. My own story; an account of the conditions in Kentucky leading to the assassination of William Goebel, who was declared governor of the state, and my indictment and conviction on the charge of complicity in his murder . the peniten-tiary of Kentucky for the commission of the deed,while six others are out on bond awaiting trial. Twen-ty in all have been formally accused of complicity inthe deed; hundreds have been informally Time, the unraveler of all mysteries, has beenbaffled thus far in bringing to light the guilty. Themurderer has kept the secret of his guilt buriedin his own
. My own story; an account of the conditions in Kentucky leading to the assassination of William Goebel, who was declared governor of the state, and my indictment and conviction on the charge of complicity in his murder . the peniten-tiary of Kentucky for the commission of the deed,while six others are out on bond awaiting trial. Twen-ty in all have been formally accused of complicity inthe deed; hundreds have been informally Time, the unraveler of all mysteries, has beenbaffled thus far in bringing to light the guilty. Themurderer has kept the secret of his guilt buriedin his own heart. The twigs of the trees on CapitolSquare have thus far whispered the dark story amongthemselves, and it has gone no farther. Yet the deedwas committed on the Capitol Square of the state, inthe center of the city of Frankfort, when the noondaysun was high in the heavens, and where interestedcitizens were gathered from nearly every town andcounty in the Commonwealth. Soon after the shot was fired, excited men crowdedthe streets, swearing vengeance against Goebelsassassin — Blow up the State house! they cried,—while guards from the penitentiary and men fromthe local engine-houses rushed upon the scene, some. Mob in streets after the shooting Soldiers guarding Capital Hotelfrom legislature Soldiers guarding Capital Theaterfrom legislature Under the governors windowsThe Capital Hotel, Frankfort, Kentucky SCENES IX FRAXKFORT THE SHOOTING OF WILLIAM GOEBEL 125 with guns in their hands. It was the opinion of theRepubhcans that an effort would be made to mobthe inmates of the Executive Building; so the localmilitary company, which had been quartered at thearsenal since the November election, was immediatelybrought to the State House Square, where it wasstationed on guard. The entire military force of thestate was called out that day, and came pouring intoFrankfort that afternoon and night. A short timeafter the military had taken charge of Capitol Square,no one was permitted t
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