The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-31
as military force that very night, as this


The captain is eating his last military
meal in Emporia. Now comes the de-
nouement Of this great military drama:
EMPORIA, KAs., April 8, 1S7S.-GoU. Geo. 4.
Anth9nV: A citizen named Shannon, minister,
has just been accidently shot In one OF our
coaches. WALKINsHAW.
EMPORIA, KAs., April 8, 1S78-GOU. Anthony:
One of your militia just accidentally killed Rev.
o. j. Shannon, pastor of C0ngreg egatiOnal church:
Tremendous excitement. No possible use OF
troops here, and advise you To Immediately
withdraw them. JACOB SToTLER.
TOPEKA, KAs.. April 9, 1S7S.-CGpt. Waikiki
shGW, EmDoTtG, Kos: Do not allow any COM
plcatl0n or collision to arise from excitement.
Better run your train back out Of county than
have trouble from this cause.
GEO. T. ANTHONY.
TOPEKA, KAs., April 9. 1s78.-Jacob StOtIer,
EmpOTiI, KGs.: Regret the painful accident.
Capt. Walknshaw had been ordered to withdraw
his men. GEo. 7. ANTHONY.
Note the cowardly subterfuge Of this
erstWhile so arrogant governor. "Cspt.
Walkinshsw had been ordered to with
draw" instead Of has been," thus max
ing it seem that the withdrawal had
been ordered before the accident, instead
of after it and only because of it.
DEPOT, April 9, 1S78.--GOU. Anthony: The
following just received from our man 10 charge
at EmpOria, G. f. MORSE.
'Mr. Shannon was sitting in middle coach
talking with soldiers. A man In rear end Of
coach, carelesSly handling his gun went of.
had not better leave here to-day.
L. WoRTEN, JR."
DEPOT, April 8, 1S78.--GOU. Anthony: 7 have
taken responsibility of moving Can't. Walkin-
ahpW'Q R1n1jOn MnRcu
@. r. Morse: Your direction to run troops out
or Lyon county approved. Had given this dlrec-
ti0n to Capt. Walkinshaw Immediately on hear
Ing Of the accident. GEO. 7. ANTHONY.
Remarkable, Is 1t not, that these troops,
hitherto 30 necessary, should be ordered
to "run back out of the county" the mo-
ment actual danger really threatened?
II they were, in Anthony's opinion, nee
essary when Wslklnshaw went to break
fast, and the day before were so necessary
that all protests against their presence
were contemptuously disregarded, pray
how could the shooting of preacher
have 80 suddenly brought safety to
property and men" from the menaces Of
incendiary 'oonspirators" still In the VI
cinityH And the "troops" returned not
to Lyon county, but left the "rioters" in
full control of that bailiwick, where, pre-
sumably, they remain to this day. All
"the troops" were at once paid off with
Santa Fe Railroad company money and
sent home. To the future historian 1t
may appear that the killing of Congre-
gational preacher, reported to be at large
In the community, was the sole object of
this martial display, for the moment the
preacher had been slain the army rested
from Its labors. Topeka was also mill
tsrY camp, but Topeka preachers are
hard to kill, and still harder to catch for
that purpose. The only person killed at
Topeka was Anthony himself, when the
republican state convention met. He
had the honor of being the only Kansas
governor refused a denomination by his
party.
dere the question naturally arises:
What became Of the criminals against
whom the state was obliged to call troops
into the tieldH The governors message
does not so much as even allude to the
subject of criminal prosecutions against
these "rioters." What became of them?
Anthony tells the legislature that he
called out the militia to execute the
laws" The legal method of enforcing
the laws in time of peace is by judicial
process. The courts being open, and
their processes unobstructed, what need
of extraordinary means for enforcing the