Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-04-08
& Communications.
HOW THE WOMEN BREAK UP RUMERrEs
IN wINcHEsrER, RANDOLPH Co., IvD.

having obtained the destroyer at at least four of
these nuisances.
Again, the mass Of the citizens have labored, |
plead and argued with these human enemies, for
years, with no effect. These monsters with
out the pale Of reason--the voice Of humanity
Well. ut the adjournment Of the Bible Convention,
to-day, at 4 o'clock, Rev. A. Loose announced that
the women would occupy the house, and requested
the men to withdraw.
1t was not long before about one hundred women
were in march with romonstrance, petition and
pledge in hand for the house of the dead. The
wife Of the murdered left the house Of mourning,
marched up in front of David Akcrs Grocery
Aker had closed his door and gone to his stable
for stallion. Meantime Aker's wife showed her
face at tho window, and delivered herself Of al
mess of vulgar slang too indecent to record
Akcr appeared with his horse, but finding himself
unnohced lead the animal back TO the stable and
appeared single handed in the midst of tho un-
dauntcd women. The paper was read containing
the facts, appeal and plcdge-'Wil you quit the
business and sign this pledge said the women ?
No, was the answer. Now came the mother Of
the orphans, robbed Of father by Aker and 9TH
crs. The wife of a man murdered by them.
Shall stop here to try to give an outline of the
scene that surrounded usl / cannot describe it.
Words fal--thoughts fail. Never was l so COM
petely overpowered by human sympathy. So
melted to pity--so aroused to indignation. At
6rst all was in q manner still but this outraged
woman. Oh what eloquence fell from her lips
How many tears fell as she drew in vivid colors
the awful scene that lay before The eloquent
crying woman was the robbed, the clay heart be-
fore her was the robber, net Of pocket trash, but
of husband, friend, protector. Her husband
was the murdered, this monster was one Of the
murdercrs. Oh what n picture. The house Of
mournng-the murdered corse, then cold, lfelcss,
she had left behiud--the orphan children cluster
ing round the cold form of a father, pluckod from
them by this clay heart that stood in our midst
the former felicity of their home and family-ther
present lonely, impoverished sad, degraded condi-
tion all portrayed with heart felt eloquence
that melted almost every eye to tears but Aker's--
and found flesh in every other heart. lie still
stood unmoved Now came indignation. 1t fired
almost every heart of the hundreds present, and
tho tongue was true to the deep emotions. This
touched not the clay heart, but the pocket Of the
: rumseer. lie read his doom, il he persisted, in
the eyes and countenances Of the large crowd
lie now said that he would sign the pledge, if the
4 crowd would buy his liquors. Instantly the mer
who crowded near pledged the money The poi
L son was invoiced at Sl26. The modern Judas
pockeed, not the thirty pieces, but tho l26, ant
soon the filthy slop was running down the gutter
1t amid the shouts of the gladdened multitude. Blu
vs. the work was just begun. Close by was VIM
:, Page one of the most degraded of all men. TIL,
r Al. olN,,ta
Tho women next surrounded him. The seem
with Aker was acted over, on the part Of th
IS ,oomen but they utterly failed to find any flesh il
10 his heart, one spark of humanity about him. Ill
e spurncd their tears and prayers sneered at thei
u arguments, and added insult to his injury. Ours
r cd the wife Of his murdered victim told her to &
home and bury her husband &C. Finding ever
IL thing else, for the present, unavailing, the wome
y commenced their march for Pages grocey. Their
if repeated the appeal, informing Page that if h
to persisted they would find their way to his lquo
st and consign it to its mother earth. THE wome
had obtained hatches at the stores as they passe
nt along.) Page told them to 90 ahead. No quicke
he said than the hatchets commenced hewing the doc
~ and window. Soon the door was in chips an
S' splners, the window demolished and amid tn
in shouts cheers and sympathy Of the multitude VIII
pt crowded near these heroes emped bottles, decar
IL. ters, kegs and barrels-and Whiskey, Brandy Gi
IN and Wine, made common cause, and flowed o
down the gutter together. Enough was empte
on the floor to make the slop near shoe mout
o. Deep Having put the liquors in this establish
oJ ment beyond power to further injurc their hu
he bands fathers, sons and brothers, they proceede
to No. 3, Rosters beer shop. After some hesita
We ing he signed. No. 4, by James G. Ennis, Bee
shop,) Immediately signed. 10. was willing
70 let them pour out his bar but would not sign II
W. has signed since. No. G and were dru
rs stores; they signed the pledge 1t was then t.
nat late to attack the Brewery, so they adjourned
ret meet at the funeral, at o'clock, tomorrow. An
as soon as the funeral is over the job is to be con
pleted The country people have become arouse
by the scenes enacted here, and a meeting is to |
VI. held tomorrow night to discuss the merits Of tn
Ia case and determine whether it will be proper
se, destroy the drunkcries all over the county.
Thursday morning The meeting is over
en-, an early hour the Court House was crowded to
n. entire fullness. Barker was called to the stan
for loudly from every quarter. lie made an excelle
Of speech. Rev. j.. Cooper was in the chair. Re
DC A. Loose offered resolution Of thanks to ii
rn ~ Spartan ladies for their noble deed-regreted tn
md ne couid not De out 10 heiP let out the poison
roll Mr.. Barker offered substitute to LOoses resol
son ton First thanking the Ladies' Second, callir
VI" on them to extend operations until the State shs
be rid Of the article. Third, that the auden
.ne n stand by them and protect them The resolut
lid. was received with dcafening aye. Next cau
nch the women. Their foreman, Amanda Way, ma
ler- beautiful. resolute, appropriate and mode
ner s speech-read their paper which organized .hc
int into standing army. and which pledged their
that the whole business should be put dovn in w
chester, and STAY PUT DOWN. A large number
ow- women were present who voted unanimous a
m,, to this resolve. Next came Aer pledge; the m,
of the women signed that So Winchester n.
sto has standing army, arrayed with truth, love
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