 Goebel died of his wounds on February 3 , 1900 . Leaders from both parties drafted an agreement whereby Taylor and his Lieutenant Governor , John Marshall , would step down from their respective offices , allowing Goebel 's lieutenant governor , J. C. W. Beckham , to assume the governorship ; in exchange , Taylor and Marshall would receive immunity from prosecution in any actions they may have taken with regard to Goebel 's assassination . The militia would withdraw from Frankfort , and the Goebel Election Law would be repealed and replaced with a fairer election law . Despite his allies ' insistence , Taylor refused to sign the agreement . 
