The age-herald., 1900-01-31
THE EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE No Clue to the Assassin Can be
 Found. NO HOPE FOR GOEBEL'S RECOVERY One Man Has Been Arrested But It is Not Generally Believed That He Was Connected
 With the Crime
NO HOPE FOR GoEBEL's RECOVERY

Frankfort, Ky, January 9o.-While walk ing through the capitol grounds on his way to the capitol building at ten minutes af- ter Il o'clock this morning, William Goebei, the democratic contestant for governor of Kentucky, was shot down and very dan gerously wounded. At late hour tonight 1t is not thought he can live till morning The shots were fired from a window of the executive building just east of the legisla- tive hall
 Harlan Whitaker, a farmer from Butler county, the home county of Governor Tay- Tor, is now in the jail at Louisville, charged with the crime. There is no direct evidence against Whitaker, and he was placed un- der arrest more because he was caught around the capitol building when the shots were fired than for any other apparent reason. He denies in the most positive the shooting or knew any thing about it.. He was running toward the place where Goebel fell and not away from 1t when he was caught and arrested.
 Senator Goebel was wounded by a riffe ball of small calibre, not over 3S, which struck him in the right side just below the arm pit. The ball passed through the back part of the right lung, across the body on diagonal line, passing out below the left shoulder blade.
 That the shooting of Mr. Goebel was the result of carefully laid plan Is without question. The man who did the work had evidently taken his stand at the window which had previously been raised in order to allow the free passage of the bullet and waited until his victim was in full sight before firing.
 Ever since the influx of mountaineers last week, 0 large number of them have been sleeping in the upper part of the state house. It is not known, however, that any of these men did the work, or that they had any knowledge of the premedftated crime. There has not so far been discover ed the slightest direct evidence pointing to any man. and 1t is not likely now that any will ever be found.
 Used Smokeless Powder
 The man who fired the shots took the precaution to conceal his location by using a smokeless powder cartridge. score of people were where they had a full view of the side building from which the firing was done, and all of them declared that mot sign of powder smoke was visible.
 MT. Goebel was on his way to the senate chamber in company with Colonel Jack CE1inn and Warden Ltllard of the Frank fort pedtentiary. MT. Iillard was a few feet in advance of MT. Goebel and Chinn, who were walking side by side, Goebel be- ing on the right and Chinn upon the left
 From the outer edge of the capitol grounds to the steps of the capitol build ing is about 300 feet. Two-t thirds of this had been passed and the men were waaking slowly, when suddenly a shot rang out from @ large three-story building, which stands 50 feet east of the capitol building This building is used for offices by nearly all the leading officials of the state, Gov ernor Taylor and the secretary of state having offices on the first floor.
 As the shot was heard Goebel gave a quick, involuntary exclamation of pain and made an effort to draw Ris own revolver His strength was unequal to the task how ever, ana ne sank upon the pavement With great rapidity several more shots were fired, the bullets all striking the brick sidewalk close to where GoebeI law. None of than touched him, however.
 Llllard hastily turned around to aid Goe- Del, Who was supported by Chinn, who had his arms about him almost as soon as he rouched the pavement. Get help." said Chinn to Lillard. and, turning to Goebel. he said: Are you hurt, Goebel? Did thev get you?'
 They have got me this time" said MT. Goebei. T guess they have killed me-,
 Four More Shots W ere Fired
 While Chinn was holding the wounded man, supporting his body in his arms four shots more were fired at both men. All of them struck close, making the dust fiy from the brick pavement
 Both Chinn and Lillard stuck to t1eir friend, neither of them moving from his side until the firing ceased. Chinn and Idl- lard are men of experience fin affairs in which powder smoke is a more or less prominent feature, and both declare that while they could not tell the general direc- tfon from which the bullets came they could but guess at the spot from which they were fired.
 s'I tried hard to get sight of the fellow ' said Jillard. "I1e kept pouring the lead down at us, and I'll swear there was not a sign of anything to indicate from where he was shooting As many shots as he fired