The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
Taylor Prevents Arrest of
Secretary of State Powers.
Militia Stand off Civil Author.
tiles, Preventing Warrants
Be;3x Served.

ltles, preventing Warrants
Be;3y Served.
Frankfort, KY. March lO.-The
situation has reached a point of ex
citement today almost approaching
that of the stirring times immediate
Iy following the assassination of Goe
bel The reinstatement of the mill.
tsry power in complete control of the
State executive building and the
refusal of the military authorities to
allow the local police aud civil
officers to enter the building for the
purpose of arresting Secretary OF
State Caleb Powers and Capt John
Davis. charged With being acoesso
ries to the Goebel assassination, and
the probability of q conflict between
the civil and military authorities has
made the situation look serious This
morning City Marshal Richardson
applied at the executive building
and demanded to be admitted for the
purpose of srrest,ng Powers and
Davis, but was turned back and the
warrsnts we're then turned over to
Sheriff Suter The latter also pre-
sented himself at the executive build.
ing aud demanded sdmittance he
was referred by the officers 10 charge
to Col Morrow, and the latter being
found, said /: II sm sorry. Mr.
Sheriff, but it 10 against Gov Taylor's
orders to let any one into the build
ing today"
Sheriff Suter then held q consulta
tion with County Attorney Polls.
grove, Commonwealth Attorney
franklin and other officials Mean
time the police force had been
doubled and detail guarded each of
the entrances to the State house
grounds to prevent the men wanted
from escaping At the conference
between the officials it was decided
that the sheriff should summon q
large reserve force of deputies. to be
called into use in the event it was
decided to attempt to enter the
building by force to make the arrests
and in pursuance of this, the sheriff
swore in SO men, who were stationed
in the neighborbood of the sheriff's
office during the afternoon Sheriff
Suter made another attempt to get
On audience with Gov Taylor this
afternoon. but was unsuccessful The
streets were fairly blocked with
people in the vicinity of the State
house. bot there was no open demon
stration. though it was evideu' that
the populace wss on the side of the
civil authorities At 3 O'Clock
Sheriff Suter, having failed to xe,
any sort of understanding with the
military authorities as to the arrest
Of the parties. submitted the question
to Democratic Gov Beckham to de
eide to what extent the civil officers
should 60 to gain admittance to the
building for the purpose of making
the arrests.
1t is said late tonight that Demo
cratic Gov Beckhsm will not give an
answer to Sheriff Suter's request for
Instructions till next week and since
the escape Of Powers and Davis he
may decide that tie changed condi
tions of affairs does not necessitate
the giving OF instructions on his
part The Triplett resolution author
izing the expenditure Of 100000 in
arming and equipping a State guard
under Gov Beckham and Adjt Gen
Csstleman. will come up in the house
Tuesday. and it is said that early this
afternoon Gov Bsckham determined
to wait until after the passage Of the
measure. when, IL men wanted by
civil officers we're still bsrricsded in
the State house. he would call on
Adjt Gen Castleman and authorize
him to muster in enough men to take
the prisoners Since the escape of
Powers and Davis. however, the con.
ditions have changed, and what will
he done now depends altogether upon
their future movements The events
of today served to show very forci
bly, that the State guard as at present
organized does not unanimously
recognize Taylor az governor Lieut.
Sparks refused to muster in the Lon
con company today in response to
telegram FROM Gov Taylor ordering
him TO bring the company here. and
the Lexington companies also refus
ed. Maj Robert Kennedy of one of
the Lexington companies, came here
tonight and personally rendered to
Gov Beckham the services Of the
Third battalion of the Second regi