Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-08

she stood up and removed her black
bonnet. Then her gold trimmed eve
glasses came or. then her hand satch-
el. She did not remove her black
wrap, but walked over to the couch
and fell upon her knees She buried
her face in her hands, and remained
there for two or three minutes Then
she walked over to the wall. and Sc
lected a nice long macintosh, which
sh threw over herself. Her head
only was exposed. as she called out
eheerily and with a smile:
Coed night, gentlemen.
Chief Ritz had not intended com
Polling her to sleep In the lookup, but
hoped that his insistenee upon that
point might bring promise from her
to visit no more saloons.
Chief Ritz sent for the Mayor and
the City Solicitor and when they ar
rived they consulted in the Mayors
Office as to the proper and wise course
to pursue in regard to the case.
The hearing of the case before May
or Sweeney in the police court follow
ed. Mrs. Nation was brought in and
officers 0Leary, Humes. Woodward
and Linden, and Sword. bar keeper at
the Senate appeared as witnesses
against her and were sworn. Mrs.
Nation affirmed.
officer O'Leary stated That he had
seen a crowd at Sixteenth and Market
streets. following Mrs. Nation and
shouting; they went into the Senate
saloon. Il went in and asked her to
go out; to go to her hotel. She said
she would not go
That's lie said Mrs. Nation to
a remark of the witness. Remember
Us is court, and you must respect
It," said Mr.. Conifi
Il do respect the court" said Mrs.
Nation.
The witness related further happen
ings and utterances in the Senate by
=, risoner.
Mrs. Nation-"When you came and
askeL me to get out | thought you
were the proprietor" Then laughing
I wanted an explanation. Did ] tell
you would not got out? Didn't | ask
you why you wanted me to go out of
there"
Officer Humes testified he heard
O'Leary ask her to go out, that he did
not hear her say much, but he heard
tie crowd whooping and shouting.
Mrs. Nation cross-examined him as
she had done the other witnesses and
brought out that she had talked
against tobacco and whiskey. and nd
vlsed the officer TO stop using tobacco.
The barkeeper. Sword. from the Sem
ate testified: Il was on duty in the
Senate. shaking dice with a man; this
woman came in and said you boys
ought not to be throwing those wicked
dirty things Close up this hell joint.
Solicitor Coniff-"Was she talking
loud enough to be heard on the
street," YES" was the reply.
Witness was asked If there were
women there, and about Mrs. Nation S
further remarks.
The Court-eDoes the Senate hold a
city license as a saloon?" Witness
did not know.
Officer Woodward only knew what
he had heard, save as to the crowd
which he saw, and Officer Linton gave
similar testimony as to the situation
in the neighborhood of the First
Christian church He saw crowd OF
about 300 people there but could not
hear Mrs. Nation.
Mrs. Nation asked the officers zone
by one: Did you attempt to dis
perse the crowd?" and each answered
in the negative.
Nick Herbert. another barkeeper at
he III 81 n 90 M I'm thnrn httt
didn't get chance to do anything, as
the officers took her out He said
there was a big crowd in the room
that went out when she did. He said
in reply to a question by Mrs. Nation:
you acted like you had a pretty bid
load on
4 think you were little full" re-
torted the prisoner.
In reply to a question by the Court
she said she did not know what the
charge was against her. The ordi-
nance was read to her by the court
and she was informed that she had
been arrested for violating that ordi-
nance.
81 lid not violate that ordinance: |
was going along like any Christian
woman. | scarcely ever pass a saloon
without rebuking it by telling these
men that 1t is wicked business. |
know He'll is an awful place, and these
men can't go anywhere else unless
they quit such a trade. | could not
appear before the Judge of all the
earth If | did not do my duty as a
Christian. / have rebuked men on the
way and had them give the business
ND and go into some decent business.
There was one man in Chicago. These
places are the places Of riot and disor-
DER"
Il could not prevent the crowd. Why
did not these officers dispense the
crowd?"
Il did just what / expect to do until
| die; just what any woman ought to
do to protect her home, her husband
and her children against such places.
IF you have places of bust 4 that
a woman can't go into then that bus
mess is a wicked one-a wrong one
and you ought not to allow it to go
on.
II wanted to talk to that man-to
omen up an argument with him, so
could convince him.
'Tf saw a bowling dog in the street.
/ would stop to see what was the mat
ter with him, to help him.
al talked against tobacco and whisky
haoa,,ue 7 want neOnle TO hear me-tO