The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-31

of this place, who were in attendance
upon Goebel. Drs. Mckenzie. Dundridge
and Walker were summoned from Cincin-
natl and DR.. McMurtry came from Louis
Vile. AS soon as the physicians from
Louisville and Cincinnati had examined
the patient, consultation was held. at
the conclusion of which DR.. Hume an
nounced 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, land we are unable to stop
them. Unless we do so, his death Is a
question of a very short time. We have
taken from him over pint of blood, and
there are symptoms of the gravest char
acter. There is hardly a chance that he
can live throughout the night, especially
none that he will recover
In u Precarious Condition.
physician from Senator Goebers bed
side at 2:1o a. m. says there has been no
change In his condition for two hours;
that he is in precarious condition.
story of the killing.
FRANKFORT. KY, JAN 3o-while
walking through the capitol grounds on
his way to the capitol building. at ten
minutes after II o'clock this morning,
VIM. Goebel, the Democratic contestant
for governor of Kentucky. was shot down
and very dangerously wounded Har,and
Whitaker farmer from Butler county,
the home of Gov. Taylor Is now in jail
in Louisville, charged with the crime.
There is no direct evidence against Whit
taker, and he was placed under arrest
ho x11n
capitol building when the shots were fired
than for any other reason. He denied
in the most positive manner that he had
any connection with the shooting
or knew anything about It, He was run
ming toward the scene OF the shooting, and
not away from 1t, when he was caught
and arrested.
Shot by . Small Rine.
n Senator Goebel was wounded by rifle
ball of small caliber. not over Ss. 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, passing out be-
low the left shoulder-blade. No vital Or
gans were injured. except the right lung.
How the Shooting Occurred.
Mr.. Goebel was on his way to the sem
ate chamber with Col. Jack Chinn and
Warden Eph Lillard, Of the Frankfort
penitentiary Mr. Lillard was few feet
in advance Of Goebel and Chinn, who were
walking side by side, Goebei being on the
right and Chinn on the left. From the
outer edge of the capitol grounds to the
steps of the capitol, the distance is about
300 feet. Two-thirds of this had been
passed. and the men were walking slow
ly, when suddenly shot rang out from
large three-story building which stands
about fifty feet east of the capitol build
ing. This building Is used for offices by
nearly all the leading officers of the state,
Gov. Taylor and the secretary of state
having rooms on the first floor.
Tried to Draw His Revolver.
As the shot was heard, Goebel gave a
quick, involuntary exclamation of pain
and made an effort to draw his revolver.
His strength was unequal to the task,
however, and he sank upon the pavement.
With great rapadity several more shots
were fired, the bullets all striking the
brick sidewalk close to where Goebel lay.
None of them touched him, however.
His Friends Aid Him.
Iillard hastily turned around to aid
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
your
.'They have got me this time,' replied
Mr.. Goebel. Il guess they have killed
me-"
Crowd Quickly Gathers.
In less than minute a crowd Of men was
around Mr.. Goebel. He was losing much
blood and was becoming very weak. He
was hastily carried to the Office of DR.. E.
E. Hume, in the basement of the Capital
hotel, and about 5000 feet away from the
spot where the shooting occurred. Here
he was laid ON a sofa while DR.. Hume
made hasty examination. pronouncing
the wound to be of nature that must
cause death in short time. Mr.. Goebel.
who showed great fortitude 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 expressed by the physician.
Carried to His Room.
He was tnen Carried 10 ms room, on the
second floor of the Capital hotel, and in
addition to DR.. Hume, Drs. Mccormick
and Ely were summoned to attend him.
After careful examination of the wound
the doctors announced that while exceed
ingly dangerous, It 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 he was not going to die.
Prominent Surgeon Called In
SIT was decided by his friends to call in
the services, also, of DIR. McMurty. the
prominent surgeon of Louisville, and ur-
gent messages were at once sent for him.
After the wound had been dressed. Sena-
tor Goebel showed great exhaustions and