Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-22
TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
Trouble Threatened in the
Town of Lathrop, Mo.
Men with Political Grudges and Spitcs
Behind the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of Arrests 20 be Iasued.

Men with Political Grudges and Spitea
Behind the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of Arrests 40 be Issued.
A Lathrop, No., special says; while the
results Of the temperance crusade that made
such furore in this little village have been
spread broadcast, the truth OF the matter
has not yet been published. Men with politi-
cal grudges and petty spites have hidden boz
hind petticoats and the world has heard only
Of woman's crusade, whereas, as a matter
OF fact, masculine enmity and local politics
inspired the whole affair. Nearly fifty OF the
best women in the town are liable to be called
before the Grand Jury to answer a charge OF
trespass and riotous conduct
Their social rank will not save them, as
the next Grand Jury will be drawn by OH
Gals who are terribly incsnsed at the recent
outbreak, and the law will be invoked in aid
OF injured parties regardless Of morals or
equity. But 70 is feared that this will not end
the matter. There will b. hlood.hed here
yet remarked one gentleman. Just as soon
as Prosecuting Attorney Gross issues the war
rauts fun will commence, and any attempt a.
place one Of those people under arrest viii b
met with q resistance that will terminate Ia
a riot. There ara large number OF men con-
nected with the temperance people who will
kill any man who att 'mpts to serve a war
have already made threats to that Ell ct.
'John A. Cross, the Prosecuting Attorney.
told the following story: The mistaken im-
preston has gone abroad that this was q
womAn's crusade. whom Il was really started
and engineered by men, and during all the
disturbance there was present man for every
woman
There were present, and actively engaged
In the disturbances, J. I. Carmichael. a Bap.
list minister; Jacob Bohart, Sc, Dr. MuntY.
who had an axe and wanted to Snssh tho bill
lard tables; Elitor Mckee, of tho Ltthrop
Monitor; B. +. Cochran, an ex-saloon keeper;
E. G.. Kinney, former Grand Jurymeu, who
never summoned any witnesses and never In
dieted a man; Chas. p. jones', Cashier OF the
Laihrop Bank, ami 20 others. 10 has teen
charged that the city officials were rcsponsi-
bic for allowing ali OF these SPOONS 20 run,
when, in fact, there is no law that can pre-
vent it, as has been proven by case in the
Supreme Court, the Local Option law being
declared null and volt Then. again, taere
is TO Council to pass city ordinances.
The crusaders oil the follow x as having
formed the basis Tor their actions. "rhe
immediate cause OF the outbreak was stlo-
blng atfray January "a Lass, wuea John l..
Broogs was severely cut by Abe Scruggs, .
farmer, while both were intoxicated. Mrs.
Brooks, the wife OF the man who was stabbed
is perhaps more directly responsible for tho
outbreak than any one person. She remarked
TO a neighDor that IL she had anyone To help
her she would break into every saloon in
town and pour the liquor into the street.
That neighbor replied, II Will 20 with yon
and can get twenty-five other women to go
IL was then that public meeting was called
and il was decided to circulate a paper ask
ing the women Of Lathrop TO pledge theu-
selves 20 extermnate the liquor traffic ia
their town. The women gathered together
at the Opera House and, headed by Rev. Mr..
Carmichael, marched down the street. When
the women reached Wards saloon they stop
ped on finding the door locked and crowd
gathered inside. They were ashamed 20
back out. They went wild, and smashed ths
glass 10 the door, unlocked and wont IN.
The crowd in the saloon had partially van.
isbed, but Ward, the proprietor, stood guard.
He was swept from the field, aud the door
which separated the bar room from the bll-
lard room was burst open.
1.-THE sight OF the beer bottles and whisky
barrels melted the women 20 renewed action.
The whole thing developed into a riot, each
women vielng with the other In seeing how
much damage she could do, one woman noAst-
ing that she had smashed over a hundred
bottles. Some one started a raid on che liquor
case and IN a moment IL was cleared out
aud tho stuff carried oil.
when the whiskey was being poured into
the street IL formed 10 little pools sand "A brisk
Can trade was inaugurated by boys aud mvn
every SPECIES Of tools being pressed into use
TO scoop up the whisky. Wnan tho women
saw what was going on they appropriated
barrel OF salt from neighborlug grocery
an knocking Ia the head sprinkled the salt
into the liduor.