Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-28
PRODUCED IN COURT.
President Meyer Taken to Denver
in Custody Of State Troops.
The RETURN MADE TO The WRIT.
gecretary-Treaaurer Haywood. While At
tempting to Converse with Moyer. Is In
terfered with by an Oncer. slaps
Him In the Face and L. Arrested.

terfered with by an Onicer. slaps
Him In the Face and Is Arrested.
Denver, Col, April 22.-President
Charles II. Meyer, Of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, who arrived in Dem
yer yesterday in custody Of state
troops, after several weeks incarcera-
ton at Telluride, where martial law is
in force in consequence of labor trou-
bles, was taken before the state SUI
preme court yesterday afternoon I'M
der the writ OF habeas corpus which
had been issued in his case. At the
Oxford hotel he entered hack with
Gen. Sherman NJ. Bell and Capt.
Bulkely Welles the respondents to the
writ, and the vehicle was driven rapid
ly to the statehouse, followed by 80
armed soldiers, who guarded the en-
frances to the court room while the
habeas corpus proceedings were In
progress.
The return to the writ presented by
Attorney General Miller set forth that
the petitioner, Meyer, is lawfully re-
strained of his liberty under the ex-
press command of the governor and
commander in-chief of the military
forces of the state of Colorado, as a
military necessity in the course OF the
suppression of an existing state Of in
surrection and rebellion in the county
of San Miguel, and that this honorable
court Is not lawfully vested with juris-
dictjon to make or render any further
order whatsoever in said proceedings
except to dismiss and Quash said writ,
and that the production of the body
Of the said Meyer before this honorable
court on this, the return day of said
writ, Is not by way of recognition OF
the said court to order the release OF
the said petitioner, but solely as an
act of courtesy on the part of the chief
executive of the state and out of re-
spect to this honorable court to con-
form to the mandate Of said writ to
the extent only of duly advising the
court of the cause Of the detention OF
said petitioner, Charles H. Meyer.
The court heard arguments on a
motion of the petitioner to be admit
ted to bail pending decision on the
question of the courts jurisdiction and
took the matter under advisement.
Mr.. Meyer was then removed to the
hotel in custody of the military.
Defying the detachment of cavalry
which brought Charles H. Meyer, OF
Telluride, to appear before the su-
preme court, W. D. Haywood, secre-
tary-treasurer of the federation. at
tempted TO nolu a conversation Win |
the prisoner while he was being taken
from the train at the union depot yes
terday morning. Ordered to stand
back by Capt. Welles, commanding the
guard, he struck the officer in the face.
In a second he was surrounded by
Gordon of angry troopers who struck
at him with the butts Of their car
bines and beat him with six-shooters.
That he, was not killed by the excited
soldiers Is due to the action OF Bert
Givens, the orderly Of Capt Welles,
who struck up the muzzle Of a gun
aimed at Haywood and rescued him
from his position between two cars,
where the guardsmen had him cor
nered
When a demand was made by Police
Capt. Frank Lee for the release OF
Haywood on the ground that the mil
tary rule did not extend to Denver,
Gen. Belt replied that he intended to
hold Haywood as a military prisoner
and would shoot any one who attempt
ID to take him, but nevertheless under
orders from Gov. Peabody Haywood
was surrendered to Sheriff Armstrong
and placed in the county Jail in Il
afternoon.
Prisoner Taken Back to Telluride.
Colorado Springs, COL, April a.
Cen. Bell, accompanied by troop A,
Colorado national guard, under Capt.
Welles, with Charles H Meyer as their
prisoner, arrived in Colorado Springs
It seven o'clock last night They came
Town from Denver to this city to get
heir prisoner out Of the capital city
md prevent the possibility Of a repeti-
Ion Of the riot scene of yesterday
morning. At midnight the military
,arty and their prisoner left for Tel
uride.