The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-21
She Will Not he Tried for Smashing
Murphy's Saloon at Topeka Last
Sunday Until Next April.
LIVELY SCENES IN COURT
JUDGE HAZEN ADDRESSED BY MRS.
NATION AS "YOUR DIsHONOR."
Impudent and Disrespectful Until Led
Back to JaiI-Cessation of
Hostflities at Winneld.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 20.-Judge Hazen,
of the district court, to-day continued the
case of Mrs. Carrie Nation, charged with
smashing Murphy's saloon. until the April
term of the court. The cases against Eva
Hardin. Mrs. Rose Crist Miss Madeline
Southard. Mrs. c. C. Chadwick and c. r.
Mcdowell were also continued.
Mrs. Nation enlivened the proceedings
in her Characteristic way, showing that the
dignity of the judicial bench has no more
terrors for her than the commonest
Joint" Mrs. Nation arose several times to
address the court, each time calling the
judge Your Dishonor."
When asked If she was ready for trial,
Mrs. Nation. who acts as her own lawyer.
said: "Your Dishonor, 1 am incapable of
trying my this afternoon. as / have
been poisoned by cigarette smoke in the
county Jail. want to see how the other
cases are tried. anyway
Judge Hazen locked at Mrs. Nation a mo-
ment and then recognized Capt. ]. c. Wat
ers, one of the attorneys for the defense
Capt. Waters said: 81 tried to find out
yesterday which Of these cases were to
come up and could not. find that none
Of these cases has been placed on the trial
docket. There is no necessity for this
swift vengeance. This is a fair demand
that the case be continued. The ordinary
placid procedure OF court would be ad-
vanced by the giving of proper time"
1T is the province of the court to see that
all have a fair trial." said Judge Hazen.
'It is not proper to railroad cases
through" he continued. 'but 1 see that If
the cases go over until the next term of
court it will be difficult TO get a jury. 1t
will be best to settle the point of law
now. shall call the case against Stark on
Monday morning"
Then Mrs. Nation scored again. She said:
"Your Dishonor. please, think II would be
better to defer the decision as long as pos
sible."
mo. I think it will be better to settle 1t
at once and let the people know what is
the law" said Judge Hazen.
1--WE know the law" said Mrs Nation.
1T seems that some do not" replied
Judge Hazen.
"Some-some judges. DO not know the
law" retorted Mrs. Nation
Miss Madeline Southard and Mrs. Crist,
who have been with Mrs Nation in the
county jail. gave bond for each and were
released. One of the signers of the bond
was Edward Wilder. treasurer of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe road Mrs.
Nation and the others were returned to
jail. The indications are that there will be
bitter legal battle over the trials The
attorneys for the defense will insist that
they be granted change of venue, on ac-
count of the alleged prejudice of Judge
Hazen
Mrs. Nation. sto-night. was stili lin
the county JAIL She refused an
offer of bond from her brother,
]. V. Moore. of Kansas City. The
women occupy the hospital ward at the
jail. Comfortable beds have been provided.
there are two tables for writing and Mrs.
Nation has improvised cupboard There
has been a constant stream of visitors to
the CELL and yesterday afternoon Mrs. Ma
tion sent down word that she was not to he
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