The age-herald., 1900-01-03
WARRANT SERVED l ON J. H. WHALLEN Greatest Sensation Ever Known in Kel-
 lucky Politics. EXAMINING TRIAL TODAY Many Anti-GOebsl Leaders Accompany
 the Defendant. BANKER REFUSES TO OPEN BOX Sheriff Carries With Him the Keys and a Court Order, But the Officer
 ofTrust Company Will
 Not Comply
BANKER REFUSES TO OPEN BOX

Frankfort Ky, January 2.-The charge of attempted bribery made by Senator s. B. Harrell against John H. Whallen, one of the Louisville anti-Goebel leaders has proven 10 be one of the greatest sensa- tions of the most remarkable campaign, election and contest over state officers Kentucky has ever known.
 Whallen, who is accused in warrant sworn out today of having attempted to bribe Harrell by offering him s45OO to vote against Goebel in the organization of the senate and in the guberna atorial contest arrived here this evening from Louisville and gave bond in the sum of $1,0O0.
 He was accompanied to the sheriffs s office by General P. Watt Hardin and other anti-Goebel leaders. His examining trial is set for clock tomorrow, when his attorneys will enter a plea denying the Jurisdiction of the local courts claiming that the offense, if there is one, was com naitted in Louisville.
 An order was entered in the Franklin circuit court this morning by Judge Can triH dlreeting County Sheriff Ben Suter and Coi -ity Attorney James Polsgrove to .sscs3-+s +sa- louisville and serve the warrant of arrest for attempted bribery on John II. wha1len They carried with iGem the keys turned over -te them last might by Senator IlarreH toI the caucus, With an order to the Louisville Trust company to allow him to open the lock box.
 When the officers reached Louisville the court order was placed in the hands of Sheriff Bell of Jefferson county, who served tha 1r
 Mir. Speed, of the Trust company handed Sheriff Bell a typewrtten response, setting forth reasons for refusing to comply with the order. MT. Speed stated that he had no right to produce the box. He said he con- sidered the box under the exclusive com trol of other persons, and that, under pri- vate written agreement made by the rent err with "other persons" at the time box 559 was rented it was not to be opened ex- cept by mutual consent and in each others presence.
 As vault keeper he contended that he simply had the custody of the vaiuables in the boxes of the vault, and had no right to open the box.
 County Attorney Polsgrove returned to Frankfort this evening and made his re- port, whereupon Judge Cantrill issued at- tachments for the officers of the Trust com pany.
 Democratic Nominees Elected
 The organization of the two houses of the legislature at noon was without note- worthy incident, the democratic caucus nominees being elected in both houses. In the house South Trimble, for speaker. re- ceived the full fifty-eight democratic votes. and J. P. Haswen all the forty-two repuIoli- can
 For president pro tenn of the senate Sen ator Goebel was elected. The three demo- cratic senators, Alexander, Hays and Gil- lespie, who bolted the caucus last night, voted for the caucus nominees today Governor Taylor submitted a message of over 1000 words, covering state affairs and presenting elaborate reasons for the repeal of the Goebel election law which he called the .dnfamy of 1898 that had de- moralized, disturbed and disgraced the state"
 He recited at length how many citizens he believed had been disfranchsed, and claimed that even after the ballots were cast there was injustice in counting the votes and in making the returns. He pointed out the great danger to the commonwealth of having all the power at elections being vested in any one party to the exclusion of all other parties.
 The governor recommended new state capitol building, stringent law against lynching and all mob violence, and the prohibition of tine use, as well as the sale of cigarettes.
 In the Franklin circuit court, the motion of the democratic election commissioners. Poyntz and Fulton, for injunction against Governor Taylors appointees, Mackay and Cochran, was postponed until Friday.
 Renublicsns Have Not Decided
 Frankfort, Ky, January 2-The republi-. cans have not decided when they will hold their senatorial caucus, but 1t is now cer- tain that a republican will be nominated in