Show YOUTSEY TEllS STORY Him OF CRIME Caleb Powers Directly Con Connected Connected Connected Murder Murr r of Gov Goebel G ebel of Kentucky Georgetown Ky Dec 10 Henry E Youtsey now serving a life Ufe sentence for tor complicity in the assassination a of William Goebel was a witness today in the trial of ot Caleb Powers He told of ot a conversation with Dr W V R It John Johnson Johnson Johnson son as to killing Goebel Goe el and of the tho purchase by Youtsey of smokeless cartridges in Cincinnati He said be before before fore tore the cartridges were bought John Johnson Johnson Johnson son became impatient and said Tout Youtsey Youtsey sey could shoot Goebel from the sec secretary secretary secretary of states window Youtsey detailed the events leading to the tragedy and the preparations which he had arranged for the shoot shooting shootIng shooting ing It was Youtsey who met James Howard who is alleged to have done the shooting upon his arrival in Frankfort Youtsey told of placing guns in Powers Pow rs office rais rg the win window window window dow and drawing the curtain to the tho window of pointing out Goebel as he approached the capitol and seeing Howard aim at his victim Heard Shot Fired He then left leU the room and heard the crack of the rifle as he was descending the stairs The witness connected Powers directly by stating that he lie fixed the door for the entrance of the assassin and approved of the plan Youtsey also said former Governor Taylor dictated a letter to him asking Howard to come to Frankfort to do dothe dothe dothe the job Youtsey testified that Taylor stated he would give 1500 a pardon and a military escort to the mountains to the theman theman theman man who would kill Goebel Affidavit and Agreement Youtsey identified the original affi am affidavits davits which he gave Powers while wh e eboth both were In the Louisville jail in which Youtsey made oath that he knew nothing against Powers to con connect connect connect him in any way with the assas assassination assassination of ot Goebel The affidavit the witness stated was given to Powers at his request for the purpose of get getting getting getting ting Powers a new trial as his case was then pending in the court of ap appeals appeals appeals peals An agreement purporting to have been given Youtsey y by Powers in ex cx exchange X change for the tha was as also put in evidence The agreement was to the effect that the affidavit made by Youtsey for Powers should not be made public and should be returned to Youtsey in fifteen days Youtsey stat stated stated stated ed that he knew when he lie made the statements sworn to In the affidavit that they were vere false and that Powers knew it too but Powers said he must have it to get a new hearing He said Powers wrote the tha agreement |