The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-31
Details of the GOebsI
Assassination

Ocratio contestant for governor Of
Kentucky. was shot down and very
dangerously wounded.
Harland Whitaker. a farmer from
Butler county. the home OF Gov. Tay-
lor. is now in Jail IN Louisville, charged
with the crime. There Is no direcu
evidence against Whitaker and he
was placed under arrest more because
he was caught around the capital
building when the shots were fired
than for any other apparent reason.
He denies i'm the most positive man
ner tina 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 1t,
when he was caught and arrested.
Senator Goebe was wounded by a
rifle ball of small callbre, not over 3S,
which struck him in the right side
just below the arm pit The hall passed
through the back part Of the right
lung, across the body on a diagonal
line, passing out below the left should
er blade. No vital organs were injured
except the right lung
Mr. Goebel was on his way TO the
senate chamber in company with Col.
Jack Chinn and Warden Eph Lillard,
OF the Frankfort penbentiary. Mr.
LlHard was a few feet I'm advance Of
Goebel and Chinn, who were walking
side by side Geobel 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 300 feet
Two thirds Of this had been passed
and the men were walking slowly
when suddenly a shot rang out from
"a large three STORY building which
stands fifty feet east of THE capital
building, This building is used for Of
fees by nearly all the leading officials
OF the state Gov. Taylor and the Sec
retary 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
revolver His strength was unable to
the task however, and he sank upon
the pavement. With great rapidity
several more shots were fired, the bull
let's all striking the brick sidewalk
close to where GOebel lay. None Of
them touched him. however.
Illlard HASTILY turned around to aid
Goebel, who was supported by Chinn.
who had his arms about him almost
ais soon as he touched the pavement.
Get help" said Chinn TO Lillard,
and turning to Goebel he asked: "Are
you hurt. Goebel3 Did they get you@'
They have got me this time" re-
piled Mr.. Goebel; Il guess they have
killed me-"
In less than a minute crowd Of men
was around Mr.. Goebel He was los
ing much blood and was becoming
very weak. He was hastily carried
10 the office Of DIR. r. f. Hume, in the
basement Of the capital hotel, and
about 1000 feet away from the spot
where the shooting occurred. Here he
was laid on sofa while DR.. Hume
made a hasty examination, pronounc-
ing the wound 10 be OF nature that
must cause death in a short time. Mr.
Goebel, who showed great fortitude
and courage throughout: smiled weak
ly ais he heard the verdict and feebly
rolled his head from side to side IN
token OF dissent from the opinion ex-
pressed by the physician.
He was then carried TO his room on
the second floor of the Capital hctel
and in addition TO DR.. Hume. Doctors
Mccormick and Ely were summoned
10 attend him. After a careful exam.
inatlon of the wound, the doctors an.
nounced that while exceedingly dan
gerous Il was not necessarily fatal
unless complications or blood poison
ing should set in. The patient himself
kept up his courage, insisting again
and again that ne was not going tC
die
1t was decided 10 call in the services
also OF Or. McMurty, prominent sur
geon OF Louisville and urgent messages
were sent for him. After the wOunc
had been dressed Senator Goebel show
ed great exhaustion and It was agreed
by the physicians, that he would II
all probability die within short time
He rallied however. and under the in
huence OF an opiate sank into a slumbe
which lasted several hours
The bullet which struck Mr.. GOebe
was fred from window In the cente
Of the third story OF the office build
ing just east OF the capital. That win
dow was raised about eight inches from
the SASH when Mr.. Goebel should com,
within range Both Chinn and LAllar
assert that while the first shot CAM
from the direction OF the window II
the third story, there were other shot
fired from different portions Of th
same building Some of those Wh