The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-31

weakly as he heard the verdict and feebly
rolled his head from side to side in token
of dissent from the opinion expressed by
the physicians.
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAID.
He was then carried to his room on the
second floor of the Capital Hotel. and in
addition to Dr. Hume. Doctors McCor-
mick and Ely were summoned to attend
him. After a careful examinatiea of the
wound the doctors announced that while
exceedingly dangerous, it was not neces-
sarily fatal. unless complications or blood
poisoning should set in The patient HIM
self kept up his courage. insisting again
and again that he was not going to die.
After the wound bad been dressed Senator
Goebel showed great exhaustion, and it
was announced by the physicians that he
would in all probability die within a short
time. He rallied, however, and under the
influence Of an opiate sank into a gentle
slumber, which lasted for several hours
AS soon as possible Drs. J. c. Mackenzie,
summoned from Cincinnati, DR.. David Bar
row from Lexington. and DIR. McMurtrie
came from Louisville. As soon as the ply
sicians from Louisville and Cincinnati had
examined the patient, a consultation was
held, at the conclusion of which DR.. Hume
announced late tonight that the chances
had turned very much against the wounded
man and the probability was that he would
die before morning. He has internal
hemorrhages." said Dr. Hume, "and we
are unable to stop tkein. Unless we do so,
his death is a matter of but a very short
pint of blood, and there are symptoms of
the gravest character. There is hardly a
chance that he can live through the night,
| and practically none that he recovers.''
DR.. Barrow said: Senator Goebel is
shot through the right lung and is in a
dangerous condition. as some main arter-
les were severed and he is bleeding in
ternally. II the bleeding ceases and he lives
twenty-four hours the chances in his
favor will be materially increased. There is
nothing We can do for him.
WHERE THE SHOT CAME FROM
The bullet which struck Mr.. Goebel was
fired from a window in the center of the
third story of the office building just east
OF the capitol. That window was raised
about eight inches from the sill to permit
an unobstructed passage for the bullet
when Mr.. Goebel should come within range
Both Chinn and Lilliard assert that, while
| the first shot came from the direction of
the window in the third story there were
| other shots fired from different portions
| Of the same building. Some of those who
heard the shots say that at least one shot
was fired from the Office of the secretary
of State. This, however, is not true, as
there were men in the office of the Sec
retary of state who rushed to the window
as soon as the shots were heard, and all
| of them declare there was no shot fired at
all from that part of the building
The window in the third story was left
| open. no effort having been made to close
it by the would-be assassin, while not
another window in the building was
opened. nor were there any places where
| bullets had been fired through them
Whitaker was arrested as he came down
the steps on the east side of the State
office building. directly below the window
| from which the shots had been fired AS
he reached the sidewalk and was hasten
| ing towards the scene OF the shooting he
was met by John E Miles. who is seventy
six years of age. Without hesitation Miles
/ threw himself on Whitaker. winding his
| arms around him and calling loudly for
help. 1t was right at hand. and in an in
stant Whitaker was surrounded by a
] group OF men. many OF them with drawn
revoiyeys He made no attempt to escape.