The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-10
ALONzO WALKER RELEASED.

ALONZO WALKER RELEASED.
Gave Personal Promise to be on
Hand When Wanted for Trial:
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. G.-Alonzo
Walker, the stenographer who was
placed under arrest on the charge of
melting the soldiers of the stare guard
to mutiny while pinning a notice of a
proposed application for an injunction
upon the. door of the Office of Gov.
Taylor, was released Sunday morning.
The release was not made in response
to the writ of habeas corpus which
Sheriff Suffer- tried in vain Saturday to
serve upon Gov. Taylor. The latter
concluded that Walker had remained
in custody for a sufficient length of
tine, ard told him to go home. The
charge of melting to mutiny has not
been quashed, but Walker may not be
brought before a court-martial as was
at one time contemplated by the Off
GERS OF the state guard.
Walker Given His Freedom.
At ten o'clock Sunday morning Col.
Roger Williams entered the oom in
The executive building, and remarked
to Walker: well, Mr.. Walker. we
Lave agreed to an exchange of prison.
ers, and you are to be given your free
DOM"
81 can go, can -" asked Walker.
81 guess So" was the reply, and the
colonel then added, with Il laugh: Ave
have exchanged you for one 'Sulu IL
three Filipinos, and as we expect them
every minute, L guess 1t will be all
right for you &c have your freedom
Walker was then allowed to go after
notice had been served upon him that
the charge against him was still pend
ing, and could be pushed at any time
if the military authorities shculd so
decide. He told Col. Walker hat he
intended TO remain in Frankfort.
Various Absurd Rumors.
Various rumors were circulated in
release of Walker, among them being
a report that his release, by order of
Gov. Taylor, was in Difference to Il tel
egram from Washington advising his
discharge. Gov. Taylor was too busy
to be seen in regard to the matter, hut
Adjt.-Gen. Collier denied that sch rea-
sol existed for Walkers release.
"Thc idee is absurd" said Gen. Col
lier. NO such telegram has been re-
ceived from any one. Nr. Walkers
arrest was simply a matter of military
discipline. He was not discharged, tut
was given his liberty until arrange
ments could be made for his trial by
court-mar.ial. When this will he has
not been determined as YET, and prob
ably will not be at present. MIR. Walk
err was not even paroled, although he
offered to sign a formal parole. But
we did not consider this necessary, as
he promised to be on hand when his
trial was called, and his word was suf-
fIcient."
Not Influenced by Habeas Corpus.
Asked if Walkers release was influ-
rnced at all by n desire 10 forestalJ any
possible court application in the fed
eral court for 4 writ of Eabeas corpus,
Adjt.-Gen. Collier said:
Not in the least. AS I said his ar
rest was simply Il matter of military
discipline. He was the first to attempt
to incite mutiny, and we considered
that any attempts of that kind should
be nipped in the bud"
Real Cause of the Arrest.
"a wrong impression apparently
prevails in regard to the reasons for
the arrest" said Col. Williams. MIR.
Walker was heard to make statements
two days before his arrest that were
regarded as mutinous, and persons
~ovcrhearing his remarks made affidavit
to that effect. Those atfidavits are now
on file with the governor. The order
for his arrest was accordingly made
out by Gov. Taylor, and we were only
waiting for a favorable opportunity
to arrest him. His arrest at the time
us as it was by him, and was more of
IN accident than design. Mr.. Walker
himself will tell you that the
order for his arrest was read
to him two minutes after he
was arrested. 1t is simply nonsense
to say that he was confined because
he pinned Il court notice on the gov
errors door,
Discharged for Mutual Convenience.
at is a trivial matter" continued
Col. Williams. Since Mr.. Walkers ar
rest, we nave hardly given the matter
a thought, and his liberty was granted
him simply for the reason that 10
keep him in confinement was not only
q hardship to him, but to lis also, as
we had made no provision tor prison
ers. 1t will take some time to get to-
gether the judge advocate and meln-
beers of The court-martial, and we have
no desire to infict any needless hard
ship on Mr.. Walker"
Appointed Sergeaut-nt-Arms.
Milwaukee, Feb. 3.-George n. Wis