The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-02-09
GOEBEL SHOT DOWN
A oULMINATIoN TO THE KEN.
TUCkY POLITICAL FUED.
a Dastardly Deed-The Arrest-LittIe
Evidence Against the Prisoner
GoebeI Sworn In as Governor-Tay.
lor Adjourns the Legislature.


lor Adjourns the Legislature.
The assassin's bullet aimed at Will
lam Goebel has done it's deadly work.
He died on Saturday evening, Feb.
3. An hour later ]. G. w. Beckham
took the oath of Office and issued a
proclamation calling upon the militia
to disband.
The body lay in state at Covington
Tuesday, and thousands crowded
around it. Many came from long dis
tances on both sides of the river.
A dozen street car lines were over
taxed in conveying people across the
river. The schools in Campbell and
Kenten counties were closed, and pro-
cession after procession of children
passed through the hall. Most of
them carried flowers to strew around
the Catafalaue. Wednesday the body
was taken back to Frankfort. The
interment was Thursday, Feb. 8.
Goebel was sworn in as Governor
Of Kentucky at Frankfort Jan. 81 by
Chief Justice Hazelrigg, of the Court
of Appeals, majority of the members
Of the General Assembly having signed
a declaration adopting the report of
the Contest Board declaring Goebel
and Beckham legally elected. No
meeting was held, Governor Taylor
having early in the day adjourned the
General Assembly by proclamation,
on the ground that state of insurrec.
tion prevailed in Kentucky, and sum.
moned it to meet in London, in Laurel
county, on Tuesday, February g. The
Democratic members attempted to
meet in spite of the Governors action,
but were prevented by troops under
orders from the Republican State
officials.
Republicans want Federal courts
to decide the claims of the rival Gov
ernors, while the Democrats want the
State courts to adjudicate them.
Militia remains loyal to Gov. Taylor,
and his power rests upon the military.
State depository refused to cash war.
rants for troops issued by Gov. Taylor,
and Warden Lillard, of the Peniten.
tiary, refused to release a prisoner
pardoned by him. The Legislature
has offered reward of $4,000 for the
arrest and conviction of the person
or persons who attempted the life of
Senator Goebel. Certain individuals
have volunteered to guarantee the
payment of this sum until the legality
of the Goebel state government is es.
tablished. They will, it is said, put
up the money as an evidence of good
faith until the Legislature is in a posi-
ION to appropriate the sum from the
$eas9sy of the State. This action is
uue to the failure of the Republican
, state government to take any action
to apprehend the assassin of Senator
Goebel.
Judge Cantrell, of the Circuit Court
at Frankfort, on Saturday issued an
order restraining Governor Taylor
from interfering with the Legislature,
and from removing the seat of the
state government to London. The
Judge ordered the writ to remain
binding without reserve. The Repub-
licans were not present in court.
Alonzo Walker, who was held Z
prisoner at the Capitol grounds at
Frankfort, on charge of melting riot
while pinning a legal notice upon the
door of Governor Taylor office, has
been released.
Governor Taylor, at Frankfort, has
announced his willingness to submit
the question as to the Kentucky Gov
ernorship to any three fair men who
might be selected as arbitrators by
the Supreme Court of he United
States