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a bill on which he had been arguing when

a bill on which he had been arguing when
the shooting occurred.
By the time the members of the legisla-
ture had reached the lower floor, however,
Goebel was on his way to the office of DR..
Hume. The members hastily rushed back
to their desks, adjourned with the most un-
ceremonious haste and poured down into
the streets again.
In few minutes crowds were Fastening
toward the capitol from every direction.
Down st. Clair street, which runs directly
south from the capitol, came dense mass
of wildly excited men, headed by two MEM
bers of the city fire department. One of
them carried 4 Winchester rifle, and the
other was telling him to put down that
thing and go back" He finally agreed to
do this. and the crowd under his leader
ship melted away.
Within three minutes after the shooting
a line of men was thrown around the build
ing whence shots came.
John W. Miles, an aged citizen of Frank
fort, was standing at the foot of the stair
way, leading from the first floor of the Of
flee building to the west, when a man, evil
IDENTIFY a mountaineer, came rushing down
the steps. Miles instantly threw his arms
around the mans body and held him fast
until help came.
Harland Whitaker Arrested.
Men closed in around the prisoner on
every side with drawn revolvers, and the
slightest attempt at resistance would have
resulted in his Instant 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 Harland
Whitaker, and said that he was in the
cto l,,;>
shots, and believing the long predicted bat
tie had come at last, hastened out to see
what was going on. He was searched at
once and three large revolvers all fully
loaded, were taken from him. None of the
cartridges had been exploded, and there
was no sign of any of the weapons having
been in use.
He was hurried to the jail, three blocks
away, with all possible speed, it being
feared that an attempt might be made to
lynch him if the crowd once was able to lay
hands upon him He was very quiet and
did not lose his composure for an instant,
Notwithstanding the excitement around
him.
Il don't know no more about it than any
of you." he said.
Deliberate Attempt to XIII,
4.
deliberate admits Of no doubt whatever
and the only reason 1t failed was poor
craftsmanship. The window from which
tho shots were fired was raised about eight
inches from the bottom and the man who
fired at him had a perfect range Of not
over 500 feet, with GoebeIs tall figure in
black overcoat in sharp relief against the
white snow-covered ground behind him. 1t
is claimed by many Judges of good shoot
ing in Frankfort at the present time that
the would-be assassin was misled by the
looseness Of the overcoat and fired too
much to one side.
Troops Ordered to Frankfort.
NICHoLASVILLE, Ky.,. January 3d.
The troops that were here guarding the
kendalls were ordered to Frankfort on a
special train and left here at / o'clock,
leaving ten soldiers to guard the jail.
GOebel Says He VIII Not Die.
FRANKFORT, KY, January 3O-At 1: 80
pm Goebels condition was worse and
grave fears were entertained that he would
not survive. He himself was calm and in
sisted that he would not die.