The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-12

Fatal Encounter Between Leading
Citizens Of OOvington, Ky.
END OF A LONG EXISTING FBUD.

The Cashier Of a Leading Bank Fires at
State senator Goebel and Is Himself Shot
and Almost Instantly KilIed-The SEN
Rtor Out on Bail.
C1NCINNATI April 12-In the business
center of Covington, KY, John l.. Sand
ford, cashier of the Farmers and Traders
bank, was killed yesterday by State Sena-
tor William Goebel Both fired at each
other on the crowded streets. An hour
later one of the wealthiest citizens was
dead and a leading politician was in Gus
tody at the station house, while the streets
were thronged with excited crowds. The
factional agitation over the bloody affair
continues to run high on this side of the
river as well as in Covington and other
Kentucky towns.
Goebel and Sandford were the leaders Of
two bitterly contending Democratic fac
tions. The feud is an old one politically,
but 1t became intensely personal last Sat
urday when the Covington Ledger pub
lished very bitter attack upon Sandford,
which the latter attributed to Senator
Goebel. The latter acknowledged its au-
thorship. The friends of both have been
talking this week in such a manner that
trouble was expected the first time Goebel
and Sandford met The meeting yester-
day showed both were we'll armed,
Senator Goebel and Attorney General
Hendricks were walking up Madison
street. AS they approached the First Ma
tional bank Sandford, who was leaning
against the railing, turned quickly Sen
ator Goebel turned to one side just as
Sandford fired The bullet from Sand
ford's revolver passed through Senator
Goebeps coat and his trousers in two
places over the hips Senator Goebel then
drew his revolver and fired, his shot TAX
ing effect on the left side of Sandford' s
forehead. The first word was spoken and
the first shot was fired by Sandford, who
died an hour later.
Senator GoeDel declares that Sandford
was lying in wait for him, but this the
friends of Sandford deny.
After the shooting Senator Goebel re
turned to the court house, stopping only a
moment and then went to police head
quarters and gave himself up.
The trouble between the men dates back
for years. In the last legislature Senator
Goebel had bill giving the city treasurer
of Covington power to make the city de
pository of any bank he desired. Previous
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bank of which Sandford was cashier, had
been the city depository. The city treas
urer withdrew the funds from the Farmers
and Traders, which at times amounts to
| 100000, and made the Citizens National
the civil depository.
Senator Goebel had another bill passed
| reducing the toll on the Lexington turn
pike, of which Sandford was president.
This bill made the senator popular with
the people, but was bad for the turnpike
stock, and Sandford is reported to have
used severe terms in talking about Senator
| Goebel and his turnpike law.
Mr. Sandford wasl57 years of age. His
wife was a Marshall, and is a sister of the
celebrated Thomas Marshall, of kentucky
| Mr.. Sandford's grandfather was dis6in-
| guished in the state, being at enc time a
| state senator and a member of the consti.
| tutional convention. Senator Goebel is q
successful man in business as well as
lawyer He is 40 years of age, unmarried
and a native of Pennsylvania. He located
in Coyington when quite young, He il
| out on bail