The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-04
WILLIAM G0EBEl Is DEAD.


OFT thu gate. in apparent expectation Q:
trouble. 80 one was allowed L. enter IN"
grounds. however
when Walcutt returned D.. WAS also I'M
m.Iiate!y surrounded 10y a number Of the
members OF tn. State militia.
captain Walcgtt stepped down onto the
sidewalk in front u tho Sheriff and said:
I'm afraid you can't come III. Mr.
Sheriff"
The Captain wa smiling as h. made this
announcement.
Well" said Sheriff Suffer. I've 4 writ
Of habeas corpus for th- body Of Alonzo
Walker and / demand TO be- allowed to
serve IT.
Captain Walcutt hcsitated a moment put
the smile never left his face.
Tn sorry. bat yOG cent come in. SUIT
ter he said.
is ,here anything else l can do for yoIe"
Sheriff Sutter looked al the burly form
o. the Captain, then smiled slightly him
self. Well. no: / guess not. he replied
But demand admittance here"
Captain WalcUtt shook his head. The rep
raseEtative Of judicial authority a.d ih.
preventative %: military regarded each
other silently for "A moment: then the Sher-
If turned away and walked back t0 the
court. where h. told Judge Moore that he
could not serve the writ.
The writ bore On its back the written
statement by Sheriff Sutter. follows:
I- hliE-0 VIII II !FlAIl'A uU'-hAAA-l
because | was prevented from executing
same 10y military force. went to the Stats
hoUs. square and demanded admitTance OF
the officer IN charge At the Ette-, but was
refused admittanc-. | demanded TO see:
Colonel Roger Williams and sent Captain
Walcutt - see him. but he refused 10 be
seen and thereon demanded ;he body Of
AIonzo Walker and he refused TO deliver
him.
,sgnedD "B. + SITTER.
sheriff of Franklin County
Judge Moore Inc"nsrd.
Judge Moore, Wa iuC' ns'd At d-L severe
in hi~ condemnation of Tayl"r's attitude
toward the Court and predicted that 1t
would result IN blooished.
That writ VIII be served he declared.
with emphasis n permanent injunction
+ is-Uei against Taylor by Judge Can
trIiI. II the iui!I c;ior does not issue, then
the attempt to serve the writ will be ahaI.-
doncI. But mark my words. II per
lnauent order l. granted against Taylor and
Collier. Sheriff Sgtter Will serve the wiit
OF Ea.h-as corpus on Taylor
James :. Scott # counsel for the Dernn-
Gratis says that the Injunction proceeding
and not the writ of habesI> corpus is the is
sue and Is Inclined TO think that Judge
Moore .xagecrat-s the Importance Of sccur-
ing Walkers release Monre's statement
borders uu the iuiiammutury, but Judge
Scott Eays thrre l. 10 reason whatever 10
We have begged AID c"uuseled mod.ra-
lion I'm this fight" h., said and IN. Demo
Gratis Will not. under any circumstances, re
sort To violence. II Is not only unjust, hut
i, Sitively outrageous 60 iuSinuate that We
have at any tim. contemplated taking any
step that was not strictly according TO the
forms ana letters Of thu law.
TAYLOR and nix, troops are well prepared
10 resist az attack. should ON" l." made on
th.. capitol. in consequence Il his continued
i IL.
IN. hills that surround th. portion of the
town IN which the Stat" buili!ng IL To-
Gated would afford vantage points for the
army Of assault. the m,Urtaineer marks
men are numerous in the ranks OF the lie
facto executives loyal supporters. and
ready and eager to fire. many Of them, al
the word. A trench has been dug in the
rear Of the Capitol, and while il is os-
teuSiu!y and probably for culinary purposes.
il could easily accommodate u large number
Of expert riiemrn. and 1t would be an easy
matter to build substantial hreastworks."
Taylor held conferences to-day with his
Ueutsnants and attorneys going over the
legal aspect cf the Cas.-. hut II any new
llgu of action was Decided upon n was not
made public. TaylCr's wife. alarmed over
the iurid.n. at the Executive Mansion early
this morning, when the guards fired three
shots n a man who WAS prowling about
the place. feared that this pT"saGeti danger
To some member of the family. and sought
the protection ot her husband and his army
during tho long. anxious hours of the day
Taylor Says He IL Sorry.
Early in the day when Taylor was in
formed that Governor Gocbcl was dying.
H. said simply:
Il am sorry to hear it, Il is too bad
All day long throngs of privileged per
sons crowded into the anteroom uf TaylOr's
office. all eager To assure him of their sup
port.
Rumrrs Thick and fast about every con-
Coivahle feature of the fight filed the city
to-day. and around the Corri'or and lobby
of the Capitol Hotel. the democratic head
quarters. no sooner was 4 report disprOyCd
than another was in circulation Stories OF
Federal injunctinns. first restraining Gocbcl.
then directed against Taylor, were rife but
the attorneys and leaders on both sides