The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-02-09
ALONzo WALKER RELEASED.

wien he died.
ALONZO WALKER RELEASED.
Gave Personal Promise 10 be or
Hand when Wanted for Trial.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 6.-Alonzc
Walker, the stenographeI who was
| placed under arrest on the charge OF
melting the soldiers OF the stare guard
to mutiny while Pinning 4 notice of q
| proposed application for an injunction
/ upon the door of the Office of Gov
! Taylor, was released Sunday morning
| The release was not made in response
| to tbs writ of habeas corpus which
| Sheriff Suffer tried in vain Saturday to
serve upon Gov. Taylor. The latter
| concluded that Walker had remained
in custody for a sufficient length of
| time, ard told him to go homr. The
| charge OF melting TO mutiny has not
been quashed, but Walker may not be
brought before a coUrt-martial Us was
at one time contemplated by the off,
| GERS OF the state guard.
walker Given HIs Freedom.
Al ten o'clock Sunday morning Col.
Roger Williams entered the room in
the executive building. and remarked
10 Walker: We'll. sir. Walker. we
Lave agreed to an exchange Of prison
ers, and YOU are to be given your free
dom"
- can 90. can I?' asked Walker.
i guess %" was the reply, and the
colonel then added, with a laugh: I'VE
have exchanged you for one 'Suiu ana
three Iilipinos, and as we expect them
every minute, 1 guess 1t will be all
right for you &c have your freedom"
Walker was then allowed TO go after
notice had been served upon him that
the charge against him was still pend
ing, and could be pushed at any time
if the military authorities should so
decide. He told Col. Walker that he
intended 10 remain in Frankfort.
Various Absurd RumOrs.
Various rumurs were circulated in
regard to the reasons for the sudden
release of Walker, among them being
a report that his release, by order of
Gov. Taylor. was in Difference to Il tel
egram from Washington advising his
discharge. Gov. Taylor was too busy
to be seen in regard to the matter, hut
Adit.-Gcu. Collier denied THAI such Tra-
son existed for Walkers release.
Tho idea is absurd" said Gen. Col
lier. No such telegram has been re-
ceived from any one. Nr. Walkers
arrest was simply a matter of military
discipline. He was not discharged, tut
was given his liberty until arrange
ments could be made for his trial by
court-martial. When this will be has
not been determined as yet, and prob
ably will not be at present. Mr.. Walk
er was not even parOled, although he
offered TO sign a formal parole. But
we did not consider this necessary, as
he promised to be on hand when his
trial was called. and his word was suf-
fIcient."
Mt Influenced by Hahens Corpus.
Asked if Walkers release was influ-
cmced at all by n desire 10 forestalI any
possible court application i'll the fed
cral court for writ of Eabeas corpus,
Adjt.-Gen. Collier said:
Not in the least. AS 1 said his ar
rest was simply Il matter of military
discipline. He was the first to attempt
to incite mutiny, and we considered
that any attempts of that kinI should
be nipped in the bud
Real Cause OF the Arrest.
"A wrong impression apparently
prevails in regard to the reasons for
the arrest" said Col. Williams. Mr..
Walker was heard to make statements
two days before his arrest that were
regarded as mutinous, and persons
uverhearing his remarks made affidavit
10 that effect. Those llfidavits are now
on file with the governor. The order
for his arrest was accordingly made
out by Gov. Taylor, and we were only
waiting for favorable opportunity
to arrest him. His arrest at the time
L did occur was as unlocked for by
lis as it was by him, and was mere of
an accident than design. 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
iG Dlltlltt Il court lOtlNt WI NAAC CIV
errors door
Discharged for Mutual Convenience.
1t is. a trivial matter" continued
Col. Williams. Since Mr.. Walkers ar
rest, we have hardly given the matter
thought. and his liberty Was granted
him simply for the reason that 10
keep him in confinement was not only
hardship to him, but to us also, as
we had made no provision tor prison
ers. 1t VIII take some time to get to-
gether the judge advocate and MEM
hers OF The court-martial, and we have
no desire TO infiict any needless hard
ship on Mr.. Walker"
AppOinted Ser=ennt-nt-Arms.
Milwaukee. Feb. 3.-GeOrge n. Wis
well, of this city, has been appointed
sergeant-at-arms of the Republican
national convention to be held in Phil
adclphia next June. Mr.. Wiswell re-
ccived a letter, Friday, from j. I'll.
MGnley. chairman of the sub-commit-