Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04


for Serving a Paper ON Taylor.
Judge Williams VIII Give Taylor
Till Monday TO Change His Mind.
FRANKFORT, KY. February B.
Governor Taylor and Adjt Gen. Col
lier, late this Afternoon fatty refused
to recognize writ of habeas corpus,
issued by Judge Moore for the release
of Alonzo Walker, stenographer who
was arrested and put into confine-
ment yesterday after pinning notice
of a writ of injunction on the door of
Governor Taylor's chambers in the
executive building.
Judge Moore said after Sheriff SUIT
er had reported his inability to serve
the writ of habeas corpus shat unless
Governor Taylor recedes from his po-
sition the sheriff would be instructed
to enforce the order of the court and
would be given sufficient armed force
to insure this result.
4 ..
G. Walker. the wife of the imprisoned
man, appeared before Judge Moore, of
the County Court, and applied for a
writ of habeas corpus for the release
of Alonzo Walker. making affidavit
that he had been deprived of his lib
erty without due process of law
Judge Moore at once directed that
writ of habeas corpus be issued
against Governor Taylor and Adjt.
Gen. Collier, demanding the release of
Walker, and the writ was placed in
the hands of Sheriff B. Z. Suter with
directions to serve Immediately.
In company with Judge Andrew
Scott and Former Congressman J. X.
Hendricks Sheriff Sueer started down
st. Clair. street toward the Capitol
grounds to serve the writ.
Crossing the tracks of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railway, he was met by
Capt Walcutt, provost marshal of the
State troops guarding the State build
ings, and together the two walked to
the entrance of the Capitol grounds.
Sheriff Suffer- Explained
The nature of his mission to Capt.
Walcutt, who at once went to the
executive building to notify Governor
Taylor and Adjt Gen. Collier of the
matter and learn their wishes in re-
gard to the matter.
Sheriff suter in the meantime stood
without the gate close to two SEN
tries, whose crossed bayonets formed
a bar to his access. In moment or
two Capt Walcutt returned.
In the meantime an immense crowd
had gathered around the sheriff in the
apparent expectation of trouble. No
one was allowed to enter the ground,
however, except mail carrier with a
sack full of letters, for whom the bay
onets were uncrossed.
When, in moment or two, Capt.
Walcutt returned, he also was imme-
members of the State militia. Capt.
Walcutt stepped down onto the side
walk in front of the sheriff and said:
I'm afraid you can't come in, Mr..
Sheriff"
The captain was smiling as he made
this announcement
Well" said the sheriff. Il have a
writ of habeas corpus here for the
body of Alonzo Walker. and 1 demand
to be allowed to serve it."
Captain Walcutt hesitated a moment,
but the smile never left his face
I'm sorry, but you can't come in,
Suter," he finally said. is there any
thing else can do for you?"
Sheriff Suter looked at the burly
form of the captain, then
Smiled Slightly to Himself.
well, no, l guess not" he replied,
"but | demand admittance here"
Captain Walcutt, still smiling, shook
his head. The representative of judi
cial authority and the representative
of military authority regarded each
other silently for a moment then Sher-
if Suter turned away and slowly walk
ed back to the Capitol hotel.
There he found Judge Moore and re-
ported his inability to serve the writ.
The writ as returned to Judge
Moore bore on its back the following
endorsement by Sheriff Suter:
The within writ is returned unexe-
cuted, because was prevented from
executing same by military force. l
went to the State House square and de-
manded admittance of the officer in
charge at the gates, but was refused
admittance. | demanded TO see Col.
Roger Williams, and sent Captain Wal
cult TO see him, but he refused to be
seen and / thereupon. demanded the
body OF Alonzo Walker and he refused
to deliver him.
"tSigned.) B. r. SUTER,
Sheriff OF Franklin county.
When Judge Williams heard that the
writ of hRbeas corpus issued for No
tary Walker had not been honored