The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
Situation in Kentucky e nj
Reaches a Crisis.
CONFLICT PROBABLE E
The Sheriff Refused Admittance to.
Executive Building.
WERE SPIRITED TO LEXINGTON,

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Deputy sherifs-Were Arrested
Upon Their Arrival i'll Lex
ington by a Large Squad
Of Police.
FRANKFORT, KY. March 1o-The
ituation has reached point of extreme
crisis, almost approaching those trying
days Immediately following the assas:na-
|. Jon of Governor Goebel. The reinstate-
nent of the military power In complete
control Of the State Executive building,
and the refusal of the military authori-
ties to allow the local police and civil
officers to enter the building for the pur-
pose of arresting Secretary Of State Caleb
Powers and Captain John w. Davis,
charged with being accessories TO the Goe-
bel assassination, and the probability of
a conflict between the civil and military
authorities, has made the situation look
serious.
This morning City Marshal Richardson
applied at the Executive building a1d
/, demanded to be admitted for the purpose
Of arresting Powers and Davis. but was
turned back, and the warrants were>then
turned over to Sheriff Suffer. The latter
also presented himself at the Executive
building and demanded admittance. He
was referred, by the officer In charge, to
Colonel Morrow, and the latter being
| found said: II am sorry, Mr.. Sheriff, but
It is. against Governor Taylor's orders
/ to let any one into the building to-day
Sheriff Suffer then held consultat ton
with County Attorney Polsgrove, Com
tnunwealth,s Attorney Franklin, and other
officials. S. Fl
FQReD- DOUBLED.
Meantime the police force had been
doubled, and detail guarded each Of the
entrances to the .State-house ground to
prevent the men wanted from escaping.
At the conference between the officials
it was decided that the sheriff should
summon large reserve force of depu-
| ties, to be called into use in the event
| was decided to attempt to enter the
building by force to make the arrests, and
pursuance of this. the sheriff swore in
| fifty men, who were stationed In the
neighborhood of the sheriffs office during
the afternoon. -,
get an audience with Governor Taylor
this evening, but was unsuccessful
The streets We're fairly blocked with
| people in the vicinity of the State house,
put there was no open demons tration
though 1t was evident that the pcp,lace
. was on the side of the civil authorities,
At clock, Sheriff Sutter having fail
| ed 10 get any sort of understanding with
the military authorities as to the arrest
! OF the parties, submitted the question to
Democratic Governor Beckham to decide
TO what extent the civil officers should go
| to gain adm.ttance to the building for the
purpose of fsfnakin the arrests
SPIRITED TO LEXINGTON.
Secretary of State Powers and Captain
Davis We're slipped aboard a Chesapeake
and Ohio train at o'clock and speeded
toward Lexington. A squad Of soldiers,
| coming from the Governors Mansion at
doube-quick, caught the train just before
1T pulled out. With them were Powers
and Davis, dressed in soldiers uniform
and. before the gaurd of deputy sheriff
became aware Of what was going on, the
/ train left. j
NOT UNANIMOUS FOR TAYLOR.
q FRANKFORT, KY, March 10-The
events of to-day served to show very.
forcibly that the State guard as at pres
ent organized does not unanimously
recognize Taylor as Governor Lieuten-
ant sparks refused to muster in the
London company to-day in response to
q telegram from Governor Taylor order
ing him to bring the company here: and
the lexington companies also refused
, MAJOR robert Kennedy, OF one OF the
Lexington companies, came here to-
night and personally rendered 10 Cover
nor Beckham the services Of the Third
battalion of the Second Regin;ant He.
also stated that fifty men are to-nieht
| guarding the company's. armory and will
recognize only Beckham as Governor
8. a tram OF four coaG Ghes came In from
Lexins',on to.n1gitt, and is now lying on
I'M, raalroad tracks at the Louisville and
I a nashville Station It Is reported that
this Us for the purpose OF carrying Gov
ernor Taylor and the militia from here
to London, Ky, but this Is not confirmed
Ut rs now said that If the Triplett reso.s
lntion car FRYING an appropriation Of s10o.-
COO for the purpose of euusprIng Beck
| hams sta te Guards rasges the House
several new companies OF militia are 10
be mustered In next week and equipped.
For Parts Unknown.
! BARBOURSVILLE, KY. March sS 10
The warrant for the arrest of John T.
Powers was received here to-day, but
Powers could not be found. and the war
! rant has not been served. He was seen
! here this morning, and, 1t is stated, that
| ne received "a telegram about the war
! rant urging him to stay In the noun
tains until assured of a fair trial, He
immediately left for part unknown
1 6ILe same 3tttnes cOurterSBWeTe sent out
on horseback over the country, calling
sin the militia cornPany. This company
i leaves Iates tonight for Fran kfnrt.
The people of rheatownsare greatly ex-
Ecited5pvers the affair. and one street fight
has already ccurred .s "a great many sofs
i the soldiers refuse to- SO, some sof them
being in / hiding:
Dsmocrats Snstainei.
l#LOutSYILLE., KY aI1rch 10.-A de-
cision, sustaining the contention of the.
that the Legislature Is 81 the.
trIbuna designated by the Constituti
lyforg the defermina tion OF for the
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