The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-24

upon this decision, except TO say that it
did not take its aI,iRius from the charge
Of Judge Denny, as bias been unjustly
presumed by some.
After three days trial, and the above
mentioned verdict, the ladies, attended
by many friends, appeared for sentence
on Wednesday morning at eleven
O'Clock, and were fined five dollars each
and costs, or, in default of fine, one
days Imprisonment in the city Jail.
The ladies with one accord agreed to
spend twenty-four hours in Jail rather
than submit to be finedi and they are
there while we write this report. 4
protest was read by Mrs. Sparrow, which
will be appended to this report.
The defence was ably conducted by
Messrs. A. c. Gibbs, c. W. Parrish, H.
H. Northrup and = ShOup, who volun-
teered their services and contested inch
by inch the ground, as points were made
and objections raised. The statement
of the case and the pleading were able.
In short, it will probably be some time
before the Police Court will witness an
other scene of equal interest.
1t is our opinion that the Police Court
never before was the scene of any trial
similar to this; nor was it probably ever
more orderly, quiet and respectable
showing that the presence of good
women everywhere and anywhere is a
warrant OF decency and good order.
THE PROTEST OF THE cRUsADERs.
Your Honor We do protest against any
sentence being passed upon us, for the follow
ing reasons;
FIrst-That the verdict was contrary 10 the
testimony, and TO the charge OF your Honor. IN
that the testimony clearly shows by numerous
witnesses, that we were quiet and orderly in
the midst OF disorder and confusion. To such
an extent did some OF MS preserve quiet that we
did not so much as open our mouths, either in
song or in prayer, as your Honor will observe
by referring TO the testimony
Second-we, as Temperance women, do ear
nesily protest against being sentenced on the
finding OF a jury composed in part OF liquor
dealers, who, according TO the words OF their
oath, had already prejudged US.
1--WE may be allowed to mention the work in
which We are engaged, we should like TO do so
The crime being supposed TO be in the intent
we would remind your Honor that the hus-
bands and fathers of the land are being stricken
down on every hand by this vile traffic against
which we wage war, and that the sons OF the
land are so beset by temptation that many ol
them fall early into the drunkards grave, and
many more, who live on, but live To disappOinl
the fond hopes which are conferred in them, and
which, but for this fell destroyer, they might
fulfill. These evils, your Honor. are not in far
Of lands, but at our own doors, as that wife can
testify who a few months since went To a prom.
inent saloon in this city and plead with the
proprietor 10 sell her husband no more liquor
as her lie was in danger whenever that hus-
band came home under its influence. and shs
was coldly told: ''0h, well, II I do no; sell him
liquor, some one else will.r Or that other wife
whose twenty years experience has deprived
her Of everything the heart holds dear "bu
her trust In God" whose husband can 90 and
keep the books at this same saloon, and Satur
day night take his pay in this cursed hrc-watel
and 90 70 his home to make IL such hell upoT
earth that the children must be sent from tn,
the house and the wife remain in terror OF he
life. such instances are not rare, and 10 y II
behalf OF these suffering sisters that we act w
have not power 10 amend the laws: but sine
the day that woman was first at the sepulchre
It mas been her conceded right To pray, an,
this right we claim as inalienably OurS.
The jury have kindly recommended ~ Il
mercy; we ask no mercy-we demand IUsrICT