Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-29
"PIGS ON A POLE"
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"PIGS ON A POLE"
Philadelphia Pressl
Last week the notorious "Jack' Chinn
of Kentucky remarked "Wait until we
get squared around at Frankfort and We
will hang them up like pigs on pole
Mr. Chinn was discussing the wholesale
arrest of Republicans for alleged completely
in the murder Of Goebel, and the pigs
who awaited the 'squaring around at
Frankfort before the hanging ION pole
were these same incarcerated Republicans
and others against whom charges might
be brought. NJ" Justus GOebel, brother
of the assassi. candidate for Cover
nor, remarke, lbout the same time
1--WE have had ested and will attempt
TO arrest only sdcn men as we can legally
hang
These two remarks will give the public
an nkling of what is going on in Kentucky
at the present time. Neither Chinn nor
Goebel holds any office. The former Is a
half desperate, half politician, and Is a
fair sample of the gang" the assassinated
IOebe gathered around him and made his
companions and cOnhdants. Mr.. Justus
Goebel obtains his nOtoriety and proml'
hence alone from his relationship to the
murdered man. And yet it is these two
men who have apparently taken possession
of the government Of Kentucky and are
directing the arrest of Republicans OF
prominence without proof except the con-
lecture of Chinn and Goebel themselves.
The young and vdpid Beckham is allowed
to make believe that he is Governor OF
Kentucky, as some of the Roman Emper-
ors were allowed to play at kingship, while
Chinn and Goebel, like two officers OF the
Pretorian guard, exercise all the functions.
This situation is exactly what was pre-
dicted would occur when the bill appro-
priating 100000 for the arrest Of the as
sassn of Goebel became law. 1t was
sure to bring to the front many desperate
characters in Kentucky and put i'll peril
the life of every man upon whom suspl-
cion might fall. the reward is SO large as
to be temptation and $4,000 of it can
be used by the commissioners 'fOr the
purpose of prosecuting preliminary nvestl-
cations of guilt or of any clue, or any
search they may think necessary" The
consequence is a man hunt in Kentucky,
the arrest Of any one against whom there
may be grudge and the thrustine into
Jail of whomever the self-constituted Chinn
and Goebel oligarchy may direct. Here
is an illustration A few days ago the
Louisville Courer.Journal announced that
"another man in the conspiracy to assas-
sinate Governor Goebel WAS arrested near
Hardinsburg' and was railroaded at once
to Louisville. lie was lin the conspiracy"
that newspaper asserted, but not the slight
est evidence could be found against him
and he had to be released.
The latest phase Of this lawless raid of
Jack" Chinn and J. Goebel on the rePu.
tatlon of every man in Kentucky is tie
most ludicrous of all. 1t Is claimed that
The real murderer of GOebel has been dis
covered, that his name is "TallOw Dick "
Combs, that he lives in Beattyville Ill east
ern Kentucky and that it will need an
armed force of at least 5000 men TO arrest
him. Another piece of evidence, seriously
introduced. is that a sheriff now dead
stated to members of his family that he
was in Frankfort when Goebel was shot,
an that he had knowledge beforehand that
he would be assassnated. According to
the story, the sheriff said that on the night
previous to the shooting Of Senator GOebel
about twenty-five picked men gathered IN
the office Of the Secretary of State and put
quantity of beans IN a box. The beans
we're all white, save one, which was black.
The man who drew the black bean was
the man who would fine the shot. The
story does not say whether or not the
sheriff named the man vino drew the black
bean. 1t is by such evidence as this that
CHM and Goebel are trying to bolster IN
their conspiracy.
No more ludicrous farce than that en-
acting now in Kentucky has been witness
ed on the stage, and if it did not threaten
the lives an reputation of honorable men
it would awaken a gufiaw over the whole
country. The height of the ridiculous Was
supplied when a woman accused Jack
Chinn himself of shooting Goebel, and
Chinn revenged his injured reputation by
suing her for libel. But the farce will turn
into tragedy and an inGelible blot be
placed on the name of Kentucky if Chinn
and his co.conspirators are permitted TO
Square" themselves at Frankfort and
hang like "pigs on pole" the men they
suspect of numbering GOebel.
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