The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-02-07
KENTUCKY CONSPIRACY.


William Goebel lay at the point OF
death from the effects of an assassin
bullet the contrasting boards, which for
two weeks had been listening TO the
evidence in his contest for the Gov.
ernor's chair, do clared him entitled 10
the seat.
The boa DIS having in charge the
contests between Goepel and Taylor
for Governor and Beckm n aud Mar
shall for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS met al
seven O'Clock Tuesday night in the city
hall to consider The evidence submitted
to them and prepare their report to
the Legislature. A few legal aulhori
ties were read to them at the request
of senator Allen, who wished light
shed upon few doubtful points. The
vote was then taken and, by strict
party voe of ten to one, William Goe-
bel was declared to have been legally
elected Governor of Kentucky.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 3l.-Mr. Goebel
was on bis way to the Senate chamber
in company with Col Jack Chinn and
Warden Eph Lillard of the Frankfort
peDtentiary. Mr.. Lillard was a few
feet in advance of GOebel and Chinn,
who were walking side by side, Goebel
OCblE uDOh luS llEub 6l4u NuIun uDpb
the left. Near the Capt. the men
were walking slowly when suddenly 4
shot RAM out from large three-story
building ich stands fifty feet east OF
the Capitol building. This building is
used for Offices by nearly all the lead
ing fficals of the State, Governor
Taylor and the Secretary of State hav-
ing rooms on the first floor. AS the
shot was heard Goebel gave quick,
involuntary exclamation of pain and
made an effort to draw his own revolv-
er. His strens tn was unequal to the
task, however, and he sank upon the
pavement. With great rapidity several
more shots were fred, the bullets
striking the brick sidewalk close to
where Goebel lay. None of them
touched him, however.
The bullet which struck Goebel was
fired from a window IN the center of
the office building. That window was
raised about eight inches from the sill to
permit an unrestricted passage for The
bullet when Goebel should come within
range. Both Chnn and Lllard assert
that, while the first shot came from the
direction of the window in the third
story, there were other shots fred from
different portions of the same building.
The window in the third story was left
open, no effort having been made to
close it by the woud-be assassin, while
not another window in the building
was opened, nor were there any pieces
where bullets had been fired through
them.
Whitaker was arrested ss lie
came down the steps on the east side
OF the State flee building directly be
low the window from which the shots
had been fired. AS he reached the
sidewalk and was fastening toward
the scene of the shooting he was met
by John E. Miles, who is seventy six
years of age. Without hesitation Miles
threw himself upon Whitaker, wind
ing his arms around him and calling
loudly for help. In an instant Whit
taker was surrounded by group of
men, many of them with drawn revolv
ers. He made no attempt to escape.
He submitted quietly to search,
which was quickly made, the proceeds
being three revolvers and one knife.
A quick examination of the revolvers
showed that none of the cartridges had
been used and there was no powder
smut on any part of his weapons, prov
ing conclusively that he could not have
used any of his three revolvers. In adj
dition to this, all those who heard the
shots JOIN in the state ment that they
were from rife and from smaller
weapon.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 2 Signs OF
a peaceful settlement have appeared.
The iginal proposition looking tow
ard an amicabIe adjustment came from
the Repub lean side just before noon,
when Gen. 7. L. Eielen of Frankfort,
one of Gov. Taylor's attorneys, appear
ed at the Capitol Hotel to hold con-
ference with judge Pryor, Louis Nc
Quown ard Col. William Scot, the le-
gal advisers of the Democracy. After
short talk Mr.. Edelen declared that
Gov. Taylor and the Republican party
were anxious to avoid anything that
might possibly lead to serious trouble,
as the present conditions might do if
nothing was done to prevent it. He
was assured by the Democratic attor-