New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-05
KENTUCKY SITUATION.
QUIET SUNDAY AT THE STATE
CAPITAL.
RELEASE OF PRISONER FOR WHOM
HABEAS CORPUS WAS SECURED
BOTH SIDES WAITING.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIsuNE.l

AIonzo Walker by his military captors is being
seized on as ray of hope by the peace element
Walker is the man who was arrested By order OF
Governor Taylor and confined in the guardhOuse
to await trial by court martial because he at
tempted to serve legal notice Taylor OF the
Injunction proceedings started by the Demo-
Gratis. The writ of habeas corpus issued in his
behalf was ignored yesterday by the military
authorities. and last night County Judge Moore.
who issued the writ threatened to call out
posse on Monday morning and force respect for
the decree for the body of Walker.
About 10 o'clock this morning Walker was
summoned before Colonel Roger Williams. COM
msnder OF the camp. and set at liberty The
military commander merely told Walker that II
had been concluded TO release him from arrest.
The reason given by Colonel Williams for his un-
expected action in the that necessarily
there would be some delay in organizing court
martial and preparing the charges and specia-
cations. and that Walker could be found In
town whenever the military authorities might
want him he could 60 Walker Is making no
complaint of his treatment as "a prisoner OF
war"
REASONS FOR THE RELEASE
Popular conjecture attributes Walkers reIeass
to one Of two causes both of which hailed
as signs of an early settlement of the situation
here without blood-letting. The radical element
among the Democrats believes it indicates that
Taylor is weakening in view of the probability
that he will receive no aid from Washington.
and that when the Democrats summon the posse
comitatus to execute the restraining order Of
Judge Cantrilrs court he will peaceably yield.
and. if possible. get his case into the general
courts for final adjudication
Conservative Democrats are strongly inclined
to believe. on the other hand that Taylor this
morning received a telegram from former Gov
ernOr Bradley, who is said TO be in Washington.
urging him tc release Walker the charge OF
having suspended the writ of habeas corpus
cannot stand against Republicanism in Ken
lucky Nearly everybody believes that Bradley
all along has been the brains of the Taylor
movement. Bradleys whereabouts have not
been definitely known for three days and II he
is in Washington, as reported here, and is re-
sponsibe for Walkers release. 1t is generally
believed the event is Of National significance.
probably indicating that Bradley has aroused
an active interest at Washington in whatever
new turn the Republican contestants may take.
sHRILL NOTE OF WAR
But above the somewhat cheerful song OF
peace based upon all such speculations
these sounds shrill note OF war every time
a reporter is permitted TO cross the trocha
around the embattled State House yard and is
ushered by heavily armed guards into the pres
ence Of Adjutant-Geaeral Collier. To every re-
porter's inquiry General Collier gives only one
answer and that is that he intends to fight"
Even so notorious a bad man. as Colonel
Jack Chinn declares that Collier is game
a pebble, and is advising Taylor to fight TO the
death.
1t is generally thoGght here that unless some
thing intervenes in a few days for peaceable
settlement a conflict will occur when an effort is
made to execute Judge Cantrius injunction 1t
is regarded as foregone conclusion that the
final hearing SET for next Thursday at George
town Judge Cantrill viii make permanent
temporary restraining order granted Satur-
day. The order then will be turned over to
Sheriff Suter for execution. and the posse COM
itatus will he called out by the Sheriff.
Discussing this feature to-day Judge Ira
Julian, one OF the most conservative citizens OF
Frankfort and among the highest class lawyers
of the Kentucky bar. said: Unless Taylor yields
before Judge Cantrin places the injunction de-
cree in the hands OF the Sheriff there viii be
fierce and dreadful conflict. 1t is useless TO try
to conceal this inevitable result by talk OF peace
able procedure under the forms Of law II the
posse cor1itatus is called out it will be done
under the forms Of the law. but that will mean
just the opposite of peace"
HOW sHERIFFVS POSSE WILL PROCEED.
Ben Marshall City Clerk. explained to-day
how the Sheriff's posse would proceed He
said: "As many thousand men as ara
VIII respond 10 the Sherfu
call When we start to the State House
yard 10 dispOsseSs the Republicans each
Democrat in the line Of attack will have In front
of him some Republican white or black These
men Will be used both physical and political
shield. If they turn back viii shoot them.
and II they move forward their friends behind
the barriCades either will surrender without dr-
Ing a shot or will shoot down their own parti-
sans before their Gatlns guns can begin 20 NOW
Us down"
AT this interesting juncture MarshalPs chat
was cut short by stern admonition from Colo
mel Jack Chl1n Ito keep num-
There is said tC be another possible wav to
avert wholesale blOcdShed RSckham has an
pointed General John y, Castleman OF Louis
yille as Adtutant-tie1eral. and il is stated posi-
lively that Castleraan win accent after the
Board OF Election Commissioners has met here
on Tuesday and filed cut the official compile
ment of the dual government General CaSsIs
man declired to accept this office from C;OebeI
1t is stated that of CaStIeman's first o9scfs9
acts would be to call on the National Govern
ment 10 arm the militia which he will organize
ana that ne VIII assign his reason for this
request the fact that all of the States armament
at present rs IN the hands of insurrectionists
A demand of this kind il Is thought would
not go unheeded at Washington and would also
have the effect OF causing the Federal authcrf-
ties 10 take Official cOgniXance OF the state OF
insurrection existing IN the State. This In turn
would lead to Federal interference in behalf OF
the Democratic contestants. and of course Tay-
lor would then yield without causing drop OF
blood 70 be shed This theory is fouted by the
hotheads OF both parties as wild vagary bur IL
is being quietly discussed by men OF such emf
nent respectability that 1t cannot be fiouted as
a practicable means for escaping violence and
bloodshed.