The sun., 1900-02-05
DIDN'T RECOGNIZE WRIT.
Taylor Baked Sheriff Who Tried to
Release AIOnxo Walker.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 4.-Governor
Taylor and Adjutant General Collier
fatty refused to recognize a writ of ha-
beas corpus issued by Judge Moore for
the release of Alonzo Walker, stenog-
rapher, who was arrested and put into
confinement Friday after pinning no.
tice of writ of injunction on the door of
Governor Taylor's chambers in the ex-
ecutive building.
Judge Moore said after Sheriff Suter
had reported his inability to serve the
writ of habeas corpus that unless Gov
ernor Taylor recedes from his position
the sheriff would be instructed to enforce
the order of the court, and sufficient
armed force would be at his disposal to
insure this result.
Shortly after o'clock Mrs. Lizzie G.
Walker, the wife of the imprisoned man,
appeared before Judge Moore of the
county court and applied for a writ of
habeas corpus for the release of Alonzo
Walker, making affidavit that he had
been deprived of his liberty without due
process of law. Judge Moore at once di-
rected that "A writ of habeas corpus be
issued against Governor Taylor and Adj
jutant General Collier demanding the re-
lease of Walker and the writ was placed
in the hands of Sheriff b. f. Suffer- with
directions to serve Immediately.
In company with Judge Andrew Scott
and former Congressman j. X. Hen
bricks Sheriff Suter started down St.
Clair street toward the capitol grounds
to serve the writ. Crossing the tracks of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, he
was met by Captain Walcutt, provost
marshal of the state troops guarding the
state buildings, and the two walked to
the entrance of the capitol grounds.
Sheriff Suter explained the nature OF
his mission to Captain Walcutt, who at
once went TO the executive building to
notify Governor Taylor and Adjutant
General Collier of the matter and learn
their wishes. Sheriff Suter in the mean
time stood without the gate, close to two
sentries. who crossed bayonets.
In the meantime an immense crowd
gathered around the sheriff in the expec-
tation of seeing trouble. No one was al
lowed to enter the grounds, however, ex-
cept mail carrier with a sack full of
letters, for whom the bayonets were un-
crossed. !, When Captain Walcutt return
ed, he-was also surrounded by number
of the members of the state militia. Cap
tain Walcutt stepped down on to the
sidewalk in front of the sheriff and said,
I'm afraid you can't come in, Mr.. Sher-
iff." ..v..
The captain was smiling as he made
this announcement.
"Well," said Sheriff Suter, 81 have a
writ of habeas corpus here for the body
| of Alonzo Walker and l demand to be
allowed to serve it,"
Captain Walcutt hesitatpd moment
but the smile never left his face.
''I'm sorry, but you can't come in, Su-
ter" he said. SIS there anything else |
can do for you?"
Sheriff Suter looked at the burly form
of the captain, then smiled slightly.
'Well, no; guess not" he replied, but
demand admittance here"
Captain Walcutt shook his head. The
representative of judicial authority and
the representative of military authority
regarded each other silently for mo-
ment, then Sheriff Suter turned and
walked back to the Capitol hotel, where
he found Judge Moore and reported his
inability to serve the writ.
The writ as returned to Judge Moore
bore on its back the following written in
dorsement by Sheriff Suter:
"The within writ is returned unoxecut-
ed because | was prevented from execut-
ing same by military force. ! went to the
Statehouse square and demanded admit
tance of the officer in charge at the
gates, but was refused admittance. l
demanded to see Colonel Roger Williams
and sent Captain Walcutt to see him, but
he refused to be seen, and l thereupon
demanded the body of Alonzo Walker,
and he refused to deliver him."