The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-17
A Kentuckey Tragedy.
Cashier Sanford Killed by
Senator GOebel.

CovINGToN, ny Aptl! ll-ctate
Senator w. P. Goebel shot and kill.
ed Cashier Sanford of the Farmers
and Traders Bank, this afternoon. in
front of The First National Bank of
this city. Senator Goebel, accom-
panied by Attorney General Hen
bricks of Kentuckey, and Frank
Helm, president of the First National
Bank, was en- route TO the bank
When they reached the door, there
stood Sanford. He shook hands with
Hendricks, using his left hand Then
he asked Goebel if he wrote an article
attacking him. Goebel answered,
II did" Immediately Sanford fired,
the ball passing through Goebel's
trousers Quick as a flash Goebel
leveled his pistol and fred. 10 do
so, he had to place the pistol beneath
Helms chin The ball crashed
through Sanford's forehead, who fell
in the doorway Of the bank, blood
ozing from his fatal wound. Helms
chin was badly powder burned.
Great commotion prevailed instantly,
the sire ct and bank being we'll crowd.
ed at the time. During the confusion
Senator Goebel walked to the station
house and called up his brother, Jus.
tus, who is a membar of the firm Of
Lowry & Goebel of Cincinnati, ask
ing him to come to Covington, as
he was in trouble. Senator Goebel
then emerged from the telephone box
and addressing the lieutenant in
charge said Il wish to surrender
myself have shot and killed John
Sanford
Chief Goodson placed Goebel I'M
der arrest, but allowed him to sit in
his private office. Senator Goebel
was calm at first, but later became
visibly excited At first he refused
to discuss the affair, but under the
excitement, he finally gave his ver-
sion of it
Here is the reason I killed him."
exclaimed the Senator, as he showed
where the ball of >anford's pistol had
passed through his trousers, tearing
away a portion Of cloth "Ile was
lying in waiting for me-" continued
the Senator. | saw him when | reach
ed the gas Office, about twenty feet
away from the steps of the First
National Bank. | was on my way to
the Citizens National Bank with my
friend, Hendricks AS SOC as | saw
him reach for his revolver | reached
for NINE"
President Helm and General Hen
bricks give very similar versions Of
the tragedy.
The homicide grows out Of bust.
ness, and political feud of several
years standing and was not a sur
prise Both were among Kentucky's
best men, being leaders in politics,
business and society Not since the
famous GoodIoe-Swope affair, al
Lexington, in which both Of those
distinguished men died, has so de-
plorable a tragedy occurred.
1t has created q State sensation,
while locally, the greatest excitement
prevails, as a continuation Of the i'll
feeling that made the murder pos
sible is certain to result in more
bloodshed. For years, Theodore
Hallam and Harvey Meyers, two o.
the brightest lawyers in the South
nave been the Democratic leaders O
this county. Goebel appeared on the
scene while they were at the zenith
of their career and under the guise o.
an anti-ringster, fought for prestige
in the party. He was frequently re.
warded most generously and became
d~eservedly popular. Personal i'll
feeling naturally resulted and it was
not confined to the leaders. Parti,
SAM sprung from every quarter. San.
ford was one of these and he espous-
ed the cause of Hallam and Meyers.
Personal encounters and convention
fights were numerous. It is not an
exaggeration to say that a hundred
prominent citizens have constantly
carried pistols for the past three
years, expecting an attack any mo-
ment.
Besides this bitter feeling, Sanford
and Goebel were rivals in business.
Goebel is a director of the Citizens
National Bank of Covington. and
Sanford had for years been a director
/ and thoc cashier of the Farmers and