The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02

ante-room Just outside his office. Every
civilian who could possibly be a bearer
of legal documents will be turned back
by the soldiers.
No attempt has been made to enforce
the pardon of Douglas Hayes. Governor
Taylor by his refusal to recognize the
state courts has placed himself in such
position that he can not make legal
process against the warden. The one
thing left for him to do is to uberate
Hayes by force and he has evinced no
disposition as yet to employ this means.
TAYLOR CAUGHT MAPPING.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 2.-Taylor has
been served with notice of a suit for
an injunction to restrain him from in
terfering with the action of the legis-
| lature and to prevent him from holding
a session of the legislature at London.
| Service was secured despite the most
| stringent orders to the sentries to allow
nobody to pass in or out of the capitol
grounds. Orders to this effect were
| given early in the morning but were re-
voked later and those having passes
| were allowed free access to all parts of
( the capitol square.
AS soon as word was brought to Gov.
| Taylor that the petition for the injunc-
! tiOn had been filed, the orders were re-
neWed but they were not renewed quick
enough AlOnZo Walker, the Stenog-
! rapher of the Democratic attorneys.
! gained entrance to the grounds before
| the renewal of the order and watching
| his chance pinned copy of the nOtlcs
| on the door of the executive mansion
which action constitutes legal notice
| to Governor Taylor. Walker was at
once placed under arrest and is now in
! the guard house. 1t is announced that
| a special session Of the legislature will
| be held at o'clock in the Capitol hotel
| and there are rumOrs that all those
| which take part in the meeting will be
! placed under arrest and taken to Lon
| don.
No confirmation of this story can be
obtained and it is probably only rumor,
fa,- raf fl1ae of
| ing are concerned.
EVIDENCE AGAINST WHITAKER
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 2.-ConstabIe
| Harrod, the officer who took Harland
| Whitaker, the alleged assassin to Lou
| isVille, has given out what is regarded
| as evidence pointing to the accused
| mans guilt. Harrod says that Whitta-
! ker, while en- route to Louisville told
him that he had some $4,000 at home
and S. in his pocket, which he would
give to be allowed to escape. The officer
also says that Whitaker cOntradicts
the statement of Captain Davis, in
whose company he was found when ar
! rested. Davis insists that Whitaker
was sitting in room adjoining Cover
nor TaylOr's office when the shot that
| feIled Senator Coebel was fired. Consta-
| bic Harrod claims that Whitaker says
he was on the third floor Of the build
ing.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 2.-The Demo-
for admission to the legislative halls
in the state house every day. AS on yes
terday they will be denied admittance
by the militia, all of which with the ex-
ception of two companies from Bar
louisville will remain here. These two
companies have been ordered to Lon
don for the meeting of the legislature
there next Tuesday Governor Taylor
gives no intimatiOn of abrogating his
proclamation calling for the legislature
to assemble at London. He is making
all arrangements for the session there.
| Many Republicans went home last
night and this morning, all intend go
ing to London. 1T is probable that a
quorum will not be present at the open
ing session of the legislature" said
Yarberry, but there viii
be before Tuesday night of that you
can rest assured"
He spoke with great confidence and
created the impression that appears to
! be prevalent that the Republicans have
, ! something in reserve. Every effort to
discover what Republicans propose to
do is baff1ed either by the restriction
I placed around those in authority to
speak, or reticence on their part. An
. | effort to reach Governor Taylor this
morning was met by the statement that
, I Governor Taylor refused to be inter
rupted; that he was engrossed in giving
attention to other matters that affected
I the welfare of Kentucky; that he had
J given out no statements for publication,
would not now and did not know when
he would.
WHITAKER WELL PLEASED.
! Louisville, Ky Feb. 2-Harland
: Whitaker who was arrested at Frank
fort shortly after the shooting of VIM.
GOebel and who IS suspected of being
concerned in the crime, is still at the
| county jail here. He is in the front
: part Of the building on the second floor
. / and occupies a room with a. number of
government prisoners from the noun
| tains.
, Whitaker seems to be very glad to
stay in jail just now while suspicion
! is turned in his direction.
He still maintains his innocence.
RKINLEY RECOGNIZES TAYLOR.
Washington, Feb. 2.-After the cabi-
net meeting the following statement
; was made:
1.-The president has decided that no
= case has yet arisen to justify the inter-
J vention of the national government in
Kentucky and has SO informed the gov
ernOr''
: Some significance may attach to the
: use of the word governor" in this
: statement, inasmuch as the reply was
directed to Taylor.
= NOTICE TO TAYLOR.
: Frankfort. Ky, Feb. 2.-The following
notice to Governor Taylor and Adjutant
General Collier was filed this morning
t in the circuit court before Judge Can
t tren by the Democratic attorneys.
l South Trimble, speaker of the house,
= appears as plaintiff in the case:
r w. S. Taylor and Daniel Collier
: You and each of you are hereby notf-
= fed that on Saturday, Feb. 8, 1900, we
5 viii ask for an order of injunction re-
r straining you and each of you and all
others from interfering with meetings
= of the general assembly of the common
} J wealth of Kentucky in any manner
? whatever, or from assembling said leg
islature at the city of London, Laurel
t county, Kentucky, upon petition this
: day filed in the Franklin circuit court
/ and from committing any of the wrongs
a or unlawful acts therein set forth Said
) motion will be made before the honor
! able James z. Cantrell of the fourteenth
! judicial district of Kentucky in the cir
: cult court room in the court house at
Frankfort, Ky, at or about the hour
of II o'clock a. m.
REPUBLICANS LEAVE FOR
LONDON