The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-04
KENTUCKY CONTESTS
WILL Open TODAY.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO BE
CHOSEN BY LOT.
both Sides Claim to Have Abund-
ance, of Evidence of Frauds, Conn
mitted by Their Opponents and
Promise Great Developments.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. s.-The joint
committee which will hear evidence in the
Goebel-Taylor and Beckham- Marshall con-
tests for governor and lieutenant governor
will be formed tomorrow. The law pro-
vides that the members of the committee
shall be drawn by lot, three in the senate
and eight in the house. The policy OF the
Goebel leaders will be to push the con-
tests to a final issue as speedily as pos
sible.
Mr. Tnylor's Counter Charges.
Gov. Taylor's attorneys are preparing not
only rebuttal evidence to offset the charges
of fraud set forth in Goebels notice of
contest, but, according to Senator Deboe,
are going much further and attempting to
show up counter frauds Of q glaring nature
on the Democratic side. The senator says
that among other things It will be brought
out that Taylor was robbed Of over 1000
votes In Kentson county. Goebel's home.
The Goebel side, under the Kentucky code
Of practice, is, in its taking Of proof. re-
stricted to the grounds laid down in the
notices of contest, but under these they
promise very sensational testimony regard
ing the election in many counties alleged to
be damaging to many people prominent in
the Kentucky business and political world.
compared with which the Whallen alleged
attempted bribery Of Senator Harrell is
only sample.
Col. Whal1en Arraigned.
Col. Whalen was arraigned for exanina-
ton trial on the bribery charge before
Magistrate Thompson this afternoon and
jury. He was represented by Gen. p. Watt
Hardin and Theodore Hallam. His bond
was fixed at $4,000 and the same bondsmen
who stood for him yesterday at the time Of
his arrest were accepted.
Bringing in the Deposit Box.
In the circuit court this morning Presi-
dent Hector ". Loving. of the Louisville
Trust Company, was before Judge Cantrill,
charged with contempt for disobeying the
order OF the court to turn over the vault
box alleged to hold the &,500 which 1t is
claimed was to be paid to Harrell in the
event he voted against Goebel in the on
test. Lowell stated that he merely desir-
ed to protect the customers of his COM
pany and his attorney moved to quash the
summons against him. This the court over
the rule for contempt and in this 1t is
stated that whallen, Harrell and Charles
Ryan rented the box in question and de-
posted something in it. the box being seal
ed UP and covered up with white paper.
The trust company officials were notified
not to allow the box opened except In the
presence of and by the consent of all three
parties.
Judge Cantrill adjudged the response in
sufficient and ordered the box to be pro-
duced in court at II o'clock. 1t is under
stood the order Of the court will be COM
piled with, a motion for an appeal to the
court of appeals having been overruled.
1t is stated that an attempt was made
to have Senator Harrell indicted In Louis
vile, where Whallen's attorneys claim the
prosecution should have been Instituted. II
any offense has been committed. The
charge against Harrell would probably be
conspiracy or accepting bribe.