Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
THE WOMEN AND THE sA-
Looms.

just outside the corporation line, praying,
singing and begging of Beck to close up his
saloon and cease to deal out the intoxi-
eating beverage that is sgraduaIly but sure
ly bringing thousands Of men-young and
old-doWn to the drunkard's grave, and
making beggars and paupers of women and
children all over this country. Urging
this misguided man earnestly and pray er-
fully is.alI these good women have done to
procure his assent to quit business that
in its results is more terrible by hundred
per cent. than any war. pestilence. or fam
inc, that has ever afflicted this nation. To
use mild means to induce this man and
Others to cease their traffic in intoxicating
drinks, is all that has been done. This is
the head and front Of their offending; and
yet, in this land Of civil and religious lib
erty, plant tools enoug Oh have been found
to. restrain (under pretense of law these
women from holding devotional exercises
in nat5eiF 6EEn tabernacle, and on gro ouHds OBJ
tanned for thatpurpose.- -'A
c. A. Palmer the only lawyer. outof
"a dozen oT2mOre IN this place, who could be
found to take up the cause for the liquor
dealers, and enter a prosecution. against the
ladies andi few gentlemen Of this town,
including the clergymen of the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches. And for what
was this prosecution entered? simply for
praying for sinners and using mild, per-
suasive arguments to induce them to desist
from their wicked pursuits and ways in life;
0nTaesaay fort seven ofaoUrg citizens
-mostly'aladies--zF summoned by the
Sheriff, under an order Of court, and issued
Fly Judge Stafford, toaappeary before the
Court Of Common Pleas on the 7th of
March next. to answer to a acomplaint made
against them by Charles Beck, on peti!
| ton for an injunction to stop these persons
from assembling at their tabernacle and
holding prayer meetings and other deyo-
tiohaE services. z- s- ..~.=- 81 --a (
Belowgwe give the complaints made by
Mr. Beck through his Attorney, C. a, Pail
mer, upon which, he asks the court to
grant an injunction to prevent the holding
of these meetings.
D. 1875 certain Of the defenda ants agreed to-
gethef tsaA9opt means 70 break up and destroy
the bpsiRess Of your complement. -
1Hhatsin spurs nee ef said agreement, from
tins 10 time, bet Feen said 18th day OF Decem-
bsr aRd the 10Th day of ) a1lna4V,e A d. 1874
thsF aipst the wish and IN spite of the pro
testsof your comp pla1nant. entered and tres
passed upon the said premises Of your com
plainsnt and hel what they called Temper
anee Prayer Meetings. 5se. ses .-T5st,l esss
!, L.That onfhsaaid 2oth of january, fearing
actions Of trespass, thesaid defendants desist
edfrom entering yeur com plainaut' ) said close
bErt with the agowedz purpose of breaking uE
the said business of your plaintiff; erected Of
caused 20 be erected upon the said lands of tn,
defendant Daniel Mclean a. certain boarC
straotrire or sshantys NVhich said structure o.
shanty is without doors 5or windows of, ethe
openings on theee sides, but entirely open O.
uninefosed oRl the side next to the resid en- G.
and business house of cyouF complainant, a nc
stands not more than four feet from tn { Yves
line ofsyouF eomplainant's said second tract
| and. but a few feet from either his sbusines
house or dwelling and between the point o
his said business house and tiae said Leesbur
| pike ;sEo--S t-sss sEE4ss4 - -zGE ~ gsa5-
: "That in and about said structurs or shAnt
the idefen dAnts have placed lamps md stron
"TIaf said structure g. shanty Is ooeupis
day and night by some Of the sdefepdanta-
r s41ahaE from eight ora nineso dock of eac
e morning, since the 25th day ofJanuaHy, unit
as late as e1eVsn o'clock at night, up to th
: present time the female defendants, by squad
, | and reiiefs SiheTted and encoura ged so to do b
the mail defendaptS, occupy the9said5 shanty
u atteRdedby Of the mail defendants.
e --taP That whenever they see stranger or an
g othen piFsoR not of their own number, and e
- r,eci aiky TJerson RI K noyVn to be a customer
o A
n or place of business they set up a singing an
:. praying; and more especially Whsn aeeus tom
ID enters Misplace of business z-'i --a ss.s-
y <'"Thst by means of the said iamPs and I
,o Electors they, by night throw a strong lig
. into theswindows of the complainantss d we
rs ing house and business house and upon
lg walks and grounds; Whereby they are enabl
- to- see alE persons who come upon his sa
premises, either guests of his family or OF
/ tofners to himselfE S ZS ts& ks2
-. "That the names of all persons coming up
10 his said premises by day are taken down
Ia the defendants then on watch on and abe
he said shanty, and are read out openly at pu
] lie, meetings composed of the, defendants q
q otllers.in some one of the ehuFchest Of 50
f. Washington on the following night, and t
,o4 names of oil persons coming on his premi
! at night are so taken and read in church
rs, following morning.
ar "That the taking and reading so7 as afo
,sr said of the names Of persons aforesaid is vi
= the purpose cf preventing such persons and
ms others from coming upon your complainant
in said premises either0s customers or guests
J a'"That the said. defendants threaten to et
oT tinue their said practices and presents a
ess shanty and lights and refectora until "
Til complainant ceases to de the business aloresa
s, ''Phat their object and purpose is to ann
70 the plaintiff, to destroy his business and
md incon venience himself and family until he
.,,u compelled TO quit his said bUsiness.d =
iys ''That by reason of the facts stated, nett
ent your complainant or his wife or family can
ms day or night even enter his prIvy or do
\ other act or thing upon his premises with
= being observed. az ,ENl =,
: and friends of your compliments wife are
" vented and deferred sfrom going to his hou
the | whereby his wife is cut off from all soci
4 and companiOnship, on aceoRnt of which
: said annoyance, and that hereafter named
ON said defendants, she is seriously threated "
use sickness. -ss 5-~-. -
lrs- ''That stones are thrown into plant
star premises and at him at night; and cuTsing
We swearing at night Is indulged in by yo
,vs male members of certain of~defendants'
80 lilies, who eongregate about said shant,
an hicbf.se : E2Esz5E as As 2
ian, sTbat the said sbantv. Iamns ana refect
!. Y. and presence and conduct ohthe said defe
ants in singing and praying and as otherV
400 stated is nuisance, and causes great in'
and venieuce to the complainant and his fam
stin and IS interfering with and destroying
aoo plaintiffs business and disturbing the quiet
t6ie Fepose of himself and family andfiuterfel
: I with the peaceful enjoyment of his proper
- and for which he has, as he is advised
soal' adequate remedy at law.
..ior "He therefore prays that said nuisance
any. be abated, SAID shanty and lamps and ref
ling tors removed, and the defednanti perpety
K. snjoined and restrained from doing every
all the acts and things set forth in said !
: ton, and otherwise interfering with and
IL, testing the said plaintiff or his said bust
'tied and family, and all other proper relief
y Names Of one hundred and f
half ~ nrt1,r ruc,,r,,r,,,,, io,., :,.1a1: ~