The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-12-18

Taylor, and he dictated to me the
following letter to James B. Howard
Manchester, KY, which he signed and
sent away on the morning of Janu-
airy %:
"'I am informed that you have vol
uDteered your services TO me in the
performance of certain act. Come
at once, make no delay, we may be
robbed of our offices at any time.
Our arrangements have been made.
Show this letter to Mr.. H. r. Yout
sey, whose office is near the elevator
on the ground floor of the Executive
Building, and what he says about it
will be all right.
"In the meanwhile Captain Bullock
introduced me to negro nameHocker-
smith, who said he would kill GOebel.
| showed Hockersmith the Marlin ri
file and took him into Caleb oPwers'
office, explaining to him how he could
fire the shot from the window. He
was to be ready to do the shooting
On the morning of January 20, but he
insisted upon first talking with Gov
ernor Taylor. There, were, he said,
some assurances he wanted in addi-
tion to $500, which Walter Day, the
State Treasurer, had agreed TO pay.
Il talked with Taylor. He said he
could not compromise himself with a
negro. | told Hockersmith that Tay
Tor would not see him. He said that
if Taylor could trust him, he could
not trust Taylor and refused to go
further in the matter. | got permits
sion from Caleb Powers to use his
office and told him for what purpose
it was to be used. | wanted him to
give me a key to the glass door; he
said he had only one key, but his
brother John had one and would give
it TO me.
John gave me the wrong key That
was the key Wharton Golden saw him
give me. The next morning Jim How
ard came into my office and showed
me the letter he had received from
Taylor. ] told Powers that Howard
was on hand and that Goebel would
be killed that morning. Powers and
his brother and Wharton Golden and
Walter Day went TO Louisville.
IL took Howard into Powers's Of
flee and showed him three rifles. He
selected the Marlin. | explained to-
him the sights and told him the gun
was easy on the trigger. | raised the
window and explained to him how
Goebel would come through the gate
and how he would come up the walk.
| gave Howard an idea of the height
of Goebel and he drew bead on the
blackberry tree, saying that it was
the best death trap he had ever seen.
Howard wanted to know what he was
to get If he killed Goebel.
q! told him that he could have any
thing he wanted. He said that he
would want a pardon for the killing
of old man George Baker, he being
then under indictment for that MUIR
der, and likewise protection for the
killing of Goebel, fixed those mat
ters for him. Taylor knew that How
ard had arrived and that Goebel's
lime was limited.
Howard after sighting the rifle, said
hat there was too much light COM
ng in at the space made by the rails
ID window and we put some books on
he SILL leaving only small opening,
he blind being drawn down.
He said that as soon as he had fired
he rifle he would pick up the pistols
md shoot them in such a manner as
@ make il appear that there were
several persons in the room. /
81 waited until saw Goebel and
lack Chinn and Eph Lillard approach
ng The statehouse. pointed out Goe-