The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06


course am greatly pleased to have the
privilege myself, but 1 know that it
was a matter close to the heart of Mr..
Goebel and I wish that he could have
lived long enough to do ii. i think /
can promise he said with a smile,
that it will be one of the first things
1 will Go on Monday"
TAYLOR DEFIES A WRIT OF HA-
BEAS CORPUS.
Frankfor, KY, February Ex-Governor
Taylor and Adtutant General Collier
late this afternoon fatty refused TO
recognize writ of habeaS corpus, is
sued by Judge Moore for the release
OF Alonzo Walker, a stenographer who
was arrested and put into corfinemeDt
yesterday after pinning a uo;ice of d
writ of injunction on the door of Gov
ernor Taylor's chambers n the excel
tive building.
Judge Moore said, after Sheriff SUIT
ton had reported his inability to serve
the writ of habeas corpus, that unless
Governor Taylor recedes from his DO
sition the sheriff would be instructed
to enforce the Ordsr + the court and
would be given Sufl;C aEt armed force
to insure this result
Shortly after 4 O'Clock Mrs. Lizzie
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 liberty
without due process of law. Judge
Moore alt once directed that writ of
habeas corpus be issued against Gov
ernor Taylor anG Adjutant Collier, de-
manding the release of Walker, and
the writ was placed in the hands Of
Sheriff B. F. SuIter, with directions 20
serve Immediately.
In company with Judge Andrew
Scott and former Congressman J. K.
Hendricks, Sheriff Suter started down
SIT. Clair street toward the capitol
grounds ito serve the writ. Crossing the
tracks of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad he was met by Captain Wal
cutt, provost marshal of the state
troops guarding the state buildings,
and together the two walked to the
entrance of the capitol grounds.
Sheriff Suter explained the nature ~
his mission to Captain WalcuItt, who
at once went Ito the executive building
to notify Governor Taylor and Adju-
tant General Collier of the matter and
learn their wishes in regard to the
matter.
Sheriff Sulter in the meantime stood
without the gate, close to two sentries,
whose crossed bayonets formed a bar
to his access. In a moment or two
Captain Walcutt returned. In the
meantime an immense crowd had gath
ed around the sheriff in the eXpecta-
ton OF tn ouble. No one was allowed
to enter the grounds, however, except
mail carrier with sack full of let
ters, for whom the bayonets were un-
crossed.
When in a moment or two Captain
Walcutt returned, he also was imme-
diately surrounded by a number of
the members of the state militia. Cap
tain Walcutt stepped down on to the
sidewalk 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 Sheriff Suter, II have
writ of habeas corpus here for the
body of Alonzo Walker and 1 demand
to be allowed to serve it,
Captain Walcutt hesitated a mo-
ment, but the smile never left his face.
Il am sorry, bUt you can't come in
Suffer- he finally said. rs there any
thing else I can do for you?'
Sheriff Suter looked at the burly
form of the captain. then smiled sligh;-
ly himself.
well, no, 1 guess not," he replied,
but 1 demand admilttance here
Captain WalcUtt, still smiling, shook
his head. The representative of judi
cial authority and the represent
of military authority regarded each
other silently for a moment, then
Sheriff Suter turned away and slowly
walked back to the Capitol hotel, where
| he found Judge Moore and reported his
| inability ITO serve the writ.
/ The writ as returned to Judge Moore
| bore on its back the following written
endorsements by Sheriff Suter:
THE within writ is returned aneXe-
4 fn6 hno II r.a3 FRO
executing same by military force. !
went to the state house square and de-
| manded admfttance of the officer in
| charge at the gates, butt was refused
admittance. I demanded to see Colo
mel Roger Williams, and sent Captain
| Walcu1t to see him. but he refused to
| be seen, and /, thereupon, demanded
| the body of Alonzo Walker and he re-
| fused to deliver him
(Signed) B. F. SUTEE,
Sheriff Of Franklin County"
TO ENFORCE THE WRIT.
Civil and military authority in Ken
| lucky have come face to face at last
| and unless one or other recedes from
! the position occupied tonight there can
| be butt one outcome and that is civil
war. Governor Taylor must within
| fority-eight hours surrender to the cir
cult court of Franklin county the per-
| son of Alonzo Walker, now held in
| custody by him in the state executive
building or Sheriff Suter, Of Franklin
county, with a powerful posse ait his
| back, will attempt his release by force
and it is hardly within range of posi-
| bilTty that the attempt can be made
| without blood shed or loss of life. II
| once blood is shed in an armed conflict
| in the streets Of Frankfort it is beyond
| the wisdom of any man to tell now
| far the flames of strife may spread.
Governor Taylor this afternoon re-
fused to acknowledge the existence OF
permit the service of writ of habeas
| corpus issued by Judge Moore, Of the
| county court. He thus tacttly sus-
pends the writ OF habeas corpus in the
| courts Of Franklin county. Judge Moore
| announced that he would see that the
sheriff has power sufficient to enforce
4 the mandate Of his court.
Mr.. Beckman has appointed General
| John B. Castleman, of Louisville, ad-
| jutant general Of the state.
| INJUNCTION AGAINST TAYLOR.