The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-06-26
ARTHUR GOEBEL
Objects TO Parole of YOutsey-
Says the Drama is Not
Yet Ended.

Frankfort, KY, June 1I-Arthur
Goebel, brother of William Goebel,
in letter to W. P. Walton, editor
of the StateJournal, vigorously pro-
tests against any movement look
ing to the parole of Henry Youtsey,
now that Gov. Wilson has pardoned
Caleb Powers and Jim Howard Mr.,
Goebel expresses his deep feeling in
the matter very plainly, his letter read
ing as follows. -.
Cincinnati, O., June 10, 10, 1908
w. p. Walton, Esq, Kentucky State
journal, Frankfort, Ky.-Dear Sir:
] note in your issue of the l4th that
you say some people think the Prison
Commission ought to parole Youtsay,
! feel thar this is not really mgant
and ! ask YOU in your just resent
ment not to go to an opposite eX-
IRENE and indorse such sentiment.
The fact that two of the assassins
have been pardoned and have thus
assassins in or out of prison should
no reason whatever that other Of the
had their legal punishment ended is
be pardoned. ...
/ believe thai YOU viii agrhe with
ME that from the standpoint of le-
gal justice and the rights of Jhs Com
monwealth to mention the rights OF
the kin of William Goebel, there is
absolutely no reason why Youtsay
should be pardoned or paroled, but
On the contrary every reason that
he should be punished to the full ex-
tent of the penalty the law has in
flieted upon him.
Remember that Youtsey did not
turn States evidence until after he
was convicted and remember also that
the Commonwealth never requested
him in any manner to turn States
evidence, but that he voluntarily did
70, as he stated, as a matter of con-
science. According to the evidence
adduced against Youtsey in his
trial, he is guilty and should be pun
ished. According to his own confess
sion he is as guilty as the man that
fired the shot and should be punished.
hope that neither you nor any
other friend of William Goebel will
ever lend approval to a petition for
a pardon or a parole for any of the
Sssassins of William Goebel-Yout-
sey or anybody else. From the be-
ginning the Republican party as a
patty has approved the assassination
and defended the assassins of VIM.
Goebel and it has now placed its
official stamp of approval upon the
act.
If any of the assassins ought to
be pardoned or paroled they should
be pardoned or paroled by the Re-
publican party, for the Democratic
party, through its representatives,
to either pardon or parole any of
the assassins of William Goebel after
conviction would constitute Demo-
cratic approval of the Republican de-
Tense of the assassination, and the
Republicans would say: you Demo-
Gratis paroled or pardoned one of
the convicted assassins, and why
therefore, should We Republicans not
have pardoned two others of the
convicted assassins and also pardon
the rest not convicted?"
Kentucky Is the most murderous
State in the Union. According TO
the latest publications on criminolo-
gy, Kentucky is the most murderous
community in the civilized world
except Mexico. The abuse of the
power of pardon and parole, the
use Of said jpower as a political as
set to betraded off for votes, is what
has largely made Kentucky So 1t
would be a blessing to Kentucky if
the right of pardon and parole were
done absolutely away with for the
next quarter of a century.
The drama of the assassination
of William Goebel is not ended /
do not want TO see Youtssy or any
other of the assassins pardoned or
paroled, and / beg you to oppose at
all times any such proposal Very
respectfully yours,
ARTHUR GoEBEL.