Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
Two Serving Life Sentences.

Will vigorously COMBAT continuance.
Two Serving Life Sentences.
Two men are already serving life SEN
fences for the murder of Senator Goebel-
James Howard, who Is charged with firing
the shot that actually ended the life of
Goebel. and Henry Youtsey. private secre-
tary to the republican governor. w. s. Tay-
Tor, who Is charged with assisting Howard
in the plans.
January. 1900. He was shot as he walked
across the yard of the Kentucky state
house at Frankfort. with Col. Jack Chinn
and Col. Eph Lilard. warden of the peni-
Tertiary. Goebel was shot through the
body and died from his wounds two days
later. just after he was sworn in as gov
ernor. he having been declared rightfully
elected by the Legislature. to which the con-
test between Goebel and the republican, W.
s. Taylor. who received a majority of 1900
votes, and who had taken possession Of the
governors chair. carried.
AS soon as Goebel was shot state troops
were hurried into Frankfort from every
quarter and overran the town. An army
of 1000 mountaineers had been taken to
Frankfort to uphold the rights Of Taylor
himself mountain man. and his adherents.
Republican officials, when the democrats
gained control. fed in every direction Gov
Taylor went to Indiana, where he has since
remained. Charles Finley. an off1ceholder
Is also in Indiana. Caleb Powers, who was
state guard. and boarded train here to
reach his home in Knox county. The Fay
cite county sheriff searched the train and
discovering Powers. arrested him and
placed him in jail here.
The shots that killed Senator Goebel came
from the windows of Caleb Powers office
in the state house. Powers was in Louis
willie on the day of the shooting. but it ia
charged that he left the key OF his office
with Henry Youtsey, the stenographer and
private secretary of Gov. Taylor.
Near Civil War.
The legislature continued in session at
Frankfort. and state and civil war almost
ensued. President Mckinley declared he
had no power to act in state matters such
as this. when the use of federal troops was
suggested. The legislature offered a re-
ward of 500, 900 for the capture of Goebel's
murdererS. and detectives came from all
over the country to try to earn share of
the reward.
The fight soon became conflict between
the republicans and the democrats Young
John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham, Goebers
lieutenant governor. was sworn in and as
sumed the reins of authority. He made
peated acquisitions the Governor of In
diana for the return of Taylor and Finley
to this state, but the acquisitions were not
honored. the Governor of Indiana declaring
frankly that he would not return the men
because In his belief. they could not get a
1alr trial in Kentucky.
Henry YOutsey was arrested and at his
trla! confessed, duplicating James Howard,
CaleD Powers and a large number of others.
IN another confession. few days later he
told or a number of things and took hack
numerous statements he had given ont at
his nrst confession. Howard was a feudist
OF Gay county and was blamed for the
is said to have killed was old Jim" Baker.
county attorney OF Clay county, whom he
Is alleged to have shot while the old man
was on his knees begging for his life
arI 4 .i,,ta
penitentary in short order as was Yout->
sey. Both men declared their entire limo
cence of a part in the killing of GoebeI, as
did Caleb Powers
After each of his three trials when he
had been convicted and secured a new trial
he was always refused bail, although he
offered to furnish it in any amount.
Largely Political Fight.
The three trials were conducted by
judges. who, while not outwardly partisan,
leaned strongly toward democracy. The
juries were always composed of democrats.
with the exception OF the last trial. when
there was one republican on the jury. and
II was later learned that he had picture
oi Hoeoel on the wall IN his home.
fowers declares that the state OF Ken
laehy would never dare hang him. as the
uiiiclais VINO nave so long pursued him
know that he is not guilty
One thing that has done the cause Of
Caiep Powers great good In the state Is
the two acquittals of Judge James Haryis
Tor , me assassnauons of James Marcum
ana James Cockrill. Judge Hargis Ia a
strong democrat and is the state demo
cratic committeeman from the tenth die
trict Frequent appeals have gone to the
party leaders to force Hargis tn resion
from the committee. but the request has al
ways been refused. Democratic papers all
over the state have made appeals that
Powers get a fair trial this time II for no
other reason than because of the verdict
In the Hargis cases.