Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-01
SEN. C0EBEL SHOT
Would-be Assassin Fired From a
Large Building Near the
Capitol.
A SUSPECT UNDER ARREST.
A Farmer From the Home County Of
Gov. Taylor-No Direct Evidence
Against Him-Physicians Pro-
nounce Goebel's Wound Fa--
tal-Shows Great Courage.


r,,,rrf,,. ~. rar 9o William C;ocbcl F
I,a I,,oa~.,i,, cortcetarf fot. e-ovarnor of
t.ont,,nt,. v,,. shot and ,lrv danecrously
no,,nI II uhito ,,-oll,i,,, throupb tho Can't
w. ',o,',,G, on bis ,v,v to thc Cnpitol
huiIding ~ fen minutes after II O'Clock
inc 1norn,nr
iJariand W.bittal,or. a farmer from But
1or county. the home, county of Gov. Tay-
ior T. now. in iau at Louisville. charged
,.i,h ,b, criroo There is no direct cVi.
Iorco oc,inet Whittal,er and he was
,lac.d undar arrest moro because, ne was
,atiobt around the Capitol building when
,ho sbots wore fired than for any other
onnarent reason. lie denies in the most
noei,ivn manner that he had any conuec-
tio, y,i,b the shcoting or knew anything
.ho,, I, Uc vas running toward the scene
or w., ehootinr when he was arrested
Scnator C;oobol was wounded by a rife
b9ll Of small calibrc. not over 3, which
,tr,,cl him, in the right side last below
Tho arm nit The ball passed through
tho hack mart Of the right lung. aCro~S
Tho hodv in a diagonal line passing out
below the left shoulder blade. No vital or
oans varo injured with the exception Of
Inc right lung.
Mr. Glebcl was on lis way to the Sem
,,o cbambcr in corlpany with Col Jack
,,birn and Warden Erh Lillard of the
I,r,,,l fort ronitentiarv MI. Lillard was
. few fee, in advance of Goehe and Chiun
,,bo wore walking side by side Goehel ne
;r,r ~ no ,irbt and Chinu uuon the lef..
lSrorn tho outer edge OF the Capitol
,,rourd, +o m. stems of the Capitol build
a. .,o distarce is about 800 feet. Two
,i,irds of This had been passed ana the
men ,yers walking slowly when suddcny
a shot rang out from large three story
L,,iidi,,,, vbich stands 80 feet east OF th"
conitol h,,ildin,- This building is used for
oGires bv nearly all the leading officials
of Tho STATE COY. Taylor and the secre-
tarv of state having rooms on the first
400. Ae tho shot was heard Goebcl gave
, oriclk Involuntary exclamation of pain
.rd made Al, effort to draw his own re-
,o,,.,r III. strength was unequal to The
task however. and he sank upon the ave-
mont With great rapidty several more
shots were fired. the bullets str king the
bric< sidewa k close to where Goebrl iay.
None of them touched him, however
IL1ard h4sti.v y turned around to aid Zoe
bel who was supported by Chinn. who
had his arms about him most as soon
as he touched the pavement. Get help
enid Chinn to Liilard and turning to Goe-
bel he asked.
Are YOU hurt Gocbel? Did they get
vouo"
."Thev have got me this time" said Goc-
boI ~ guess they have, killed me-"
In less than a minute a crowd Of mon
was around Gocb.el He was losing much
Llood and was becoming very weak. He
hastily carried to the OiflCe OF 1T l..
+, Hume. in the basement of the Capitol
Uotcl about a Thousand feet from the
eno, where the shooting occurred. Hero
ne was laid on a sofa. while Dr. Hrmt
made a hnstv examination pronouncing
III. wound "a he of . nature thai must
cnuse dcnth in a short time. Gocbc, who
showed great fortitlIdo and courage
tbrouobou. smiled weakly os he heard the
,,nrdict and feablv rollcl his head f,om
side 10 sid. in token of dissenting opinion
.>rroesod b,, tho ,h,,siciaus
H. ,..s ,bor -, ,rri.d IA bis room, an the
,,,d a.. - ,l,a Coni,oI IIotoi ana in
l addi,ion to Dr Uumn hrs NJ, Cor,nick
| nd t,I,. n,oro -umnoned to attend him
! Aftor :, cnref,t f.xan,ination of the wound.
tha doctors arnounc.d that while OK
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