The evening world., 1901-08-28
CARR|E NATION
SCOLDS MURPHY
Kansas Reformerv.isits
Police Commissioners
and Has the Time Of
Her Life-M u rp h y
Grows Angry and.
Says She Is Crazy
She Asks Many Per.
tinent Que stions.

She Asks Many Per.
tinent Questions.
York to-day over the Pennsylvania
Railroad from baltimore. crossing
he North River on the Twenty third
street ferry accompanied b. her man
ager. Mr.. Furlong. She engaged
rooms at the Victoria Hotel.
An Evening World reporter called
On Mrs. Nation at the Victoria Iiotc.
and invited her to accompany him In
n drive around the city The famous
saloon smasher accepted the invita-
ton and took seat beside the re-
porter In victoria.
One OF the first desires she cx-
pressed was to have n talk with Dep
uty Commissioner Dcvcry. and the
horses heads were at once turned
toward Police Headquarters.
When she arrived there and asked
for Deputy Commissioner Dcvcry she
was told that he was not in so she
asked for Commissioner Murphy.
When ushered into the presence
Of New York's Chief OF Police she
announced the purpose OF her visit
in tic following way:
ii"t shot for Murphy.
II came to see you. Commissioner.
because my work Ia closely conne.:.
ed with the police. ms you know. !
an a steward Of the Lord. and 40 arc
you. and we must give an account Of |
OH! stewardships.
Il want to ask you II you don't |
think the conditions In New York
City are awful?"
Commissioner Murphy turned in
his chair and said:
mo. madam: I do not"
Don't You think. Mr.. Commission
er. that hellishness and crime arc
rampant in this town."
MADAM" replied Murphy. II refuse
to discuss that VITA yol.
she drove Angry.
Al this reply Mrs. Nation assumed a
louder and more aggressive tone.
What" she cried. you won't dis
curs with me this subject which re-
la,es TO the manufacture OF murderers
and all sort. OF criminals!"
Commissioner Murphy. who had kept z
his face turned away from Mrs. Nation.
whlrled around an!rily. He replied:
Now. stop. madam don't want
you TO talk to me. I'm not here to he &
icc,u.ed. I'm hero to perform police
duties. Go back to Kansas and try 1t
on your husband. guess /, would DO I
him good. though ! guess ne was glad
TO get rid Of you
Mrs. Nation threw up bo,a hands and
laughed loudly.
II have no husband she said.
well. ! don't wan, to talk to you"
Mrs. Nation then sohcr.d iown and
said to the Commissioner:
why do you trcn, IN. this way? DO
y,,u object TO the closing % forty he'll
holes In Knnrns, DO you believe these
rum shops should exist
"Now. Mrs Nation. l won't discuss !,
this matter any further. You mustn,
talk 10 me any more
Then Mrs. Nation. In a grooming voice.
came close to the Commissioners face
and said:
Now. father
The Commissioner held out his hard
toward her with depr"ratinE gesture.
hut Mrs. Nation continued:
but you are old CROUCH to he my
father
40 YOU think so"'' said Murphy.
"Yes. I'm only hfty-sx. and you are
certainly old enough to be my father"
Then she added:
EnIorce Law. She says.
"Sow, father. don't you think thar.
instead OF protection. a little enforce
r,eht o: the law asai, at the thousands
OF rum holes in thl. city would he
doing the Lords Will
Now. Madam. M-a.d am M-a-d-
a.m"- protested Commissioner Murphy.
DOME you ,h.ak. father. that
little agitation-a little hatchctation-
WOulU 90 n IOI OF k"" W b>eW iptN
Commissioner Murphy turned around
abruptly and said:
"Sow. madam, what do YOU want:
i'vs got something else to do
~ want you to enforce the law and
close these he'll holes on Sunday. Then
II Il Is q good thing to close them on
sunday It Will b. n good thing. and the
carrying out OF the law Of God. to close
them on every day OF the week"
"You Are Crazy" snid MsrphS.
Commissioner Murphy threw himself |
back In the chair ana sam as loudly As
his piping voice would permit:
srou'rc not In your right mind.
madam
40 sou think am eraxy:" queried
Mrs. Nation In a naughty tone.
Eyes. l think you are. am pretty |
sure you are" mapped the Comlais-
sioner.
For the nrst time Mrs. Nation
seemed to be really angry. Her little
eyes ana ppsd A. she cried out: