The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-21
MRS. NATIONS
TRIAL BEGINS
She is Late in Court and Tries
to Argue With the
Judge.

TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. IA. AT :
o'clock this afternoon Judge McCaoe
of the City Court called the case OF
the State VS.. Mrs. Carrie Nation,
charged with destroying property.
Mrs. Nation was arrested on com
plant of the owners Of the Senate sa-
! loon. which she and four other women
wrecked.
| The courtroom was crowded with
| spectators on the main floor and IN
| the gallery, but Mrs. Nation was not
to be found. Her lawyer, j. Nj. Du-
menit, was rather excited, but as
sured the court that his client would
be on hand very soon.
Judge McCabe said that as the case
had been set for 2 o'clock he was
ready to take it up and that the case
must proceed.
Rev. F. w. Emerson volunteered the
| information that Mrs. Nation had
gone out TO dinner and would be back
soon. Assistant County Attorney
Jamison, who has charge of the prose-
cution, announced that he would wait
a few moments and in the meantime
would call his witnesses-Mike Kelly.
.'Shep'' Little. Harry Jackson, Ben
Mulhoiland and George Stambaugh;
for the defense, Probate Judge Pagan.
Chief of Police Stahl, Officer Carpen-
ter, Mrs. James White. Mrs. George
Wolverton and Miss Madeline South
ward.
Mrs. Nations attorney entered a
motion to quash.
At 2:15 Mrs. Nation entered the
courtroom and made her way through
her lawyer.
The crowd applauded. Mrs. Nation
smiled and bowed, but said not
word The crowd continued TO APP
plaud. and Judge McCabe demanded
order and called upon the Marshal to
gued his motion to quash on the
ground that the complaint was not
properly drawn. Mrs Nation could
keep quiet no longer and rose to her
feet.
Your Honor commenced Mrs.
Nation.
Quiet" ordered Judge McCabe.
But that doesn't make any differ
ence." continued Mrs. Nation.
You will have to keep STILL" said
the court. This trial will be con-
Quoted like any other case, and quiet
must be maintained. The Marshal
will keep order. l overruled the mo-
ton. Do you plead guilty or not
guilty.
Not guilty" said Mrs Nations at
torney.
Mike Kelly, one of the proprietors
OF senate, was witness
called. He described the destruction
of a cash register and glassware The
hearing then went over until Monday.
EFFINGHAM, kan, Feb 14--Most
of the students at the Efiingham
County High School led by Profess
sors ]. w Wilson and j. w Beede,
raided Smith Moore's barber shop
about midnight. believing liquor was
being sold in the place. Nc liquor
was found. but q lot of empty beer
and whisky bottles were broken
The crowd also wrecked several
cases Of empty beer bottles at the
depot.
HIAWATHA, Kan, Feb. 14.-Judge
Smart has sentenced three local joint
lists to jail for ninety days each for
selling liquor and assessed a fine
against them. This is the result OF a
campaign started by the Civic Purity
League.
WICHITA, Kan, Feb. IA spe-
cial to the Beacon says:
The windows of the United PreSby-
terrain Church at Winfield were smash
ed last night The damage exceeds
$500
Warrants have been issued FOR sew
eral persons.
The pastor of the church, Rev Hen
dershot, is a strong prohibition work
er and he participated in the destruc-
ton of the saloon Tuesday night.
There is great excitement in the
town, and fistic encounters between
the two elements are frequent.