Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-31

1t was decided by his friends to call
in also the service of DR.. McMurty, a
prominent surgeon of Louisville and
urgent messages were at nee sent for
him. After the wound had been
dressed Senator Goebel showed great
exhaustion and it was announced by
the physicians that he would in all
probability die within a short time.
He rallied, however, and under the in
dIuence of an opiate, sank into a
gentle slumber which lasted for sew
eral hours.
The bullet which struck Mr.. Goebel
was fired from a window in the CEN
ter of the third story of the Office build
ing just east of the capitol. That win
dow was raised about eight inches
from the sill to permit an unobstruct-
ed passage for the bullet when Mr..
Goebel should come within range.
Both Chinn and Lillard assert that,
while the first shot came from the di-
rection of the window in the third
story, there
Were Other Shots Fired.
from different portions of the same
building. Some of those who heard
the shots say that at least one shot
was fired from the Office of the Sec
rotary of State. This, however, is not
true as there were men in the office
of the Secretary of State who rushed
to the window as soon as the shots
were heard and all of them declare
that there was no shot fired at all from
that part of the building.
The window in the third story was
left open, no effort having been made
to close it by the would-be assassin
while no other window in the build
ing was opened, mol were there any
places Where bullets had been fired
through them.
Whitaker was arrested as he came
down the steps on the east side of the
State Office building, directly below
the window from which the shots had
been fired. AS he reached the side
walk and was fastening toward the
scene of the shooting he was met by
John E. Miles, who is rs years of age.
Without hesitation Miles threw him.
self upon Whitaker, winding his arms
around him and calling loudly for
help. 1t was right at hand, and in an
instant Whitaker was surrounded by
a group of men, many of them with
drawn revolvers. He made no attempt
to escape, knowing well that the
slightest attempt to do so would have
brought a dozen bullets into his body.
He submitted quietly to a search,
which was quickly made, the proceeds
being three
Revolvers and One Big Knife.
A quick examination of the revolvers
showed that none of the cartridges
had been used, and there was 40 pow
der smut upon any part of his weap-
ons, proving ~conclusively that he could
not have used any of his three revol-
vers. In addition to this. all those
who heard the shots join in the state
ment that they were from a rifle and
not from a smaller weapon.
Whitaker was quickly led away and
placed in the Jail, while a guard was
placed at the outer entrance to keep
out all people who had no direct con-
nection with the institution.
The prisoner is a man slightly owe
the medium size, with sandy hair and
mustache. He was disposed to take
things calmly, although he repeated
again and again that he knew nothing
whatever about the shooting. Il was
on the first floor of the building" he
said, when l heard Governor Taylor
tell that man Davis, the capitol po-
liceman, to go ove at once and see
Gen. Collier. / said | would go with
him. and that was where l was going.
l wanted to know. too. what the
shooting was about. When / stepped
outside that mar grabbed me and
that's all / know, and that is a fact"
Few people believe
That Whitaker is Guilty
of the crime, but the fact that he was
hastily leaving the building from which
the shooting was done was enough to
make trouble for him.
THAT man Davis" to whom Whit
taker referred, is Col. John Davis, the
custodian of the capitol grounds. His
story agrees with that of Whitaker.
Il was just outside of Governor Tay-
lor's Office" said Col. Davis, when !
heard shots and heard Governor Taylor
say: My God! What have they done!
He called to me at once to go over To
the Office of Adjutant General Collier
and Whitaker went along. / am pos
tive that he could not have done the
shooting. We were at the door of the
building in too short a time for that"
As soon as it "a known that the