The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-12
KENTUCKY AGAIN
The Scene Of Contention Between
Civil and Military
.MR POWERS AND CAPT. DAVIS
Eled to Lexington and Were Arrested
There After scrimmhge Between
Civil and Military Authorities.
The Situation as Threatening Nov
asat Any Previous Time.

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LEXINGTON. KY, March l1.-AlmOst
without warning the storm center Of
excitement in the present gubernatorial
struggle shifted to Lexington last night
and up until q late hour the town was
in an uproar. The $40 O'Clock chesa-
peake & Ohio train from Frankfort
brought with 1t in one car to themselves
SECRETARY Ct State Caleb Powers, CAPS
tain John Davis, capital square police
man, and Lieutenant F. R. Peake, Of
Covlngton. Intelligence had preceded
them that they were on their way to
Lexington and were trying to make
their escape.
When the train pulled into the depot
the entire police force Of this city, un-
der Chief John Med. Ross, and Sheriff
Henry BoswOrth, with a large force OF
deputies, boarded the train. On enter
ing the coach the officers found 1t con-
tained about twenty-five soldiers with
Powers and Davis, the soldiers being
under command apparently Of Lieuten-
, ant Peal<e.
The latter sprang to his feet at once
and commanded the soldiers to clear the
car. In an instant twenty revolvers
were drawn by the officers, and they
were all leveled at Peake, who gamely
tried to pull his own revolver, but as he
drew it from the scabbard a policeman
smashed him across the head with his
club and then prevented what would
have undoubtedly resulted in tragedy.
The sheriff commanded the conductor
to cut Off the car. The conductor re-
monstrated. stating that the train car
ried United States mail, and the de-
mand was then not pressed.
A local attorney recognized Powers
and also pointed out Davis. They were
seized and hurried to Jail. AS the pro-
cesslon swept toward the Jail some peo-
pie started the report that there was to
be a lynching, and soon the streets were
packed with people, an enormous crowd
gathering about the jail. Davis, Pow
ers and Paake were hurried 70 the upper
cells, but Peake was later released on
bond on d common warrant on the
charge Of resisting arrest
Your correspondent saw Lieutenant
Peake, in company with his attorney,
but he refused absolutely to say a word.
The correspondent sought interviews
with Powers and Davis, but the officers
refused to permit any one to see them
at that time.
Davis md Powers were both dis
gulsed. Both wore regular soldier uni
forms complete, even as to leggings.
Davis had shaved on his moustache and
goatee. He had SIPS in money on his
person, AMI a revolver. There was
found on Powers 1880. on tina inside
pocket of each man was found n par
don from Governor Taylor. duly signed
and sealed.
Attorney W. C. Dunlap, Postmaster
f. c. Blkins and Attorney R. C. stol
called on Secretary OF State Powers
later, and to the correspondent they
stated tina. Powers told Dunlap sub
stantIally that he was not fleeing from
arrest. lie was simply getting away
from Frankfort to avoid lying in jail.
as Whitaker had done; that he had
nothing to fear from arrest, as he was
not guilty Of the charge, and he was
going to Barboursville. in the Eleventh
congressional district, where Taylors
Jurisdiction was fully recognized.
Captain Davis had little to say to
them, except that he thought he had
made mistake in leaving home, and
that he Ind nothing to fear from a
trial. Neither explained his disguise.
Immediately after arriving at the jail
q report got out that special train
went back TO Frankfort for the purpose
of bringing up men to rescue the pris-
oners. Sheriff Bos%orth applied at
once to the armory for a special detail
of soldiers under Captain Longnilre.
and they responded, arriving OF the jail
a few moments later, prepared to resist
the rumored prospective attack.
The sheriff then designated a posse to
supplement the squad OF soldiers pro-
vidinE trouble might come. and declared
that any attempt to take either Of the
prisoners from JAN would be resisted to
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