The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-22
Governor Taylor Has Known
For Three Years That She
Was an Eye Witness to the
Murder of Governor GoebeI.
BELIEVES THE STORY
BUT UNCORROBORATED.
Important Feature Not Made
Plain Originally Is That Igo
and Gertrude King Are Dead
And Sanford Missing.

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 21.-Gover-
nor VIM. S. Taylor, fugitive from Ken
lucky who is now living in this city
does not take much stock in the story
of Saturday in which an Indianapolis
woman charges Turner Igo of Ken
lucky with the murder of Senator
VIM. Goebel. The story may be all
right he says, but not much can be
done with it, as Igo is now dead, hav-
ing been killed by train. His con-
federate John Sanford, named in the
affidavit, is in China. He went to
the far east several years ago and
the person who might corroborate the
story is also dead. This is Gertrude
King, who was with the Indianapolis
woman at the state house in Frank
fort on the day the murder was COM
mitted Taylor believed this story,
when it was told by the woman three
years ago and he thought to verify it,
but did not go far. Later, lawyer
from Richmond, Ind, named Robert
White came to him and related that
he had found woman, who was an
eye witness to the. murder. Taylor
In a day or two, White came back
with the woman, who proved to be the
same Mrs. Lulu Clark, who had talk
ed with him some years before.
Revised Her Story.
In her revised story. however. she
told of Igo, who had not been mention
ed in the first recital. Taylor told
White that the story might be of great
use to the Powers defense provided
it was verified White then started
to Kentucky for verification. There
he learned that there hI been such
a man as Igo, but that he had been
killed by the cars. White also learned
that Sanford is thousands of miles
from Kentucky and that the King girl
is dead. Returning to Indianapolis,
White experienced little difficulty in
obtaining an affidavit from the Clark
woman. She was convinced that the
affidavit could not harm dead men
and residents of China.
1t seems that the only use made by
White of the affidavit was to give it
to a newspaper. which used the story.
1.-The story bears evidence of the
truth said Taylor, "and / still think
that the Clark woman was at the Zen
lucky capital on the day of the MUIR
der, as she says and that she saw the
assassin of Goebel and accomplice
rush from the state house following
the murder.
Is No Way to Prove.
There is no way to prove, however,
that the men were Igo and Sanford
whom she names. The King woman
might give verification were she liv-
Ing but I understand she died some |
where in the West and l also under
stand that Igo has been dead these !
two years and that Sanford has not |
been heard from for probably twice !
that length of time. We could not go |
into court and offer testimony that is |
wholly lacking corroboration, as this
story is. White impressed me as be-
ing a sensation hunter and when
promised him 1 would aid in his un-
dertaking of verifying the Clark wo-
mans story, found it necessary to /
examine carefully into all the facts |
furnished me by White. / did not (
know that the affidavit had been pre-
pared. / told White that such an afi-
davit would be worthless. inasmuch |
as White has seen fit to furnish a
newspaper with the result of his in
vestigation, | think ii incumbent on
me to add the additional fact which
he seems to have withheld /. e.. that
both Igo and the King girl are dead
and that Sanford's whereabouts are
unknown"