Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-01


william z Goabsl was ebot and mnri-
ally wounded By wouio-bs sssassins
il TINS CITY a II oiclsck to-day
IpsniEhf be hss - the brink Of
daxGh, ab0t through and fhr0ngh by
O Wtncnssssr rEhs bulst fired BY one
Of the monrsssneers bruRght here nf
TIE iasiAnce q GspubIirsn lsnoers.
The Nsul6-be aasassinE we're am
bnabst en the second ant third Aoors
Of ths Exsruttvs uuliding. and the
Eullsy Of hrs shots xns fred from the
EinaowE Ths bali winch passed
thrDaEh TIE Bennaos's bo6y cGne from
e tront ssopDs-story EiDo0w, which
l0oks out from o vacant rom.
Mr. Gosbei was o. ms way 80 ths
Benats Chamber, n conp&ny with
Col lack CniRn and Warden Epk
Lizard, of tne Frankfort peniienElary.
Mr. LniMrd wRs a fsw feet 10 adFnnns
Of GosDel and Cbinn, who wers walk
ing eids BY aias, Goebsi being on the
right and Chan npon ths isfL From
fbs outer edge Of the Oep1toi grounds
70 rhs stsp Of tbs Capitol bulioADg the
diNtsnos 10 about o9g feet T~Wo-shirds
81 this had bsen passed and the mes
we're walking slowly, when Suddenly
. shot rang out from q large three
Story buil0ing which stADos nfty fest
M Of the Capitol building. Tins
buiiding 10 nssd for Ganess By nearly
al me lsading ofbeisls Ct the State.
Governor Taylor and TIE Secretary Of
bt&ts hsging omees o. ne arst floor.
AZ the sh0t vas heard, Goebsl gave
. quick Involuntary exclamation Of
psan and maoe n eHsrt 70 draw HE
revolver. Iii strength Eas unable 70
the task, however, and Re sank upon
the pavement With great rapidly
several more shots we're fired, the bal
hta all striking the brsck Sidewalk
close where Gosbsl az. Hone Of them
tO1cbe1 him, however. Hliard hast
y turned aronnd to cid Gosbel who
supported By ohinn, Who had his
arms about him almost e soon as be
touched the pavement
SECT help" said Chinn 70 LlIlard,
and, turning 70 Goebel, he asked:
SArs yoB hart, Goebel? Did they
get your
They have got me this time,D re-
Piled GoebeL 81 guess they have
killed me-"
de was then carried to his room on
the sscond floor Of the Capitol Hotel
ana IN addition 70 Doctor Hume, Doc
tors Mccormick and Ely we're sum
Enonsd 10 attend him. After . careful
sxEminsfIon Of the wound the doctors
announced that while exceedingly
dangerous, IL was not necessarily fatal
unless complications r blood poison
ing should Get in.
TIE bullet passed through his body,
sutering the lung 81 the right Of the
right nipple. Il burst through the
bone and hssb 70 the left Of and far
Gown the spine.
GoKBEL DECLARED ELECTKD.
FRANKFORT, KT., Jan. so.-whne
William 0osbsI Icy 1t the point Of
Heath In his room e > result Of an
Rssassdn's builst,t the contsstIng boards,
gbich for two weeks had been listen
70 the eyidsnce In bic contest for
he Governors char, declared him
sutitisd 70 the seat.
SKETCH OF ooEEKL's LIFE.
William Gosbel is considered q re-
narkabls politician. he does not
Imoks or drink. He Il TIE enemy Of
be trusts and corporations. He has
riIlsd bis man. An agnostic, be keeps
ip bis dead mothers men5ership in
be church she belonged 70. Wnbouta
'ollegiate education, he ga the actfve .
'srtner Of tso Of the greatest lawyers
. recent times In Kentucky. BE
Ioes not gamble, and b the suthoF Of
be law making gaming . felony In
be state. h
he vas born IN Pennsyiyauia 30
ears ago and removed when q child
{ 4 years with his parents 10 Coving- 1
Dn, KY, where be made his home =
yer since. He received hts schooling '
J the public schools Of Coyingtop, I
ID then read Law with ex-Gov. John 3
/ Stevenson. He showed sach mark
. sbility that Gov. stsvsnson made
In biz lau partner and this partner /,
Zip "a continued until the death Of
governor, who made Mr. oosbsl 8
b sxooutor without bond. he left
rye estate and The young attorney
iministsrsd Il 10 . nost Satisfactory
amer. II
Ex-ssorstary John @. Carlisle wa Il
impressed with The sslBty o. Mr..
osbsl that be formed : pA<tssrship, b