The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-06

- Walker. the wife Of the imprisoned
man appeared before Judge Moore nt
IN. coalntv corlri and applied for Il writ
of haEe:!~ corpus for the release 81 Aloh-
-, Walker. making affidavit tHaf ne hai
heeu derived OF his liberty without du"
nrncess at law. Judge Moore 1t once
directed that Il writ of habeas corpus d.
sS1te1 against Governor Taylor aad All
, it;fonr General Collier. demanding the
| relea-n of Walker. and the WIT placed
in the hands Of Sheriff +. +. Suter. with
directions To serve immediately. Ia cont
,r,nT with Judge Andrew Scott and for
| ncr Congressman j. X. Hendricks. Sner-
If Suter started down ST. Clair street
. toward the capitol grounds 10 serve the
writ. Crossing the tracks Of the Chesa-
ncakp and. Ohio Railroad he was met ny
t~31fain WaIcutt. provost marshal OF the
State troopS guardin. the State building
ana together the two walked to the en-
trance of the capitol grounds. Sheriff
! Snter explained the nature Of his mis-
sion 10 Captain Walcutt. who ut onte
went 10 the executive building 10 notify
4fovernor Taylor and Adjutalt General
Collier Of the matter md learn their
wishes ID regard 10 the matter. Sheriff
Sutcr IN the meantime stood
without the gate. close to two
>cnfrieS. whose crossed hay0necs
fLrmed q bar 10 his access. IN q
moment or TWO Captain Nalcutt return
tal. In the meantime IN immense crowd
had gathered around the sheriff in the
tx1cctation Of trouble. No one was al
lowed to enter the ground. however. eN-
c,pt a mail carrier with a sack full of lei
1ers. for whom the bayonots were un-
crossed. When in 4 moment or two Cap
tain Walcutt returned. he also was inhnc-
diateIy surrounded by a number Of the
members Of the State militia. Captain
WaIcutt stepped down on to the sidewalk
in front Of the Sheriff and said:
VAIN ATTEMPT TO SERVE IT.
Sheriff"
The captain was smiling rs he made
his announcement.
We'll said Sheriff Slrter. Il have 4
writ Of habeaS corpus here for the body
of -Alonzo Walker. and | demand to be
allowed to serve it,
Captain Walcutt heSitated q moment.
but tho smile never left his face.
I'm sorry. but YOU cant come in
Suter." he finally said. Is there any
thing else | can do for you"'
Sheriff Sutcr looked at the burly form
OF the captain. then smiled slightly him
self.
We'll. no. I guess not he replied,
but | dcmand admittance here
Captain Na!cutt. still smiling. shook his
head. The representative Of Judicial au-
~1.lurity and the representative OF mill
tary authority regarded each other 81
lently fer a moment. then Sheriff Sutcr
tilrne1 away and slowly walked back to
the Capitol Hotel. where he found Judge
Moore and reported his inability TO serve
the writ.
The writ is returned to Judge Moore
bore on its back the following written en-
dorSement ly Sheriff Sutcr:
The within writ Is returned nneXecut-
cd. because | was prevented from eXecut-
ing same by military force. | went to
the State House >Uuarc and demanded
alnittancc of the officer in charge at
the gates. but Was refused aGmittance. |
demanded 10 see Colonel Roger Williams
and sent Captain Walcntt to see him.
Int he refused to be seen. and | there
upon demanded the body Of Alonzo Walk
or ard he refused to deliver him.
tSignedl II. T.. SUFFER-.
SHERIFF of Franklin county"