Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-21
THE AATION.|N PRISON
Prefers That to Giving a 5ond of
$4,000 for Raiding a Stor-
age Warehouse.
JUDGES DECISION HITS HER HARD
et-Mcets Two Rebuffs in
One Day.

Topeka. Kan. Feb. 19.-Mrs Car
RE Nation literally crammed Sunday
with thrilling episodes. She succeeded
in having the contents of a notorious
Joint smashed, broke into cold
storage plant in search of liquor.
ruined the mirrors ON several bars
found stored in a livery barn, al
dressed two large mass meetings of
men ana women and was arrested four
times. The last time that the law
laid its hands upon her WAS when
Mrs. Notion emerged from the clnrcn
where the mass-meetng had been
held.
Topeka, Kan. Feb. 19.-NIrs. Ma
ton is now in the county Jail as a re-
suit of her trial on a peace warrant
before Judge HaZen yesterday. The
warrant was sworn to by the Moeser
Cold Storage company, whose plant
Mrs. Nation entered sunday morning.
Mrs. Nation acted as her own attorney
in the trial. Judge Hazen placed her
under So 600 bond to keep the peace,
and ordered her to appear before him
nj the next term of court. Mrs. Ma
tion refused to give the bond and said
she would go To jail. She is now de-
tanned in the hospital roomof thccoun-
ty Jail. where She viii probably re
main for some time. In the city court
yesterday morning arguments We're
given in the ease brought against Mrs.
Nation 10y the prOprietors of the
wrecked Senate saloon. Judge Me
Cabc said he would take the matter
under adviSement until Thursday
morning.
Judge scores the Nntionites.
1t is not likely that Mrs Nation will
be able to give bond. because she de-
clarcS that She will resume her smash
ing crusade against the Joints inn
mcdiately upon her release. Her
friends have been advised that Judge
Hazeu will order her release only on
promise TO send her to her home ut
Medicine Lodge. Judge IIaZen last
night placed Cal Mcdonald, Mrs. Rose
CriSt and Miss Madeline Southland UNI
der bonds McDonald's bond is ST.,
600, the others are 5000 each. The
judge delivered a scathing address to
the three Nation lieuteuants. He eX-
pressed the opinion that Mrs. Nation
is insane and said those persons who
encourage her methods of reform
ought To be ashamed of themselves.
Surprise for some Smashers.
The warrants for the arrest of the
three above named We're sworn out by
William Moeser. lie has also begun
suits for malicious trespaSS against
Mrs. Nation, Mrs CriSt. Miss South
ward. Cal Mcdonald. Frank Murphy.
DR. Eva Harding, Mrs. a. T. Chadwick
and Rev. +. W. Emerson. Somewhat
of a sensation was produced in the
saloon WreckerS' camp when il became
known that three of their members had
been put under bond and that others
were to he sued. Interesting develop
ments are looked for
She Is Swampcd by Objections.
During tie trial Will Moe~er, one of
the partners iii the storage house was
the first witness called. After answer
inc all questions put by the county Mt
torney. Mrs. Nation opened fire with
all manner Of questions. Objections
were offered by the county authorities,
most Of which We're sustained. Other
witnesses followed in like manner
and She kept UP hot fuSllade of
questions. wanting TO know how many
hatchets were used in breaking in.
what do YOU keep in Your place" isn't
ii n fact that you keep MI kinds of hell
brOthE' etc Mrs Nation could not un-
derStand the sustaining of the many
objections and said She did not think
the Judge was fair with her.