Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-06-16
HASKELL DEHES
AFEDERAL COURT
He Refused to Accept Service tt
Appear in Court.
DEPUTIES ASK INSTRUCTION
state Officers at Guthrie Are Being
Closely Watched to Prevent Re-
moval OF Records to Okla
homa City.

Guthrie, Ok, June 15.-"Heck
Thomas and ]. NJ. Jacobson, deput
United States marshals, returned her
and reported that Gov. Haskell has re
fused to accept service under the OF
der Of Judge John H. Cotteral to az
pear here in the United States circui
court next Friday.
The officers said that In the pres
ence of women Gov. Haskell swore a
them and threatened to kick Jacobson
downstairs in the Lee-Huchins hotel
Jacobson defled an assault. Haskell
turned upon him, and then quickl!
trotted down a hallway and entered
room, which he locked against the OF
ticers.
Charles Madsen, chief deputy in thu
office of the United States marshSl
has laid the matter before Judge Cot
teral and asked for instruction. Mad
den also has wired George w. Wicker
sham, United States attorney general
Madsen expects to be ordered to Okla
homa City to serve the summons.
III co." said Madsen, Il shall moi
come back until have done my duty.
Madsen Is an old Indian fighter, was
for years a deputy United States mar
shat and once served with the French
army In Algiers.
State officers and clerks are being
closely watched by deputy sherifs to
see that the state records are not TAX
en- away. Two officers have been
stopped and searched by the officers
who had reason to believe the injunc
ton against such removal was about
to be ignored.
All this simply goes to show that
Guthrie is determined to uphold what
1t considers is its rights in the CAPT
tai fight An injunction forbidding the
taking away of the state records is in
effect, and as long as this holds
Guthrie is going to try to enforce it.
Gov. Haskell's threats to send the
state troops here to carry away the
state records are laughed at here,
where 1t is said that Gov. Haskell has
a mistaken idea of Guthrie's attitude.
THE frequent reference to the posi-
bility of armed resistance on the part
Of Guthrie to the removal Of state rec
ords to Oklahoma City, following the
establishment Of Gov. Haskell in that
town, is too absurd for serious denial"
said ]. ]. O'Rourke, chairman Of Guth-
rie's capital campaign committee.
Guthrie is a law abiding community,
and the sending Of militia by Gov.
Haskell would not change our conduct
In the slightest degree. There would
be no physical resistance Of any kind
to the removal of records. Guthrie re-
lies upon the courts for its rights in
this matter"
Mr.. O'Rourke's peaceable statement
does not agree with an editorial print
ed on the first page Of the Guthrie
State Capital and signed by the editor,
Frank H. Green. 1t says:
He. ignores the injunction Of state
court, sets up business in the Lee
Huckins hotel at Oklahoma City and
orders all the state officers to ignor
the Injunction Of Judge Huston and
move their records to Oklahoma City.
He sends word that II Sheriff Ma
honey attempts to enforce the process
Of the state court, by attempting to
prevent the removal Of the records. he
will call out the militia to suppress
him. Well, there will be NO removal
Of the records. Mahoney can get plen-
ty Of deputies to prevent this, and
II the governor wants to set militia on
an oficer of the state in the perform
ance Of his duties, let him try 1t. He
10 now in open rebellion aSainst the
laws Of the state. for he ID trying to
change the seat Of government with
out law, in dInance Of the laws Of the
state - we'll - Of the United States.
He 10 liable TO Impeachment as q
traitor to the constitution and laws be
took oath to enforce. Put It down that
he will soon be back"
Through the state attorney general,
Charles West, Gov. Haskell demanded
that Mayor r. FarQuharson Of Guthrie
and John Mahoney, sheriff of Logan
county, remove their watchmen from
around the state house and apologize
to him for the hating Of Charles
Daugherty, state labor commissioner,
and the searching OF his valise by a
policeman, who believed Daugherty
might BE- taking state records from
Guthrie in violation Of the order Of
court
UNLESS ! have immediate assurance
that this be done,T said Gov. Haskell,
referring 10 HE demand for the r.
moval Of the Watohmen, 4 shall take
proper steps to control this matter"
Just What Gov. Haskell meant BY
-proper steps and whether 4 was .
reference to bic intention to handle
The state capital situation II necessary