The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-10

rest of absent Democratic members of
both houses. Late last evening it was
finally decided by the senate officers to
make out the warrants for the arrest Of
absent Democratic senators without
waiting for the arrival of Lieut.. Gov.
Marshall, and they sent Howard and
Cecil who had already been given war
rants from the house. Where the two
were going could not be ascertained
here, as no tickets were purchased and
they refused to tell The significant re-
mark was dropped that something
would be heard today.
SEEKING THE ASSASSIN.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 10.-The author
tiles expect to obtain important evi-
dence regarding the assassin of Gov
ernor. GoebeI from .Silas Jones, who has
been arrested. Jones has already made
a partial confession He declares that
he personally knows nothing of the
crime, but says that Harlan Whitaker,
who was arrested Immediately after the
shooting while running from the execu-
tive building, from which the shots
were fired, knows great deal about
the crime.
Tt is believed that Jones gave more
information than that regarding Whit
taker, and what he told the police may
lead to further arrests in the neigh
borhood of Richmond, Madison county,
John Gottschalk, of Nelson county,
who was arrested with Jones, was re-
leased from custody last night.
Gottschalk and Jones are cousins. The
latter saws he came with the noun
taineer excursion. Both are said to
have slept in the executive building the
night before Goebel was assassinated.
Jones says ne applied to Taylor and
Finley for pay for coming here. He
says this was promised him by others
in advance, but they would not set
tie. and he could not get out of town.
He says he did not know what he was
brought here for. Although the detec-
tives have been examining and cross
examining Jones outsiders have not
not been permitted to see or talk to
him. The detectives believe this to be
the most important arrest yet made.
Jones is said to have been sleeping in
a vacant house, only coming out at
night, and had been here for a week
prior to the assassination.
TAYLORITES POURING IN.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 10.-Governor
Taylor had not signed the peace agree
ment this morning and declined to give
| any hint of his intention. The men
| throughout the state who have been
| wiring him to stand firm, and whom he
| invited here to talk over the situation
appeared in fairly large numbers this
| morning. About 60 of them went to the
| governors office among the number be-
| ing many of the leading Republican
| politicians from Lexington and the ter
rftOry adjacent to that city. Sergeant
alarms Howard H. Cecil was expected
| in Frankfort with warrants for arrest
/ of Democratic members of the legisla-
| ture. There is not however a single
member of the legislature in Frankfort.
There are indications that Governor
! Taylor will announce his intentions re-
! garding the Louisville agreement by
noon, and there is said to be a strong
| probability that he will sign the agree
| ment This is not positive and no state
| ment has been made by Governor Tay-
| lor personally; all stories are for the
| most part conjectures. 1t is certain
however that a number of the gentle
men who have seen him this morning
were of the opinion after seeing him
| that he will sign the agreement.