The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-03-09
THE ARMY EQUIPAGE.
Their Shipment From Frankfort to
London Has Been Stopped.
The Removal OF the Arsenal Equip
ment Was the Subject Of a Red
Hot Resolution Being Intro
duced in the senate.

London, XIV. March 1.-Two full car
loads of army equipage, including
small arms, two Calling guns, five
cannons and large quantity Of am
munition of all kinds, arrived here
over the J.. &, n. from Frankfort, adj
dressed TO Col. Roger Williams. Capt.
Parker, of the London company Of
state guards, is in charge of the war
implements, and has a strong guard
over them. The meaning Of this move
IS not generally understood here.
Frankfort, Ky, March 6.-Shipment
of the guns and ammunition of war to
London contiued Monday. Carload Of
small arms and other equipments was
shipped Monday morning. The
Calling gun and other arms in
use by the soldiers on the state
house square are Of course stil here.
Frankfort, KY, March EN- the
democratic senate Monday Senator
Bell introduced a bin which is aimed
nj Republican Gov. Taylor and repub-
hcan minor state officials. The bill
provides that any state officer who
shall forcibly hold possession of the
Office for a larger period than five
days after the legislature or state
contest board shall have declared an
other person legally elected, shall be
guilty of felony.
There was more war talk in the
democratic senate Monday. Senator
Triplett. anti-Goebel democrat, offer
ed a resolution 10 investigate the
truth Of published reports concerning
shipment of state guns and military
paraphanalia 10 London by Republican
Gov. Taylor, and to demand the return
of same 10 the state arsenal. If the
reports are found 10 be true and re-
turn of them is refused, the commit
tee appointed 10 make the investi-
cation shall then bring in a bill max
ing an appropriation of S25O,OO0 10
buy new guns and also authorizing
Gen. John b. Castleman TO issue a call
FOR a sufficient number of volunteers
10 take the guns from those now N
possession of them and return them
10 the arsenal
Frankfort. XIV, March 6.-The or
ders for shipment of guns and ammu-
milton from the state arsenal TO Lon
don. XIV, by the republican state au-
fhorities was revoked, and a car load
ed with munitions Of war consigned
TO London was uuloaded and its con-
tents returned TO the arsenal here.
The officials give no reason for the
change of programme. The soldiers,
acting under orders, worked all fore
noon loading the car. There IS q re-
port that the war department at
Washington interfered and has or
flcred the guns and ammunition taken
10 London % be returned here.
Frankfort. KY, March "A crowd
which packed the Franklin county
circuit court room 10 its doors gath
cred Tuesday morning 10 hear the cX-
amining trial of Harlan Whitaker,
The Butler county farm hand. who i
suspected of being implicated in the
murder of State Senator William GOe-
bel A number of prominent ladies
were present. Before the hearing be-
gun the charge, on request of The
county attorney, was changed from
malicious shooting TO murder. Wilt
tazer was nervous and Ill at ease
when brought into the room Thir.
teen witnesses, all summoned by lhC
commonwealth, were called. The first
witnesses sworn W ere men VINO lral
neen concerned in the arrest Of Whit
f3Eer on the morning Il the assaS 81
nation. These witnesses were John A
Miles, A Miller, Detective Arm
strong. Constable Davis Harrod, and
Policeman Thompson. Arms srOn5
and Harrod swore that Whitaker had
eontradicted himself ia stating his
Whereabouts on the capitol square al
fhe moment the fatal shots were fired
At 1920 o'clock court adjourned
until p. m The last witness called
during the forenoon was Charles How
ard. a farmer. who said Whitaker
told him a week before the shooting
he had come 10 Frankfort TO protect
Gov. TaylOr's life. Howard declared
that Just after Gocbel fell he saw one
az he Philpots and two Of the How
ards, Berry and Jim, members of well
known mountain families. in the door
of the executive building, heavily arm
ed. He said that he was dcputed by
the sheriff 10 guard the capitol
grounds. but was ordered away by the
commanding officer when the troops
arrived. None Of the Witnesses for the
F. defense were named during the morn
ing. IL was believed Whittaker's at
fOrneys had a surprise in store for the
other side.
Wingate Thompson. the policeman
who took Whitaker to Jail. said or
the way the prisoner cried out in fear:
Don't let them mob me and III tel
al know about IL; but didn't shoot
him"
At the conclusion of evidence in the
afternoon by the state, Whitaker
attorneys submitted the case. Judge
Moore ordered Whitaker held 10 the
April grand jury without bail.
Prairie Officers HOnOred-
Rouen. March senator Wadding-