The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

action OF the Kentucky legislature by
which Mr.. Taylor was robbed OF the Office
70 when he mad been overwhelmingly
elected. Governor Mount disposed OF the
hOneyed promise that Messrs- Taylor n
Finley would be given fair trials IN KEN
lucky thus:
REPLY TO CAMPBELL.
Mr.. Campbell. who has charge Of the
prosecution of this case, was asked to-day
when the indictment was found against
Mr.. Taylor. and answered June the 18th.
but the Indictment shows on its face that
il was returned April 70. Mr.. Taylor in
CURED Of the commonwealth attorney if an
indictment had been returned against him.
which information was denied him. This
is certainly a violation of the spirit Of the
criminal code Of your State. which does not
sdvor or an honest purpose 10 deal justly
with the accused.
Another phase of the question that de-
serves to be challenged is the action Of
the General Assembly in setting aside the
enormous sum of 100000 as a reward for
the conviction OF persons suspected OF haV-
ing been concerned in the killing Of Mr..
GOebel. That Of itself is accepted by all
Notwithstanding people as a tempting invita-
tion Tor the propagation OF wholesale per-
jury and a premium on moral and physical
assassination. The effect of this prOpO-
sition to generously expend the peoples
money for the purpose OF Mreak1ng ven
geance begOtten of partisan rancOr can
not be otherwise than demOraliZing-tO sub
vert justice TO avarice and ~jeopardize the
liberty and life of every man who may
happen TO be chosen as a victim of mer-
cenary testimony.
In the fearless exercise of an established
right. and in the performance OF a con-
scientiOus duty, I must refuse TO honor your
requisition. A demand upon this office IN
der the circumstances to which i nave
briefly referred is mOnstrOus. It finds no
parallel in the history of executive prac-
tice in the United States. The honoring
of this demand and the return Of Governor
Taylor into the custody Of men who, blind
10 reason, have ignored civil rights, and
into environments where raDaciOus hate
dominates, would be assuming a respon-
sibility from the gravity of which l shrink.
If conviction should follow and the 1act
be made manifest that the court was a
mOckery Of justice. it would fan into flames
the smOldering embers in your State:
The time is %OppOrtune to exercise a
spirit of Justice, of Cancellation and mod
Grafton. Twelve indictments have been re-
turned against men charged with COM
plicity in this murder. The public would
have more faith in the sincerity Of these
indictments if the accused were given
speedy trial.
Until those already in prison have been
accorded a fair trial, thus demonstrating
the possibility C securing justice in your
courts, L cannot honor your requisition:
When the time shall come that l can feel
assured that a fair trial Will be accorded
Mr.. Taylor, and not until then, Will l
honor-a requisitiOn for his return"
DIFFERENT PROCEDURE.
Superintendent of Police Quigley recalled
yesterday that a very different mode of
procedure was adopted by Messrs. Suter,
Justus Goebel and Campbell when they
came to present acquisitions for Taylor
and Finley to Governor Mount than was
adopted yesterday by Messr. Arthur Goe-
bel, Williams and Mills when they visited
Governor DurDin on a similar mission. Mr..
Quigley said the Kentuckians that came
TO indianapolis a year ago after Taylor
and Finley called at the local police sta
ton as soon as they struck the town and
asked that detectives be detailed to shadow
the refugees" declaring that they would
of the requisition papers being out against
Mount might honor the acquisitions and
that he (the police superintendent might
be held responsible if the men escaped, and
accordingly he sent after Mr.. Finley and
asked him to remain at headquarters until
the Governor announced his decision. Is
soon as PatrOlman kurtZ came from the
DenisOn Hotel at 10 o'clock at night with
the word that the acquisitions had been
refused, Mr.. Quigley told Mr.. Finley he
was at liberty to go whenever he pleased,
and the eX-secretary of state of Kentucky
thanked the superintendent for the cOurte-
Gus treatment he had accorded him. In
the meantime Governor Taylor was in the
lobby of the DenisOn Hotel surrounded by
a host of friends. who vowed that no harm
should come to him.