Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-30
SENATOR G)EBEL shot
Attempt to Assassinate the Leader
Of the Democratic Party in
Kentucky.
Shooting Causes the Widest Elk.
citement at the Capital
Troops Ordered Out.
Arrest of Armed Suspect Lynching
Threatened -Goebel Thought
to Be Dying.

Frankfort. KY, Jan. 30.-Senator
Goebel was shot aud seriously wounded
at i'll this morning. The shooting was
.lone H., A man q; present unknown. /
Goebei Was walking up a sidewalk
leading 10 the senate when d man in +.
the second story of a building inimedi-s
'atelv 10 the east of the capitol fired
upon him. Five shots were fired and
Goebel fen. seriously wounded. He was
at once carried 10 the Capitol hotel. The
widest excitement was instantly ere
ated ane, within ten minutes after Cioe-
bel had been shot the streets We're filled
with men carrying rifles and revolv-
ers. guard was instantly thrown
around the building from which the
shots we're fired 10 prevent the escape
Of no would he assassin 4 force Of
man dashed into the building and up
Ia tho room from which the shots were
fired hu. could and no one Tho au.,rd
,v,s raf,onhlad and tho ,,,iutant ean-
oral an ardent noli,ical onnonent Of
f;oehal took charge az ii. leading the
,york of finding the man who fired the
sho,s.
.sThey have assassinated C;oebei'' was
shouted into the door of the house OF
representatives an instant after the
shsts were fired. Members rushed
pei nell over one another, down the
steps to the front OF the building, coat
less and fatless. In five minutes hun
dreds poured into the state house yard
and 1T looked as if a riot would result
Cooler heads advised surrounding the
building from which the shots came
and in less than three minutes nifty
special police had surro,llded il and a
detail began search Of the interior Tor
the assassin.
Goehel was not fatally hurt The ball
struck him m the right side and passed
thru the body. coming out below the
shoulder-b blade. Al noon report from
lly AouisNlile speclailsts nave psefi
teiesraphed iof % assist III caring Tor
the Wounded man.
The ball ina struck eoepsl was iifeti
from Winchester rifle. Inc man Wflo
fired II is SAID 20 nave peen Dig, raw
boned individual IN long brown over
coat and dirty White nat.
senator -Nc.shofa says .fe'',s8 = q pare
possibility OF recovery. Trey Woodson
sad: "Gcebel is conscious but speech
less DIR. Hume Informs ne he will re-
rn ,,,,,,at s,,,.l. ~ ,,s-,,.
SIDE lew lhcHes pSi1w lhe siiouiesr-
Joint and came out under the shoulder
hl.aau
ou''n - -
Governor Taylorss home was arfeste'l
a few minutes after the shooting hill.
,,a f,..,,,, ,f,.s b,,iif,in,. .frory
Wiiiei stis ~
tolls. none OF which had peen hred, wert
found on him He loudly protested hi:
,iss3,,s,,,o- Ia u..s aa,,a.
crat, not fei'u''iisaii' A'''
threatened TO lynch him. but heay,
guard of police escorted him to the Jail
.,,a .aet ~ tbe sb,,n,i,,e ,.a.
.,..,
learned az efie a'iiio's . .ssF 'iiisi''a .
duty here they rushed out at double
o,,iek TO .he state house and posted
ol1,,,i,,e n.
s'''
one 70 pass IN.
Goebel was walking along in com
pany with Col Jack Chnn vel
known horseman, and Warden Epl
I.illard. of the Frankfort penitentiary
when the shooting occurred The shot
we're fired from a Winchester rifle at
distance of 500 feet. The man stood a
the third-story window of the buildin
occupied by the offices of the governor
secretary of state and other leaolin
state officials. The first shot hit G;oe
bel and he fell and then, while Chin
and Lillard were bending over hin
four more shots We're pumped at tn
group striking near them. Both Chin
and Liilard declare smokeiess powde
was used. as they could not see fror