The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10


Howard of Clay county nred the shot
that killed William Goebel." said
as to his part III and knowledge of
the conspiracy which terminated in
the assassination of the democratic
claimant to the governorship, on
Tuesday morning. January 80, 1900.
The convicted man now says that
he has made a clean breast of the de-
tails OF the plot and has told every
thing he knows fully and frankly
He said that the shot was fired from
the front window in the private office
OF Secretary of State Caleb Powers
and that he and Jim Howard were
the only persons inside of the room
He named William S. Taylor, Chas
Finley, Caleb Powers. John l.. Pow
ers, William n. Culton, Wharton
Golden and William J. Davidson as
consprators with him and said that
while others We're active and had a
guilty knowledge that the crime was
to be committed. these men advised
Goebels death by shooting and aided
and abetted in procuring his death.
Ioutsey's confession as to the
working out of the plot Immediately
prior to the shooting reveals the cal
culating and cold blooded way in
which he said Goebel's death was
planned
On January 81. after "TallOw Dick
Combs and Mason Hockersmith, the
negroes notified Youtsey that they
were not willing to do the killing,
Taylor dictated a letter to Jim How
ard. The letter was written by Yout-
sey on the typewriter and contained
instructions from Taylor for Howard
to come to Frankfort at once: that
his pardon for the murder of George
Baker awaited him. The letter also
instructed Howard to report to Henry
YOutsey. in the state auditors office,
when he arrived in Frankfort, and
to present his, Taylor's. letter to
Youtsey. Then, the letter said, Yout-
sey would acquaint him, Howard
with the necessary steps to be taken
in order TO procure the pardon
Ioutsey said that he did not know
whether Taylor's letter to Howard
was sent by mail or by messenger.
but that he was inclined to believe
that it was sent by messenger He
said that Taylor either intended to
send or did send the letter by Wal
ter r. Day, the state treasurer. to
John G, White at Winchester, and
that the latter was to see that How
ard got the letter He said he was
certain, however, that Taylor did not
contide to Day or to White why How
ard was wanted, except that he was
to get pardon. Taylor had told
Youtsey that by Cd. Howard was
the man; he had been in Frankfort
after pardon and could settle the
contest by killing Goebel."
Howard arrived in Frankfort on
the Chesapeake & Ohio train on the
morning of January 80, Youtsey said
that he reported at once to him in
the executive building and presented
the letter signed by Taylor
ioutsey told Howard that it had
been decided that the only way to
win the contest for the governorship
was to kill Goebel, and that if he
would do the killing, Taylor would
not only pardon him for the murder
of Baker, but also for the murder OF
Goebel. and would give him $1,000
besides. Howard asked when ant
how it could be done, and Youtse,
told him Of his plan to do the killing
He said he was to pull down the win
dow blind in the Office of the secre
tary Of state. raise the window ant
shoot Goebel with a smokeless pow
der steel bullet as he approached
the state house
Youtsey told Howard that no on,
would ever know; that Taylor wa,
governor and head of the stat
guard. Howard agreed and Youtse
then left him in the hallway. Will
he made a report to Taylor.
Tell Howard to go ahead" sal
Taylor Youtsey said that he ha
got the key to Powers office from W
j. Davidson before Howard arrived
and. according to agreement made a
meeting the night before. the offic
was to be left unoccupied and locked
Powers and the others had kept thei
promises, and the Office was withou
an occupant. About 11:15 o'cloc
YOutsey unlocked the door and le
Howard in.
He had previously adjusted all tn
window blinds and had placed tire
rifles in the room. Each was loade
with the steel bullets. One of tn
rifles Youtsey said he had borrowe
from Grant Roberts. also clerk i
the auditors office The other tw
he had got around the executiy
building. Youtsey said that. viii
the room was darkenei, it was n,
difficult to see. and that Howard e
amined each rifle with great care. +