The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
YOUTSEY ON STAND
Says Leading Republicans
Plotted Goebel Murder.
GOT RIFLES READY HIMSELF
states Witness Declares he Had
conversations with Powers, GOV.
Taylor, senator Deboe. and others
Ahout the killing, and That He
Helped TO Extract Cartridge she'll

Georgetown, Ky. Dec. lc-If the story
OF Henry Il. Youtsey, told on the witness
stand in the trial of Caleb Powers here
to-day is trae. not only Powers. his
brother, John 4. Powers: Gov. ". s.
Taylor. ". IL. Culton, and James How
ard, al OF whom have been indicted.
knew that William Goeoel was 90 be as
sassinated on the day be was shot while
entering the capitol grounds at Frank
Tort but practically every prominent Re
publican in the State about the executive
building for several days prior 60 the
shooting knew that il was to bc done
Il talked with United States Senator
W Z. Dcboe," said the witness. while de-
failing his startling confession 20 the
Commonwealth to-day. "and told him
that Dr. Johnson wanted TO Kill Goebel
from the Office Of the secretary of State.
and that 1 was going 10 see Gov Taylor
about it, Senator Deboe said for me not
TO permit Il, that Emmett orr and other
Democrats were going 90 vote with the
Republicans 20 seat Taylor as governor
i told Gov. Taylor what Deboe had said"
Goutsey said ne hrs- got DR.. W. r.
Johnson. of Johnson County. who. after
laying i'm wait one morning. went home.
and then he got q negro named Mason
Hockersmith.
Says lie Got Rifles Ready.
Nv. c.. Davidson the assistant sec
retary of state" said Youtsey. said we
could have the office, and I had the Mar
lin rife and the Winchester rifle brought
in. and WAS ready. HockersmIth said he
would not DO it until be talked personally
with Gov. Taylor J told Gov Taylor
and he scid ne could not trust the negro
that he might be a SPY After he re-
fused, Gov Taylor dictated TO me let
Ger. which / sent Co Jim Howard, at
Manchester asking him TO come 20 nay
Office En- the executive building. / mailed
the letter and told John L. Powers that
We We're g0ins 20 kin Goebel from the
window OF the Office. j later saw Caleb
Powers and told him We wanted the key.
Powers said he did not have the key, but
would fix the door so we could set in,
and ne did. lie then held up his hand
and held up mine. and he swore me
that ] would not tell living soul Of what
we had done.
Pointed Out GoebeI.
Jim Howard knocked at my door on
the morning OF the Goth and when I
opened IL he handed me the letter which
] had written him. I took him into the
room. showed him the two guns and he
chose the Marlin. arranged everything.
and after pointing out Goebcl left the
room. When the shots were fired we
rushed 10 the door of the secretary OF
States office and tried to get in. Ben
Rowe finally got IN over the tyansom and
opened the door Gov Taylor had been
pounding on the door trying To gct in.
The room was empty, but the two rifles
las ON the floor. Rowe picked up the
Marlin and We took it to the closet.
extracting the cartridge she'll which I
threw In the CRATE in Gov Taylor
private omce. Everybody was armed and
prepared for an attack. fearing that a
mob would charge on the building.
Youtsey said that he had told Powers
that he fYoutseyl had best Dc away from
his office. but that Powers had told him
ne could use the Office. He said Powers
frequently tried 90 get him 10 swear TO
afidavits stating that hc had nothing 10
DO with the murder.
Youtsey appeared TO be wholly In the
hands OF the commemorative attorney
who kept him at their hotel He was
neatly dressed and showed that every
care is being taken OF MIN by the au-
thOrities.