Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-02-02
FIRED ON FROM HOUSE
OCCUPIED BY TAYLOR
GOebeI Was on His WaV
to the Sente Chamber
When Shot Down.

While walking through the capitol
grounds at Frankfort, Ky, on his way
to the capitol building at lilo o'clock
Tuesday morning William Goebel, the
Democratic contestant for governor of
Kentucky, was shot down aud very
dangerously wounded.
The shots were fred from a window
of the executive building just east of
the legislative hall.
Harland Whitaker, a farmer, of
Butler county, the home of Governor
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 be-
cause he was caught around the capt.
tai building when the shots were fired
than for any other apparent reason.
He denies in the most positive man
ner that he had any connection with
the shooting or knew anything about
it. He was running toward the place
where Goebel fell, and not away from
it when caught and arrested.
Senator Goebel was wounded by a
rifle ball of small caliber, not over 38,
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 q dag.
Onsl line, passing out below the left
shoulder blade.
That the shooting of Mr.. GOebel
was the result of a carefully laid plan
is without question. The man who
did the work had evidently taken hif
stand at the window which had pre-
viously 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 mountain
GERS last week large number of them
have been sleeping in the upper part
of the statehouse. g.Ss not known,
however, that any -Sese men did
the work, or meditsted the crime,
There has not, so far, been discovered
the slightest direct evidence pointing
to any map, and it is not likely thai
any will ever be found.
The man who fred the shots tool
the precaution to conceal his location
by using smOkeless powder cartridges
A score of people were where they had
full view of the side of the buiidinG
from which the firing was done and al
of them declare that not sign of pow
der smoke was visible.
Mr.. Goebel WAS on his way to the
senate chamber in company Will
Colonel Jack Chinu, aud Warden Epl
Lillard, of the Frankfort penitentisry
Mr.. Lillard was a few feet in advance
of GOebel and Chinn, who were walk
ing side by side, Goebel being on the
right and Chinn upon the left. From
the outer edge of the capitcl grounds
to the step of the capitol ELilding tn,
distance is about 800 feet.
As the shot was heard, Goebel gave
quick, involuntary exclamation O
pain and made an effort to draw his
own revolver. His strength was IN
equal to the task, however, and hC
sank upon the pavement.
With great rapidity several more
shots were fired, the bullets all strik
ing the brick sidewalk close to where
GOebel lay None of them touched
him, however. Lillard hastily turue(
around to aid Gosbel, who was Aup
ported by Chinn, who had his arms
about him almost as soon as he touch
ed the pavement.
''Get help" said Chinn to Llllard
and turning to Goebel, he asked: