The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-18
THE G0EBEL MURDER.
Youtssy, One Of the Participants,
Tells About It.
He Says Caleb Powers and Taylor
Both Approved Of the Plan to Kill
the Governor

ue says CaleD fOWefS anu IaylOf
Both Approved of the Plan to Kill
the Governor.
At Georgetown, KY, on Wednes-
day of last week, Henry e. Youtsey,
who is under a life sentence for COM
plicity in the assassination of Gov.
William Goebel, Of Kentucky, some
years ago, went on the witness stand
and testified in the case Of Cabel
Powers, who is being tried there for
the murder. Powers was Secretary
of State Of Kentucky when the as
sassination took place, and the shot
was fired from one of the windows In
his Office in the State House at
Frankfort, where Goebel had gone to
be inaugurated.
Youtsey testified that he had talk
ed with DR.. w. R. Johnson in the
latter's Office about the killing of
Goebel and of the purchase by him
self of smokeless cartridges in Gin
cinnatti. He said before the car
tridges were offered Johnson became
impatient, and said he could shoot
Goebel with his pistol from Secre-
tary of State Powers window, curs-
ing Goebel at the time.
Youtsey then told of the plot to
kill Goebel. He gave detailed ac-
count of events leading up to the
tragedy, and told of the preparations
he had made for the shooting. He
said he met James Howard, who did
the actual shooting, on his arrival
at Frankfort, a few days before the
shooting took place.
Youtsey also told of placing guns
in Powers Office, of raising the win
dow, and drawing the curtains, of
pointing out Goebel as he approach
ed the capitol and seeing Howard
aim at Goebel. He then left the
room and heard the crack Of the RI
le as he was descending the stairs.
Youtsey in his testimony corner
ed Powers directly with the tragedy
by stating that he fixed the door for
the entrance Of the assassin and ap-
proved of the plan. In his testimony
he also gave very damaging testi-
mony against Former Governor Tay-
lor, State Treasurer Day, Superin-
tendent of Public instruction W. ].
Dawson, w. W. H. Cullon and others
connected with the state administra-
tion.
Youtsey further testified that Tay-
lor dictated a letter to him asking
for Howard to come to Frankfort to
do the job" and he stated that he
would give $500, PARDON and a
military escort to the mountains to
the man who would kill Goebel.
Youtsey identified the original af-
fidavit which he gave Powers while
both men were in the Louisville jail.
In this document Youtsey made oath
that he knew nothing against Pow
ers to connect him in any way with
the assassination of Goebel. The
affidavit, the witness stated, was CIV
en- to Powers at his request for the
purpose of getting Powers new trial
as his case was then pending in the
court of appeals.
An agreement, purported to nave
been given Youtsey by Powers in ex-
change for the affidavit was also
put in evidence The agreement was
to the effect that the affidavit made
by Youtsey for Powers should not be
made public, and should be returned
to Youtsey in fifteen days. Youtsey
stated that he knew when he MADE
the statements sworn to in the OH
dayit they were false, and that POW
ers said he must have 1t to get a new
hearing. He said Powers wrote the
agreement. -