The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-06
FINEST JOINT IN TOPEKA
WAS REDUCED TO WRECK AND
RUIN BY MRS.
NATION
BROKEN GLASS CARRIED OFF
Place Crowded. with Customers I'm
mediRtelya After-'1A Souvenir
with Each and Every
Glass of Reer."

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 5.-Mrs Nation
today retrieved yesterdays setback
when she and three followers wrournf
damage to the extent of $1509 in the
Senate, the finest equipped joint in
Topeka. She did more, for she gained
the first police protection given her since,
she started out on her saloon smashing
career at Wichita month ago The TO-
lice followed up her raid of today ana
arrested the proprietor of the Senate
and two men who were guarding the
place Mrs. Nation was arrested. but
promptly released
Mrs. Nation and her wreckers each
armed with q Ratchet. sailed forth a+
daybreak and caught the ;uintist nan
ping. They forced their way past a
negro who guarded the door. and in less
than ten minutes had strewn the floor
with broken mirrors, bottles. Slot ma
chimes and splintered bar fixtures. The
negro 1lred shot of warning into the
ceiling, but it had no effect.
Presently a policeman sta,ked leis1,reIv
into the room and said:
We'll, Sister Nation, guess we'll
have to arrest you again.
Mrs. Nation had just smashed the last
bottle and was ready to go.
All right, she responded cheeri,y
You just came when wanted you to-
She turned back as she reached the
door and inquired: Everything cleaned
UP, laGies?"
The police judge was glad to release
her when she appeared for trial and adj
mlnlstered tongue-lashing to that Of
fetal. and Mrs. Nation soon walked
proudly down Kansas avenue free again
to smash and preach.
HAY WHILE SUN SHINES.
Michael Wagner, supposed to be the
owner of the Senate, made the hest of
his opportunity, and promptly secured a
quantity Of liquor 10 supply the thirst
OF the crowds that poured into his place
TO view the Wreckage that the Nationites
had wrought.
During the afternoon two DEPUTIES
from Sheriff Cookies Office raided the
place and arrested Wagner, Shep I,ytIe
and two guards, and took charge of the
stock of liquors. Warrants had been
sworn out only for Wagner and I.ytle
but one of the deputies was so angry
when a guard struck him that he ar
rested both guards
Later Chief of Police StahI, in an in
terE1ew with reporter said: 'I do not
care II Mrs. Nation smashes every ioint
in Topeka I sympathize with her
nope she Will close up the saloons Of the
city. AS an officer of the law. though.
1t is my duty to arrest her every time
she creates a disturbance or DESTROYS
property. S#f
eff we had the right kind of state Of
1icers it would not be necessary for Mrs.
Nation to do what she is doing"
There IS great deal of talk of plots
TO hurt Mrs. Nation. It was learned to-
day that several saloon men have
charged thick glass bottles with tire.
fnendous pressure, so that an explosion
fnl +!-ai,,
not at all disturbed by these stories''
Today Mrs Nation dictated arr appea1
to the children OF the high schools of
the United States,'' in which she urged
children everywhere to smash saloon
windows with rocks.
POLICE JUDGE HAPPY.
Mrs. Nation appeared in court TODAY
TO answer the charges Of disturbing the
peace and Smashing joint and the
result was a bad half hour for Police
Judge C.. A. aMagraw and Chief of Police
Stahl. The first charge was dismissed,
notwithstanding the crusader demanded
a trial, and hearing on the second
charge was set for Thursday the pris.
oner being released without bend.
The charge of disturbing the peace is
dismissed" stated Judge Magraw, as
the crusader stood at the railing The
charge followed her arrest yesterday
after her fruitless attempt to wreck tne
Unique restaurant
i object to the dismissal" exclaimed
Mrs. Nation. 81 was arrested wrongful
ly and deprived of my liberty
Mrs. Nation demanded to know who
had made the charge and when told that
the city attorney was responsible for it,
SAID: Then want to see that city at
torney. But that official could not be
found and Judge Magraw continued:
There is another charge against you,
Mrs. Nation, a charge of smashing a
joint
Il plead guilty to that said Mrs. Ma
ton, eagerly. 81 rather think I did
smash it, HsHt
The prisoner demanded that the city
attorney be brought in and be compelled
to give cause for arresting her yesterday.
The police judge tried to ignore her.
and the chief of police refused to listen
to her demand
Then Judge Ma graw began to read the
law touching Offenders who create pub
lie disturbance or cause a riot Mrs. Ma
ton interrupted the reading several
times. Ec
81 was not violent. but peaceable," she
eS claimed. ''You might as We'll read a
novel to me as that stuff. 1t doesn't
cover my case
The judge was indignant and Chief
Stahl threatened to have the marshal
put her out.
That's what you wish he would do
now, I'm sure, so I would keep quiet,''
answered Mrs Nation.
Chief Stahl finally Informed Mrs. Ma
ton that she would be deprived of her
liberty until she had furnished bond,
which the judge would fix
Very wei" she said. 81 understand
all that
MRS. NATION RELEASED.
But Judge Magraw had no desire to
hold the prisoner. and permitted her to
go on her own recognizance to appear
next Thursday for trial
Mrs. Nation thanked him, shook hands
and departed, crowd of people follow
ing her
The Senate saloon sustained two raids
today, one by Mrs. Nation and her cru
saders, and one by Chief of Police Stafl
and his policemen. After Mrs Nation
had wrecked the joint this morning, the
porter who made an Intellectual attempt
TO hold the place against the smashers
ran for help. Soon the chief proprietor,
Sheep Lyle was found, and the joint
was opened for business People who
had heard Of the smash commenced to
drop into the joint just to see the wreck
In shorttinae. the crowd had become
so large thaEit required four bartenders
to wait on them.
By 8 o'clock the crowd numbered near
~ 200 and from then until the police raid
ed the place 1T fiuetuated between 20
and $50. Among those present were those
who advocated temperance, who wished
to see the work. of the crusaders The
crowd around the bar demanded souve-
Mrs and the sbartenderS gathered up bits