The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-31

proaches. allowing no one to enter the
gates. Tweuty minutes after the
shooting, Captain Walcott and his men
marched across the front OF the capital
building and halted at the fott OF the
steps Orders were issued to outside
companies throughout the state to
make ready at once to come to Frank
fort, the entire state guard being called
into service. II was feared that the
news OF the slhooting would 80 inhams
the democrats t1hat they would come 20
Frankfort In swarms while the noun
tafneers would hose no time in coming
10 the capital for the purpose Of up
holding their party principles.
1T makes no difference TO me-" said
General Collier. "who starts anything:
we viii preserve order ol both sides 3"
The excitement among the followers
Of MIR Goebel was great. and for a
short time there was more than a pos
siblllty that some of the hot heads
would eeek vengeance upon their
political enemies. Threats were made
against republican leaders and at
tOrneya during the excitement, but the
leading democratic members soon
brought them 10 calmer talk
AS the news spread through the
streets that Goebcl had been shot men
began to hover toward the capital
grounds from all sides, one throng be-
ing led by Two firemen, one Of whom
carried a Winchester rifle. which the
uther finally prevailed upon him to lay
aside
A shooting affray occurred in a
saloon about this time, Craig Ireland.
q sporting man, fatally wounding Ike
Williams, a negro. The mem were in
an alterca,Gon when williams struck
ireland who promptly sent a bullet
through the negroes stomach. Ireland
was locked up. This second shooting
caused great excitement for a time and
il was thought the long threatened
shooting i'm general all along the line
had been inaugurated This affair had
nothing to do with the political sltua-
tior
Senator-elect Blackburn, who was In
Washington, was informed Of the
shooting through the long distance
telephone an dsent back a message
urging She democrats to remain qu ct
and take no rash action OF amy sort
While Wllliam Goebel lay at the
point OF death in his room aE the re
suit OF an assassin's bullet, the con-
testing boards which for two weeks
had been listening no the evidence In
his contest for the governors chair
declared him entitled to the seat.
! The boards having in charge the con
tests between Goebel and Taylor FOL
governor and Beckham and Marshal
for lieutenant governor met at o'clocl
tonight
A few legal authorities were read Il
them ait the request OF Senator Allei
which wished light shed upon a few
doubtful points. The vote was Ghei
taken and by a strict party vote o
10 to 1, William Goebe1 was declare,
10 have been legally elected governo
of Kentucky.
The Beckham- Marshall contest wa
then voted upon and a strict part.
vote OF 9 TO settled this matter. N
announcement was made of the reason
leading up 90 the report being mad
tonight. ahe boards taking everything
at one leap Each one OF the member
OF the committees announced that h
had made up his mind as 10 the merit
of the case and voted promptly as hi
name was called.
FRANKFORT. KY. JAN. 31.-2:30 q
MN addition TO Doctors Hume. FL
and Mccormick, OF this place, VIII
were In attendance upon the wounds
man, Doctors J. Mckenzie, n. p. Dun
bridge and r. w. Walker were sum
moned from Cincinnati and DR.. Nc
Murty came from Louisville. As 500
as the physicians from louisville an
Cincinnati had examined the patient
a consultation was held, ait the con
clusion Of which Or. Hume announce
late tonight that the chances ha
turned very much against the wounde
man and the probability was that h
would die before morning He ha
internal hemorrhages," ga d Or. Hum.
'and we are unable TO stop them. Tn
less we do so, his death is a questio
OF a very short time. We have take
from him over a pint Of blood, an
there are symptoms OF the graves
character There is hardly chanc
that he can live through the nigh
especially none that he viii recover"
WIRED THAT HIS COMMISSION FHA
BEEN FORWARDED.