New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
WOULD GUST TROOPS
zSK WRIT At REELFOOI.
Go7ernor's authority Attacked
Issues Statement.
fRy Telegraph to the Tribune.l

--,. IT,, oct Sa-An unexpected turn
ss vtxey 10 the Night Reer situation al W
hour this evening. when Rice A -,, fieio g. +he
-assrnsn from the 9Th District, as counsei , Lo ~
= I watson pastor Of the Baptist Ohu'oii
~ Union City brought habeas corpus pio.e
20 secure the release Of the clergyman 80 =.
william Watson, who is an important p - So,
,,zmn Memo in connection with the Nlghl f'iuei
troubles. IL, oo-
1raYson was named by It'd Burton in MS con
.ession at Tptonvfe as one OF the chei eau le"U
~ the Night Riders. and has been heiu III ~ -
.9ne,ent for several days. lie Is about forty yeas
- 80 ,,atl connected an dhas been resident OF
,ha lake region for many years. He ls IaIilIe "
comfortable circumstances for this country 0ee
worth from Sl2.eoc 10 S5,e' - =,
The petition. which was granted - Judge 'o
ssnh > ZONES sets forth that Watson was ar
-ste6 without warrant law. and asks that ooIo
mel Tatorl be required to appear in court Win 'n
petitioner and show cause why the WIZ 80
not be granted. The writ Is returhao'e
Judge Jones tomorrow morning The aIes@tioi =
made that under the constitution OF me S'a'e O.e
Governor cannot call out the military except III
case Of rebellion or invasion, ana iheh oHis "
authorized b. the Legislature The STATE wiz "
represented in the argument Of the pe'i'-o1 -
Atto-T,e > General d J. Caldwell, Juoge " u
s;-.s-, and Felix W Moore. Section ;, Article
OF The state constitution under which the Pet'tlon
IS fled. is as follows:
He referring TO the Governor shall be the com
nander in chief Of the army ana nav a o. into the
eTice Of the United States; but the militia siisl
not be ca cae@ .,aiio IS9 Sa then only when the Gen
traI Assembly shall declare b. law that ''e p'''l
safety requires IL
- Camp Memo is twenty miles from OIlion - ,
a. win require long night ride for the oIeer WIN
-bo ,,-i- 10 serve 10 make this trip. ana seNeial
hours for Colonel Tatom and Watson 10 man -
Journey here. and il is believed tIal 'ie IT,
Of The argument viii not be begun unth noon =
,7o4r-7v several hours viii elapse before ll-e d
h ed
11e case will go ever until next MONDAY.
C.o-erDo- Patterson issued the following state
rnent tonight
The proof which has thus far deyel&op@a & is pest pest
nS ;,-,-Icafee many others. This viii all be pre-
ano II lIis "a - - a. the DroDer time. and long
80 tas haco taken to discover and suppress law
tSsttraSe in fbjs region Conditions have been eA7
trernelv bad the Night Riders gong from from @lo On,
with the murder Of Captain quentin h4ilt slI anu
NJ kn0t Who nrcd the shot and put the rope
around RaEknS neeh M dt Ie ,nnre han ten. while
scme stood guard and others held the horses. me
viii III a exceed thirty-five The inquiry viii be
further prosecuted, and the state VIII nave aIiF @
evidence II convict I believe that Judge Jones anu
go -I9at he >z-y LII he fully indicated through
its proper and established channels ,,,
The suggestion made ny some lilat ~ ~
court martial was iii advised: and TO have done
SO would nave been a pam 1afd - % nave gone
SIS far as ulE power goes. and il has been used 10
Of Colonel Tatom are rendering fire service ana
the conduct Of the boys has been TeIlarhaoIe IoT
good discipline and eentleranly department L
viii keen the soldiers here until order Is tnor-
olighlv restored. They are in control ana VIII re-
main in coutroi long d the necessity exists
The telephone and telegraph wires leading from
Unicn City 10 various points were cut early this
morning, presumably by Night Riders. The
Cumberland telegraph and Telephone COmpany's
wires ID Rivs five miles distant, 10 Trenton thirty
miles from here and TO kenton, sixteen miles dis
fant all due south and the main line Of the
Mobile Ohio Railroad. were silent until lneme1
reraired the damage. The wires Of the Postal
Telegraph Company leading from Union City TO
Memphis were also broken The cutting was done
at a point three and half miles from Union City,
at an iron bridge where. the night Of the burn
ing Of the docks at Reelfoot Lake in April last,
a party Of about hundred men, supposed 10
be Night Riders. was observed by trainmen in
passing.
This afternoon Frank Ferrino, Herschel Hogg and
''wad" Morris. prisoners at Camp Memo, were
taken 20 Obon by detachment Of six soldiers
and II is understood were conveyed on a Mobile &
Ohio train Memphis
Only three arrests were made to-day, and none
OF them is regarded as important. The disposition
# the habeas corpus case is looked forward TO
with great interest, il is considered striking
al The yitals Of the Night Rider inquiry.