The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-04-14
COURT FAYORS
GOV. BECKHAM
Decision Of the Highest Tribunal
In the State Of Kentucky.
ONLY One JUDGE FOR TAYLOR
Two Republican rlembers Of the
Court Agree In Opinion Of
the Four Democrats.

Friday the court Of appeals Of the
state OF Kentucky rendered decision
in the consolidated case involving the
governorship. sustaining the decision
Of Circuit Judge Field, and declaring
that the action Of the Legislature de.
claring William Goebel to be governor
and J. @. w. Beckhsm lieutenant gov
ernor was final.
It is held that the courts have no
power to review this action OF the leg.
islature; that the governor exceeded
his authority in adjourning the legis.
lature to meet in London, KY, and
that the journals Of the two houses Of
the general assembly, being regular.
cannot be impeached.
The division of the court WAS 6 to
/ in favor Of the Democrats, four
Democrats and two Republicans con-
curing in the majority opinion. Judge
Durelle, Republican, dissented. The
majority opinion was written BY Hob.
son.
Judges Guffy and Burnsm, Republic
cans, wrote shorter concurring opin.
ions agreeing with the majority on all
vital points, but denouncing the action
Of the legislature in unseating Cover
nor Taylor and Lieutenant Governor
Marshall.
After q consultation Friday after.
noon between Ex-Governor Bradley
and other Republican leaders, the an
nouncement was made that application
would be made at once to the United
States supreme court on . writ Of er-
ror.
PERSECUTION, SAYS TAYLOR.
Governor Taylor gave out the fol-
lowing statement at Frankfort Friday
night:
"For weeks I have been made the
target of villihcation by certain I'M.
principled newspapers in Kentucky.
The vilest insinuations have been
made aud the most outrageous false.
hoods have been told. When I was
called to attend the funeral OF be-
loved brother, it was seized upon as
an attempt on my part to fly from JUS
tice. Again, when called to my home
by reason of the death Of dear sister,
the fountains OF abuse were opened
and food OF falsehoods and Islander
poured forth upon me, the charge
again being made that was attempt.
ing to fly from the state.
"On my return to Frankfort those
papers hastened to publish the state.
ment that I was met at the train and
escorted to my home by squad OF
soldiers with . Calling gun. There
10 not word OF truth In this state.
ment, but nevertheless 1t was publish
ed and caused me harm. Not content
with this infamous, ghoulish work,
which with the unblushing audacity
has followed me to the grave Of my
brother and sister, even the privacy OF
my family has been invaded, and be.
cause my wife drew from the bank
some money with which 10 pay the
servants, an attempt was made to i'm.
press the people that she, too, was
preparing to fly.
"Once and for all, desire to say
neither directly nor indirectly had !
any connection with the assassination
of Senator Goebel. ! am Q citizen Of
this state, amsnable to its laws. I am
not criminal, neither shall ] ever be
Q fugitive from justice. Whenever In.
dicted, IL such an outrage should be
committed. I shall appear for trial,
conscientious Of my innocence and OF
the ultimate triumph Of right and
justice. The whole purpose Of this
prosecution has been, and 10, TO drive
me from my post OF duty, and TO
punish me for holding the office TO
which I have fairly been elected.
Such surrender have not made, nor
will I make it, unless the highest
courts Of this land should adjudicate