The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
FINAL ACT IN THE
 G0EBEL TRAGEDY Kentucky Fugitives Will Return
 to Stand Trial SAFE UNDER G. 0. P. RULE Taylor and Powers Will Profit By Re- publican Victory and the Famous
 Case May Soon Be
 Ended.
SAFE UNDER G. 0. P. RULE

Louisville November S.-(Special.)-- The triumph of the republican party in Kentucky means that the final act in the famous Goebel tragedy will be played before another change in the state administration takes place. The finale may not be pleasing to the dem ocrats in the audience, who for nearly eight years have clamored for a gal lows and hangman as indispensable to the success of the production, but the republicans, who have always in- sisted that the leading characters should Give happy ever after" will doubtless be immensely pleased.
 Following the assassination of Gov ernor Goebel nearly eight years ago, Governor W. S. Taylor, who had just taken charge of the storm tossed ship of State, relieving w. o. Bradley, who is now a formida ble candidate for United States senator against Governor Beckham, saw breakers ahead and, abandoning the bridge, fled to Indiana. There he has remained since at time, protected by succeeding governors who felt that the charge against him-that of complicity in the assassination of Goebel-was the outgrowth of a politi- cal conspiracy. Former Secretary of State Finley also fled to Indiana, and both he and Taylor are now in In dianapolis. On election night they watched tho returns from Kentucky with burning eyes and when it ap- peared that the republicans had won the fight their joy was like unto that of prisoner who sees the doors swing wide to him after years of confue- ment.
 Caleb Powers Rejoices.
 Caleb Powers, another of the office holders charged with complicity in the killing of Goebel. who was not sue cessful in getting out of the state but was caught and landed in jail with d pardon from Governor Taylor in his pocket, also rejoices over the outcome. He has been in prison while Taylor and Finley have enjoyed liberty in Indiana and on four separate occasions has gone throughs the ordeal of trial and conviction. Now he believes that he will ultimately "get justice" and win his freedom
 There is no doubt that former Gov ernor Taylor and former Secretary of State Finley will return to Kentucky when the administration of Wilson. the republican governor. begins. They have refused to return in times past be- cause they claimed it would be inn possible for them to get fair trial Their contention was that the action of the democrats in appropriating the sum of $100, 900 to run down and pun ish the slayers of Goebel. made a fair trial impossible. as 1t offered tre- mendous incentive to mercenary indi- viduals to produce perjured testimony as means of securing conviction and obtaining reward. They also claimed that the democratic administration would go to any length in order to secure their conviction and even charged that the Judiciary of the state was under the influence of the demo- crats and that a fair trial was impos- sible. Under the republican administra- tion there is every reason to believe that the attitude of the state will be friendly toward the accused men since all republicans have looked upon them as political martyrs-and It IS probable that arrangements Will pc made for the return of Taylor and Fin ley and for their release on bond i'm mediately upon their arrival in the state. There is also a possibility that what remains of the famous $l0O,0O0 fund will be returned to the state treasury and that the prosecution or ti1ese cases may be placed upon the
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