The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-05-08
ARKANSAS.
Arrest Of Two Supreme Judges.
An EneORnter in jefferson COunty.
Both Parties Preparing for War.
Baxter and Others Conceal Themselve


Baxter and Others Conceal Themselves.
ST. Louis, May 4s-4Ae Dei6o-.
Gratis special from iiftlesRo sk says
that Judges Searle and Bennett of
the supreme court were arrested
last night on their arrival by the
Memphis train at the arsenal oppo-
site Little Rock, by Capt. Williams,
acting under order of Gov. Baxter.
The judges refused to be arrested
without proper authority, where
upon Captain Williams made sig
nal and q band of armed men en-
tered the cars with cooked revolt
vers and Searle and Bennett were
forcibly taken from the train, and
up to the time the dispatch was
written have not been heard of In
Little Rock. The supreme court
was to convene at Little Rock to-
day. Judge Stephenson, also of
the supreme court was on the train,
but it seems his presence was not
known, else he, too, would have
been arrested. The affair created
great excitement in Brooks camp
and serious trouble is apprehended
unless Col. Rose interferes for the
release OF the judges.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Little Rock, May A squad OF
United States troops were out
looking for the missing Judges this
morning, as was a squad under the
sheriff. They did not find them
Reports from jefferson state thai
a squad of Gen. King Whites mer
encountered a body OF eighty
Brooks men above Arkansas Pos
Yesterday evening and dispersed
them. One report says five wert
killed, though it needs confirma
ton. Preparations on both side
look very warlike to-night and al
sorts of reports are afioat, one t.
the effect that Brooks intends Il
assault Baxter, and another tina
Baxter intends to assault Brooks
The U. S. troops occupy their yolC
position between both parties
Hon. j. Berry, who claims to hav,
been elected auditor on the samt
ticket with Brooks, and who wa
prevented from prosecuting hi
claims in the courts by a writ o
prohibition against the circuit cour
issued by the same supreme court
published letter favoring submis
sion of the whole matter to the leg
islature. Brooks publicly announc
es he will not abide by the decis
ion of the legislature. The Gazett,
and other conservative journals ia
vOr call by the legislature of {
constitutional convention, with (:
view TO re-submitting the whole
matter to the people. Brooks re
ceived few recruits to-day. az die
Baxter.
THE ILLS OF ANARCHY.
St. Louis, May 4.-The Demo
Gratis Little Rock special to-nigh
says that the cause for the arrest O.
the Judges of the supreme cOur
may be summed up as follows
There is a standing appropriation
of several thousand dollars at tn,
disposal of the governor. to pay
militia. Gov. Brooks made a re
QUESTION for part of this fund: th,
auditor drew his warrent upon tn,
treasurer for the money to protect
himself from any doubtful paymen
the treasurer refused to honor thu
warrant, whereupon Brooks pre-
| d0dluSI
treasurer, asking that he be com
PEELED to pay the money. To thu
| mandamus the treasur responds that
the presiding officer of the senate
to whom the election returns were
made, had declared Baxter COVER
nor of the state, and he submits
that Brooks has no authority Il
draw upon the fund to this a repli
cation was prepared setting fortf
the Judgment of the circuit cour
in favor of Brooks for the office o.
governor and his installation into
the office. To the replication q de.
murrer was prepared to the effect
that the circuit court was without
juris diction TO render Judgment
The question presented was neces.
sarily to determine who is the legal
governor? To prevent this deter.
mination by the court, Judges Ben.
nett and Searle were captured and
spirited away. The captives were
conveyed to st. Johns college and
at daylight escorted by the cavalry
TO the country, and up to this time
their whereabouts is unknown
Judge Bennett sent word to his
son, in this city, during the night
by ono OF his captOrs, that he was
safe and would not be harmed.
Baxter denies authorizing the ar.
rest of Bennett and Searle but
when St. Johns college was
g arched this morning by a SQUAD
of regulars acting as police, an un-
finished report of the arrest of the
judges, addressed to Baxter, was
| found on the table where it had
been left in the haste incident TO
the departure.
The residence of Auditor Wheel
er was surrounded at daylight to-
day by q mob of Bakers adher-
ents, the family alarmed, and
Wheeler taken to Bakers head
quarters, where, after consultation,
he was released. Writs of habeas
corpus have been issued for the
missing judges. Baxter. Newton,
Churchill, iBlocher and Williams, ii
/ is reported, have left to avoid SER
! vice,