The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-28
TRIED TO DESTROY IT
Mrs. Carrie Nation Wages
War on Carey Annex
is FROM MEDICINE LODGE
Now Occupies Cell in County
JaiI-Hearing Today.

Mrs. Carrie Nation Of Medicine Lodge
yesterday walked into the Carey annex
and commenced the demoHshing Of the
fixtures in that place. She was armed
with two short pieces Of iron. She also
had some rocks. There were quite mum
Der Of people in the annex, and before
her onslaughts on the furniture these
men left the place in a hurry.
With one sweep she took the decanters
from the bar. They broke to pices on
the floor. The liquor was wasted. The
sight Of the liquor on the floor evidently
encouraged her.
Mrs Nation then picked up a billiard
bail and dashed it against the large plate
glass mirror behind the bar The ball
struck nearly in the center Of the glass.
The result was that a large section was
broken and fell out There are large
cracks running in every direction 1t
means new plate glass for that portion
Of the saloon, which viii cost $500 OF
500
A large picture painted by the portrait
artist John Noble was hanging in the
rear OF the room 1t was cleopatra at
the Bath" This was also in for its share
of Mrs Nations spite. and the glass over
the picture was demolished and the pic
ture almost ruined. The wine case came
In for it's share of hard knocks.
About that time the coIored porter ran
for a policeman. Detective Park Mas
Bey appeared on the scene and took
charge Of Mrs. Nation She was angry
that any man should try to usurp her
authority so soon gained in the annex.
He prepared to charge on the efficient
officer He resented this and immediate
ly produced his badge of authority
which rather cooled the ardor Of the irate
woman.
Mrs. alton was taken to the police
station On the way there she gave Park
Massey some hard knocks during her talk
on intemDerance. After reaching the
station Mrs Nation talked for some time
to the officers and police clerk. Instead
of being confined In the city Jail she
was placed in the private Office TO await
developments. Later on, warrant was
sworn out for her arrest, and Mrs. Ma
ton is now an inmate Of the county jail
being taken there yesterday by City Mar
shall Schad.
The hearing viii come I'D today in the
city court Mrs. Nation viii want to talk
and tell her side of the matter. As she
is a rapid speaker and does not care very
much what She says. it VIII be rather
Interesting
Mrs. Nation states that she is the pres
ident Of the Barber county w. c. T. IT,.
and thinks it her duty to try and close
up the saloons of Wichita She came
here Wednesday night and made thu
rounds of the saloons and notified them
that she would be around again and take
action on them. No one took her at her
word and thought nothing of the mat
ter.
w. G. Osborn OF Medicine Lodge was
in the city yesterday To a reporter for
the Eagle he said. ct know Mrs Ma
ton very we'll She is considered very
peculiar She does a great many worthy
deeds in our city and for this reason is
generally wen thought Of She was mixed
up in something similar to this affair IN
klowa several years ago. ] do NOT re-
member how that came out. but presume
that Mrs. Nation got or all right and
--'-'-4-A no l-A-AE "a udDQ III running
fairs In Wichita. Every Saturday after
noon she preached in Medicine Iod~e
sometimes about the liquor question and
again on other subjects. This used ia
cause great deal Of comment. but neo-
pie there have become SO accustomed to
it that they think nothing about it,
Mrs Nations husband used To be
lawyer He tries to practice law some
now but is so old that he does not do
much at it, He gets a pension. and thai
keeps the family. He does not take ac-
tive part in affairs and generally LET'S
his wife do just as she pleases.s
II am not surprised ut this action IN
her part from what I have seen Of her
The people Of Medicine Lodge win nor h..
surprised either, since she was in the
kiowa affair"
Mrs. Nation is a large woman. dasbv
and dressed in black She is probably
hity-five years Of age and SAYS thar Sir,
is a grandmother
Yesterday afternoon. in Mrs. Nations
cell in the county JAIL a number of +be
W. G. T. U. women Of this CITY as-