Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-05


Alonzo Walker, the stenographer who
was placed under arrest on the charge
of melting the soldiers OF the State
Guard to ,nutiny while pinning no.
tice of proposed application for an
injunction upon the door OF the Of
fee of Governor Taylor, was released
to-day.
The release was not made in re-
Spouse TO the writ OF habeas corpus
which Sheriff Suter tried in vain yes
terday to serve upon Governor Taylor
The latter concluded that Walker had
remained in custody for sufficient
length of time. and told him to go
home The charge of melting mutiny
has not been quashed, but Walker may
not be brought before a court-martial.
as was at one time contemplated by
the officers Of the State Guard.
At 10 O'Clock this morning Colonel
Roger Williams entered the room In
the executive building and remarked
to Walker:
well, Mr.. Walker, we have agreed
to
An Exchange of Prisoners.
and you are TO be given your free
DOM
Il can go, cen II" asked Walker
Il guess So" was the reply, and the
colonel then added with a laugh:
I'VE have exchanged you for one
Zulu and three Filipinos, and as we
expect them every minute, | guess it
VIII be all right for you to have your
freedom"
Walker was then allowed to go, af-
ter notice had been served upon him
that the charge against him was still
pending, and could be pushed at any
time if the military authorities should
so decide. He told Col. Williams that
he intended to remain in Frankfort.
Various rumors were circulated in
regard to the reasons for the sudden
release of Mr. Walker, among them
being a report that his release by or
der of Governor Taylor was in defer
ence to a telegram from Washington.
advising his discharge. Governor Tay-
lor was too busy TO be seen in regard
to the matter, but Adjt. Gen. Collier
emphaticaIly denied that any such rea-
son existed for Walkers release.
"The idea is absurd" said Gen.
Collier. mo such telegram has been
received, either from the authorities
at Washington or any one else. Mr..
Walkers arrest was simply a matter
of
Military Discipline.
He was not discharged, but simply
given his liberty until arrangements
can be made for his trial by court
martial. When this will be has not
been determined as yet, and probably
will not be at present. Mr.. Walker
was not even paroled, although he Of
fered to sign a formal parole. But we
did not consider this necessary, as he
promised to be on hand when his trial
was called, and his word is sufficient"
Asked il Walkers release was in
fiuenced at all by a desire to forestali
any possible application to the Fed
eral Court for writ OF habeas corpus,
Adjt Gen. Collier said:
Not in the least. As I said. his
arrest was simply matter Of military
discipline. He was the first to attempt
to incite mutiny, and we considered
that any attempts OF that kind should
be nipped in the bud"
"A wrong impression apparently
prevails in regard to the reasons for
the arrest" said Col Williams. 'Mr.
Walker was heard to make statements
two days before his arrest that were
regarded as mutinous, and persons
overhearing his remarks made afIi-
dayit to that effect These affidayits
are now Oh file with the governor.
The order for his arrest was Accord
ingly made out by Governor Taylor.
and we were only waiting for
Favorable Opportunity.
To arrest him. His arrest at the time
it did occur was as unlocked for by us
as it was by him. and was more OF an
accident than design. Mr.. Walker
himself will tell you that the order
for his arrest was read to him two
minutes after he was arrested. It 10
simply nonsense to say that he was
confined because he pinned a court mo-
tice on the governors door
Its trivial matter" continued Col.
Williams. Since Dir. Walkers arrest
We have hardly given the matter
thought, and his liberty was granted
him simply for the reason that TO keep
him III confinement was not ,an1usuu