The Hartford republican., 1916-04-07
Will NOT GRANT
Y0U7SEY PAROLE
TWO COMMISSIONERS OPPOSE
GRANTING FREEDOM TO FA-
NOUS PRISONER.
HAS SERVED Is YEARS
Wife of Judge Cantrill Active in
Behalf of the Slayer Of Will
liam Goebel.

Frankfort, KY, April 5.-with d.
e. O'Sullivan, chairman of the board
of prison commissioners, favoring,
and Commissioners M. s. Conley and
F. Tom Hatcher opposing. parole last
night was refused Henry Youtsey,
who has spent 16 years in prison af-
ter conviction for completely in the
assassination of Governor Goebel.
Henry E. Youtsey's application for
freedom came after 16 years spent In
Jail and prison cells during which
time hundreds of persons of every
political faith have labored to Sc
cure his liberty. Prominent among
those active in his behalf for many
years was Mrs. ]. e. Cantrill, widow
of Judge ]. E. Cantrill who occupied
the bench in the Franklin circuit
court during the stirring times fol-
lowing the murder of Governor Will
liam Goebel in the winter of 1900.
Under the administration of Gov
ernor William o. Bradley, Youtsey
was 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 contest
was filed and Frankfort became the
rendezvous for numerous mountain
eers, adherents of Taylor. The Goe-
bel faction said these men were
brought here to intimidate the DEM
, ocrats who were pushing the Goebel
contest before the legislature. The
state capitol was surrounded by state
troops ordered here by Governor
Taylor and practically everybody in
Frankfort went about armed.
While walking to the capitol in
company with Colonel Jack Chinn
and Colonel Eph Lillard on the morn
ing of January 80, 1900, a shot fired
1 from an Office in the state house
struck Goebel, in the breast and he
fell into the arms Of Col. Jack
Chinn.
Youtsey, Caleb Powers, then secre
tary of state and later congressman
from the Eleventh Kentucky district
and "Jim" Howard were convicted Of
completely in the assassination. Cap
tain Garnett d. Ripley and Berr,
Howard were acquittde and Govern
or Taylor fed to Indiana where HI
has since remained, fugitive from
justice until pardoned by Governor
A. E. Wilson. Caleb Powers ant
Howard spent several years in jai
fighting through mistrials and ap
. peals until pardoned by Governor
Wilson.
Youtsey did not appeal from th'
life sentence imposed by the Scot
circuit court to which his case wa
transferred and since his conviction
in 1900 he has been confined in th'
State Reformatory at Frankfort.
It was charged that the day befor'
the assassination he was seen in th
office of the secretary of state will
peculiar pattern of rife and i'm
mediately after the shot was fired i
was charged he ran from the build
ing crying "Goebel is shot" He suf
fered a nervous collapse in court, hi
condition delaying the case severa
days and probably preventing the in
Fiction of the death penalty, thougl
he confessed his part in the conspir
acy to put Goebel out of the way. III
always maintained, however, that h
did not fire the shot.
Goebel was declared elected by tn
legislature the day after he was sho
and on his death bed was sworn 4
as governor. He died February
and Senator ]. C. w. Beckham, VIII
was elected Lieutenant Governor O.
the ticket with Goebel became gov
|, ernor.
Youtsey was arrested almost i'm
mediately after the shooting and o
account of the intense feeling he wa
taken to Georgetown for trial. H
was convicted in the spring of 1906
three months after the assassinatio
and came Immediately to the pen
tentiary.
In prison Youtsey has been ste
nographer in the Office of the ward
en-, a teacher in the night school an
a leader in religious work inside tn
walls.
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