The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-02-03

he instantly dropped to the pave
ment. Chim and Lillard instantly
seized him. Chinn saying as he did SO:
81 guess they have got you, Goebel."
"Yes,' replied the wounded man. u
guess they have got me for sure"
While Chinn was holding the
wounded man supporting his head in
his arms. four shots more were fired
at both men. All of them struck
close. mixing the dust fly from the
brick pavement. Both Chinn and Lii
lard stuck 10 their friend, neither Of
them moving from his side until the
firing ceased when Llllard ran for
help.
At i1:3O O'Clock Senator Goebel was
taken to his room at the Capitol hotel
aud a dozen physicians began making
IN examination OF his wound Sena-
tor McChord says there is n bare pos
si'ility Of recovery b,
JIarland Whitaker, Of Butler. Gov.
Taylor's home county, was arrested i
few minutes after the shooting. while
trying TO escape from the building
from which the shots were fired. lie
was caught by John +. Miles. man
of past ~ years OF age When
searched. five pistols were taken off
his person, IIc loudly protested his
innocence, declaring that he was q
democrat and not republican. lie
said that he was not brought here for
the purpose of killing any one.
A heavy guard of police surrounded
him ou the way to the county Jail
followed by hundreds. Cries of mob
the assassin and lets take him away
from the police and hang him." were
heard all along the route from en-
ragged people. Whitaker begged for
I protection, declaring that If given an
opportunity he could prove himself
5nnoeent.
As soon as it was noised around that
CL,ebel had been shot, members OF the
10 yislature made u wild rush for the
te legraph Offices, and filed yoluminous
me vsages 20 their constituents and
wit, tin an hour replies began to poul
In. ,Me general run of them having
bnt ,,ne tenor, which was, I'VE are
coming" IL was said that fully 5000
men " pun arrive in Frankfort before
Wednesday morning. ~
All the military strength OF the
state will be called out and hurried tc
Frankfort.
The democrats are keeping exceed
fngly close watch over the person o.
]. G. w. Bec9xman, the contestant fol
the position of lieutenant governor
In the event of the death Of Goebel
he is their only hope. and they de
clare, with earrestness, that II Zoe
bel dies, there will be no governor
hut Beckman. He is kept in his room
at the Capitol hotel and viii D
guarded very closely 1Intil the trouDl'
is ever. He declares thnt he needs NJ
ruard. but the democrats pay no AT
tentiou to his remonstrances.
1t was reported that Speaker lrlm
lille Of the house had declared that tn
legislature would be removed 10 GOV
ington and that Goebel would ther
be declared governor.
To Prevent Mob violence.
Frankfort. Ky, Jan. 3O.-The loea
civil authorities conferred with AuJ'
Gen. Collier and all pledged co-opera
tion in preventing mob violence
Whitaker, the alleged assassin, wa
, taken away from Frankfort at 'hre
: o'clock, ostensibly to Louisville
There is talk of mobbing Whitaker
The impression is growing, howevel
| that he may be innocent. Capt, Jon
Davis states the following: "Whe
the shots were fired, Gov. Taylo
rushed TO window where he coul
see the scene Of the tragedy. lie e'
claimed, My God, what have the
| done? Davis, go tell Gen. Collier
call out the troops When ! starte
out, Whitaker followed me. He ha
been sitting in a room just next
Gov. Taylor's office. He is innocent
p DR.. Ely. one of Goebers physician
said that Senator Goebel has b'
slipht chances of recovery.