The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-01

did, with the remark. cit does not look as
though a quorum will get in"
Thomas Heffner. the owner OF the opera
house. demanded that the members of the
Legislature should be admitted. 1t was
private property. he claimed. and the mil
tia had no right to keep anybody from it.
He was completely ignored by Lieutenant
Colonel Gray.
Speaker Trimble stepped up to Lieuten-
ant Colonel Gray and demanded entrance
TO the hall II refused. Turning
around Mr.. Trimble addressed the crowd:
Gentlemen. we are denied admission to
the opera house. We will now adjourn TO
the courthouse
Away went the crowd with good-natured
yells of derision to the soldiers, who had
orders to remain at the opera house and
could not leave.
The triumph of the lawmakers was short
lived. Before they had gone one hundred
feet from the opera house around the cor
ner swung a second company of soldiers,
directly in their path. The second heat of
the race was now on and away went the
dignifed senator's and representatives
down the street in cloud OF dust. yelling
like pack Of Indians. Alongside ran the
soldiers. 1t was the same story over again
and the legislators were permitted to look
at the outside of the courthouse while the
soldiers held the path.
General Collier had arrived by this time.
and Speaker Trimble. advancing from the
crowd, said:
Don't shoot, general"
IL am not going to create any trouble. I
won't shoot unless 1 have to-" was the re-
ply
I'VE wish to be admitted to the court
house" said Mr.. Trimble.
Both men were smiling
1T cannot be done, gentlemen" said TIE
general. calmly
This settled it, for the time being, at
least. and the crowd melted away, deter
mined. however. TO hold a meeting some
where and somehow at later time.
Speaker Trimble announced that 1.-The
Legislature will now adjourn. subject to
my CALI
All the crowd had dispersed 1t was de-
cided by the military authorities, If an
other attempt at a meeting was made, to
arrest all concerned in the gathering and
lock them up.
There were stories current all afternoon
that secret meeting of the Democrats
would be held in the Capitol Hotel. Ad-
Jutant General Collier sent word to the
Democratic leader of the House that If
any meeting was held by them or their at
torneys he would enter the hotel with SOL
diers and take from it every man engaged
In the conference. 1t was reported that a
meeting would be held by the Democrats
within the walls of the penitentiary. and
General Collier at once threw a Gordon of
troops around that place in order to pre-
vent them from gaining admission. At 2
O'Clock strong detachments of infantry
were guarding the opera house, court
house, Capitol Hotel and penitentiary. .
Warrants were made cut for the arrest of
every Democratic member of the Legisla-
ture. They were drawn up last night in
case they are needed i'm emergency. No at
tempt has been made to serve any of them
and no arrests will be made unless the
Democrats persist in holding meetings con-
trary to the orders of the state officials.
The warrant Tor the arrest OF Mr.. Trimble.
the Democratic speaker of the House of
Representatives, is said to charge him with
conspiracy to overthrow the government