Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-30
Bulletln-Frankfort, Ky., Dan. sO-


Goebel has been assassinated.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. S0.-Senator
Goebel was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded, ten minutes after IL o'clock
this morning. The shooting was done
by some man at present unknown.
Goebel was walking up the sidewalk
leading to the senate chamber when a
man in the second story Of the build
ing Immediately east of the capitol,
fired upon him. Five shots were fired.
Goebel fell fatally wounded. He
was at once carried to the Capitol
hotel. Within ten minutes the
streets were filled with men carrying
rifles and revolvers. A guard was in
stant1y thrown around the building
from which the shots were fired, IN
order to prevent the escape OF the
assassin. Men dashed into the build
ing and up to the room from which
the shots were fired but could find
no one. The guard was redoubled
Adiutant General Collier, an ardent
political opponent of Goebel, took
charge of the work of finding the
man who fired the shots. The ball
struck Goebel on the right side and
passed through his body, coming out
below the snou1uer blade AT noon
the report from Senator Goebefs
room is that the wounded man is
resting easily DIR. McMurtray and
other Louisville specialists have been
telegraphed for to assist in caring
for the wounded man.
Goebel, in company with COL Jack
Chinn and Warden Eph Lillard, was
walking up the sidewalk to the capi-
tol building, Goebel being on the right
of the three. When two-thirds OF sat
distance from the street to the capi
toll the shot was fired from the thirc
story of building occupied as OH
ces by the governor, secretary ol
state and other leading officials of the
state. The ball struck Goebel in the
side and he instantly dropped to th'
nayement. Chinn and Lillard seized
him, Chinn saying as he did so: ="
guess they got you, Goebel."
Eyes," replied the wounded man
II guess they got me, sure"
While Chinn was holding the woun
ded man, supporting his head in nj
arms. four more shots were fired
both men. All struck close, makin
the dust fly. Both Chinn and Lillar
stuck to their friend, neither movin
from his side until the firing ceased
when Lillard ran for help Harlan
Whitaker of Butler, Governor Tay
lor's home county, was arrested Will
trying to escape from the buil9ie
from which the shots were fra man
was caught by John E. age. When
n past seventysnve yds were taken off
searched. threc loudly protested his
his persc declaring he was a demo
inpe A heavy guard police surround
ID him, on the way to the county jail,
followed by hundreds. Cries of "mob
the assassin" were heard all along the
route. Ex-Mayor Ira Julian was early
on the scene. advising the crowd to
disperse. -
LET the blood be on the head of
assassins," he said, they openly
boasted for months that Goebel never
would be governor. They always in
tended to prevent it this way. Let
us have no rioting, If we do they are
prepared to rush in federal bayonets." !"
Soldiers who have been on duty for
two weeks rushed from the arsenal al
ready uniformeds within few min
utes after the attempt at assassina-
tion, to the state house. Guards were
placed at all the entrances and no
one was allowed to pass in.
Louisville, KY, Jan. S0-Orders
have been issued for a special train
to be made ready at Lexington, this
afternoon, presumably for the trans.
portation of the militia to Frankfort.
The Second regiment, Col. Williams
commanding, is stationed at Lexing-
ton.
Nicbolasville, KY, Jan. sO-Troops
that We're here guarding Kendalrs
were ordered to Frankfort on spe--
cial train this afternoon, leaving ten
soldiers to guard the iail.
Frankfort, Jan. so-1.sb p. NJ
Goebels condition is not SO good. He
himself is calm and insists he win
not die.
Frankfort jan sO-There was talk
on every side Of placing under ar
rest every man IN the building when
the shots were fred. even including
Governor Taylor. He expressed him