The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-05

OF legislators, he held brief services
Then the divine again went to Mr..
Goebel's bedside and about five m nutes
afterwards took his departure. Shortly
after o'clock the dying man was again
given oxygen and again a slight rally
resulted, but 81 was only temporary.
DEATH CLAIMS ITS VICTIM
At 6:1O y. m. DR. Hume left the dying
mans bedside and reported to the
throngs Of anxious watchers in the cor
ridors OF the hotel that death was q
matter OF but a few minutes time. The
oxygen treatment was used constantly
IN a desperate effort TO keep Mr..
Goebel alive until Justus Goebel's ar
rival but no effort was made 10 arouse
the unconscious man.
AS DR. Hume departed from the room
the aftlited brother and sister turne,l to
Dr Mccormack and requested that they
be left entirely alone with their brother.
who was fast sinking. The physicians So
lently withdrew. closed the door softly
behind them. Silently they knelt at his
bedside. their eyes fastened upon the hall
while the life that had been battling SO
valiantly against the assassin's bullet
since last Tuesday morning hickered out
Death claimed it's victim. and the broth
er and sister, bowed by sorrow whose
rangs were intensified by the knowledge
that a few miles away was their BROTHER
Justice who would arrive too late, sat
down upon the deathbed alone with their
dead Not a sound emanated from th.
room TO appraise the ANXIOUS watchers
I'm the hotel corridor without that Mr.
Goebel had passed away
BROTHER CAME TOO LATE.
The stricken brother and sister were
left undisturbed while the two physicians
outside the door anxiousiy looked at their
watches as the minutes flew by, fearing
the truth. yet wondering at the long sill
ence Finally at 7;20 o'clock the tram
bearing Justus Goebel pulled into Frank
fort, Al the station TO meet him were
Trey Woodson. Samuel ). shackelford
Io6uN pun 'sIpeddp 20 lInoo aul 20 HIolo
Rhin1cl OF Covington.
The met Mr. Goebel at the car steps
as he dead, tell me Is he dead?" were ti'e
first forIs he uttered. "He Is not dead"
was The assurance given him by the
friends who had no inkdng OF the truth
The party entered carriage and fivc
minutes later, at 7:25 o'clock. arrived at
the Capitol hotel. Wrh tears streaming
down his eyes. Mr. Goebel was conducted
to the chamber were lay his brother The
rap at the door was answered by Arthur
Goebel. who silently drew his brother
within the closed door Five minutes
later Arthus Goebel opened the door AM
motioned to The two physicians. "Ic
died at 6:46 o'clock painlessly," was all
he said and then closed the door There
was no excitement in the corridor. Those
who heard the words OF Arthur GoeSei
reverently and silent and ala not disssE1-
mate the intelligence. Within a rev
moments the following announcement had
been prepared and was silently handed
about the streets and in the hotel:
HIS FRIENDS TO KEEr
COOL.
TO the people Of Kentucky:
1T Is with the most profound so--ow
that we announce the death OF Governor
william Goebel In hls last moments he
counseled his friends 90 keep cool and
how 10 the law In ali things We. his
friends and davisers beg OF the pcnile
OF Kentucky IN this hour OF affllction TO
carefully abstain from any act OF violence
or any resort 10 mob law. II would be
his wish n he were alive that there should
he absolutely no stain on his memeory
10y any imprudent act OF any who We're
his frienls The law r. supreme and
must 10 time be re-establlshcd and all the |
wrongs he and his party have suffered |
viii find their proper redress
-. G. s. BLACKBURN.
WILLIAM s. PRYOR,
"UREY WOODSON,
&C. b. LEWIS,
- u. MCREARY,
JOHN X. HENDRICKS
JAMES ANDREW SCOTT. |
LEWIS MQUOWN,
"R b BRADBURN
"s j. sHACREL FORD.
&c. ID. MCHORD.
SOUTH TRIMBLE.
Speaker Of the House.
Il. II. CARTIER,
spcaker pro TEN o. the 4
Speaker Pro Ttan Of the Senate"