The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-15
Secretary of State Powers and
Policeman Davis Taken From
Lexington to Louisville.
THEY WERE BANDCuFfED TOGEThLR.
AIT Gen. Castlcmen COnsults With
Beckham. and Adjt. Collier Was
Closetcd With Taylor, Monday.
Darkest Hour Appears
CIose at Hand-Democrnts Are
OrnanIying MilItla-BOth
sides Lining Up.

Lonis,ile, ny, March li.-Judgt
|Ticds. in the circuit court Saturday
morning. hauucd down an opinion
HAT he has no jurisdiction in The
sscs brought 10 determine the gov
srnor,hp controversy. He holds that
constitution vests in the legis.
lrre fhc power to decide contests
IT, this Office
Frankfort, n.y.. March l0.-W. ii.
1 oulion. clerk in the office of State
kuditor Sweeney. was arrested and
aced i'm Jail. charged with compiled
IN the murder of the late William
ocbel The arrest was made by Chief
b Police Williams.
Warrants have also been issued for
Die arrest Of Secretary of State Caleb
Powers md Capt. John w. Davis. po-
ceman OF the state capitol square.
Frankfort. KY. March 12-The
ferid who held tie warrants for the
rrest Of Secretary OF State Caleb
Powers and State House Policeman
! |ohn Davis. charged with completely
y the assassination of William Goe-
y was denied admission 10 the cap
H. building, where the men were all
b. Saturday. In the evening the
b. men, dressed in the uniforms of
fIdicrs, accompanied by about 20
kdicrs succeeded in getting on
tard q train. but were arrested upon
pr arrival at Lexington. where
p are now in Jail.
The first move on tlc part Of Beck
fms followers toward the fOrma-
20 Of state guard under his ad-
|uislration has been made. City
r. Ben Marshall circulated a paper
enlisted the requisite number of
fn who are to compose n company,
tns for which have been provided
citizens here, most Of them being
her needle guns or Winchesters.
y report gained currency that
J !lor had given his soldiers orders
arrest Beckham and other officers |
The democratic state government.
account Of this report the men en-
pei by Capt. Marshall were assem-
p al the city hall, armed and
orn IN AS special police for the pur-
F. OF protecting the democratic Of
\ Us, who are quartcred at the Capt.
hotel. 4 large number of citi-
\ also volunteered and were as
Ened 10 various posts in the vicin-
Of the hotel TO offer a resistance
ease the talked-of arrests were at
fplcd.
aylor's soldiers, who are on guard
The state house. were reinforced
the arrival Of the Barbourville
pany Of II men, all of whom are
armed and equipped.
'rc@ham appointed Col David II.
ray, of Clo'erport, assistant ad-
'ini general, with the rank of
hc', and he was sworn in.
rlaHi Whitaker and ". II. Gull
who are confined i'm Jail here.
srd with completely in the assas-
lon' were removed from the iail !
carly hour sunday morning and ,
h ia hack 90 Shclbyville, where :
We're placed ON train and sent ,
louisville under heavy guard. ,
F''r haas ISSUED lengthy state =,
addressed to The ncople of Ken .
P. '''r"ii f.c conditions lead
i' u" 'uc '-...uu, conditions and
''N now confronting them. and
r.} coudcmuing the course taken
'bc Kentucky courts. which he Il
"''crileS as courts of conviction /
\ 'ad OF trial" lie also explains s.
he granted pardons to Secretary u
'ate Powers, ". Ii. Culton. Chas. u
4 ' "lif 'dN th.
fNngion, Ky. March 12.-The n
a''hed riot over the arrest here u
fecrclary Of State Powers md po- IL
IAN Davis did not take place. The II
1 was ripe' under misleading re- y
A mat mountain men were nre- II
rs 10 rescue the prisoners from al
'"'' Tor desperate resistance on u
"rt Of the local officers. who are Of
~ "oebel men, and had an at IN
''ch made to take the prison.
ne result is unpleasant to con-
"o"pung Of disguise by Davis II
o"eIS' IN order to get out OF
"'oI'' puts an ugly phase on the
ior The prisoners, although
AP'd'h that they did so merely
away from Goebel influenced
tho, IN ilHuthccS, IN
'hey allege. would work "a af
,ineht IN securing a fair w,
both tacitly admit that in This ", ~
"'"otdhe, Tor both strong al
se 'helr innocence of any con. -
win The murder of GoebeI ~.
"SiS' that they have no fear ' M
na as TO the outcome. Judge an
DennN Il prominent rennb. -, -
a''orney will represent them ' '"'
s'eser legal steps are taken se' %
Longmire received orders hll
assistant Adjt. Gen. Dixon mn e,'
taylor administration, to dis. ed
T. ueas, u.s., Robert Kenny, Of mi.
"rSst "rSng as assistant adjatant ,
u"oer Castleman.
"s'oh' March is.-At . o,c,oo, ~ IN
morning Sheriff suter ~ ed
county; Sheriff Roswor,n - ,,e
MOI epun'y; Police Detective uan. fr1
'sa aud Deputy Jailer WIN All Al. etc etc