The Portland daily press., 1890-02-22
THE CRUSADERS MARCH TO COURT,
With a Brass Band and a Body Guard
Three Bundred Strong.
SplckardsvIlIe Women on Trial for
Smashing the Saloons.
The Proceedings the Occasion for a
Cold Water lCeIebration.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. February 2l.-The
Times Trenton. Missouri special says: The
$50 train today was loaded with Spickards-
vile temperance crusaders and their sympa-
thizers. They came to attend the trial Of the
ladies arrested for demolishing the saloons
in Spickardsville. At the station 300 Tren-
ton crusaders were drawn up to receive the
martyrs" Besides these about 200 people
were attracted through curiosity. The pro-
csssion formed with the 16 Spickardsville
crusaders in the place of honor. The pro-
cession marched to the music of band to
the Opera House, where arrangements had
been made for public meeting. Rev. Mr..
Cox presided, and when he called the meet
ing to order, the house was packed wit
12J0 people. A song was sung. prayer Of
fered and addresses made. The ladies of
Trenton had prepared a collation. for the
visitors, and the meeting adjourned for
lunch. At 1.30 Justice Shanklin,
before whom the. cases will be tried,
jury had been selected. A. B. Burkholder,
counsel for the defence, rose to state the
case, but the prosecution objected until the
prosecution had stated the charges against
The visitors. The justice overruled the OBJ
lection and from the crowd Of fully 1000 peo-
Pile broke forth applause of the most violent
kind.
Thomas Brady, owner of the demolished
saloon, was the first witness. He told how
his building was wrecked. Dnring the cross
examination the defence questioned him
with the purpose of showing that his saloon
was a public nuisance. The prosecution OBJ
jected, add pending the Justices decision,
the court adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing Seventy five witnesses have been sub
penaed and the trial will last fully three
days.
Briefly told. the occurrences which led to
the trial are the following: The temperance
crusade that has been gaining strength ever
since the women Of the town Of Lathrop
wrecked two saloons on the 7th inst has
spread to several other small towns, notably
the little village Of Spickardsville. There
was an unlicensed saloon in the place. 1t
was called club house, but the temperance
people had always objected to 1t. After the
news of the closing of the Lathrop aloons
ardsville girls got excited. They had warn
ing conveyed to Mr.. Davis, who kept "The
Club that he must close. He did not.
On last Friday afternoon they formed
procession and marched to THE Club"
They, wrecked 1t in very short order. All
Bottles were broken, glasses met the same
fate, and IN short time Mr.. Davis's ''club"
was thing of the past.
John Brady, the owner Of the gutted build
ing, came up to this town day or two ago,
and Constable Francis of this town went
down to Spickardsville and in his pockets
was big batch of warrants. They were
for the following ladies and gentlemen,
al. well known citizens: Mrs. e. A. Cook.
Miss Emma Cook, Miss Ollie Sanders, Miss
May Chambers, Miss May Ewing, Mrs. Sal
ly Cook. Mrs. Linney Scnooler. Mrs. Eme-
line Ricketts,, Mrs. Oscar Austin,
Mrs. John Austin, Miss Florence
Cox, Miss Vina Montgomery, Miss
Minnie Domer, James Baker, Frank School,
er and John Austin.
These ladies and gentlemen are charged
with riot, and it is alleged that the man who
secured the warrants Is John Brady, the
owner of the ''club." The prisoners" all
gave bonds at once.