The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25
REVOLUTION In ARKANSAS.
Brooks Gusts Governor Baxter and
Inaugurates Himself Governor.
He is Sworn In and Is In Possession
OF the State House by an Armed
Force.
The Usurper Likely to Precipitate
BlOOdshed.

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The Usurper Likely 10 freclplt8t
BlOOdshed.
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From the Little ROCK dazelte OF 'ne ioth
1t Is known perhaps, that about
year ago Mr.. Joseph BROOKS com
menced a suit in the Pulaski circui
court, setting out In his complaint tina
he had been elected governor OF Ar
kansas at the November election, iSI2
and asking that Judgment OF 0liste
be issued against Governor Baxter. ~
further sued for the emoluments OF th'
office for the time that he had been de
prived of the SAME. About the same
time Attorney General fonley filed, IL
the supreme court, an application fol
quo warranto against Governor Baxter
court decided that the judicial depart
ment OF the government had no power
to decide contested election case foi
the office OF governor, and dismissed
the application for quo warranto, Chiel
Justice Mcclure dissenting.
That decision, In effect, disposed OF
the case instituted by Brooks in the
circuit court, and nothing more was
thought of the matter. The case has
remained on the circuit court docket
to the present time. Judges English
and Compton, the attorneys OF Gov
ernOr Baxter, ,endeavored several times
to get the case dismissed, but for some
cause or other they could never sue
ceed. 1t must be borne in mind that
cailv n" aytreme q nortisnn ~ nsRropks
Last week, Saturday we believe, Judge
English again broached tie matter to
Brooks counsel, OF submitting the de-
murrer, and it was agreed-as we have
1t from Judge English himself-that
the demurrer should not be submitted
until next week. On Monday, when
both of Governor BaXter's counsel were
absent, Mr.. Whipple, one of Brooks
counsel, stated that it had been agreed
between himself and Judge English
that the matter should be submitted.
This unauthorized action, as we are in
formed, on the part Of Mr.. Whlpple,
was not thought of even then-.-no one
dreaming that Judge WhytOck would
rule otherwise than as thesupreme court
had decided-that he had no jurisdic'
ton of the case.
About II o'clock yesterday morning,
however, while Judges English and
Camptan We're absent, Judge Whytock
delivered q decision in the case, over
ruling the demurrer-su omitted by
Whipple, without the knowledge or
consent of Governor BaXter's coun.
sel-and orderinga
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to be issued. No one of Governor
Baxter's counsel being present, and
nearly everybody having leftthe court
room, this judgment was made. u
writ placed In the hands of Oliver, the
sheriff, who was ready and waiting,
and within five minutes, from that
time Joseph Brooks was sworn In by
Chief Justice Mcclure, and accompa-
MED by General Catterson, Lee
Thompson, Benton Turner, John
Brooker and six or seven others, went
to the state house, walked into the
governors office. and demanded pos
session. Mr.. Brooks presented an
oath OF Office, which ne ha1>eaKep'
stating that he claimed to be governor,
and demanded that Governor baXter
retire. Colonel Howes, OF forest Ci.y;,
was WIN tne governor W tne tine, anu
the only friehd OF MS VINO "ithessee'
the AFFAIR. n ,,,.,,. .. e,.
Governor baxter qecilnihg 70 sur
rem Ter the once, Mr. brooks turnea 70
GeneIai Oatterson, "no nE S;s"I s.a.ed h;,,, Tna
his adjutant general, and directed NM
70 take charge. Brooks then &ahI iIl
To- the secretary af stAte'spom, anu de-
Manded 0f, General strong, governor
Aaxter's adjutant general, TO suemlt %
his authority ms, aehera a9p Sspass Ssrn's
said, very well, he could DO as he
pleased, hut hs proposed 10 take pos,
session OF AFFAIRS, he DEMANDED OF
General Strong, also, the Keys 10 tne
armory (down stairs, IN whicn were
about one hundred STAND OF arms
This demand was reused. Mr. Brookt
then directed Satterson 10 go aha TAX. taae
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