The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-05

two days before his arrest that were
regarded as mutnous and persons
overhearing his remarks made affidavit
to that effect. These affidavits are
now on file with the governor. The
order for his arrest was accordingly
made out by Governor Taylor and we
were only waiting for favorable
opportunity to arrest him. His arrest
at the time it did occur was as un-
looked for by us as it was for him
and was more of an accident than de-
sign. Mr. Walker himself will tell
you that the order for his arrest was
read to him two minutes after he was
arrested. 1t is simply nonsense to say
that he was confined because he pinned
| a notice on the governors door. It's
a trivial matter" continued Mr. Will
liams. "Since Mr.. Walkers arrest we
have hardly given the matter a thought
| and his liberty was granted him sim
ply for the reason that to keep him
in confinement was not only a hard
ship to him. but to us also, as we had
| made no provisions for prisoners. 1t
will take some time to get together
the judge advocate and the members
of the court martial, and we have no
desire to inflict any needless hardship
on Mr.. Walker"
, In response to a request, Colonel
Williams produced from the files the
| order for the arrest. 1t Is as follows:
Adjutant General of the State of Ken
lucky:
1t appearing from Information given to
me that Alonzo Walker has been guilty
ot the offense of encouraging, advising
and melting mGtiny and descrtion among
the members of the regular state militia
from Kentucky, you are therefore COM
manded to forthwith place him under
arrest to be dealt with according to law.
Witness my hand and seal as governor
of said commonwealth at Frankfort, the
| capital thereof, this February second,
| 1900
(SignedD w $. TAYLOR,
Governor of Kentucky.
BY the governor Caleb Powers, Sec
retary of State.
"Oh, by the way" said Colonel Will
iams, Il wish YOU would not repeat
that remark about the Sulu and the
Filipinos. 1t might be hard for us to
make good"
Walker Will Return Notice.
Mr.. Walker will return the following
| notice of the service of the injunction
summons tomorrow:
The afiiant. Alonzo Walker, says that
| he executed the written notice by enter
| ing the executive building in Frankfort,
| Ky, by attempting to gain admission to
| w. s. Taylor's office after being refused
admission he posted copy of the writ
! ten notice on the door, entering the pri-
vate office of said w. S. Taylor at said
| noon on the second day of February IN
which said Office were the said w. s.
Taylor and Daniel r. Collier.
Affiant further states that he is not in
| terested. directly or indirectly in the
matter of litigation, and he is a citizen
| OF Kentucky and over III years of age.
Affiant further states that the reason
| he did not make an immediate or earlier
return of the service of the said notice
was because he was, on order of said w.
| :. Taylor. arrested and has been since
| the second of February, 1900 confined as Il
prisoner in the state house at Frankfort
| and kept under guard by armed men un-
der command of w. S. Taylor Daniel
| Collier, G.. e. Mengel. ID. W. Gray, Hor-
| ace Corcoran, Lieutenant Rogers ana
| Lieutenant Rudy until twenty minutes
after II o'clock of February 4, 1900 when
afiiant was discharged without trial.