The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02
GOEBEL SHOT DOWN.
pEMCcRATic LEADER or KEN
TUCkY AssAs5tNATED.


Tow Attempt tu srit Him.
While walking through the capitol
grounds on bis way 10 the capitol bui.d-
ing at Frankfort Tuesday morning.
January 80. William Gocbcl the Demo
cratic contestant Tor governor Of Ken
tr-ty. was shot down anil very dam
gerously wounded.
Harlaud Whitaker, former from
Butler county, the home Of Governor
Taylor. r. In Jail 10 Louisville charged
with the crime There IA no direct
evidence against Whitaker and he was
rinced under arrest more because hc
was caught around the capitol building
when the shots were fred. than for
any other apparent reason. lie denied
In the most positive manner that he
had any connection with the shooting
or knew anything about H. lie was
running toward the scene Of the shoot
ing aud not away from u when be WIS
caught aud arrested.
senator 0oebcl WIS wounded by n
rifle ball Of small calibcr, not over IS,
which struck him In the riRhtsidc just
below the armpit The ball passed
through the back. part Of the right
lung, across the body on a diagonal
line, passing out below the left shoul-
der blade. 40 vital organs were In
jurcd except the right lunk
Mr. Gocbcl was on his way 10 the
senate chamber In company with
Colonel Jack Chinn aud Warden Eph.
Lillard ~ the Frankfort pcnitentlnry.
Mr.. Lillard was few feet In advance
Of Uocbrl aud Chinn who we're walking
aide by side. Goebcl being ON the right
aud Chinn on the left
From the outer edge ~ the capitol
grounds 10 the steps Of the capitol, the
distance Is about 300 feet 1wo.thlrds
Of this had been passed aud the men
were walking slowly when suddenly "A
shot rang out from a large thrcc-siory
building This building 10 used for
offices by nearly all Of the leading
officials Of the state, Governor Taylor
aud the secretary Of state having rooms
ON the Grst floor
A. the shot was heard, Gocbcl gave
quick. involuntary exclamation Of
pain aud made AN effort TO draw bis
revolver, Ills strength was unequal
TO the task however, aud be sank upon
the pavement with great rapidity
several more shots were nred the bul.
lets all striking the brick sidewalk
close TO where uocbel lay. None OF
them touching him, however
A. soon M h was known that the
bullet which struck down Mr. Gocbc
had come from the building to the cas-,
a group Of men gathered IN front o
. the door on the east side Others raj
around 10 the door on the west side
TO prevent the escape Of anybody fron
there Several men attempted To ente
the doors from the outside hut wer
prevented by groups OF mountaineer
who stood Ia the doorways Some o
these men held Wholesalers In thei
! hands, and presented an aspect 40 gen
orally uuinviting that no attempt wa
made 10 search the building, and no
body gained entrance 10 IL for severn
minutes after the shooting had bccl
done, aud the assassin had anple op
portunity TO escape.
As soon as II was noiscd around tina
, Gocbcl had been shot, members OF tn
legislature made wild rush for IN
I, telegraph Offices and filed voluminou
messages 10 their constituents, an,
within an hour replies began to pou
In, the general run OF them having bu
, one tenor, which was, 1--WE are com
, Ing" II IA expect, d 'ully 5000 men will
arrive In Frankfort by tomorrow morn
, ing, All the military strength Of tn
state will be called out aud hurried 4
Frankfort.
, The Democrats are keeping exceed
. iugly close watch over the person OF j
c, w. Reekham, the contestant for III
position Of lieutenant governor. The
declare that u Goebel dies there will b
, no governor but Ieckh'm. lie is l.'p
: In his room at the Capitol hotel an
! will be guarded very closely until IN
trouble IN over. lie declares that b
=, needs no guard but the Democrats pa
no attention To his remonstrHnces.
=, IL Is reported that Speaker Trimbl
Of the house has declared that the leg
!. lslature would be removed To Covingto
!, and that doebel would there be dc
olared governor,
Three hundred men OF the Secon
Kentucky infantry are eamped arouu.
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