The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-27
TWO MILITARY FORCES
Now Assembled In K~entucky's Capital.
Governor Beckham Puts Ills Militia
Around the Jail.

Frankfort, KY, March 22.-State
troops recognizing democratic Govern
or Beckham are in possession of the
county court house and jail tonight
and will do military duty here under
riders from Governor Beckham dur
ing the examining trials of republican
Secretary of State Caleb Powers, Cap
tain John w. Davis and w. H. Culton.
which are set for hearing before Judge
Moore tomorrow. The military is also
reinforced by seventy-five special
deputy sheriffs sworn in by the civil
authorities this afternoon n Lex
ington company, of seventy men under
Captain Longmier,' arrived here at els
o'clock.
In proceeding TO the court house the
line of march did not pass the state
house square. where Governor Taylor's
soldiers are quartered, and the dual
militia did not come face to face.
Longmier marched at the head OF
this company, carrying a revolver,
while each of the men carried two
guns. 1t is understood practically the
entire contents of theLexington armory
were brought here.
The indications tonight are that the
trial of some one of the defendants
will be entered upon tomorrow Inc
commonwealth will demand that the
be arraigned separately.
County Judge Moore today issued
an order to Sheriff Suter directing him
to exclude everybody from he court
house tomorrow except attorneys, wit
nesses and members of the press.
There has been no confirmation here
of rumors that armed bodies of citi-
zens from the mountain section are
coming to Frankfort and the rumor IS
not generally credited.
Democratic Governor Beckham is
sued an address tonight relative to his
calling out the troops. Among other
things he says it is his chief desire and
intention always TO rely more upon the
law than upon the bayonet, but that
the Franklin county authorities having
shown him a threatened condition of
Iawlessness with which they are una
BILE to deal, he has, incompetence with
their call for assistance, ordered here
certain state troops to be completely
under the authority of the sheriff, to
protect the court from threatened in
limitation as well as the prisoners,
seeing that justice is done all parties.
He his regret that any
should seek to interfere with the judi
cial tribunals.
He said When the situation is
uch in your capitol city that the
judges in your courts n other Off
Gals need personal protection from
bodily harm and threatened interfer-
ence with their action, then l deem it
my duty as governor of the common
wealth to give them the protection
they may need. Such is the situation
here now, and 1 intend, so far as ]
nave the power, to protect the courts
In my earnest efforts to uphold the
law, and to protect the constituted trib-
unals, 1 call upon the good and law
abiding people of our commonwealth
to aid and assist me, not by physical
force, but by moral support. We have
placed our cause in the hands of the
aw and we must continue to rely upor
the law. Let no act of violence or law.
lessness be committed anywhere anC
let our people who have shown such
patience and conservatism heretofore
continue to show it. My great trust
and reliance is in the strong common
sense and integrity of the people o.
our state and trusting in that, 1 be.
lieve that out of our present difficulty
there will soon come peace, order anC
restoration of the law"