Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-13
ATTORNEYS AT-LAW
Brown B Perkins.
HENRY {. YOUTSEYS
APPLICATION FOR FREEDOM
Story Retold of Murder of Gov. Goe-
bel of Kentuckey IS Years Ago.

Frankfort, KY, April 12-Henry E.
youtsey's application for freedom
''ame after sixteen years spent in Jail
and prison cells during which time
hundreds of persons of every political
faith have labored to secure his lib
erty. Prominent among those active
n his behalf for many years was Mrs.
:. z. Cantrill, widow of Judge ]. E.
Cantrill who occupied the bench in the
Franklin Circuit Court during the
stirring times following the murder of
Governor William Goebel in the winter
Of 1900.
Under the administration of Gov
ernor William o. Bradley, Youtsey
vas employed in the office of the
State Auditor and it was known that
he was to be secretary to Governor
w. S. Taylor in the event the latter
defeated Goebel in the gubernatorial
race in 1899. Taylor was given the
certificate of election but a contest
was filed and Frankfort became the
'endeZvous for numerous mountain
GERS. 1dherents of Taylor. The Goebel
faction said these men were brought
here TO intinlidate the Democrats who
we're pushing the Goebel contest be-
fore the Legislature The state capitol
was surrounded by state troops ord
cred here by Governor Taylor and
practically everybody in Frankfort
vent Gbout armed.
While walking to the Capitol in
rornEany with Colonel Jack Chinn and
-oionel Eph LilIard on the morning of
JeHJ@ry 80. 1900, a shot fired from an
office in the State House struck Goe-
Del in thC breast and he fell into the
arms Of Col Jack Chinn.
GDEtsey. Caleb Powers, then secre-
AIRY Of state and later congressman.
rom the eleventh Kentucky district
and Jim" Howard were convicted of
completely in the assassinati ton. Cap
min Garnett =. Ripley and Berry How
ard were acquitted and Governor Tay-
or Fed to Indiana where he has since
-cTnained, fugitive from justice until
hardened by Governor A. E. Wilson
Caleb Powers and Howard spent sew
rails ana appeals until pardCned by
Governor Wilson.
Youtscy did not appeal from the life
sc ltence imposed by the Scott Cir
,uit Court 70 which his case was
transferred and since his conviction in
200 he has been confined in the Stats
2efOrmatoTy at Frankfort.
It was charged that the day before
nc assassination he was seen in the
'ffice Of the Secretary OF State with a
peculiar pattern Of rife and Immediate
Y after the shot was fired it was
.ilareed he ran from the building cry
n@ "Gocbel is shot" He suffered g
lervous collapse in court, his condition
delaying the case several days an
probably preventing the infiiction OF
lie death penalty, though he confes
;ed his part in the conspiracy t.
)ut GOebel out of the way. He always
maintained. however, that he did no,
ire the shot.
Goebel was declared elected by the
legislature the day after he was shot
md on his death bed was sworn in as
Governor. He died February 8, anC
senator J. c. w. BeCkham VINO was
,Iected Lieutenant Governor on the
ticket with Goebel became Governor.
Youtsey was arrested almost tmmed
atelv after the shooting and on ac.
cunt of the intense feeling he wa!
AIKEN to Georgetown for trial. H,
vas convicted in the spring of 1900
hree months after the ASA ssinatior
md came imediately to the penitenti
Try.
In prison Youtsey has been a stenog
,a1her in the office of the warden,
eacher in the night school and
eader in religious work inside tn
wallis.