The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-04-23
POINTS TO TAYLOR
Witnesses in Howard Case
Give Damaging Testimony.
MURDER PLOT REVEALED
Cecil and Youtsey Give Tragic Details
of the Murder of Governor Goe-
bei-Taylor Saye Cecil
is Liar.

Frank Cecil, the first new witness
Of the present tr. al Of Howard, at
Frankfort, Ky, and who is himself un-
der indictment for completely in the
Goebel murder, was called to the stand
by Commonwealth Attorney Franklin
Wednesday morning. Cecil only re-
Gently surrendered himself to the com
monwealth, after being fugitive for
a year, in California and Honolulu. He
is now under bond.
Cecil told a story substantially the
testimony of Culton, Golden and
Broughton, witnesses Of Tuesday, who
detailed the alleged plot to bring
about the death of Goebel. Cecil
says Caleb Powers adopted the sug-
gestion Of Henry Broughton that he
(CeciD might be contracted with to
commit the crime, and asked him
to do it.
Powers, in the conversation relative
to the killing of Goebel, told the wit
ness that other arrangements had been
made to bring about his oeath, and
that Cecil was wanted in the event
that this arrangement miscarried.
This conversation took place, he testi'
fed, in the public Office Of the secre-
tary about dark on the afternoon OF
January 1S. Continuing Cecil said:
"On January 80 was in Taylor's
office, and Taylor sa1o:
"Goebel has to be killed or I'll be
robbed. have $4,000 OF the cam
paign fund and III give that and a
free pardon to the man who will Kill
him."
81 told Taylor l was not In that
business" said Cecil. Cecil said ne
went into the agricultural office after
the shooting and was there until the
soldiers came. He saw Harlan Whit
taker arrested and proposed to help
take Whitaker away from tie man
who had him.
Youtsey's Startling Testimony.
At Thursdays session OF court
Henry. E. Younsey, for the first time.
told on the witness stand his story OF
the killing u 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.
Howard had a letter sent him several
days before by the witness at Cover
nor Taylor's dictation. Youtsey says
he took Howard into the office OF Ca
leb Powers. the secretary of state,
which had been especially arranged
for the shooting. He showed Howard
the Marlin rifle, the bullets and the
window from which the shooting was
to be done. He says Howard asked
what he was going to get for doing
the shooting. =
"What do you want for it?" Yout'
sew says he asked, and that Howard
said he wanted a pardon for killing
George Baker. .,
"J told him he could have that and
more, too," said Youtsey. about that
time" said the witness, "Goebel came
in the gate, and l pointed MIN out TO
Howard and then ran from the room
AS I disappeared down the steps to
the basement, heard the crack OF
Howard's rifle
Youtsev said that after the shooting
he passed through the state house
basement and a Few minutes later
came back into the executive building
from the east entrance.
"I stayed in the office of Assistant
Secretary of State Matthews" SAID
he "for a few moments and saw Mat
thews break open Caleb Powers OF
fee and find the guns that had been
left in there
Youtsey said at the time OF the
shooting he was private secretary TO
Auditor Sweeney, but, while his po'
litical status was not definitely fixed
It was understood he was to have
good place.
Governor Taylor" said Youtsey
directed everything we did. We re-
garded him as our leader and he was
morally responsible for all we did. We
knew we had the governor and the
pardoning power behind us, and we
were not afraid Of punishment for Kill
ing Goebel."