The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-02-01

While walking through the capita
grounds on his way to the capital buildins
at 10 minutes after II o'clock yesterda,
morning. William Goebel, Democratic con-
testant for governor of Kentucky, was shot
down and dangerously wounded.
Harland Whitaker, farmer from Butler
county, the home county of Gov. Taylor
Is now in the Jail at Louisville charged
with the crime.
There is no direct evidence against Whit
taker, and he was placed under arrest more
because he was caught around the capital
building when the shots were fired, than fol
any other apparent reason.
He denies in the most positive manner
that he had any connection with the shoot
ing or knew anything about it. He was run
ming toward the scene of the shooting and
not away from it, when he was caught and
arrested.
BALL OF SMALL CALDER.
Senator Goebel was wounded by a rifle
ball OF small calibre, not over 80, which
struck him in the right side just below the
arm pit.
The ball passed through the back part OF
the right lung across the body on a dia-
gonal line, passing out below the left
shoulder blade.
Mr.. GOebel was on his way to the senate
chamber, in company with Col. Jack Chinn
and Warden Eph Lillard, of the Frankfort
penitentiary.
Mr.. Lillard was a few feet in advance
of Goebel and Chinn, who were walking
side by side, Goebel being on the right and
Chinn upon the left.
From the outer edge of the capital
grounds to the step of the capital building
the distance is about 800 feet. Two-thirds
of this had been passed and the men were
walking slowly, when suddenly a shot rang
out from large three-story building which
stands so feet east of the capital building.
USED BY OFFICIALS.
This building is used for offices by nearly
all the leading officials Of the state, Gov.
Taylor and the secretary Of state having
rooms on the first floor.
AS the shot was heard Goebel gave a
quick involuntary exclamation of pain and
made an effort to draw his own revolver.
His strength was unequal to the task. how
ever, and he sank upon the pavement.
With great rapidity several more shots
were fired, the bullets all striking the brick
OF them touched him, however.
Lillard hastily turned around to aid Goe-
bel, who was supported by Chinn, who had
his arms about him almost as soon as he
touched the pavement.
Get help" said Chinn to Lillard. and
turning to Goebel, he asked:
"Are you hurt, Goebel? Did they get
you?"
ont &c two
bel. Il guess they have killed me-"
GREAT CROWD GATHERS.
In less than minute crowd Of men
was around Goebel. He was losing much
blood and was becoming very weak He
was hastily carried to the office of DR.. E.
E. Hume, in the basement of the capital
hotel, about 1000 feet from the spot where
the shooting occurred.
Here he was laid on a sofa, while DR..
Hume made hasty examination, pronounce
Ing the wound to be of a nature that must
cause death in a short time
Goebel. who showed great fortitude and
courage throughout. smiled weakly as he
heard the verdict, and feebly rolled his head
from side to side in token Of dissent from
the opinion expressed by the physician.
He was then carried to his room on the
second floor of the capitol hotel, and in
addition to DR.. Hume DR.. Mccormick and
DR.. Ely were summoned to attend him.
After careful examination of the wound
the doctors announced that while exceed
ingly dangerous, 1t was not necessarily fatal
unless complications or blood poisoning
should set in.
KEEPS UP HIS COURAGE.
The patient himself kept up his courage.
insisting again and again that he was not
going to die.
1t was decided by his friends to call in
also the services Of DR.. McMurty, a promi-
nent surgeon of Louisville. and urgent mes
sages were at once sent for him.
After the wound had been dressed Sen
ator Goebel showed great exhaustion. and
it.was announced by the physicians that he
would in all probability die within a short
time.
: He rallied. however. and under the influ-
ence of an opiate sank into a gentle slum-
Der, which lasted for several hours.
The bullet which struck Mr.. Goebel was
fred from a window in the center of the
third story of the office building Just east
Of the capitol.
That window was raised about eight
inches from the sill to permit an unob-
structed passage for the bullet when Mr..
Goebel should come within range.
Both Ch1nn and Lillard assert that while
the first shot came from the direction of
the window In the third story there were
other shots fred from different portions Of
the same building.
FALSE REPORT CIRCULATED.
Some Of the persons who heard the shots
Jay That at least one shot was fred from
the office OF the secretary Of state.
THIS. however, is not true, as there were
men In the Office of the secretary Of state
who rushed to the window as soon as the
shots were heard, and all of them declare
that there was no shot fired at all from
that part Of the building.
The window in the third story was left