Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-06
J SALOON sMAsHER HoRsEWalPPED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, Temperance Lecturer, Is
Mestlng With and Giving Trouble In Kansas.

Mrs. Carrie Nation, Temperance Lecturer, Is
Meeting With and Giving Trouble In Kansas.
Says a Wichita, Kansas. dispatch of
January 81: Mrs. Carrie Nation came
back TO Wichita to-day after her recent
incarceration, and the net result Of 10
minutes of work by her this afternoon
are two wrecked saloons, the pieces Of
which are being sold tonight for souve-
Mrs. Mrs. Nation was assisted by Mrs
Julia Evans, Mrs. Lucy Wilhoit and Mrs
Lydia Muntz, all Of the local w. G. T.SU.
organization. They caused over $500
damage. With hatchets concealed under
their oloaka they entered tho saloon of
James Burns and did not leave CON-
plete piece of glass or working slot
machine in the place. All show GASES,
plate glass windows and doors were
broken into smithereens. Next they ran
to John Herrig's saloon, and had every
thing In the front of the room broken,
whom he appeared with revolver,
placed 1t at Mrs. Nations head and said
he would blow her brains out IL she did
not desist She yielded and ran to the
Carey hotel bar, where three policemen
met her. She struck at Detective SUIT
ton with q poker. He showed her aside
aud youth struck him in the face. A
policeman struck the youth and knocked
him down. Thepolice then overpowered
Mrs. Nation and her friends and took
them to the oity prison, followed by
1900 people. Chief of Police Cudbon
discharged the prisoners after they
reached the Jail, and is heartily con-
demned by the oitizens. After leaving
the oity building Mrs. Nation began a
street lecture. Shaking her fist at the
crowd, she said: "Men of Wichita, this
is the right arm of God, and I am des-
tined to wreck every saloon in your oity."
The women procured wagon and rode
through the streets, singing: Nearer.
My God to Thee" and other hymns.
They halted in front Of the saloons they
had smashed, and held prayer meetings.
1t is estimated that 5000 persons, mon
and women, have viewed the wrecks
sinoe,6 O'Clock. Mrs. Nation caused q
new sonsation tonight. She was at the
union station 'rying ticket when the
sheriff SAID You are my prisoner,
madamr She turned and gave him
violent slap across the face and wrung
both Of his ears viciously. Tremendous
excitement followed A policeman came
to his rescue, and, with the aid of some
bystanders, they succeeded in taking the
woman to cab, which was driven rap
idly to the county Jail. There she began
to pray and sing hymns.
MRS. NATION HORsEwHIpPED.
Enterprise, Kans., january 25.-Ccm-
Bternation follows in Mrs. Nations path.
Yesterday street fight, led on one side
by Mrs. Carrie Nation, the woman who
has been wrecking saloons in Kansas for
the last two weeks, and on the other by
Mrs. John Schilling, the wife of the
owner vi the saloon wrecked in this city,
was the event of the day in this place.
AS result of the fight Mrs. Nation was
arrested upon a warrant sworn out by
Mrs. Schilling, charging her with dis
turbing the peace, and Mrs. Schilling
was arrested on q warrant sworn out by
Mrs. Nation, charging her with assault
and battery. A little while later all
were released on bonds.
1t seems that Mrs. Nation and some
OF the w. G. T. U. women, who are aid
ing her In wrecking the saloons, had re-
paired to the store of merchant near
tho saloon oi VIM. Shook, whose 1ar
she had not yet demolished, and sent for
Shook, apparently for tho purpose of
giving him warning that his saloon was
to be wrecked.
While she was waiting for Shook seve-
raj women entered the store. They
were partisans of the saloon, and, upon
seeing Mrs. Nation and the women with
her, began free fight. One of the
women, who wore heavy veil, immedi-
ately began to horsewhip Mrs. Nation,
infiicting several blows upon her with
heavy whip. Several men we're In the
store, but made no effort to stop the
fight, and only the arrival Of the police
ended the free-for-al' battle. Mrs. Ma
tion was severely bruised by tho blows
which had been rained upon her, and re-.
paired to the house Of ono of her friends
70 doctor her hurts, saying: prepare
for tomorrow"
After peace had been restored all the
women were bound over to appear for
trial.
Ip the preliminary trial Mrs. Nation
was found not guilty of disturbing the
peace, and was released. The other
women were bound over to appear to.
day. Mrs. Nation declares that she will
swear out additional warrants against
the women, charging them with attempt
to murder, and'that she had encountered
moro trouble In Enterprise than in any
town she had visited.
. Mrs. Nation left Enterprise last night
for Hope, Kansas, where. she will hold
temperance meetings to-day. There are
but two saloons In this town, and Mrs
Nation may destroy them. Frop Hops
she will 20 to Kansas City, Kansas, and
will arrive there on Saturday.
The .wreoking Of the saloons In this
town is complete, not whole bottle
4 being left In the place ~
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