Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
on TRIAL


TRENTON, MO-, E6D. IA new
and decidedly novel sensation in
the way of legal proceedings is
now on the bills in This town. The
sensation consiets 10 the trial Of
the sixteen female t.crusaders''
arrested yesterday at Spickards-
vile, and its outcome will be
awaited with the most intense in
terest as being a significant point
or on the similar Lathrop middle,
the band of fair crusaders who are
now on trial here having been en-
gagged there in the same vigorous
style of warfare against whisky.
The party was placed under arrest
in spickardsyille, charged with
ssrlot and malicious destruction OF
property"
At $50 this forenoon a special
train arrived at Trenton from
ISpickardsville. On board were the
16 crusaders, attended by about
300 friends and symTathizers. The
visitors were met at the depot by q
delegation of about 200 Trenton
people, headed by the Trenton
band. Hundreds Of spectators
were on hand to witness the ar
rival. The crusade party alighted
from the train and the song, "Hold
the Fort" was sung with great
fervor, the entire crowd joining in.
The procession with the Is ar.
rested crusadersne 9 The head, wear.
ing white badges al,d numbering
all told some 800 men and women,
marched through The principal
streets to the opera. house. The
spickardsville delegation carried
numerous banners, which bore in.
scriptions expressing the sentiment
of the crowd, such as "No Club
Room Here" "A Mothers Hopes,
a Sober Son." "W,s Protect ou1
Homes and Children" "The Will
of the Majority is Law" "Hea1
the Voice of the People," One OIL
the banners bore the picture of tht
late club house standing by the side
of the railroad track. The tracl
extended over the top of a tree II
the distance, and above the dis
mantled building the words. "Nt
Club House Here" we're written,
the picture being the work of +.
local artist.
The opera house Was quickly fill
ed, the crowd assembled number.
ing over 1900 people. Rev. Mr.
Cox, Marshal of the day, called tn,
meeting to order and suggested tina
as the officers and attorneys wert
not yet ready to 60 to. trial that
prayer be offered, songs be sung
and short speeche s made.
THE TRIAL BEGUN.
Promptly at 1870 =. m. Justic'
Shanklin called the court to order
there being a crowd of 1000 people
present. The officers of the cour
had been at work several hour
and the jury was already chosen
ALI of the jury are residents o
Trenton and are good. citizens. I,
his opening statement for the de
fence, A. II. Burkholder's remark
were objected to by the prosecution
on the ground that he was goin!
out of the case. The court, how
ever, allowed the gentleman to pro
coed. The ruling WIS considers
to be a favorable one for tn
crusaders and the immense crow
applauding v~ociferounly, the cour
called the house to order and an
nouneed that if any further demon
stration of that kind was made b
would have the house cleared, as j
was not a temperance meeting, bu
a court of justice.
About rs witnesses have bee
subpenaed and the c,.se will COZ
sumo two or three days. In MAX
ing his speech on TIE point Mr.
Harper of the prosecution accuse
the men of both Trenton an
spickardsville of being guilty <
hiding behind the petticoats of tn
women and encouraging them t
acts that they, the men, were afrai
to do. Geo. Hall, A. Ia. BurkholG
er, r. A. Debolt and O. G.. Bal
are the attorneys for the defence
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