The age-herald., 1900-01-31
WILLIAM GOEBEL LIES DYING IN KENTUCKY
 HIS BODY PIERCED BY AN ASSASSIKS BULLET

 stepped aside that man grabbed me, and that's all l know-and that's a fact!'
 Few people believe that Whitaker Is guilty of the crime but the fact that he was hastily leaving the building immediate ly after the shooting was done was enough to make trouble for Ghim.
 That man Davis' to whom Whistaker referred, is Colonel John Davis, uhe custo- dian of the capitol grounds. His story agrees With that of Whitaker.
 Colonel Davis' statemeet
 'I was just outside Governor Taylor's office,' said Davis, when I heard tine shots, and heard Governor Taylor say: My God what have they done?' He called to me at once to go over to the office of Adjutant General Collier, and Whitaker went along. l am positive that he could not have done the shooting"
 As soon as it was known that the bullet which struck MT. Goebel had come from the building to lthe east Of executive hall, a group of men gathered in front of the door on the east side. Others ran around 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 mountalneers, who stood in the doorway. Some of these men held WincheSters in their hands and presented an aspect so generally untnviting that attempt was made to search the building; nobody gained entrance to it for several minutes after the shooting had been done, and the assas- sin had ample opportunity to escape.
 The state officials and members of the legislature, Without exception, denounced the shooting In the most unmeasura ble terms. Governor Taylor Immediately caused small address to be published In which he declared the affair to be a dis grace and an outrage, and calling for the most sober condemnation.
 He sent orders at once to Adjutant- en- eral Collier directing him to take steps for the preservation of order General Collier is republican, and Is opposed to MT. Goe- bel. He declared the shooting to be a most coWardly affair, and one that, upon every consideration, was to be regretted. He lost no time in giving orders, however and be fore Goebel had been lifted from the ground to be carried to ithe hotel General Collier had telephoned to the armory, some blocks distant, ordering out the company there stationed under the command of Captain Walcdtt to proceed at once Ito the capitol grounds, take possession of them and its approaches, and allow nobody to enter the gates.
 Twenty minutes after the shooting Cap ta4n Walcott and his men marched across the front of the capitol building and halted at the foot of the steps. Orders were is- sued to outside companies throughout the state to make ready at once to come to Frankfort, the entire share guard being called into service. It was feared that the news of the shooting would so infiame the democrats that they would come to Frank fort in swarms, while the mountaineers would lose mo time in coming to the capital Tor the purpose of upholding their party principles.
 Tt makes no difference to me-" said Gen eral Collier. "who starts anything, we will preserve order on both sides"
 The excitement among the followers of MT. Goebel was great, and for a short time immediately following the shooting of their leader there was more than a possibility That some of the hot heads would seek vengeance upon their political enemies Threats were made against the republican leaders and attorneys during the excite ment, but leading democrats of the house and senate soon brought them to calmer talk. As the news spread through the streets that Goebel had been shot men be- gan ito pour toward the capitol grounds from all sides.
 A Second Shooting
 A shooting affray occurred in saloon about this time, Craig Ireland, a sporting man. fatally wounding Ike Williams, ne- gro. The men were in an aitercation, when Williams struck Ireland, who promptly sent a bullet through the negro's stomach. Ireland was locked up. This second shoot ing caused great excitement for a time. as 1t was thought the long threatened politi- cal shooting in general all along the Mne had at last been inaugurared. The affair had nothing to do with the political situa- tion.
 SenaItor- Elect Blackburn, who is dn Wash ington, was informed of the shootin,e- Through the long distance telephone and sent message urging the democrats to remain quiet and take no rash action of any sort.
 The house was in session when the shoot dng occurred, and the senate was to haye met Within twenty minutes The can.to1 was therefore filled with members of the legislature and to say that there was ex citemerJt is putting it very mildly From both halls men ran wildly down the steps without bats and coats, and one member. came out carrying in his hand "a bill og, which he had been arguing when the shoot ing occurred. By the time the members of the legislature had reached the lower floor however, Goebel was on his way to the of flee of Dr. Hume. The members hastily rushed back to their rooms, adjourned with the most unceremonious haste and poured down into the streets again.
 The news spread through the streets with lightning like rapidity, and in a few min utes crowds were hastening toward the cap- itol from every direction. Down St Clare street. which runs directly south from tbe sidewalk leading to the capitol. upon wbjc1, MT. Goebel was walking at the time he was shot, came dense crowd of wildly ex- cited men headed by two members of inc cdty fire department. One of them carried Winchester rife, and the other was tell ing him to ''put down that thing and eo back" He finally agreed to do this and the crowd under his leadership melted away.
 Ex-Mayor Ira Julian was early on the scene, advising the crowd to disperse.
 Let the blood be on the head of the as- sassins. They have openly boasted for months that MT. Goebel would never be governor of the state. They always in- tended to prevent it fin this way. Let us have no rioting. If we do they are pre- pared to rush in the federal bayonets."
 Assistant Secretary of State Davidson ex- plained after the shooting: "There have been about forty men more or less sleep ing in the upper part of the executive build ing for nearly week. They were allowed to spend the night there and took their meals elsewhere. We don't know their names We are more than anxious to lend every possible aid to the authorities in find ing the assassin"