The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-03
Al CAPITAL Of KENTUCKY.

At CAPITAL Of KENTUCKY.
THE WORK OF AN ASSASSIN.
Senator GOebel of Kentucky Was
shot Down In Cold Blood--Ae May
Live-snpposed Assassin Caught
Great Excitement Prevailea-The
National Guards Ont.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. 3l.-William Goe-
bel was shot and very seriously wounded
Tuesday morning at 10 minutes after IL
o'clock while passing through the state
house yard on his way to the state capitol
building Two shots were fired from a
rifle, only one Of them taking effect 1t
struck Goebel in the right side one-third
of the distance down from the arm-pit.
The ball passed entirely through the body,
coming out below the right shoulder blade.
Fired From Third story Window.
Goebel, in company with Colonel Jack
Chinn and Warden L. Lillsrd Of the Frank
fort penitentiary, was walking up the side-
walk leading from the street to the state
capitol building, Goebel being on the right
of the three. When the three men were
two-thirds Of the distance from the street
to the capitol shot was fired from the
third-story window of the building occu-
pied by the offices Of the governor, secre-
tary OF state and other leading officials Of
the state. The ball struck Goebel in the
side and he instantly dropped to the pave
ment. Chinn and Lillard instantly seized
him, Chinn saying as he did SO:
IL guess they have got you, Goebel."
EYES," replied the wounded man, u
guess they have got me for sure"
Four More shots Fired.
While Chinn was holding the wounded
man, supporting his head in his arms, -four
shots were fired at both men. All of them
struck close, making the dust fly from thu
brick pavement. Both Chinn and Lillarc
stuck to their friend, neither of them NOV
ing from his side until the firing ceased
when Lillard ran for help. He had mo-
far to 60, for there was crowd arouns
the gates Of the capitol building.
Not So Serious as Thought.
Guards were stationed at the foot o
every staircase leading to the second floo
and nobody, not even the guests OF tn
hotel, were allowed to pass. A more ex
tended examination made by Hume AM
several other physicians who had beel
called resulted in the announcement tina
the wound would not necessarily prov
fatal and that the wounded man would II
all probability recover. The ball, it wa
found, had inflicted wound which wa
somewhat of a glancing nature and ha'
not gone through the lung in direct line
as Hume had thought upon his first ex
: animation.
A Close Call.
Had the ball struck the chest half a
inch to the right it would have caused cel
tain death.
, Capture of whitaker.
John w. Miles, an aged citizen of Franl
fort, was standing at the foot of stat
way leading from the first floor when
man, evidently q mountaineer, came rusl
: ing down the steps Miles instantly thre
his arms around the man and held hin
calling loudly for help. Assistance We
!. close at hand and no escape was possib
: for the prisoner, even if he had attempts
to make the effort.
Denied His Guilt.
4 He submitted to arrest very quietl
claiming again and again that he he
nothing to do with the shooting.
That the attempt to kill Goebel was d
! liberate admits Of no doubt whatever, ar
4 , the only wonder is that it failed.
OMcials Acted Promptly.
Republican officials acted with gre,
4 promptitude. Adjutant General Colli
was sitting in his Office when the sho
we're fired. He was not over 300 feet fro
: Goebel when he fell. He instantly rush,
out OF the building, and, learning tn
! Goebel had been shot, telephoned to Il
armory on the hill, where all during Il
!. gubernatorial contest local company
= infantry had been held in reserve, al
= =, within 20 minutes q company 80 strol
under the command Of Captain Wolco
was drawn up in front OF the capt.
y building.
!. Grounds Were Guarded.
Guards were placed at every gate lea
d ing to the capitol grounds and nobody W
It permitted to enter or leave. There W
talk on every side OF placing under ARE
every man who was in the building VIII
h the shots were fired, even including Go
n ernor Taylor, though, of course, nobo'
= believed for a moment he had any know
edge Of the crime. He expressed hims
Immediately after the shooting as bel
extremely sorry that such thing had hi
a. pened. As soon as it was noised arou
m that Goebel had been shot, members
the legislature made wild rush for
40 egraph offices and filed voluminous m
ar sages to their constituents, and within
ne hour replies began to pour in. The g
ia eral run OF them had but one tenor, VIII
At was: "We are coming" 1t is expec
or fully 5000 men will arrive in Frankfort
Cd fore tomorrow morning. All the milit,
n strength of the state will be called out {
IA hurried to Frankfort. It was repor
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