Gilpin observer., 1901-02-21
LED THREE RAIDS.
MRS. NATION IS ARRESTED FOUR
TIMES AT TOPEKA.


Into Cold Storage Plant In ssa.ch Of
Liquor and Denoiishes Severa, 8.trs
Found stored In Livery Barn.
Topeka. Kan, Feb. 1S.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation put in Il busy Sunday - I -
peka yesterday, and as q resa.. l::r
Capital City has experienced n.,:.'c
genuine excitement than can he te-
menlbered by the oldest inhabltaat
Mrs. Nation literally crammed rhe Gry
full of exciting episodes. She s,!cce7..rd
in having the contents of u nu.o-+Jus
joint smashed, broke into cod s..:-
age plant in search of liquo:', su III
the mirrors of several bars fou. 1 s.o.va
in livery barn, addressed a lur;a
mass meeting of men and women. ;I..I
was arrested four times. The lt.r
time that the law laid its hailGs ,!Hun
her was when Mrs. Nation eise!A,I
from the church where the INA 5 meet
ing had been held
Mrs. Nation announces that she VI;
begin today where she left off yes :,r-
day. and will not rest until all tie
joints in Topeka have been closed.
At n. N. Mrs. Nation sailed forth
head of 300 men and women, all
armed with hatchets and axes, and
moved on joints of the city. NoboGy
but Mrs. Nation knew what plans She
had laid. In the crowd were large
number of students of WashDurn col
lege some of the ministers of the city
and a number of professional and busi-
ness men. The crowd marched in per-
feet military order. There was no OK
citement. The men and women were
following their recognized leader
whom they trusted implicitly.
The company marched silently out Of
the state house grounds. down Kan
sas avenue to the place on East Sev-
enth kept by Ed. Murphy. When the
joint was reached the work of demo
lition was commenced without prelim-
inaries. Mrs. Nation. brandishing
new hatchet. had started the onslaught
uttering words of depreciation against
the joint keepers as she deftly sent her
weapon through the first plate glass
window at hand. Others followed her
lead quickly. Amid shouts of the cru
saders and the dictatorial commands
of the policemen present trying to pro-
tect the property, glass was soon crash
ing to the ground on all sides Next
the door was smashed in with an axe.
the interior entered, and bar. kega. bot
ties. mirrors and everything smashable
was attacked.
Hardly five minutes after Mrs. Ma
ton had begun the smashing what
was once well furnished joint was
IN complete ruins.
Her work over Mrs Nation proudly
emerged from the place only to he ar
rested. She went along with the OIL
Ger. followed by her band and many
people. who had gathered. At the po-
lice station she was released promptly
and hurried back TO her work
She entered livery barn in which
come bars had been stored and
smashed them. Then at the head of
25 of her stoutest hearted followers
she went to the Moser cold storage
Pant and entered In the search OF
some liquor she thought had been
stored there. This time Mrs Nation
was arrested by the county authorities
and was taken to Jail in n patrol
wagon. 1t was afternoon before she
was released from Jail on bond. ana
after taking dinner with Sheriff Cool,
she went to the First Chrlstihn
church. where she was accostel by m
officer with warrant and taken to
the county Jail again. She stayed
this time for two hours and finally her
bond was signed by one of the joint
lists of the city, n prominent negro
politician.
Topeka, Kan. Feb. 19.-AIrs. Nation
Is now in the county jail as n Tss,lt
of her trial on n peace warrant Before
Judge Ha2en. The warrant WIS
sworn to by the Moeser Cod Storage
company. whose plant Mrs. Nation en-
tered Sunday morning
CURANS SIOW 10 ACT