The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-10
MRS. NATION RELEASED
Judge Dale Reduces Amount OF Bail
for Her.

20, 1t is a shame a Christian woman
has to be kept in a place like that"
That is what Mrs. Carrie Nation said
last night at fifteen minutes to o'clock,
when she gathered up her black dress
and followed her brother, V. Moore, of
the Rogers Commission Company. of
Kansas City. down the stone steps Of the
Sedgwick county Jail.
Mrs. Nation had just been released
from the county jail on bond and was
on her way to the keystone hotel, where
she will stop for the present Wilbur
Jones was there with a carriage TO take
Mrs. Nation and her brother to the no.
tel. She had her trunk and some bed
clothes brought down. but they could not
be stored away in the buggy and Mr..
Moore went back into the Jail and tele-
phoned for a transfer wagon. Sheriff
Simmons told them that they could go
on and he would see that the baggage
was sent TO the right place.
Mrs. Nation had been over to the dis
trict court room in the afternoon to have
her trial set for hearing and when it was
understood that County Attorney Comfy.
would consent for the case 10 go over to
the September term. J. V. Moore and
Wilbur Jones were willing to sign the
bond. but Mrs. Nation refused to have
the mdo it. and demanded q trial at
once. Judge Dale told her that she could
have her trial next Tuesday and then
she began to give the court a piece of
her mind about the county jail. Judge
Dale told her, after listening for time,
that if she had any charges to make in
regard to her treatment in the jail, the
county attorney was the proper person
TO talk to.
Mrs. Nation was sent back to the coun-
ty jail and the county attorney took
stenographer and went over to the jail
to get Mrs. Nations charges against the
keepers Of that institution. When he ar
rived there Mrs. Nation began to roast
him and he came away. After supper J.
Y. Moore went to the county jail and told
Sheriff Simmons that he would like to get
his sitter out before he went back TO
Kansas City, but that he did not Ike to
ask people here to sign bond with him.
He wanted the sheriff to take a small
cash bond.
Sheriff Simmons told him he had no
right to reduce the bond, but he would
take him to Judge Dale and see what he
would do. BY this time Wilbur Jones
had driven to the jan and he offered to
take Mr.. Moore to see the Judge, but he
thanked him and said he would ride with
the sheriff. They went 10 Judge Dale's
residence on Waco avenue and when Mr..
Moore stated in substance what he had
said to the sheriff, Judge Dale said he
was willing to do all he could for him
and he told Mr.. Moore to put up cash
bond of 500 and it would be all right
Sheriff Simmons and Mr.. Moore came
back to the jail and there Mt Moore
wrote a check on his commission house
in ansas City. and Mrs Nation was
free.
Before leaving the jail she went around
and bid several OF the prisoners good
bye. Woods the prisoner who had helped
or rather tried to help Jailor Dick Dodd
remove Mrs. Nation from her cell. when
she was making a noise b. pounding on
the cell floor, was sitting in the hall
Mrs. Nation turned on him and roasted
him to q finish She wound Up by telling
him some day he would hear the sentence
Depart from me. never knew you"
Woods is the man who had the difficulty
with the Singer Sewing Machine com
pany and he is regarded as the kind Of
8 prisoner Nilttl II - lADl necessary % lolh
the doors 10 keep him from going away.
He is a sort OF assistant jsilor. He
smiled and seemed 10 rather enjoy the
roast Mrs. Nation was giving him
After Mrs. Nation was gone. Mrs Sim
mons. wife OF the sheriff. stepped out on
the walk Fl front Of the jail and told a
reporter for the Eagle that she was
heartily glad Nrs. Nation was gone. She
said she was the only person who had
ever been in the Jan since her husband
had been sheriff. that she could not get
along with She had tried 20 please her
but it did no good she would abuse
me every time she would get sight OF
me" Was the way Mrs. Simmons put f.
When asked What she was going 70 %
afrs. Nation told reporter Tor the Eagle
that she vas going &c stay hers fer q
time. She said she had a letter from
Carl Brown who would be here the first