The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
VICTIM OF ASSASSIN.
Continued from First Page.

the shooting occurred. Here he was laid
on a sofa. while DIR. Hume made a hasty
examination pronouncing the wound to be
Of nature that must cause death in a
short time Goebel, who showed great
fort,ude and courage throughout smiled
weakly as he heard the verdict, and feebly
rolled his head from side to side in token
of dissent from that opinion.
He was then carried TO his room on the
second floor of the Capitol Hotel. and in
addition to DR.. Hume, Drs. Mccormick
and Ely were summoned to attend him.
After careful examination of the wound
the doctors announced that while exceed
ugly dangerous, it was not necessarily
fatal. unless compiled tons or blood poi
sonng should set in. The patient himself
kept up his courage, insisting again and
again that he was not going to die.
Tt was decided by his friends to call in
also the services of DR.. McNIurty, prom
inent surgeon of Louisville, and urgent
messages were at once sent for him. After
the wound had been dressed Senator Goe>
bel showed great exhaustion, and it was
announced by the physicians that he would
in all probability die in short time. He
rallied, however, and under the influence
of an opiate, sank into a gentle slumber
which lasted several hours.
Deed Carefully Planned.
The bullet which struck Mr.. Goebel was
fired from a window in the center of the
third-story of the office building just east
OF the Capitol. That window was raised
about eight inches from the sill, to per
nit an unobstructed passage for the bull
let when Mr.. Goebel should come within
range.
Both Chinn and Lillard assert that while
the first shot came in the direction of the
window in the third story, there were
other shots fired from different portions
of the same building. Some of those who
heard the shots say that at least one shot
was fired from the office of the Secretary
of State. This however is not true
There We're several men in the office Of
the Secretary of State who rushed to the
window soon as the shots were heard
and al declare that there was no shot
fired at all from that part of the building.
The window in the third story was left
open, no effort being made to close it by
the would-be assassin, while not another
window in the building was opened, nor
We're here any places where bullets had
been fred through them.
Arrest of Whitaker.
Whitaker was arrested as he came
down the steps on the east side of the
state office building, directly below the
window from which the shots had been
ured. As he reached the sidewalk and
was Fastening toward the scene of the
shooting, he was met by John E. Miles
who is rs years of age Without hesitation
Niles threw himself upon Whitaker
winding his arms around him and calling
loudly for help.
II was right at hand; and in an instant
whitaker was surrounded by a group of
men many of them with drawn revolvers.
lie made no attempt to escape, knowing
well that the slightest attempt TO do so
would have brought a dozen bullets into
nus body. He submitted quietly to
search, which was quickly made the pro-
C'eus being three revolvers and one big
knife. quick examination of the revolV-
eis showed that none of the cartridges
had been used and there was no powder
smut upon any part of his weapons, prov
"E cohelusively that he could not have
used any of his three revolvers. In add
.-'H 10 MS, all those who heard the shots
gown in the statement that they were from
llHf and from a small weapon.
Nhlltaker was quickly led away and
pace in the jail while a guard was placed
ay 'Ae outer entrance to keep out all peo-
lIe VINO had no direct connection with
Tue institution.
"hdt w ntttHker s0ys
Ihe prisoner is a man slightly over the
m'dium size, with sandy hair and mus
'I. ne. He was disposed to take things
'anly although he repeated again and
'-1ln that he knew nothing whatever
about the shooting.
was on the first floor of the build
ms said he, when | heard Gov. Tay-
'i tell that man Davis, the Capitol po-
~ man, to go over at once to see Gen.
oIIltr. said | UOuld 90 Will inn al nd
'' was where | was going. l wanted to
h.9"' too, what the shooting was about.
w zen ] stepped outside, that man grab
me- and that's all l know, and that's
fact"
Few people believe that Whitaker is
t'HlN Of the crime but the fact that he
was hastily leaving the building from
M"l'h the shooting was done, was enough
TO make trouble for him
mat man Davis" to whom Whitta-
hl referred, is Col. John Davis. the GUS
.o'3an Of the capitol grounds His story
's,ees with that of Whitaker
was Just outside of Gov. Taylor's Of
said Col Davis, when l heard the
~~v'S and heard Gov. Taylor say: Ny
Io' what have they donel He called to
at once to go over to the office of
ANT Cen Collier. and Whitaker went
EE' l am positive that he could not
1--WE done the shooting. We were at the
eot OF the building in too short time
iof that"
criminal Was Not Caught
as soon as 1t was known that the bullet
"Ch struck Mr.. Goebel had come from
building to the east, group of men
1o.nered in front of the door on the east
.'' others ran around to the door on,
aug west side to prevent the escape oil
l,s pouy from there. Several men at-l
npted to enter the doors from the QUIT
No. t5 out were prevented by groups ofl
sIn 'alneers who stood in the doorways 4
rolhe Of these men held Winchesters inl
seri.I hands and presented an aspect sol
mad ny uninvlting that no attempt waA
Tsinea 70 search the building and nobodI
after entrance to It for several minute
the IN. .ne shooting had been done, an
cane assassin had ample opportunity to
-""' the shooting of Mr.. Goebel was Il