The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, April 22, 1903, Image 4
The Killing of Gov. Goebel.
Youtsey Tolls His Story in Court ^
? Ho Says That Jaines Howard
Fired the Shot That j
Killed the Guvornor.
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Frankfort, Ky., April 10.?
Henry B. Youtsey to-day for the 1
first time told on the witness stand '
his story of the killing of the late '
Governor Goebel. Ho named '
James Howard, tho defendant, as '
A. I_ - .1 A* 1 A I 1 A A
me man who area me snoi. 1 oui- 1
sey said he saw Howard for the 1
first time a few minutes before tlie 1
shooting. Howard had a letter *
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sent him several days bofoio by
1
the witness at Governor Taylor's
dictation. Youtsey says ho took
Howard into the oflico of Caleb 1
Powers, then Secretary of State,
which had been especially ai rang- J
ed for the shooting. He showed
i
Howard the Marlin rifle, tho bullets
and the window from which
tho shooting was to be done. He
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pet for doing the shooting.
"What do you want for it?" '
Youtscy says he asked, and that '
Howard said he wanted a pardon '
for killing George Baker.
"I told him he could have that
and more, too," said Youtsey.
"About that time," said the witness,
"Goebel came in the gate
and 1 pointed him out to Howard,
then ran from the room. As 1
disappeared down the steps to the
basouieut I heard the crack of
Howard's rifle."
Youtsey said that after tho
shooting he passed through tho
istate house basement and a few
minutes later came back into tho
executive building from the east
silli entrance.
"1 stayed in the otiiceof Assist
ant Secretary of State Matthews,"
said lie, "for a few moments and
saw Matthews break open Caleb
Powers' ollice and find the guns
that had been left in there."
Youtsey said that at tho time of
the shooting ho was private secro
tary to Auditor Sweeney, but that
while his political status was not
definitely fixed, it was understood
he was to have a good place under
. t - n i
i. vui uui uryior,
Haul l'outsey, 1'directed everything
we did. Wo regarded him
as our loader and ho was morally
responsible for all wo did. We
knew we had the Governor and
the pardoning power behind us,
and were not afraid of punishment
for killing."
Youtscy, on cross-examination,
said that after he was arrested and
later Bent to the penitentiary, he
still had hope of gaining his liberty.
Ho thought Yerkes would
be elected Governor and would
pardon him. Yerkes was defeated,
however, ond about a year ago
ho decided to talk and did tell his
story to Prison Physician Tobin.
Youtsoy said further that he
hail an additional incentive to tell
tho story, as Taylor, Powers and
others had used him as a cat's
paw and scape-goat and then deserted
hi.n when he got into trouble.
jim Howard's denial.
Frankfort, Ky., April 18.?
James Howard was called us tho
first witness for tho defense in his
trial today for the murder of
Gov. Wra. Goebel. He testitied
to arriving hero shortly before the
shooting of Goeoel on January
30.
His defense is an alibi und in
support of this he gave tho alleged
movements of himself from tho
time of his arrival until after tho
shooting. He denied that he
knew either Taylor, Culton or
Goebel. Tho witness also deniod
emphatically that ho ever saw
Henry Youtsey until ho met him
in jail after their arrest and he
deniod emphatically that he ever
received a letter from Gov. YV.
. S. Taylor or did any of the tilings
to which Youtsey testified. |
Who is A Gentleman*
Jharlotte Observer.
Mr. Reginald Vunderbilt is a
lappy man. He was married
L'uesdtiy to Miss Neiluon, a beauIful
and wealthy young woman,
dot to bo wedded ho had to huvo a
liurriage liconso, and boforo obtaining
this he had to till out a
blank stating his occupation aud
that of his father, tlvp late Cornelius
Vandcrbilt. Mr. Vanderbilt
put his occupation down as that of
a "gentleman," and that of his
Father as a "capitalist " As the
son of a millionaire Mr. Vanderbilt
is not compelled to work for
his living, and therefore his definition
of a millionaire loafer is
interesting. He seems to draw a
iistinction between a capitalist
ind a gentleman, enrolling bis
hither in the one class and himself
in the other. And yet his father
is believed to have been a gentle
man. Surely Mr. Kegiuald VanJorbilt
would not deny this.
There is something that grates
just a little in hearing aman in this
lemocracy of ours define a gentleman
as a rich man who doesn't
work.
There are professions and professions,
but gentleman is haruly
among them. Being a gentleman
is something that conies naturally
to a man or doesn't como at all.
To a degree it is in the blood ?
yes, but there are many gentlemau
that were low born. And
the best proof that a mam is one is
not alwavs found in his deelara
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tion. In thin town, not many
months ago, a lewd fellow of the
baser sort,a married man at that,
being ordered by the head of the
family out of a house which he
had invaded with an illicit purpose,
was at pains to assure the landlord,
just before shooting him tc
death, that he, the murderer, was
a ''gentleman." The term has
become very cheap. it is found
these days in the mouths of alt
sorts ot cattlo when thev get started
talking about themselves. The
man whs is one doesn't need to
proclaim the fact; and bo who lays
claim, in words, upon the title,
custs doubt, noon bis ri<rht to it;
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The classification of Mr. Reginald
Vanderbiit, for instance, would
perhaps never have been in ques
lion if be hud not raised a suspicion
by his assertion that it belonged
to him. As it is, there are
those who will evermore think oi
him as a snob.
The Evidence Against Him.
Dr. T. S. Allison, superintendent
of the Mutteuwun State hospital
for the criminul insane, mel
with an experience recently that
goes far to show how hard it is tc
overcome circumstantial evidence.
In making a tour of inspectioc
the doctor had occasion to entei
an unoccupied cell in the ward re
served for incuruoles, and as he
did so the iron door clicked shut,
making him a prisoner in his owr
castle. W hile lie was standing
there rattling the grating and calling
for an attendant a party ol
visitors came strolling his way.
"I beg your pardon," said the
duct o- suavely to the first member,
"but I am locked in."
"Poor fellow," replied tin
visitor, "so 1 perceive."
,,I wish you would be good
enough to have some one let m<
out," the doctor continued. By
this time a second member of th<
party appeared.
"See," said the first, "this
fellow looks quite intelligent, an<
asks to bo released, as though Ik
really expected it."
4 Gentlemen, I nee your error
I am not crazy, 1 assure you.
locked myself in here <|i>ite bj
accident Really? I?why?'
and the doctor felt himself hidi 1
ing in the most blankly imbecili
manner.
"Look ut him now," cried tin
I
second visitor: 'Mid you ever sec j t
a more hopelessly idiotic expree- j
sum on the face of mau?" }
"Say/' cried the doctor oxcit- \
edly, "call an attendant or I'll '
have you both in hero for life, i
I'm the superintendent." t
"Couio," said one of the strung i
gors, "wo mustn't get the pool i
devil worked up. Jle may do
himself harm," ami they pressed i
on down the corridor.-New York j
Times. ;
Cross-Examination Fun. i
The contest between counsel ]
and witness must necessarily be
un unequal one, and it is little
surprise that tho s> mpatbics of
the public are more often with
the latter than tho former, or that
whenever a witness scores a poiut
over a bullying cross-examine.r it
is hailed with delight.
"Have you ever been a bank .
tupl?" a pompous counsel once
asked, in tho writer's hearing, of
a provincial tradesman.
"No, neyer," camo the decisive j
I
auswer.
"Now, be careful, sir, how you
answer this question. Ilavo you
over stopped payment?"
"Yes."
"Ah!" said the barrister, with
satisfaction, "thought we should
get at it. Wow, sir, tell his lordship
when that happened."
"After I had paid all I o.ved,"
the witness answered, amid a roar
of laughter in which the judge
himself felt compelled to joiu.
On another occasion a conceit(
cd counsel had been cross-exam*
ining a youog woman at considerable
length upon the ago of a pers
son with whom she professed to
bo well acquainted. Finally ho
asked her: 4'How old, now, do
( you take 1110 to be?" The witness
scrutinized her persecutor
closely for a moment or two and
then answered: 44From your apr
pearauce I should take you to he
60; from your questions, 16."
s 44Will you describe the man
you say you saw near the scene of
^ the crime?" asked a diminutive
barrister of a witness in a recent
murder trial. 44Was ho a big
man?"
I 4iOh, no; liowt o't kind," answered
the witness, a burly Yorkshireman.
44He was just a little
insignificant bitofuchup, cummut
like yoursel'."
^ This story reminds one an equally
crushing answer given to an*
other counsel whoso physical dimensions
were incommensurate
with his sonce of importance.
"Did you see this tree that was
mentioned by the roadside?" tho
t barrister inquired.
"Yes, sir; I saw it plainly." I
, "It was conspicuous, then?"
"No; I shouldn't say it was exi
actly conspicuous,' the witness
answered. i
"You are trilling, sir," couni
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my face was such a good mirror."?
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