The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-31
is FACING DEATH
WILLIAM GOEBEL. SHOT DOWN By
A WOULD-BE ASSASSIN, IN CRIT
ICAL CONDITION
ALL KENTUCKY is IN ARMS
MILITIAMEN ARE HURRYING TO
THE-sTATE CAPITAL BY
SPECIAL TRAINS
DEED IS CONDEMNED BY ALL

Surgeons Pronounce Condition of
Mr.. GoebeI Critical, and Give Lit
tie Hope for His Recovery-Victim
Is Brave and Reliant, and Says
He VIII Not Die-Suspect Arrested
clan from Senator Goebels bedside at
2:10 o'clock says there has been no
change in his condition for two hours
and that he is in precarious condition.
Other information from the senator's
| room Is that, should his wound prove
fatal, it will be between and o'clock
this morning.
/ FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. 30.-William
Goebel, who was shot down by would
be assassin, as he was approaching the
state capitol today, Is lowering between
life and death. Throughout the night he
was resting easily, but was very weak
All of the physicians are agreed that If
he lives through the night the chances are
in his favor, but, with but one exception,
all Of them say he is almost certain to die
before morning.
DR.. David Barrow, of Lexington,
one of the leading surgeons In the South
who was called to attend Senator Goebel,
said:
Senator Goebel is shot through the
right lung, and is in a dangerous con-
dition, as some main arteries were sew
cred, and he is bleeding internally. If the
bleeding ceases and he lives twentyfour
hours. the chances in his favor will be
materially increased. There is nothing we
can do for him."
GoEBEL SHOT DOWN.
While walking through the capitol
grounds, on his way to the capitol build
| ing at ten minues after IL O'Clock this
i morning, William Goebel, the Democratic
contestant for governor of Kentucky, was
shot down and very dangerously wound
ed.
EIarland Whitaker, a farmer from But
ler, the home county of Gov. Taylor, IS
now in the Jail at Louisville, charged with
the crime. There is no direct evidence
against Whitaker, and he was placed
under arrest more because he was caught
around the capitol building when the
shots were fired than for any other ap
parent reason. He denies in the most pos
| tive manner that he had any connection
with the shooting or knew anything about
| it. He was running toward the scene of
| the shooting, and not away from it, when
| he was caught and arrested.
Senator Goebel was wounded by a rifle
| ball of small caliber, not over 49, which
struck him in the right side, just below
| the armpit The ball passed through the
back part of the right lung, across the
| body, on diagonal line, passing out be-
| low the left shoulder b,ade,
| Mr.. Goebel was on his way to the SEN
ate chamber, in company with Col. Jack
| Chinn and Warden Eph Lllard, of the
Frankfort penitentiary. Mr.. Lillard was
| few feet in advance of Goebel and
Chinn, who were walking side by side,
Goebel being on the right and Chinn upon
the left
From the outer edge of the capitol
grounds to the steps of the capitol build
ing the distance is about 300 feet. Two
thirds of this had been passed. and the
men were walking slowly when suddenly
a shot rang out from large three-story
building which stands fifty feet east of
the capitol building This building is
used for offices by nearly all the leading
officials of the state. Gov. Taylor and the
secretary Of state having rooms on the
first floor.
SANK TO THE GROUND.
AS the shot was heard Goebel gave
quick involuntary exclamation of pain and
made an effort to draw his revolver His
strength was unequal to the task, how
ever, and he sank upon the pavement
With great rapidity several shots were
fired, the bullets all striking the brick
sidewalk close to where Goebel lay None
of them touched him, however.
Lillard hastily turned around to aid
Goebel, who was supported by Chinn,
who had his arms about him almost as
soon as he touched the pavement
"Get help said Chinn to Lillard, and
turning to Goebel he asked: '.Are you
hurt, Goebel? Did they get you?"
''They have got me this, time, said
Goebel. IT guess they have killed me-
was around Goebel. He was losing much
blood, and was becoming very weak lie
was hastily carried to the office of DIR. E.
E. Hume, in the basement of the Cap
ito1 hotel, about 1000 feet from the spot
where the shooting occurred. Here he
was laid on sofa while DR.. Hume made
hasty examination, pronounc.ng thu
wound to be of a nature that must cause
death in short time Goebel who show
ed great fortitude and courage through
out, smiled weakly as he heard the yer
dict, and feebly rolled his head from
side to side in token of dissent from the
opinion expressed by the physician.
SURGEONS SUMMONED.
He was then carried to his room on thu
second floor of the Capitol hotel, and ii
addition to DR.. Hume, Drs. Mccormick
and Ely were summoned to attend him.
After a careful examination of the wound
| the doctors announced that while ex-
cee0ingly dangerous, it was not necessari-
ly fatal, unless complications of blood
poisoning set in. The patient himself
| kept up his courage, insisting ag lin and
again that he was not going to die.
1t was decided by his friends to call iii
also the services Of DR.. McMurty, q prom