The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-30
MEN FREE
GOVERNOR WILSON WIPES OUT
cosseL SUSPECT CHARGES.
TAYLOR AND FINLEY GRATEFUL
.,,iv.s in indianapolis Rejoice
when They Hear That They
Nav Return TO Kentucky.

,,,rt XIV. Special Kentucky's
sniitical tragedy-the murder OF
,,.,,,.,r Gobel in January, lyoo-De-
,,l, a nightmare OF the past as
M courts are concerned last
week INIT, n. ono swaan
rha charges hanging over all
dracfly accused in the case by
,raptine pardons before trlal 10
Inner Governor w. ,. laNlor ana
Inner Secretary Of State Charles
r,,Iev mritivos in Indiana Tor nine
r- 10 John Powers. brother OF
~.f., powers believed 10 be IN Hon
i~ras 10 Holland Whitaker OF But
countv. John Davis Of Louisville
zach steele OF Bell county The
...r three were under indictment,
~, ala not flee the State.
There remains as the net result of
NJ. crime which shook the State for
rsars only the indictments against
n.b.rton Golden of Knox county, now
colorado. Frank Cecil of Bell
.rrnfy now a railroad detective IN
:, touis and William II. Culton OF
owsiey county said to have died IN
M West few months ago. These
,era NOT directly accused Of the con
.niracy charges and. with the possible
sycention of Cecil. will be cleared by
further action by the Governor
when the secondary charges have
haan dismissed Henry loutsey, now
serving a life sentence in the State
,enitentiary. will remain the only per
.ou to suffer for the killing of Goebel.
Caleb Powers. who was indicted and
tried four times. was recently par
loned by Governor Wilson. Powers
himself was largely responsible for
the padonng OF the men who We're
accused with him. presenting the petit
non which asked for the Governors
action and which had been largely
signed In Kentucky and other States.
Governor Wilson did more than par
1an the men who have been fugitives
..nc. Senator GOebel. declared by the
LEGISLATURE 70 have been elected Gov
rnor was shot down as he was about
10 enter The State House. He justified
them In a statement full Of vigOr and
aaih0s In which he explained the rea-
sons for his action.
IN this statement the Governor de-
ciared hat political persecution alone
was responsible for the charges
against the former state officials, and
that before now a fair trial for them
was an impossibility. The executive
paid a touching tribute 10 former
Governor TAYLOR declaring that
through no fault Of his own he had
been cut of at the zenith of his career
and Weighted down with accusations
that We're unjust. The Governor re
viewed the history of the cases al
length setting forth in full his views
% them
When the Governor issued his par
d0ns az Z p m. the news was imme-
atey wired to Indianapolis, where
Taylor and Finley were.
There is a God in Israel. was their
thankful exultation.
i proves that truth will not re-
main forever on the scaffold and
wrong on the throne" they added
The former Governor announced
however that he did not intend "a
take alvantage OF the pardon 10 re
turn 70 Kentucky Former Secretary
u state Finley. however. will come
lacs Po'h the former officials eX
pressed he wish that what they re
eardei as their vindication came a.
the result OF fair trials instead Of
executive action