The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-25
A SPECX OF WAR.
|As Governor of lowe Calls Out the
Militia and InvaGes the Capitol.


he past week the State Auditor af
!. I,a has been in statu quo, and a!
81 rs been quiet about the old rocker,
{. which the Auditors office IS still
1Inated, and public interest has lull
1 ID IN view of the legal proceeding.
y Ining on in the Court. But the
%I;oyernor has been none the less de
slrrmined that his order suspendlne
sIhe State Auditor should suspend
IHe has held the matter in abcyance
bending the hearing before the Courr
lin the case of Cattell against Brown,
Tin which was raised the legal author
-iity Of the Governor to suspend 2
/ STATE officer. That question having
4 been decided, sustaining the author
4 ity of the Governor, this afternoon
|. about 4 80 the sheriff served a WAY
| rant of arrest on Auditor Brown and
| BIS deputy, Stewart, on the charge
| Of refusing the Governor access to
the books and papers of the Audi
| tors office. and which was issued
March 7. Then the trio were in the
rooms of the Insurance Department.
on the south side of the hall, in the
second story. The north side Of the
hall contains the Auditors office,
the rooms OF which have been kept
locked continually, and while they
we're parleying over the ond to be
given squad of State guards, head
ed by Adit. Gen. Alexander, came
down the hall
DOORS BATTERED DOWN.
Brown and Stewart met them AZ
he door, when the General DE-
handed admission into the offices
shich Brown refused, w'oen the or
Ter was given to the militia to 90
mough the door, a big sledge
amner was qalckpy swung in the
IT and after Several vigorous blows
be door succWnbed and the soldiers
esan TO ne INTO the office, when
'fo"n aao Stewart attempted to
Iop them. and lively scrinlmage
'as Tad for time. Both Brown
nd Stewart being forced INTO the
all, they were disposed to .egain
when the Sheriff interpos-
6 and induced them to peaceabIy
tire and save further trouble and
ossible bodily injury, which would
ertainlv have followed. The sol
iers were there on business. eyc-v
artri6ge box being full zad each
un aoaded. The clerks employed
the Offices were notified to leave.
ut were DISPOSED to hesitate, when
hev were informed that they must
., peacefully il they would or for
ioly If necessary. They donned
weir wraps and retired to the hall
nd other Offices on the floor, but
'ere followed up and elected from
oor of the building.
HE EAYoNEr AS A pERsuAprn,
Durlng the attack the occupants OF
le other offices rushed into the hall.
Ut a sternly presented bayonet en-
neered them each to his own place
TN orders to stay inside, the order
''ns supplemented with 4 guard
Id fixed bayouet at the door. So
on as the Auditors room had been
Jared of all attaches. Mr. Catteu,
Governor 5 appointee as Audi
: was brought in and given pos,
ss'on. investigation showed! 40
oks or records visible. The sup-
s'tion is that they are inside the
e. and an expert was summoned
d given orders to open the safe.
o O'Clock ali officers in the various
ices were ordered from the build
and the soldiers took possession.
IN guards at all entrances. There
intense excitement throughout the
'. The sentiment Is divided.
own CLAIMS it 10 be high handed
fase upon his rights. 1t WAS tu-
'Fed this evening that some OF h;>
shdStwould mob the soldiers To-
,ile. and should they ATTEMPT -