The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-09

Do With the Crime.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. I. - While
walking through the capitol grounds
on his way to the capitol building ut
11:10 O'Clock yesterday morning, Will
lam Gocbel, the Democratic contestant
for governor of kentucky, was shot
down and very dangerously wounded.
Harland Whitaker. a farmer from
Butler county, the home county of Gov.
Taylor, is now in Jail at Louisville,
charged With the crime. There is no
direct evidence against Whitaker, and
he was placed under arrest more be-
cause he was caught around the capt.
tol building when the shots We're i1rea
than for any other apparent reason.
He denies in the most positive manner
that he had any connection with the
shooting or knew anything about it.
He was running toward the scene OF
the shooting and not away from it
when he was caught and arrested. SEN
ator GOebel was wounded by rifle
ball Of small caiiber. not over SO, which
struck him in the right side just below
the armpit. The ball passed through
the back part of
The Right Lung.
across the body on diagonal line,
passing out below the left shoulder
blade. Mr.. Goebal was on his way
to the senate chamber. in company
with Col. Jack Chinn and Warden
L>y,b I it1n n Of l. 70,
tiary. Mr.. Lillard was few feet in
advance of Goebel and Chinn, who
We're walking side by side, Goebel be-
ing OH the right and Chinn upon the
left. From the outer edge of the capt.
tol grounds to the steps of the capitol
building the distance is about 300 feet.
Two-thirds Of this had been passed and
the men We're walking slowly when
suddenly Il shot rang out from Il large
three-story building which stands fifty
feet east Of the capitol building. 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 lie.
volver His strength was unequal to
the task. however. and he sank upon
the pavement. With great rapidity
several more shots were fired. the
Bullets All Striking
the brick sidewalk close to whore
C,oebel lay. None of them touched
him. however. Lillard hastily turned
around to aid Goebel. who was sup
ported by Chinn. who had his arm
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:"
'They have got me this time" said
Goebel. Il guess they have killed
me-"
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 DIR. Z. f. Hume. in the base
ment of the Capitol hotel. about 1000
feet from the spot where the shooting
occurred. Here he was laid on Il sofa
while DR.. Hume made very hasty
lllC Nbulltt
to be Of Il nature that must cause
death in Il short time. Gocbel, who
showed great fortitude and courage
throughout. smiled weakly as lie
Heard the Verdict.
and feeblv rolled his head from side to
side in token of dissent from the opill.
ion 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, Doctors Nc
CorEick and Ely were summoned t.
attend him. After careful examina-
ton of the wound the the doctors an
nonnced that while exceedingly dan
gerous. it was not necessarily fatal I'M
less complications Of blood poisoning
should set in. The patient himself
kept up his courage, insisting again
and again that lie was not going to
die. In addition to Doctors Hume. Ely
and Mccormick. who were in attend.
ance upon the wounded man, Doctors
J. Mackenzie. r. z. Dundridge and f.
E. Walker were summoned from Gin
cinnati and Or. McMurtry came from.
Louisville. AS soon as the physicians
from Louisville. and Cincinnati had ex-
anlined the patient consultation was
had. at the conclusion of which DR..
Hume announced that the chances had
turned very much against the wound
ed man and the probability was that
He Would Die
before :morning. AS soon MS it was
known that the bullet which struck
Mr.. 'Goebel had come from the build
ing to the east a group of men gathered
in front Of the door on the east side.
Others ran to the door on the west
side to prevent the escape Of anybody
from there. Several men ATTEMPTED to
enter the doors from the outside. but
were prevented by groups of noun
taineers, who stood in the doorways
Some of the men held Winchesters in
their hands and presented an aspect 40
generally uninviting that no ATTEMPT
was made to search the building and
0obody gained admittanee to it for
several minutes after the shooting had
been done. and the assassin had ample
Opportunity to escape. That the shoot
ing OF Mr.. Goebea was the result of a
carefully laid plan ds without question.
The man who did the work had eyi-
IDENTIFY taken his stand Mt the window
which had previously been raised in
order to allow the free nassaoo ~ Tho