The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
in April the Court decided to
take jurisdiction.
1906.
April 3--Howard entered penitentiary
and began service of his sea-
tencc.
1903.
June l3-Pardoned by Governor Willy
SON.
THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.

!
Whereas, An indictment has hee2
returned to the Circuit Court by the
grand jury for Franklin County AEril
It. 1890, against Caleb Powers fir be
ing accessory before the Tact ot the
willtul murder CT William Goehei,
which indictment was aftefward trans
ferred to the Scott Circuit Court
whore the same is now pending,
Now know ye that, by virtue OF
the power vested in me by the Goa
stittuion, ! do by these presents rem
the penalty and pardon the otfense
therein alleged and do hereby forever
acquit, release and discharge said
Caleb Powers, as aforesaid from the
same, enoinng all officers to respect
this pardon and govern themselves ac-
cCrdirgis.
In testimony whereof, | have cause
these letters to ba made patent. the
seal of the Commonwealth be hereto
affixed.
Done at Frankfort, the 18th day of
June, in the year of Our Lord. 1908,
and in the ll7th year OF the Common.
wealth.
AUGUSTUS Il. WILSON -
by the Governor: Ben L. Bruner,
Secretary Of state; Jackson Morris,
Assistant Secretary of State
YOUTSEYS STATEMENT
Frankfort, June little only per
son now in prison who was indicted
for the murder Of Goebel is Henry
Youtsay. Shortly after the pardons
were granted, Youtsey was seen at
the rrison and asked what he
thought Well said Youtsey, there
are lots Of men IN this Ilace tifat
should have been turned out before
those men, but am glad to see any
body get out Of the penitentiary. If
Governor Wilson has pardoned Pow
ers and Howard because he thinks
they are innocent men, then tell you
he has made the mistake of his life,
for jim Howard is the man who fired
the shot that killed Goebel, and Pow
ers is one of the men who helped plan
it,"
Il believe that Wilson has been
to pardon these men by the
members of the legislature,
their threats that they would
not support his bills and measures un-
less he did pardon them. When Pow
ers and | We're in jail at Louisville aud
the Republican members Of the legis-
Iature came to see him the race was
on between Bcckham and Yerkes, and
/ heard every one of them say to
Powers; Gerkes has get to pardon
YOU DO you think that we would vott
for him or work for him in any way
if we knew that he would not pardon
y6u?"
The Mountain Army.
Il think that Wilson has had the
same understanding with the Repub
.ican members of the legislature ~
Youtsey was then asked point blank !
if he fired the shot that Killed Goebel,
and he replied:
Nv bht at III INN 'F''''' 'i''
done it If the other man had not been
there to do it. To tell YOU the truth, ~
don't believe that there was hardly
a man in the place that would have
not done it, fo rthey felt like they
would be protected by the mountain
army and troops, and we were all
worked up to such a pitch that any
Jf Us would have undertaken the job. !
As far as Powers guilt is concern |
I'd, | tell you that he and Taylor were !
among those who planned the murder t
IF Geebel, and GOV. Wilson has mad I
4 mistake in not letting Powers 90 to |
the penitentiary and suffer like the /
rest of us. Il makes me tired to hear |
people say that Powers did not know |
anything about it, when he aud |
-alked about how the killing was to be /
lone on the Monday before it took |
place. and | told him then that he
had better leave the city to avoid sns-