Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-03-16
EXCITEMENT IN KENTUCKY.
POLITICAL ROW BREAKS OUT
State Militia and Civil Authorities
Clash-The Men Escaped First, but
Were Captured mt Lexington
Troops Again Ordered Out.


| ton here reached point of extreme ten
sion Saturday, almost approaching that
| of the trying times Immediately following
the assassination of Goebel. The rein
statement of the military power in COM
plete control of the state executive build
ing and the refusal of the military author
tiles to allow the local police and civil
officers to enter the buildings for the pur-
pose of arresting Secretary of State
Caleb Powers and Captain j. w. Davis,
charged with being accessories to the Goe-
bel assassination and the probability Of
conflict between the civil and military
authorities made the situation look seri-
GUS during most of the day. In the morn
ling City Marshal Richardson applied at
the executive building and demanded to
be admitted for the purpose Of arresting
Powers and Davis, but was turned back
and the warrants were turned over to
Sheriff Suter. The latter also presented
himself at the executive building and de-
manded admittance. He was referred by
the officer in charge to Colonel Morrow,
and the latter being found, said: Il am
sorry, Mr.. Sheriff, but it is against Gov
ernor Taylors orders to let anyone into
the building today"
Sheriff Suter then held a consultation
with County Attorney Polsgrove, the COM
monwealths attorney, Mr.. Franklin and
other officers. Meantime the police had
been doubled and detail of the police
guarded the entrances to the state house
grounds to prevent the men from escap-
ing if they should attempt to do so. AT
the conference between the officials it was
decided the sheriff should summon large
reserve force of deputies to be called into
use in the event it was decided to at
tempt to enter the building in force to
make the arrests, and in pursuance of this
the sheriff swore in so men, who were sta
toned in the neighborhood of the sheritf's
office during the afternoon. Sheriff Suter
made another attempt to get an audience
with Governor Taylor in the afternoon,
but was unsuccessful. The streets were
fairly blocked with people in the vicinity
of the statehouse, but there was no open
demonstration, though it was evident the
populace was on the side of the civil au-
thorities.
They Escaped From Frankfort.
Frankfort, KY, March l2.-The escape
of Secretary of State Powers and Captain
Davis from this city to Lexington was
so neatly laid and executed that it took
the police and big force of deputy sher-
ifs appointed to guard the entrances to
the capitol grounds and prevent their es-
cape off their feet when they realized
what occurred.
While the police were guarding the state
house and expecting Powers and Davis
to emerge from there, it is probable from
the developments that they were quar-
tered elsewhere during the entire day.
AT any rate, when the Chesapeake &
Ohio train (eastbound) pulled in from
Louisville tonight dozen policemen and
half as many deputies were there to see
if either of these men attempted to board
it. GAIL aboard" called out the conductor
and the train started off. A soldier dashed
from the corner on the opposite side from
the station, and throwing himself upon
the platform of the second car, jerked the
bell cord and the train came to a stop.
Then 80 soldiers, with Powers and Davis
in their midst, each in regulation uniform,
rushed upon the cars. Lieutenant Colonel
Morrow was in charge of the squad.
Anything the matter!" inquired the
conductor, as he peered out and saw the
bluecoats piling on the train.
"No, nothing the matter unless you
delay this train here" responded SOL
der, and with another jerk of the rope
the train was off and the men were speed
ing toward Lexington.
Escape Discovered.
When the train first pulled out, most
of the crowd, including the police, think
ing that no effort was being made to take
Powers and Davis out of town, turned
and started to leave the station, and it
was several minutes before the truth of
the escape of the men was definitely
known. Persons who were on the oppo-
site side of the train, however, and who
saw the soldiers as they made the rush
on the train, recognized both Powers and
Davis, and in a few minutes the city was
inflamed with the information. Chief of
Police Williams Immediately sent tele-
grams to Lexington and all stations along
the road notifying officers of the escape,
and ordering them to be ON the lookout.
The Capture at Lexington.
Lexington, KY, March l2.-Almost |
without warning the storm center of ex-
element in the present gubernatorial
struggle shifted to Lexington and up to |
a late hour the town was in an uproar |
The $40 Chesapeake & Ohio train from
Frankfort brought with it in one car to |
Secretary of State Caleb Pow
ers, Captain John Davis, capitol square
policeman, and Lieutenant F. w. Peake !
of Covington. Intelligence had preceded |
them that they were on their way to
Lexington and were trying to make their /,
escape. When the train pulled into the
depot the entire police force of the city
under Chief John Med. Ross and Sheriff
Henry Bosworth, with large force of
deputies, boarded the train. On entering
the coach the officers found about 25 sol :
diers and Powers and Davis, the soldiers .
being under command apparently of Lieu
tenant Peake. Lieutenant Peake sprang
to his feet at once and commanded the
soldiers to clear the car. Il
In an instant 20 reyolyers were drawn