The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

had the large hospital roon1- Mrs. Ma
ton slept there, but Mrs Crist and Miss
Southard were given rooms IN Sheriff
Cooks private apartments on feather
beds with nice, clean linen, but Mrs.
Nation remained in the cell room with
an iron bedstead and coarse blankets
Last evening the telephone at the jail
was kept jingiing by people who want
ed to tell Jailer Lawson that they had
heard that a mob was forming to move
on the jail and rescue Mrs. Nation. The
jailer paid little attention to the warm
ings, aud Mrs. Nation and her two COM
patriots spent the evening praying and
Last night Mrs. Nation received the
following telegram from Kansas City:
Do you want bon63-J. Y Moore
The telegram was from Mrs Nations
brother, who is a~nenber Of the KAN
sas City stock exchange. She refused
the offer. There has been some talk OF
bringing habeas corpus proceedings IN
the supreme court to have Mrs. Nation
released ON the ground that the court
held that she was insane, and that II SO
she should not be imprisoned for her
acts but should be tried in the probate
court to determine her sanity
Mrs Nation was sitting by a table
last night. A bible in front Of her was
opened at Chronicles, chapter 81. The
first paragraph being her favorite one,
and reads as follows:
Now when all this was finished all
Israel then present went out to the
cities of Judah, and broke the images
in pieces and cut down the groves and
the altars out of all Judah and Ben
jamin, in Ephaim also and Manaseh;
until they had utterly destroyed them
ALL
'sThis is a nice cell. and everything
is all right said Mrs. Nation This
is a fine large room, and have plenty
of time to write"
Mrs. Crist said: 1T seems so nice
to be locked up wrongfully. We have
good meals here apd are treated very
Miss southard said: TT is no use to
give bond. If we did we would be
arrested again the first time we said
anything"
Mrs. Cr1st and Miss Southard's OpIu-
ions changed this morning and when
their bonds had been given they walked
away from the court house as If they
were glad to leave the dingy jail and
breath the fresh air again
When asked why she changed her
mind and gave bond Mrs. Crlst said; 4
think we can do so much more good for
the cause on the outside. We do not in
tend to give up the work, not by any
means"
Miss Southard said: $50 many Of our
friends advised US to give bond and leave
the Jail that we decided to do So
Mrs. Nation said: Il am very glad they
left the jail. They can do a great deal of
good away from here and can stay here
and keep up my work just the same. YOu
see my husband is in sympathy with my
work as this letter shows" she said
showing the following letter from her
husband, David Nation:
Medicine Lodge. Feb. Is.
Dear Wife:-Why in the world did
you not let me know Of your trial yes
terday so I could have been there. L
have prepared a most elaborate brief, I
have law authorities that viii beat the
case sure. I showed 1t to Judge Gillette
and he is of the same opinion Now be
sure and let me know when you will be
home. am asked the question a hun
dred times a day. Your old friends are
making most elaborate arrangements for
your reception
May the Lord bless and protect you
is the prayer of Husband"