The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06

Frankfort, February S.-The bullet
| fired by an unknown assassin las;
Tuesday morning ended the life OF Will
! liam Goebel at GAS O'Clock this even
ing. The only persons present az the
| death bed We're Mr.. Goebers sister.
Mrs. Braunacker. and his brother, Ar
thur Goebel. of Cincinnati, who have
been in constant attendance at Mr..
GoebelS bedside, and DIR. Mccormack
| Justus Goebel, another brother who
! has been hurrying from Arizona as fast
| as steam could carry him, in a vain
hope of reaching his dying brother in
| time for some token of recognition ar
| rived forty minutes too late. Oxygen
| was frequently administered the dying
/ man during the afternoon in an effort
! to keep him alive until his brothers.
| arrival, but in vain. BY the cruel irony
! Of fate the train on which JuStus Goe-
| bel was travelling to Frankfort was
| delayed several hours from various
| causes, and when Mr.. Goebel finally
| reached here ii was only to learn that
J his brother was dead.
Among partisans of bohh parties
| deep grief is manifested and already
a movement has been started to erect
! a fitting monument to Mr. Goebers
| memory on the spot in the state house
! grounds where he was shot. No ar
| rangemenits have as yet been made
! for the funeral.
! Plunged in grief and in the death
| chamber of their brother Arthur and
! Justus Goebel and Mrs. Braunacker
have given out no intimation of their
| wishes and probably no definite ar
| will he made nnti1 rOr1Or-
row. 1t is understood that a request
| will be made on behalf of the citizens
| of F'raSakfort that Mr.. Goebers last
| resting place be in the cemetery here,
where lie buried Daniel Boone and
! Vice President Andrew Johnson.
Early today alt Mr.. GoebeIs request,
| former Congressman Hendrick was
called and Mr.. Goebel asked for some
of his legal advisors with whom he
| wished to confer. Latter at Mr.. Goe-
bells request Chaplain Wallace, of the
Kentucky penitentiary, an intimate
friend was sent for and the two had
a short conversation Lew" said Mr..
Giebel, Il wish to announce Ito the
world that | do not hold myself in open
violence to the word of God"
| The hypOdermic injestiOns afforded
| some temporary relief, but the suffer
er for the first time in his long. weary
struggle for life, had apparently lost
| ms lnQOmHtaDle courage.
doctor" said he feebly to DR. Nc
| Cormack, who stood ait his bedside, Il
am afraid now that I'm not going to
| get over this
DR.. Mccormack endeavored TO cheer
| the fast failing man, but the latter
soon relapsed into a condition OF SEMI
consciousness. About l o'clock ne
aroused himself again, and calling DIR.
| Mccormack TO his bedside said: Doc
| m 7 tn frpr + Mt RI
know the truth, for l have several
things to attend to-"
Mr.. Goebel, you have but a few
hours to live" replied Dr. Mccormack
Mr.. Goebel was silent for a moment
then calling his brother Arthur Goebel
to his side, he asked that the phys;-
clans and nurses retire. Then for txen-
ty minutes the dying man was left
with his brother and sister. Mrs. Brau-
hacker.
Late this afternoon, TO the weary
watchers at the bedside, it was appar-
ent that the end was not far off, and
Rev. DR.. Telaferro, of the Methodist
came at once. Softly entering the death
chamber, DR.. Telaferro crossed over &c
where Mr.. Goebel lay gasping for
breath, and kneeling AT the side of the
bed, prayed earnestly. With tears
streaming down their faces, Mrs. Brau-
|
bedside also. Then DR.. Teliaferro arose
an dopening his Bible. read a few Sc
lected verses from the Epstle of st
James. AS the words of the apostle
were read by the divine, the dying and
apparently unconscious man stirred
Slightly. Quickly leaning over his
brother, Arthur Goebel said: Will
DR.. Tahaferro is here"
No response came from the dying
man, but as Arthur Goebel leaned over
him, hooking anxiously for some sign
of recognition, a look Of intelligence
came into the hahclosed eyes, an6 II
was apparent that Mr.. Goebel under
stood what was said to him. Shortly
| after this, DR.. Teliaferro left the room
and descending the stairs. entered ths
ladies' reception room, where at the
request OF several ladies, wives of leg
islators, he held brief services. TneT
the divine again went TO Mr.. Goeh~"
bedside and about five minutes aftel
wards took his departure.
Shortly after o'clock the dying mar
was again given oxygen and agaIn
slight rally resulted. bur it was onl,
temporary His respiration gradual,
grew more laborious and rose to 50
while his pulse dropped to 120
AT 6:10 o'clock p. m. DR.. Hume lef
the bedside and reported 10 the anx
ious watchers in the hotel that deatl
was matter OF but a few moment!
time The oxygen treatment was uset
constantly in desperate effort TO keel
Mr.. Goebel alive until JuStus Goebe
J arrived, but no effort was made q
} arouse the unconscious man.
AS DR.. Hume departed from the room
the afflicted brother and sister turnet
TO DR.. Mccormack and requested tha
they be lefs entirely alone with thei
brother who was fast sinking. and I,
both physicians was apparently in ar
riculo mortis. The physicians sllentI-
, withdrew, closed the doors softly be
hind them on the grief stricken broth
er and sister. Silently they kneit a
his bedside. their eyes fastened upol
the haf-open eyeiids Of the uncon