The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-04
The SWEARING IN Of BECKHAM|
Taylor Prevents by Armed Force the Serving of Writ of
Habeas Corpus Demanding the Release of
Aonzo Walker.

came at once. Softly entering the death
| chamber DR.. Taliaferro crossed over to
where Mr.. Goebel lay gasping for breath
| and kneeling at the side of the bed pray
eed earnestly. With tears streaming
down their faces, Mrs. Braunaeker and
Arthur Goebel knelt at the bedside also.
Then DIR. Taliaferro arose and opening
his Bible read a few selected verses from
the Epistle of St James AS the words
/ of the apostle We're read by the divine
the dying and apparently unconscious
man stirred slightly. Quickly leaning
over his brother, Arthur Goebel said
'Will, DIR. Taliaferro is here
! No response came from the dying man,
| but as Arthur Goebel leaned over him,
| looking anXiously for some sign of recog-
milton, a look Of intelligence came into
the half closed eyes, and it was apparent
! that Mr.. GOebel understood what was
| said to him. Shortly after this, DR..
! Tahaferro left the room and descending
| the stairs entered the ladies' reception
room, where at the request OF several
! ladies, wives of Legislators, he held brief
! services. Then the divine again went to
/ Mr.. Goebel's bedside and about five
minutes afterwards took his departure
Shortly after four o'clock the dying man
Il
slight rally resulted, but it was only
! temporary. His respiration gradually
grew more laborous, and rose to fifty
three while his pulse dropped to 120.
At 6:10 p. m., DIR. Hume left the bed
side and reported to the axiOus watchers
in the hotel that death was a matter OF
but a few moments time. The oxygen
/ treatment was used constantly in a
| desperate effort to keep Mr.. Goebel alive
until Justus Goebel's arrival but no eff
fort was made to arouse the unconscious
| man.
THE DEATH OF GOEBET1.
| The afflicted brother and sister turned
! to DR.. Mccormack and requested that
/ they be left entirely alone with their
! brother who was fast sinking and to
! both physicians apparently in articulo
mortis. The physicians silently with
drew Scarcely breathing themselves
the brother and sister bent over the
| deathbed, listening to the short, sharp
gaSps for breath and praying that the life
might be spared until their brother JUS
tus could arrive Their prayers We're in
vain. Even as they watched the pulsa-
/ tons became slower and slower, grad
ually but steadily growing weaker and
with a slight quiver of the eyelids, one
/ breath deeper than the rest, a pause,
gasp, and the life that had been bat
4 ting so yaliantly against the assaSsin's
/ bullet since last Tuesday morning flick
cred out
! Not sign emanated from the room
| to apprise the anxious watchers in the
/ hotel corridor without that Mr.. Goebel
mad passed away. The stricken brother
and sister were left undistlirbed while
the two physicians outside the door anx-
| 1ously looked at their watches as the
minutes flew by fearing the truth vet
wondering at the long silence. FINALLY
at p. M, the train bearing Justus Goe-
bel came IN. At the station to meet him
were Trey WOodSon, Samuel Shackle-
! ford, clerk of the Court Of Appeals, and
Mayor Rhinock, of Covington They met
Mr.. Goebel at the car steps.
rs he dead tell me, is he dead" were
the first words he uttered.
He is not dead" was the assurance
given by the friends who had no inkling
of the truth.
The party entered carriage and
five minutes latter at 7:25 o'clock
arrived at the Capitol Hotel.
! With tears streaming from his
eyes, Mr. Goebel was conducted to
the chamber where lay his brother. 4
rap at the door was answered by Arthur
/ Goebel who silently drew his brother in
and closed the door Five minutes later
! Arthur Goebel again opened the door
and motioned to the two physicians 'He
died at Gao o'clock, painlessly," was all
he said and then closed the door.
tThere was no excitement in the corri-
dor. Those who heard the words of Ar
| thur Goebel were reverentially silent and
! did not disseminate the intelligence.
| Within few moments the following an
nouncement had been prepared and was
silently handed about the hotel and in
/ the streets:
HIS DEATH IS ANNOUNCED.
ITO the people of Kentucky:
1T is with the post profound sorrow
| that we announce the death Of Governor
! William Goebel. In his last moments
/ he counselled his friends TO keep cool
aud bow to the law in all things. We.
! his friends. beg of the people of Ken
tucky in this hour of affiiction to care
| fully abstain from any action of violence
or resort to mob law. 1t would be his
| wish if he were alive that there should
| be absolutely no stain on his memory
| by any imprudent act of any who We're
! his friends The law is supreme ana
must in time be re-establshed and all
the wrongs he and his party have sur