New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

Forrner Secretary Of State Of Kentucky. who
vrs hardened yesterday for alleged completely in
.he murder q Governor Goobel.
.s- he vii remain at his home for weeks TO
-sssin his health.
r,suies Of Howard in Clay County are said TO
,s --enaring 10 have warrant issued for him
-.-e1nr him with the murder OF George Baker,
:. s-tnrnev IN Clay County some years ago.
,5ouard was indicted in Clay County and the case
zas transferred 10 London. ky, for trial Just be-
f,-s the GoeheI killing, and the indictment was
sls5 sUav subject to redocket.f Several of Bak-
e-s sons are said 10 be preparing 10 act at once.
covernor Wilson has been considering the Pow
sx and Howard ceses for several weeks. His de-
r;s,o1 xas made knoSn to-day in the shape of a
to--al statement Of the pardon and his reasons
therefor. which he gave 10 the press at once
GOVERNOR WILSON'S STATEMENT.
The statement in effect follows:
The application is supported by petitions recon-
nearly 5soo persons. some 10000 Kentuckians,
E15 large proportion are Democrats 1t is not
Ikely that At any time during my term Of office
! shall he called upon 10 decide matters Of graver
Importance than those presented by the appncS-
. csref,1 oonscenfjo1s and fhoroug investi-
CATION and thought in my power ! realize that
Ehatever my decision may be II will be harshiy
criticised. For more than eight years this group
cases has held the attention Of the whole state,
g1i indeed Of The whole country, as no cases in
7as murder Of senator Goebel destroyed a re-
-Eksble life. brought the deepest grief to his
r-;h-ew whole state election, destroyed the
Pas snd good feeling Of the state for eight years,
81 Highhor against neighhor made politics al,
rzTsr, stained the good name OF Kentucky and
nszed the civilized world There was and is
= shadow q excuse or paliiatfon for this base
r1le. There can be no mercy for any one guilty
soTe grave re crime the more serious is the re
sPorsbility of deciding the question Of guilt and
injustice and wrong imposed under the pressure
Of public excitement. passion or prejudice.
c: every good man and woman. is with the
bothers, kinsmen and friends Of the victim Of the
murder.
There is very little hope Of ever having a jury
risl n this case in Kentucky without political
cuestions being Uppermost in the minds Of the
c0Grt. the counsel and the jury Because of this
tnd the unequal struggle Of the defendant with no
FoVer Of the commons rwealth. feel IL q plain duty
70 END this futile struggle. the anxiety. distress
sEHy from both parties the bone OF contention
Governor Wilson also granted a pardon 10 Caleb
Powers upon the Indictment pending against MIN
Il the Franklin Circuit Court charging suborna-
ton Of perjury.
The Governors reason for the pardon Of Howard
and his restoration TO all the rights Of citizenship
Is that z careful examination ef all the evidence
and proceedings os the trial had satisfied the Gov
srnor beyond all doubt that Howard had nothing
whatever 70 dc with the murder Of William Goebel,
t1t that Henry Youtsey, set forth in the reasons
for the Powers pardon. formed the plan which was
tsr-ied OFT in the murder Of GoebeL
THE KILLING OF GOEBEL.
TIE campaign that ended in the defeat Of Goebel
q the polls The struggle incident TO his legislative
c1'est whereby he snatched the governorship from
Taylor his assassination and the campaign Of pro-
s'rlpton Waged by his partisans after his death
were replete with dramatic situations and crowded
iT77re|
but of ali The participants. none, not even Goebel
himself focused public attention more clearly than
Os4e5 Powers, the Republican Secretary Of State.
FoFers has been fighting with a halter around
rs neck for eight years. During all that time ne
ass been largely in the power of his political oppo-
l@as the majority Of those who were engaged IN
Prosecuting him being partisans Of Goebel These
'Pponents We're surrounded by a horde Of witnesses
sna detectives and hacked by the $4,000 reward
'-no which the Goebel Democrats in the Legislat-
-t voted from the public treasury TO secure the
Wn'lc'lon % the murderers
'o0r times Powers has been tried for his life the
~l ulal resulting in q hung jury
~ lhe hour (soebel was assassinated in Frank
III Powers vas some two hundred miles away on
ualn bound for Western Kentucky. where ne
-Nehoec raising a second peaceful army, or
p7l1on II bOots,' 20 protest against what seemed
-i1 oe the certain course Of the Legislature III
.-Oeteong 10 GUST Governor Taylor and seat Goeoei
''i liBcee0Esf- he TeiuTHeu 10
remained there during the stormy days mat
minated In the instalment Of Goebel as Governor
-lon his desthbed
1'oh after. seeing the trend Of events. Powers
~ Frankfort policeman attempted 10 leave
capital by stealth They were caught. ana
-eA given preliminary arraignment produceo
asioons signed by Taylor and dated prior 10
S7oei Installation Governor Although SUI"
.aoons, issued in advance of trial, have been up
- Dy the Kentucky Court Of Appeals as ies@i
Ss produced by Powers and his conlpaIiioi, :, =
"e heid of effect and were cited py Noep'i
sccused
men followed during the course OF elsht year :
vi legal battles which served TO reveal the IN
@'g of the hatreds aroused by the meinoIaDi0
-egie for the governorship.
sanes B Howard. alleged 10 be the man WIZ
@ly fired the shot that killed Goeoei' ""
- life sentence He was accused in con
.sslons b. Henry r Youtsey Of taking part In
~ actual assassination, and the possible cohhe0-
h.. u foutsey and Howard with the case iao
81 = ne occasion for many conflicting stauelieii''
.,Ie form Of newspaper interviews alioaE M
,s Various trials and appeals on behet OF "ii
c., Persons who had been in some way iiip
v ~ The various trials.
q. -Sey, who was stenographer ana pIi'"'
t.sfy 10 Governor Taylor, said that Fo"eiS
q. nm the Office key and his testimony nao Deh
the most bitterly assailed points in 'he case
'airst Powers
n1.anapolis. June l3-Willlam 5. Taylor ioi
Governor Of Kentucky. and now a 1usiliN' .