Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-30

by two members Of the city fire depart
ment. One Of them carried a WInches-
ter rifle, and the other was telling him
to put down that thing and 80 back"
He finally agreed to do this, ana the
crowd under his leadership melted
away. Within three minutes after the
shooting line of men was thrown
around the building from which the
shots were fired, with the Intention OF
preventing the escape Of anybody from
the structure.
ARRESTED A MoUNTATNEER.
John w. Miles, an aged citizen Of
Frankfort, was standing at the foot Of
the stairway leading from the first door
Of the office building TO the west, when
a man, evidently a mountalueer, came
rushing down che steps. Miles in
SANITY threw his arms around the man
and held him, calling loudly for help.
Assistance was close at hand and no
escape was possible for the prisoner,
even had he attempted to make the ef-
fort Men stood around him on every
side with drawn revolvers in their
hands and the slightest attempt at re-
sstance would have resulted In his in
slant death. He submitted TO arrest
very quietly, claiming again and again
that he had nothing to DO with the
shooting. He gave his name as Harlan
Whitaker and said he was N the State
Office building when he heard the shots,
and believing the long predicted battle
IN the streets OF Frankfort had come at
last, FASTENED out 10 see what was go
ing on. He was searched OF once and
three large revolyers, all fully loaded,
were taken from MIN. None OF the
cartridges had been exploded and there
was no sign OF any weapon having
been IN use. II was first thought that
he might have replaced the used cart
ridges. with fresh ones. but there was
no sign Of powder upon any Of the re-
volyers. he was hurried u the jail
three blocks away, with all possible
speed II being feared that an attempt
might be made TO lynch him II the
crowd was able TO secure him. He was
very quiet and did not lose his COM
rOsure for an Instant Notwithstanding
the excitement around him.
u know no more about Il than any
Of you he remarked. u was In there
on the frst floor | heard the shots and
heard somebody say some one was shot
/ thought that all this trouble they
have been talking about haa just COM
meuced and ] ran down tht steps to
segwhat was going on. A man grabbed
me and here | am, and 'lat Is all
know, and that e. A. ff.ts So
That the attempt 20 XII Mr. Goebel
was deliberate admits OF no doubt
whatever, and the only wonder is that
II failed. There was no reason why Il
should have failed except for poor
Workmanship. The window from which
the shots were fred was raised about
eight inches from the bottom, and the
man fired al him had a perfect range
Of not over 800 feet, with Goebel's tall
figure In a black overcoat in sharp re-
lief against the white snow covered
ground behind him. II is claimed by
many judges Of good shooting. who
abound In Frankfort. at the present
time. that the would-be assassin was
misled by the looseness of the over
coat and fired too much to one side.
The widest excitement was created
in the town. and within ten minutes ar
ter Mr. Goebel had been shot the streets
were filed with men carrying rifles and
reyolvers.
A guard was instantly thrown around
the building from which the shots were
fired, In order to prevent the ESCAPE Of
The assassin. A force Of men dashed
into the building and up TO the room
from which the shots were fired hut
could find on one. The guard was re-
doubled and Adjutant General Collier
an ardent political opponent OF Goehel
TOOK charge OF II, leading the work OF
hnding the man who fired the shots.
both Col. c. Him and Warden Lii
lara declared that smokeless powder
was used In the cartridges that were
fired at Mr. Goebel.
The Republican officials acted with
the greatest promptitude. Adult. Gen.
Collier was sitting In his Office when the
shots were fired. He was not over 300
teet from Goebel when he fell He IN
stantly rushed out OF the building. and
learning that Goebel had been shot. he
telephoned 10 the armory on the hin.
where all during the gubernatorial con.
test the local company Of infantry had
been held In reserve. and within twenty
minutes the company thirty strong
under command OF Capt Wolcott. was
irawn up In front Of the capitol build |
Inc. Guards were placed al every
gate leading to the capitol groundsa |
nobody was permitted TO enter or leave |
There was talk on every side Of plac- !
Ing under arrest every man who was
In the building when the shots were
fred, even including Gov Taylor
though, OF course. nobody believed for |
a moment that he had any knowledge |
81 the crime. He expressed himself Inn
after the shooting as being |
sorry that such d thing had |
happened.
Assistant Secretary OF State DAVIDSON |
said: There have been about forty |
men more or less, sleeping In the upper |
part Of the building for nearly week. /