The age-herald., 1900-02-04
TAYLOR DEF|ES
 THE JUDICIARY He FIatly Refuses to Recognize a Writ of Habeas
 Corpus.

Frankfort, Ky, February 3.-Civil and military authority in Kentucky have come face to face at last. and unless the minis ters of one of the other recede from the positions they occupy tonight there can be but one outcome and that is civil war;
 Governor Taylor must within forty-eight hours surrender to the circuit court of Franklin county the person of Alonzo Walker, now held in custody by him in the state executive building or Sheriff Suter of Franklin county, with powerful posse at his back, will attempt his release by force, and 1t is hardly within the range of possibilities that the attempt can be made without blood shed or loss of life. If once blood is shed in an armed conflict in the streets of Frankfort it is beyond the wis dom of any man to tell how far the flame of stfife will spread.
 Back in the mountain counties of Laurel, Knox, Whitely, Pike and Clay are thous- Governsr Taylor has suffered grievous wrongs at the hands of his political oppo- nentskand who are ready to lay down their lives in his cause. In numerous other coun- ties of the state are democratic partisans apparently more than willing to shed their bloodsthat the successor of William Goebei shall hold the chair to which they believe the dead leader was legally elected.
 GIovepior Taylor this evening refused to acknowledge the existence or permit the seryfcssof a writ of habas corpus issued by Judge5Moore, of the county count. He thus tapftlyEsuspended the writ of hAbeas corpus tn the Scourts of Franklin county, something wekefrs Under the constitution of the state sKefHucky cannot be done legally except
 Win be Given Power
 When Sheriff Suter returned his writ un- seiwedlsto Judge Moore the latter an- noun1ed that Ele would see that the sheriff was Even power sufficient to enforce the mal3dEte 'of his court. In so doing he used the following words:
 'tAo attempt will be made to enforce the WYE until Monday. At that time another deu1and' wfdl be made for he body of Alon- 20 WiikeF, and if it is refused a sufficient number of men Will be given to Sheriff Suter from Franklin county and from ad- tQjnfrg coun ties, as well, to enable him to take possession of the capitol grounds and carry out the purpose of the writ.''
 The cons titutdon of the state of Ken lucky provides as follows:
 Section 15-No power to suspend laws shall be exercised unless by the general assem- ply or its authority.
 { Section 16-All persons shall be baHable by sufficient securities unless for capital of- lenses, when the proof is evident or the presumption great, and the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspend ed unless when in case of rebellion or in vasion the public safety may require it.,
 The democratic leaders don't entirely en- dorse the attitude of Judge Moore, and while they assert that his stand is right and just, they don't consider it at the present time advisable.
 It is possible that before the time set by Judge Moore for the service of the writ, he may be induced to alter his attitude Un- less he does, this, or Governor Taylor &C., knowledges the service of the writ and recognizes the existence of the state courts an armed conflict in the streets of the cap ital-of Kentucky Is certain.
 Governor Taylor and Adjutant-Genersl Collier late this afternoon hatly refused to recognize a writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge Moore for the release of Alonso