Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-30

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four more shots were fired at both mer
All struck close, making the dust fly.
Both Chinn and Lillard stuck to thei
friend, neither moving from his side un
til the firing ceased, when Lillard raj
for help.
Harland Whitaker, Of Butler Gov
ernor Taylors home county, was az
rested while trying to escape from tn,
building from which the shots wert
| fired. He was caught by John E. Miles
a man past Is years of age. Wher
searched three pistols We're taken of
his person. He loudly protested his in.
nocence, declaring he was a Democrat
A heavy guard of police surrounded
him on the way to the county Jail, fol.
| lowed 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 the
assassfiIs," he said. They openly
boasted for months that Goebel would
never be governor. They always in
tended to prevent 1t this way. Let us
have no rioting. If we do, they are pre-
pared to rush in federal bayonets."
The soldiers who have been on duty
two weeks rushed from an arsenal al
ready uniformed, Within a few minutes
after the attempt at assassination, to
the state house. Guards were placed at
all entrances, and no one allowed To
pass in.
Louisville, KY, January 30.-Orders
have been issued for special train to
be made ready at Lexington this after
noon, presumably for the transportation
Of the militia to Frankfort. The second
regiment. Colonel Williams command
ing, Is stationed at Lexington
Nicolasville, KY, January 3O.-Troops
that were here guarding the Kendalls
were ordered to Frankfort on a special
train this afternoon. leaving ten soldiers
to guard the Jail.
There was talk on every side of plac-
ing under arrest every man in the build
ing when the shots were fired, even in
Guiding Governor Taylor. He expressed
himself Immediately after the shooting
as extremely sorry such thing hap
pened.
Assistant Secretary of State David
son said: There have been about forty
men, more or less, sleeping in the up
rar- no t,t Of f1no I,,Ii1dfynr Pow ,,o, n
week. They were allowed to spend the
night there, and took their meals else
where. We do not know their names.
We are more than anxious to lend every
possible aid to the authorities In find
Ing the assassin"
Members Of the legislature filed mes
sages to their constituents. Within half |
an hour replies began pouring in, the |
general run Of them being. 1--WE are
coming" 1t is expected fully 5000 men
will arrive at Frankfort before to-mor-
row. All the military strength of the |
state will be called out and hurried to |
Frankfort
The Democrats are keeping an ex-
eeedtng close watch over j. C. w. Beck |
nam, the contestant for the position of |
lieutenant governor. They declare that |
+ Goebel dies there will be no governor |
1ut Beckham.
1t was reported at o'clock that |
Speaker Trimble declared that the leg
stature will be removed to Covington |
Ind Goebel declared governor.
Frankfort, KY, January 30.--At 1:3O
}. m. Goebels condition is not so good.
He himself Is calm, and insists that he
will not die.