The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04

/ door Of Governor Taylor's chambers in
/ the executive building.
/ Shortly after 4 O'Clock Mrs Lizzie G..
/ Walker, the wife Of the imprisoned
/ man, appeared before Judge Moore of
! the county court and applied for a
/ writ Of habees corpus for the release Of
her husband, making affidavit that he
+ had been deprived Of his liberty with
out due process OF law. Judge Moore
+ at once directed that a writ of habeas
corpus be issued against Governor Tay-
Z Tor and Adjutant General Collier. de-
handing the release Of Walker. and the
+ writ was placed in the hands OF Sheriff
b. T. Suffer, with directions to serve
Immediately.
Ooutside Of the capitol grounds the
sheriff was met by Captain Walcutt
provost marshal Of the state troo2s
guarding the state building. and to-
gether the two walked to the entrance
Of the grounds. Sheriff Suffer explain
ed the nature Of his mission to Captain
/ Waleutt, VINO at once went to the ex-
ecutive building 10 notify Governor
Tayior and Adjutant General Collier Of
the matter, and learn their wishes in
regard to the matter.
81 erim Suffer in the meantime stood
without the gate, close TO the sentries,
WhCae crossed bayOnets formed bar TO
~ H..
Is beyond the wisdom of any man to
tell how far the flame Of strife will
spread
Back in the mountain counties of
Laurel, Knox, Whitley, Pike and Clay
are thousands Of mOUntaineers who be
iieVe that Governor Taylor has suf-
fered grievOUs wrongs at the hands Of
ms political opponents, and who are
ready to lay down their lives in his
IN
the state the Democratic partisans are
apparently more than willing to shed
their blood that the successor of VIII
nam GOebel shall hold the chair TO
which they believe the dead leader was
legally elected.
Deies the Courts.
Governor Taylor this afternoon re-
FUSED to acknowledge the existence or
permit the service Of a writ Of habeas
corpus issued by Judge Moore of the
county court. He thus tacitly suspends
the writ of habeas corpus in the courts
OF FRANKLIN county, something which,
under the constitution Of the state Of
kentucky, cannot be done legally ex-
cept IN cases Of rebellion or invasion.
When Sheriff Suffer returned his writ
unseTVed to Judge Moore, the latter
announced that he would see that the
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enforce the mandate of mis- court In so
declaring he used the following words:
NO attempt viii be made to enforce
the writ until Monday. At that time
another demand will be made for the
body of AlOnzO Walker, and if it is re-
FUSED, a sufficient number of men will
De given to Sheriff Suffer from Frank
In county and from adjoining counties
as well TO enable him to take possess
sion Of the capitol grounds and carry
out the purpose of the writ"
The Democratic leaders do not entire
" endorse the attitude Of Judge Moore,
MS access. In moment or two Cap
tam Walcutt returned. In the mean
time an immense crowd had gathered
around the sheriff without the gate. in
the apparent expectation of trouble. No
one was allowed to enter the grounds
however, except a mail carrier with a
Sacktul Of letters, for whom the bayo-
nets were increased. When, in a mo-
menC or two Captain Walcutt returned.
ne was also Immediately surrounded
Dy numbers Of the members Of the
state militia Captain WalCutt then in
formed the sheriff that he could not
enter. The sheriff again demanded. ad
mittance, and again was refused.
throughout the paTley both men were
smiling, and there was an utter alb
Sence of ill-feeling.
The sheriff turned away and slowly
walked back to the Capitol hotel. where
ne found Judge Moore and reported his
inability to serve the writ.