor also dictated all his pri
vate and secret correspondence to
him, and in this way they became in
innate.
While it is not known that Youtsey
has told of the motives which moved
the other men in the conspiracy to
seek Goebel's death they are known.
Of course. Taylor and Powers had
their offices at stake: John l.. Powers
was to be Caleb Powers secretary;
Wharton Golden was to be appointed
assistant adjutant general, w. H.
Culton was to be given a position in
the auditors office.
Youtsey was one of the first men
arrested for the murder of Goebel
When detectives called on State Au
ditor Sweeney to furnish the names
of the men who were not in the Office
when Goebel was shot the names of
Culton and of Youtsey were given.
This fact became a rumor, and Yout-
sey addressed letter to Arthur Goe-
bel telling him that he could account
for his whereabouts when the shot
was fired and saying that he had no
connection with the crime. Later
YOutsey was arrested. He immedi-
ately made a partial confession to
Mr.. James Andrew Scott, of Frank
fort. who went to Winchester and en-
deavored to induce Judge French,
Youtsey's father-in-law, and Mr.. Holly
| WitherspOOn, his brOther-in-law, to
persuade YOutsey to turn states evil
dence. Youtsey's relatives quickly
advised him not to talk, and he shut
up like a clam, protesting his inno-
cence and claiming that he knew
nothing of the plot to kill Goebel.
He continued these tactics and his
trial was called in the Scott circuit
court at Georgetown in October, 1900.
liz the mean time Mr. r. w. Nelson,
one of Yountsey's attorneys. had told
Mr.. Franklin that Youtsey would tell
enough ito hang Taylor if he was
liberated. Mr.. Franklin declined the
proposition, saying Taylor could be
hanged without Youtsey's testimony.
When Arthur Goebel took the witness
stand in Youtsey's trial the prisoner
tainted and for nearly two weeks he
lay on cot in the courtroom. After
the verdict was rendered giving him
a life sentence in prison he immedi-
ately revived. and contrary to his at
new trial. and the judgment was pro-
nounced.
He was put lin prison and nothing
further was heard from him until last
April. when it became known that he
had written out ninety-page con
fession of his knowledge of the plot
A copy of the confession was made
it was said. at the time.
In the mean time Caleb Powers
Jim Howard and others continued tC
say that if any of the men arrested
was guilty the man was Youtsey
These things came to the ears Of
Youtsey's relatives md it is said that
man was being made the scapegoat
of Taylor and Powers and the Other
alleged conspirators. Consequently
} it is claimed that they urged Youtsey
to go before the proper persons ant
: without promise of pardon or parole
( to tell everything he knew about the
crime. This Youtsey says he ha:
now done and that he feels like &
: new man. He is now in the best o.
l health and says that he is differen
: person. Many republicans and dem
ocrats alike here say that Youtsey i!
} the first person who has told every
: thing he knew about the rlot and i:
2 the first man to give definite details
e They claim he was made the tool o
l Taylor and Powers.
w. J, Davidson. named by YoutSe,
r as one of the conspirators, has neve
e been indicted He left Frankfort
2 shortly after the killing of Goebe
and is now said to be somewhere il
n the state of Washington. John L
n Powers is said to have left Spanisl
Honduras. where he first went t.
y avoid arrest, but it is now claimed b.
Y citizens of his home county of Kno
that he has Joined Taylor and Ffnle
t. in Indiana TaVlOr is Sti1l in Iod;ar