The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-04
With Endorsement Saying He Was
Prevented by Military Force.
SHERIFF TO TAKE POSSESSION.
Judge Williams Says. If Necessary, the
County and NeishborinG Counties
Will bc Exhausted to Control
the Military Now on Guard i'll
Frankfort-IC Not Sue
ccssful then President
Mckinley Will BE
Callcd:on to Act.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 3.-GovernorI
Taylor and Adjutant-GeneraI Collier late
this afternoon fatty refused to recognize
writ a habeas of corpus issued by Judge
Moore for the release of Alonzo Walker,
stenoSrapher who was arrested and put
into confinement yesterday after pinnins
notice of a writ of injunction on the door
of Governor Taylors chambers in the
Executive building.
Judge Moore said after Sheriff Suter had
reported his inability to serve the writ of
habeas corpus, that unless Governor Tay
lor recedes from his position the sheriff
would be instructed to enforce the order
Of the court and would be given sufficient
armed force to insure this result. Shortly
after o'clock Mrs. Lizzie G. Walker, the
wife IF the imprisoned man. appeared be-
fore Judge Moore, of the County Court,
and applied for q writ of habeas corpus
for The release of Alonzo Walker. making
affidavit that he had been deprived of
his liberty without due process of law.
WRIT ISSUED.
Judge Moore at once directed that
writ of habeas corpus be issued against
Governor Taylor and Adjutant-General
Collier demanding the release Of Walker,
and the writ was placed in the hands of
Sheriff B. r. Suter, with directions to
serve Immediately.
In company with Judge Andrew Scott
and former Congressman J. X. Hendricks,
Sheriff Suter started down st. Clair street
towards the Capitol grounds to serve the
writ
Crossing the tracks OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad he was met by Captain
Walcutt, provost marshal of the State
troops guarding the State buildings, and
together the two walked to the entrance
of the Capitol grounds. Sheriff Suter ex-
planned the nature Of his mission to Cap
tain Waicutt, who at once went to the
Executive building to notify Governor
Taylor and Adjutant General Collier of
the matter. Sheriff Suser in the meantime
stood without the gate close to two SEN
tries. whose crossed bayonets formed a
bar to his access. In a moment or two
Captain Walcutt returned. In the mean
time an immense crowd had gathered
around tho sheriff to find out the nature
of the trouble. No one was allowed to
enter the grounds. however, except a mail
carrier with q saclSful OF letters for whom
the bayorets We're uncrossed When in a
monfant more Captain Walcutt returned
he also was Immediately surrounded by
number of the members of the State
militia.
REFUSED ADMITTANCE.
Captain Walcutt stepped down onto the
sidewalk in front of the sheriff and said:
I'm afraid YOU can't come in. Mr.. Sher-
iff." The Captain was smiling as he
made this announcement.
"Well. said Sheriff Suter, 81 have a
writ of habeas corpus here for the body
of Alonzo Walker and l demand to be
allowed to serve it,
Captain Walcutt hesitated moment,
but the smile never left his face. I'm
sorry but YOU cannot come in Suter.'' he
finally said.
s.Is there anything else can do for
YOU Sheriff Suter looked as the burly
form of the Captain. then smiled slight
~ himself well, no, I guess not he
replied, ..but demand admittance
here
Captain Nalcutt still smiling. shook his
head. The representative of judicial au-
thorty and the representative OF military
authority regarded each other silently for
moment then Sheriff Suter turned away
and slowly walked back to the Capitol
Hotel. where he found Judge Moore and
reported his inability to serve the writ.
The writ as returned to Judge Moore bore
on its back the following written endorse
ment by Sheriff Suter: "The within writ
is returned uneNecuted. because I was
prevented from executing same by military
force went to the State House Square
and demanded admittance of the officer
in charge at the gates, but was refused
admittance. demanded to see Colonel
Roger Williams and sent Captain Wal
cutt to see him, but he refused to be
seen, and I thereupon demanded the body
of Alonzo Walker and he refused to del
liver him.
(Signed.) B. F. 5sUTER,
Sheriff of Franklin county,
When Judge Williams heard that the |
writ of habeas corpus issued for Notary |
Walker had not been honored, he made
the following statement:
cit is to late to do anything more to-
night. Next Monday the sheriff will take !
possession of the State House by force,
il necessary. will exhaust the coun-
ty and the neighboring counties. IL ne
cessary. to control the soldiers on guard
here. If we dom t succeed. then Mckinley I
will be called on to act
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