Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-31


Goebel, although recting easily, was
considered in very bad condition. owing
to internal bleeding. All the phvsi-
clans, with one exception, expected him
to die before this morning, although all
were agreed that, if he lived through
the night, the chances were in his favor,
but with one exception.
Harland Whitaker. a farmer from
Butler county, the home county of Gov
ernor Taylor, is now in the Jail at Louis.
vile, charged with the crime. There is
no direct evidence against Whitaker,
and he was placed under arrest more
because he was caught around the capt.
toll building when the shots were fired
than for any other apparent reason. He
denied in the most positive manner that
he had any connection with the shoot
ing or knew ANYTHING about it. He was
running toward the scene of the shoot
ing, and not away from it, when he was
arrested.
Senator Goebel was wounded by
rifle ball of small calibre, not over 3S.
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, pass.
ing out below the left shoulder blade.
No vital organs were injured, with the
exception OF the right lung.
Mr.. Goebel was ON his way to the
senate chamber, in company with
Colonel Jack Chinn and Wardea Eph
Lillard, OF the Frankfort penitentiary.
Mr.. Llllard was few feet in advance
of Goebel and ChinD, who were walking
side by side, Goebel being on the right
and Chinn upon the left
From the outer edge of the capitol
grounds to the step of the capitol build
ing the distance is about 300 feet. Two
thirds of this had been passed and the
men, who were walking slowly, when,
suddenly. shot rang out from the
large three-story building, which stands
about 90 feet east Of the capitol building.
This building is used for offices by
nearly all the leading officials of the
state, Governor Taylor and the secre-
tary OF state having rooms on the fist
floor.
AS the shot was heard, Goebel gave a
quick involuntary exclamation of pain
and made an effort to withdraw his own
revolver. His strength was unequal to
the task, however, and he sank upon
the pavement. With quick rapidity
several more shots sounded. striking
the brick sidewalk close to where Goe-
bel lay. None OF them touched him,
however.
Lillard hastily turned around toward
Goebel. who was supported by Chinn,
who had his arms 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 r.,
'tThey have got me this time" said
Goebel. II guess they have killed me. ,.
In less than a minute crowd of men
was around Goebel. He was losing
mucn blood and was becoming very
weak. He was hastily carried to the Of
fee of DR.. E. E. Hume, in the basement
of the Capital hotel, about 1000 feet
from the spot where the shooting oc-
CURED. Here he was laid on sofa
while DR.. Hume made hasty examIna-
ton, pronouncing the wound to be of
nature that must cause death in short
time. Goebel, who showed great forti-
tude and courage throughout, smiled
weakly as 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 hotel.
and, in addition to DIR. Hume, Doctors
Mccormack and Ely were summoned to
attend him. After u careful examlna-
ton OF the wound, the doctors an
nounced that, while exceedingly dan
gerous, it was not necessar lily fatal I'M
less complications or blood poisoning
set in. The patient himself kept up his
courage, insisting again and again that
he was not going to die.
1t was decided by his friends to call
in also the services of DIR. McMurty,
prominent surgeon of Louisville, and
urgent messages were at once sent for
him. After the wound had been dressed,
Senator Goebel showed great exhaustion,
| and it was announced by the physicians
that he would in all probability die
/ within short time. He rallied, how
ever, ard under the influence of an OPT
! ate, sank into gentle siumber, which
4 lasted for several nnrrs
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