The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-19
THE GOEBEL HEARING
:
Rumors of Jurors Having Been
HApproacheda and Judge Can
trell Investigates,
JAMES RIDDELL's STATEMENT.
Said Man Giving Name of Mcdowell
and His Home q. Indianapolis Made
Proposition to kidnap Ex-Governor
Taylor and Bring Him to Kentucky.
JAMES RlDDELL s STATEMENT.
said Man giving Name Of Mcdowell
and His Home at Indianapolis Made
IN to Nidnap Ex-Governor
Taylor and Bring Him to Kentucky.

( Frankfort, KY, Jan. ia sensa-
ton was caused in the Franklin cir
cult court yesterday, when Circuit
Judge Cantrill summoned into open
court the grand jury, which has had
under investigation the Goebei muir
der case, hearing the testimony OF
Henry q. Youtsey. Judge cantril1
said 10 the jury:
Gentlemen, understand that GER
tain person Ut persons have approach.
ed some member of the jury and made
inquiry as . the matters which have
been before this jury. II this is a
fact, want YOU to report it to the
court, or IL there have been any over
lures or limitations to you"
James Riddell. who lives at Benson
arose and stated that on his return
home Thursday night a man of mcdi
UNI height. with black hair, well
dressed, was at his house. Mr.. Rid.
dell said:
Said He Knew Taylor.
"The man gave his name as Nc.
Dowell, and said his lone was at In.
dianapolis, Ind; that he knew w. s.
Taylor; thai he knew was member
of the jury which had the examine
ton of Henry E. Youtsey; that since
the Investigation of this case and the
Testimony of Youtsey, Taylor was
much worried, had grown thin ami
emaciated; ;hat he (McDowelll knew
who all the members of the jury were,
had diagram of their houses, ana
knew where they lived. He said he
wanted to talk privately with me, and
that he wansed Information about the
testimony of Youtsey, could get money
for 1t, and that he would divide with
me.
He called me outside of the house
and stated that II there was enough
evidence against Taylor to convict
him lTaylor) he. with others. would
kidnap Taylor and bring him here and
divide the reward with me. He then
offered me money which he had in
his hand. and refused It; then he
showed some money in my vest pocket
and told me to buy me hat with It !;
that he saw there was no opportunity
to get the Information. He said he
was stopping at TIE Capitol hotel and
had driven out to my, house
Turned Money Into Jury Fund.
The Judge instructed the money to
be turned over to the trustees Of the
jury fund, which was done, and the
grand jury was Instructed to investi.
gate the matter. A warming to Sc.
crecy was given.
To a friend Riddell said: This
man said that $4,000 was offered for
Taylor's delivery at Frankfort. and
that he would give me one-fifth of the
money II 1 would sell all that Youtsey
had said about the conspiracy to xiii
Governor Goebel. / told him that /
could not be induced to tell anyone
what had heard Youtsey say in the
jury room. and that l had not even
told my wife that Youtsey was before
the jury
indianapolis, Jan. 17.-Former Gov.
ernor W. s. Taylor. of Kentucky. who
is practicing law In this city, said yes.
terday afternoon that he had no idea
who the detective that Is said to have
approached Juror Riddell, at Frank.
fort, could be. He has no detective
friends. and he was not Interested 10
Youtsey's testimony.