The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-03-24
Mr.. GoebeI--"Then, Governor, The
sole purpose OF having The militia here
was to vote James and Walton"
This caused laughter.


was to vote James and Walton"
This caused laughter.
COL. ED. GATHER.
Col. Ed. Gather took the staud.
He il commanding officer of the
Second Regiment, X. S. G..
Col. Gather said: Several DAYS
ago Alvin Taylor asked me to go TO
Frankfort, saying hei had received a
telephone message to come down and
bring ten fighters. I came here for
an entirely different purpose. While
in Lexington Sunday Mr.. Eph Lillard
said he had Intended going home, but
received dispatch calling him back
Immediately. Another man told me
that railroad detective who was
known as fighter had been sum
moned, aud from all these things / in
ferred that it was the intention of you
gentlemen to get possession of the
State House and make us, the State
Guards, fight for it." 1t developed
that Col. Gather is relative of Gov.
Bradley and had stopped at his house
Friday night.
Col. Gather became very angry at
the cross-examination by Mr.. Goebel.
He became louder and louder in his
responses, aud asked almost as many
questions of the committee as they
asked of him. In response to ques-
ton he said 81 did state that 1 would
carry out the Governors order what
ever it might be. l did not hear any
rumors of attempted violence while 1
was here. The geatest evidence l saw
was the intense quiet"
FATHER MAJOR.
Father Thomas Major, Catholic
Priest, was called. He said: 81 was
the officiating minister here last week.
1 saw no evidence of disorded or vio-
lence and apprehended no trouble. l
remained until the joint session and
went into the joint session"
CHIEF OF POLICE ToBIN.
Chief of Police Tobin said he kept
the rotunda clear every day, and there
was no disorder after Wednesday.
ADJT. GEN. COLLIER.
Adjt. Gen. Collier was questioned.
He said that he gave his subordinates
q list of tho-e entitled to the Assembly
halls. The list was furnished to him
by President Worthington. The Ad-
jutant General said he was in charge
dnder orders from the Governor.
SENATOR WIN. H. JONES (REP).
Senator William Henry Jones said !:
slim Williams took me by the left
arm, thrust me aside and went into
the joint Assembly hail."
Mr.. Bronston asked Senator Jones
if he knew of the scheme, plan or un-
Outstanding by which James and
Walton were to have their votes re-
corded when the time should come by
which their votes could elect Mr.
BOYLE. Mr.. Jones wanted to know
why Mr.. Bronston asked that question.
Mr.. Bronston said: 81 shall not press
you if you do not desire to answer
We will excuse you"
Mr. Jones: swell then l don't be-
lieve 1 will answer unless L have to :"
There was another laugh and Mr..
Jones was allowed to go.
JUDGE HAZELRIGG.
Judge Hazelrigg, of the Court OF
Appeals, was one of the witnesses.
He said: "After coming out of the
consultation room of the Court of APP
peals and while standing in the hall. q
soldier touched me on the side and
told me to get out of the hall. 1 told
him that was an officer of the State
would not move and would 60 where
I pleased in the Capitol building. He
said that he would see about it.
told him I would too see about it
He walked off muttering something
OTHERS
Representative Dining said that he
was stopped at the point of bayonet
Mr.. Percy Haly said that he had SEN
four kilograms for Blackburn on Sun
day. 1t had been done every day
since the session began. They wer,
to Messrs. BRONSON, Goebel, Phi
Thompson and Lillard.
Mr.. John Thompson, of Harrods
burg, said that Col. Gather had en-
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