The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-21
ROBERT WHITES WORK.
Local Attorney Has Followed Up the
Clue Furnished by Mrs. Clark.

Robert White, a former local attor-
ney who is now residing in New York
City, has worked on the clue furnish
ed him by Mrs. Lou Clark from last
March up to the first of this month.
White was in Richmond about two
weeks ago and while here he made a
statement in regard to his Interesting
investigation. White claims that he
undertook this work at, the request of
Caleb Powers, the former Kentucky
politician who has twice been tried
on the charge of being the assassin OF
Governor Goebel and who is soon to be
given a third trial. White claims that
Powers agreed to pay all of the ex-
penses in connection with the inves-
tigation of this clue but, White states
after he had secured valuable Informal
ton Powers only paid him $50, which
was a very small item of his expen-
ses. White alleges that Powers ex-
planned that he did not have the mon
ey to meet all the expenses.
Murderer a Mountaineer.
White AYERS that the murderer OF
Governor Goebel was a Kentucky
mountaineer by the name of Sanford
and that he is now living in Califor-
MIA. He also claims that Sanford
accessory was man named lgo, who
was some time ago killed in rail-
road wreck in southern Kentucky.
White tells in an interesting manner
how he came to investigate the clue
Il
story runs about as follows:
Last March White went to Indiana
polls where he met Louis Morgan, a
former Richmond man. Morgan told
him how he had discovered the Clark
woman some few years before and
how she had told him about being a
witness to the Goebel assassination.
Morgan stated that he informed ex-
Governor Taylor, the Kentucky fugi-
tive who is residing in Indianapolis,
of his discovery but that Taylor took
no interest in this information. White
then started out in search of the
Clark woman. When he found her he
discovered that she and her husband
were having considerable domestic
trouble and that Mr.. Clark was i'll.
He interested Clark in going to Hot
Springs, Ark, for treatment. Mrs.
Clark after some persuasion told
White her story.
Went to See Powers.
White states that he then went to
see Powers in his prison and that
Powers told him to investigate the
II, INV loo in,
various parts of Kentucky On re-
turning to Indianapolis he discovered
that the Clark woman had left for
parts unknown. He went to see Gov
ernor Taylor, whom White had prev
iously told of the statement Mrs.
Clark had made, and accused Taylor
of having spirited the woman out of
the city. He charged that inasmuch
as Taylor had learned of the Clark
woman three or four years ago and
had taken no trouble to run down a
clue that might possibly free Pow
ers and himself of the stigma attach
ed to their names, he did not at this
time want the Clark woman to figure
in the approaching Powers trial. Gov
ernor Taylor denied this but, White
states, he finally admitted that Mrs
Clark was in Chicago. White went
there and found the woman. He
states that he brought her back to In
On her return she gave
White deposition.
Substance of Deposition.
This deposition White turned over
20 Powers and also kept copy of it.
IN the deposition it is set forth that
Mrs. Clark and woman friend few
minutes before the shooting of Gov
srnor Goebel were walking through
he state house yard at Lexington. |
As they left the yard Mrs. Clark put
Ter foot on retaining wall to tie a |
hoestring. Igo, who was counting
Yrs. Clark, who was then unmarried. /
walked past, gazing expectantly at the 4
tate house. Suddenly the report of /
rifle rang out. A minute or two
alter, Mrs. Clark states. Sanford rush. 1
ID out of a side entrance carrying a /
ifle. He was quickly joined by Igo
md the pair rushed across the street /
nd up a stairway. Mrs. Clark de-
cribes Sanford as wearing a pair of /
ong hunting boots, roughly dressed /
nd wearing SLOUGH hat She states
bat she and her companion waited /