Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-05
GOEBEL DEAD.
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As DR.. Hume departed. brother ana sis
ter asked Or. Mccormack tnat they b.
left alone with the fast sinking man The
physician withdrew. ana they knclt at
I he bedside, their eyes fastened upon tn,
half-openrd cyelids Of the unconsciou.
man. He could give no sign of further
| recognition. and yet he was not abso-
lutely unconscious. As the brother and
sister watched him his breathing became
slower and slower, until. with a slight
culver of the oyelids, one breath, deeper
than the rest, a pause and gasp. the
life fiickered out.
The afflicted brother ana sister sat
down upon the death bed alone with their
dead brother. Not i sound emanated
from the room to apprise the watcher.
in the corridor without that William GJe-
bel had passed away.
The physicians stood outside the door,
anxiously looking at their watches as tile
minutes flew by. fearing the truth, yet
wondering ut the long silence
Finally, at 20, the train bearing JustuS
Goebei pulled into Frankfort AT the sta
ton To meet him were Trey Woolson.
Samuel j. Shackelfurd. clerk Of the court
of appeals, and Mayor Rhinoch Of Gov
ingtun.
lis he dead, tell me, is he dead" were
the first words Mr.. Gnrbcl uttered. lie
is not dead was the assurances given
him BY the friends who had no inklinG %
1.-The truth
The party entered carriage ana five
minutes later arrived 1t the capitol no.
tn. With tears streaming from his ewes.
Mr.. Guehel was conducted to the cham
Der where lay his brother. The rap at
the door was answered ny Arthur. who
silently drew Justus within ana closed
the door. Five minutes later Arthur
again opened the door and mutioncl IL
the two physicians.
He died at 80 O'Clock. painleesly.' 90
was all h. said. and then closed the door.
There was no excitement in the corridor.
Within few moments tho following an
silently handed about the hotel and in
the streets:
TO THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY.
1t is with the most profound sorrow
that We announce tn" death Of GpV. VIM.
GDtbcl. In MS last moments lt CtHu
selled his friends To Keen com ana bow
to the law in all things. We. hiS friends
and advisers, hr- NJ the people ~ Ken
lucky in this hour Of atiiictiun ~ care
fully abstain from any act vi violence
or any resort to mob law. II would III
his wish if h Were alive that there
should be absolutely no stain on his
memory by any imprujcnt act Of any
who We're his friends. The law Is ST.
prrmc and must in time be rr-cStabGShcd
and all the wrongs he and his party have
suffered will lind their proper redress.
CSi%ncdl
J. c. s. BI.ACKETRN,
URt,Y WOODSDN.
j. b. McCREARY.
JAMES ANDREW SCOTT,
g. W. BRADBURN.
g. Il. McCIIDRD
W. s PRYOR.
e. NJ. LEWIS.
JOHN X. HEINRICH,
LEWIS MtQI'OWN.
s j. SHACKELFORD.
SETH TKIMBLE. Speaker VI
=. il. CARTIER. Speaker pro
TEN. Of the Senate.
This was the first intelligence given tie
public of the death of Mr. Goebel, which
had occurred Il minutes previous.
Late last night, it was decided to hold
no formal inquest over the remains. This
is i'm compliance with the wishes Of the
friends ana family IF the dead Demo-
cratic leader. The coroner will accord
ingIy issue = certificate of the cause Of
death without the fnImality Of an in
quest. this being sufficient to comply
with the law