The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-03-14
CIVIL WAR IN KENTUCKY,
ARMED MEN SHIELD THE CON
SPIRATORS


Stand Off Civil Automatically
Fugitives Are Taken on Train q
. Lexington.
| The situation in Frankfort, Ky
reached u point Of excitement on Sf
, turday almost approaching that OF tn
stirring times Immediately followin
} the assassination Of Goebel. The rein
: statement of the military power i
complete control Of the State eXecutiv
| building and the refusal OF the militar
; authorities to allow the local polio
, and civil officers TO enter the buildini
for the purpose Of arresting Secretar,
OF State Caleo Powers and Capt. JOhr
w. Davis, charged with being .scces
sories to the Goebel assassination, 'anC
the probability OF conflict between
the civil and military authorities, made
the situation look serious. City Mar
shat Richardson applied at the eXecu
tive building and demanded TO be ad
miLted for the purpose OF arresting
Powers and Davis, but was turned back
and the warrants were then handed
over to Sheriff Suter. The latter also
presented himself at the executive
building and demanded admitt&nce
| He was referred by the officer in charge
| to Col. Morrow, and the latter being
| found, said | am sorry, Mr.. Sheriff
| but 1T is against Gov. TaylOr's orders
to let any one into the building today"
Sheriff Suter then held consulta-
tion with County Attorney Polsgrove,
| Commonwealth Attorney Franklin and
other officials. Meantime the police
| force had been doubled and q detail
| guarded each OF the entrances to the
State house grounds to prevent the
men wanted from escaping. AT the
fprpppn bptWppp tho oi1ipinlS W =
decided that the sheriff should summon
"a large reserve force Of deputies, to be
called into use in the event it was de-
Cided to attempt to enter the building
by force to make the arrests, and in
pursuance of this, the sheriff swOre in
30 men, who were stationed in the
eighborhood Of the sheritf's office dur
ing the afternoon. Sheriff Suter made
another attempt TO get an audience
with Gov. Taylor, but was unsuccess-
lul. The streets were fairly blocked
with people in the vicinity OF the State
house.. but there was no open dcmonstra.
tion, though It was evident that tho po-
pulace was on the side OF the civil auth
critics. At 3 o'clock Sheriff Sutcr, hav-
ing failed to get any sort Of understand
ing with the III litary authorities as TO
the arrest Of the parties, submitted the
question to Democratic Gov. BeCkham
TO decide to what extent the civil OH.
GERS should go to gam admittance to the
building for the purpose Of making the
arrests.
Secretary OF State Powers and Capt.
Davis were slipped aboard II Chesa
peake and Ohio train at s o'clock and
speeded toward Lexington. a squad of
soldiers coming from the Governors
mansion at double.quick, caught the
train just before it pulled out. With
them were Powers and Davis, dressed
in soldiers uniform and before the
guard OF deputy sherif3 became aware
of what was going on the train left.
The Chesapeake and OHIO train
from Frankfort had with it, in q
separate car to themselves, on It's
arrival In Lexington, Secretary Of
State Caleb Powers, Capt. John Davis
capitol square policeman, and Lieut..
+. II. Pcakc, Of Covington. lntelli-
gence had preceded them that they
were on their way to Lexington and
were trying to make their escape
When the trained pulled into the
depot the entire police force OF the city
under Shcrir John Med. Rose and
Sheriff Henry Bosworth, with Is large
force OF deputies, boarded the train
On entering the coach the officers
found it contained about twenty-five
soldiers with Powers and Davis, the
soldiers being under command Of Lieut..
Pcake. Lieut.. Peake sprang to bi, feet
at once and commanded the soldiers to
clear the car. Ia an instant twenty
rcvolvers were drawn by the officers
and they were all leveled at Peakc,
who gamely tried to pull his own re-
volver, but, as he drew it from the
scabbard, u policeman smashed him
across the hand with his club and thus
prevented what would have undOubted
ly resulted in tragedy.
The sheriff commanded the Conduc-
tor to cut oil the car. The conductor
demonstrated, stated that the train
carried Unitci States mail, and the
demand was not then pressed. a local
attorney recognized Powers and also
pointed out Davis. They were seized
and hurried oil to jail. AS the pro.
ceesion swept toward the Jail some
people started tie report tnat there
vas to be lynching, and soon the
streets were packed with people, an
enormous crowd gathering about the
Jail. Davis, Powers and Peake were
hurried TO- the upper cells, but Peakc
was later released on bond on COM
mon Warrant on the charge OF resist
ing arrest
The Associated Press correspondent
saw Lieut.. Peake in company with his
attorney, but he refused absolutely to
say word. The correspondent sought
interviews with Powers and Davis, but
the officers refused to permit anyone
to see them at that time.
Davis and Powers were both dis
guiscd. Both wore the regular soldier
uniform complete, even as to the leg
gins. Davis had shaved oil his nous.
tachc and goatee. lie had Sl61 in
money on his person and revolver.
There was found on Powers 81 800. In
the Inside pocket OF each man was
found a pardon from Gov. w. S. Taylor,
duly signed and sealed
Attorney w, G.. Dunlap, Postmaster
+. g. Elkin and Attorney Il. G. Stoll
called on Secretary OF State Powers
later and to the Associated Press cor.
respondent they stated that Powers
told Dunlap substantially that he was
not fleeing from arrest. He WAS sim.
ply getting away from Frankfort to
avoid lying IN Jail as Whittier had
done; that he mad done nothing to
fear arrest, as he was not guilty OF the
charge, and that he was going to Bar
boursvlle, in the Eleventh Congress
sioDal district, where Taylo.'s juris.
diction was fully recognized Capt.
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