Evening star., 1900-02-05
GOEBEL DIES OF HIS WOUND
], G. W. Peckham Sworn in by Democrats
as Governor.
Gov. Taylor Releases AlOnzo Walker
the Court Deputy, Who Was
Arrested Friday Last.

William Goebel. democratic contestant for
the office of governor of Kentucky, died at
6:35 o'clock Saturday night, and ]. C. w.
Beckham, who was the candidate for lieu
tenant governor on the ticket with Goebel,
was sworn in as governor.
Mr.. Goebel rallied little at 2 o'clock and
was stimulated by oxygen which was
pumped into his lungs.
The physicians abandoned hope at about
a quarter to 3 o'clock, and devoted their
efforts to keep him alive until his brother
Justus. from Arizona, arrived.
DIR. j. F. Haliafero, a Methodist minister,
was summoned to Goebel's bedside at a
quarter past o'clock He left the dying
mans bedside at about a quarter to A and
went down stairs into the hotel parlor, at
the request of several friends and relatives.
and held brief prayer meeting.
At Goebers request, Chaplain Wallace of
the Kentucky penitentiary, an intimate
friend, was sent for, and the two had a
short conversation.
Lew" said Mr.. Goebel, 81 wish to an
nounce to the world that do not hold my
self in open violence to the word of Cod
1t had been said that Goebel was an
agnostic.
The wounded man died just before his
brother Justus arrived at his bedside. His
brother Arthur and his sister Mrs Brau-
necker, were alone with him when the end
came.
Taylor was notified at his office by tele-
phone of GOebers death. He said:
Il deeply regret his DEATH
Senator-elect Blackburn. Speaker Trimble
and about dozen others. including some of
the most prominent democrats in Ken
lucky, issued address to the people
giving notice of Goebel's death, and saying:
In his last moments he counseled his
friends to keep cool and bow to the law in
all things We. his friends and advisers,
beg of the people of Kentucky in this hour
of aIfiiction to abstain carefully from any
act of violence or any resort to mob law
To Be Buried at Frankfort.
1t was decided by Mr.. GoebeI's relatives
that his body should be taken to Coving-
ton, KY. today. there to lie in state in the
Odd Fellows building until Tuesday night.
when it will be taken back to Frankfort
for burial in the cemetery there.
Between Wednesday morning and Thurs
day afternoon. when the burial is to be.
made. the body will lie in state. Taylor
said he would throw open the Capitol
building so that the body of his dead an
tagonist might be placed in the rotunda
special to the Baltimore Sun says
Most of the Goebelites scoff at this late
courtesy" but there are some who wei
come il an evidence of a desire by Tay-
lor to cease hpstiIIies.
1t is proposed to Withdraw the troops
from the executive building should the
Goebelites see fit to rest their dead leader
there and to suspend all show of force dur
ing the day set apart for the funeral.
There seems little likelihood that such an
arrangement will be acceptable to Goebel's
family and friends.
Plans for raising funds by popular sub
scriptiOn for the erection of a monument
to Goebel's memory are rapidly taking
shape 1t is the custom in Kentucky for
the legislature to make an appropriation
for a monument in honor of a dead gov
ernor. In addition to the monument tab
le- TO mark the spot where Goebel was
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