Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-13
Secretary of State Powers and
Policeman Davis Taken From
Lexington to Louisville.
THEY WERE HANDCUFFED TOGETHER.
Adjt. Gen. Castlemen Consults With
Beckham, and Adjt. Collier Was
Closeted With Taylor, Monday.
kentucky's Darkest Hour Appears
Close at Hand-Democrats Are
organizing MilItis-Both
Sides Lining Up.

Lexington, March 13.-At 2 o'clocl;
Monday morning Sheriff Suter, OF
Franklin county; Sheriff Bosworth h,
of this county; Police Detective Har.
ry Slough and Deputy Jailer VIII All.
rem went to the Jail and awakened
Republican Secretary of State Caleb
Powers and Capt. John w. Davis. who
We're arrested here Saturday night
charged with being accessories before
the fact to the killing of Goebel. They
told the prisoners TO get up and dress
in their soldier clothes, as they want.
ed them to take ride.
The prisoners had obtained suits of
citizens clothes, but the officers
would not allow them to use them.
Powers objected to going with them
under any consideration, as it had
been arranged to try the prisoners
here before Police Judge Riley Mon
day morning, and their attorneys
Col Breckenridge, Judge Denny.Wood
Dunlap and Judge Gray Falconer. ex-
pected their clients would be allowed
| bail
Powers told the officers that they
had no right to take them out of
Jail at such an unseemly hour and
not tell them where they were to be
taken. and that they had no right to
take them out without first allowing
them to see their attorney. The of
fcerS told them to hurry up and
dress: that they had no time to dis
cuss law points. and when Powers re-
fused to dress, the officers assisted
him. He continued to resist after he
was dressed and the officers hand
cutfed him and Davis together
They had to drag the prisoners
down the steps and to force them
into waiting carriages. They were
then driven to Versailles. where they
boarded the Louisville Southern train
for Louisville. Democratic Adit. Gen.
John b. Castleman held consuta-
tion with Sheriffs Suter and Bos-
worth at 10 Sunday night, and it is
supposed that it was decided then TO
take the prisoners TO Louisville.
Bosworth was said to have gone
out to his home in the country Sun
day for rest, but it develops that he
went to nearby telephone station
and communicated with Goebel men
in Frankfort, and that it was then
proposed to remove Powers and Davis
to Louisville. This is county court
day, and large crowd was in town.
many coming to hear the trial of
Powers and Davis. There was much
disappointment when it became
known that they had been taken to
Louisville.
Frankfort, KY, March 13.-Adit.
Gen. Collier arrived here from Louis
vile Monday and Immediately held "A
short conference with Republican
Gov. Taylor. When seen afterward
Gen. Collier said Taylor had no in
tention of leaving Frankfort or of |
bringing any more troops here at |
present. Shortly after Gen. Golfers |
arrival at the state grounds, Sheriff |
Suter appeared, and assured Gen. Col |
lier that no warrant for his arrest |
had been issued. Gen. Collier smil- |
ingly assured Sheriff Suter that he |
would be easily found in case war |
rant was issued.
Adjt. Gen. John Il. Castleman ar
rived here at 10 o'clock Monday and |
was in conference with Democratic |
Gov. Beckham and other leaders for |
some time. The organization of the
new state guard under Beckham and |
Castleman is being arranged for. Sey- |
eral companies in the state guard as |
constituted have gone over /
10 Beckham, and it is understood that |
the new company organized here Sun
day and companies enlisted at Louis
vile and other points in the state
will be mustered in this week. The
plans for organization of the state
guard are being perfected in antc-
ipation of the passage of the Triplett
resolution in the house Tuesday au-
thoriZing Castleman to arm and equip |
a militia recognizing Beckham as
governor and carrying an appropria-
tion of 100000 10 put it into effect.
The war scare here has again APP
parently fiattened, though leaders on
both sides express grave fears as to |
the ultimate outcome. Belief among |
the republicans that attempts will be |.
made to arrest republican legisla-
tors in connection with the assassi-
nation of VIM. Goebel has resulted in
several members leaving town.
Democratic officials refuse either
to confirm or deny that such war
rants have been issued, though ad- |
mitting that more arrests will take
place within few days. 1t is as
serted that Gov. Taylor is being |
urged TO move the executive Offices !
TO London, where he will he safe |
from possible arrest, but that so far |
he has refused to entertain the idea. |
Both houses of the Legislature met I,
in the state house Monday morning |
In anticipation of a possible attempt !
by the state troops to prevent the !
quite crowd gathered !
around the state house square at the p,
hour of meeting. but the members
of the Legislature were allowed to
meet wit hnut Manifestation