The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
MORE KENTUCKY TURMOIL.
ESCAPING OIIIIIiiS TIkfN IRON
SOLDIERS ny POLICE y 4 MON.

Men Who Were Being spirited Dat of the
state by Gov. TnyIor's Orders Under
Military Protection Captured M Lex
ington-Thp Troops Made No Defence.
LEXINGTON. Nv. March lO-Serre,ary OF
State Zach Powers All cat. John Davis. tho
state Square policeman, h were being hur-
riei ont Of the state undcr military escort by
Gov IHyIor's or 'ers. were taken from tn" sol
diers on tn" train here tonight at
$40 o'clock by the city police. assisted
by deputy sherllls and a mob Of iorbei SIM.
pathizers, and placed in Jail. The soldiers
never ilred q sho'. They neglected to iork tho
doors OF the coach and the nobs mrly rushed
In and oyeraw'd them. Their commander was
arrested for pulling revolver, Power and
Davis had not been gone nyo minute, IRON
:, frankfort be.U.e tbs wires to Lexington
were at work and the local police
officers were notified that the prisoners were
on board tho express which arrived here at
$40 = VI. A an lnducemcnt for the officers
here TO take the risk Of arr--'ing the mon
despite the twenty-seven soldie,s guarding
them an oder Of $1,000 was made II they
arrested Powers and $500 IL they captured
Davis.
Half an hour before tho train ar
I've II DePtUle wei kuDNu bNfT Town
that the ~fugitives were on board and
would We apprehended II possible. A iargs
crowd OF Goe ,el men gathered al the station
ready to hop the police il necessary. and tn.
local quart OF militia. improviseI by Capt.
I~ongmire 10 guard the armory and prevent
the Republicans from takinn the arms. wer-
on hand with their rites.
Great excitement prevailed when nearly the
mt - ,nlt,,, fAr.. md al tLa na,ntu AlArts,a
rushed into the car containing the mgitives
and tried to arrest them. The policemen had
their reviewers out and stuck them in the
faces ~ the soldiers So hat tho after could
not raise their rinos to shoot,
When li'ut. Feakc drew his revolver. It was
knocked ous " his hand and he was arrested.
When Powers res! stod. h. was struck on the
heal with a billy, which laid open the scalp
Asthe mon emerged from the Goa n loud ye.l
went up from the Gocbel syupathizers. an
Davis begged his captors to project him from
the mob. The men were rushed 20 Jail. where
they were place In separate cells and allowed
TO ace no one.
fEASKFoEr. Ky. March lO.-Not since the
Day that the Legislature LETT Frankfort for
Louisville. when dispersed by tina militia AMI
ordered to London 10y tiov, Taylu.. the TWO
branches separating according to political
division. has there bean so much excitement
In this city rs there wa to-day. Since the Ar.
rest o' " liam Cu,ton .ast uight Oh the charge
Of com plicity in the murdero o. Goebel the so.
dlers have ke,t constant guard at the doors
leading 10 the Executive building with hNad
hayonets, where untll this evening fterp wero
confined Secretary OF State Caleb Powers and
Capt. JOHN Davis, the State SQUARE policeman.
AKA nst whom warrants OF arcs, were issued
accusing them Of being accrss..y 10 the MUIR
der Of Goetal before the fact.
Each attempt made by Sheriff Suter or tia
nor,. .u,horiti,, - ~, ,,o uo.,or,. -
'''~o a"''''''' W. 49, vac "".'""., "''
met WITH a strong refusal to admit thr Officers.
Ear IS his morning fly Marsha Dudley Rich
,rd.,r calIad n, ,ho o,eoutiva or,c. ~ , tln
".u,'" '"''1" " '"' >'r"'',e o"'e ! '"e
warrants oil ares. richardson was accom-
PANIED by a squad Of policemen. and they
r.roh.J >, d.. .l..r n, ,t.maI.a n,,
-. ,L"Ir m,.si rhn, r.ra ,1rt pa, " ~"
soidiers haI orders to admit nobody. AMI the
IL. ,.,r,, a ,-i,no,. harir, -.
po'c" retuin'' W'thol. haVlnEser'el me war
rahts, Later IN tbs daI sheriff Suter called
with n warrant a,l WA turp,d ayay Nv the ,
s,LIlers s,o,,Iy ,r,.r ~. ina shoris too,,
to summon a posse from thu lar. 9 crowd Of
in mers = no had oor,e N town sD "a ~ ho A !
,n.n, T., r.a,Inoo. :, I. s,on"I ~ Ia,tIa. 90
i. ms y s"ouu We o'.''eH "
At o'clock ShariT Su.,r went 70 ne rxacn.
-
'''e uul'uIhk 'ni ueha' ''u tuullttiHc''> ay'nR
Il a. ha wanted t. have a conference with Gov.
rav,or Admls. ion vas rain ,ad Thara hova
o'eh al K'husoi runors OF more tronoe' one
was that q thousand soldiers would be hero TO-
r,ra morning Anothar was that TavIor ,od
- -
10 suri'hu'T ip"cF- anu DhNs al
night-ial,. Still another was that a posse un-
dor tho ShariS ynul surrouud ,ha huudi,,
~ 49, ~. Wv ''o ou''""'
and a'temnt 20 enforce inc arrest over ne So
uiers. ShpriN Suffer fYiL thai ht would await