The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-16
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
The Governor of Kentucky Orders
Out the State Militia.
EXCITEMENT IN FRANKFORT
Talk of impeaching Bradley-Ces-
peradoes sworn In as Deputies
Ringing OF the Riot Bell
Blood May Flow.


cial Gazette's 12:40 a m. special from
Frankfort. KY, says: The riot bell
rang from the fire house at IL o'clock
Sunday night and at the same moment
Governor Bradley ordered out the MILL
tia. Ten minutes later the McCreary
guards. 50 strong. Capt Noel Gains.
were in possession of the state house
and martial law was proclaimed. I'm
til to-day Governor Bradley had per-
sistently refused to call out the mill
tia. though urged to do so by citizens.
irrespective of party. The Blackburn
leaders, he was informed. had been
preparing all day to take forcible pos
session of the state house tomorrow.
Threats were made that the senate
would arrest the governor tomorrow
for usurpation of authority in giving
the instructions he gave last night TO
the sheriff of Franklin county to clear
the corridors and cloak rooms.
'All trains to-day brought in rein
forcements for the men bent on mis-
chief tomorrow. 1t was only at the
last moment when the presence of
these crowds presaged serious danger
that the governor yielded TO the repeat
ed requests of orderly citizens of both
anu Oul Nut Hllilllds ne
sergeant alarms, Mr.. Somers, has
sworn in Jack Chinn. Jim Williams, L.
p. Lilliard and other desperate men as
his deputies. 1t was reported to the
governor by numerous afidavits that
armed men had been collecting In the
capitol for two or three days with a
view Of taking charge OF the joint as
sembly on Monday.
Y "a.
Louisville legion, 300 strong, will ar
rive early in the morning. General
Collier Is in command. Guards sur
round the state house and permit no
one but state officers. senator's. repre-
sentatives and others having a con-
stitutional right to pass. Senator
Bronston came into the governors Of
fee and asked why he was debarred
from the state house. who was the
peace officer Of the state. and why the
nlilitia had been ordered out? He then
told the governor that he could see am
davits that would be filed in the SEN
ate tomorrow. This evidently referred
to an effort to impeach Governor Brad
ley by the senate which has been
threatened all day. The excitement in
the city is great and the streets are
full of people. No little apprehension
Is felt. Six hundred armed guards will
be here in the morning and 1t is hoped
they will be able to preserve peace"
The Governor Explains
Cincinnati, March 16-A special TO
the Commercial Gazette received at
1:40 this morning from Frankfort, says:
Governor Bradley. in an interview at
midnight. said, in explanation OF his
action, that the presiding officers of
both houses had called on him for pro-
lection and that he called on the
mayor TO give II. lie learned after
wards that the sheriff and the mayors
police had been insufficient and had
done nothing to remove the disturbing
element. On Saturday. March ia. the
presiding officers of the two houses.
along with others, had made afidavits
that armed desperadoes had intimidat-
ed members of the legislature and that
some of them had assaulted a senator
and refused TO let him leave the cham
Der; that a portion of them, claiming
TO be deputies of the sergeant -at-arms
of the joint assembly, porcibly prevent
ed, on the l4th OF March, the door
keeper of the house of representatives
from leaving his post OF duty. They
intorfered with the proceedings OF the
Joint assembly and permitted armed
persons to occupy the senate chamber
and cloak rooms of the two houses
during the joint session of the afore-
said and that said authorities were
powerless to act and unless he inter
fered 10 protect the general assembly.
legislative action would be prevented.
riot and bloodshed would follow and
the security of the lives OF citizens and
officers of the commonwealth required
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