The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-18
Her own LAWYER
Mrs. Nation Asks Questions in
District Court.
Hearing to Keep the Peace is
Called.
'TOPPED BY COURT.
Nearly All Questions Asked by
Her Ruled Out.
Judge Says She Has No More
Rights Than a Nan.


ready to proceed in the peace case
IT am ready said County Attorney
Nichols. Mrs. Nation was not in the
court room. The crowd filled the court
room and gallery.
Are the defendants present in this
case to keep the peace?" asked Judge
Hazen.
Three Of them ara present." said
Thos- III. Balm.
Let them come forward said the
judge.
Mrs. Rose Crlst. Miss Madaline South
ard. and G. r. MacDowell came to the
rs Mrs. Nation here?" asked the
mo. but she viii be here soon." said
Il hear her coming said a man near
the door and in a few moments Mrs
Nation appeared without saying word
for the state were VIM and Chas.
M0eser, Frank West, VIM Richter,
Oscar Sutherland, Dan Mccoy, Homer
Gregg, Frank Hendricks, Mitchell
Bundy, Frank Stahl, Sheriff Cook, Frank
Hunter and Miller.
While in the court room Mrs. Nation
received the following telegram:
Mrs Carrie Nation
VIII you accept an offer of $500 per
week to play in a temperance drama
with the Hopkins Stock company This
Is boni f1de money and viii be sure
w. c. GUMPERTZ.
Mrs. Nation replied as follows:
Not yet, as long as I've got some
sense
Mr. William Moeser was the first wit
ness called. He said he was called upon
by a vigilance committee yesterday. He
what did they do?'' asked County
They chopped the door down and
went into the butter room aid ice room,'
said Mr.. Moeser.
Was there a. number Of dollars worth
OF goods in there2"
Yes, about $4,000 WORTH
What's the value of your plant?''
About 100000.
Did they go in the machinery room p
They tried to-
Who was there as police onacers?''
None when they broke In. The Off
GERS came afterward.''
What did. Mrs. Nation do?"
She had q Ratchet and broke the
what did she say about future ac-
when they were taking her away in
the patrol wagon she said she would
come back and smash the walls In
Mrs. Nation conducted her own de-
Tense On cross examination she said:
Where did you first see me?''
The day you came"
did you see me yesterday?'
Yes said Moeser.
why didn't you come and see me
when I asked for you?''
II didn't think I had to see yous'
II wanted to see you and I said we
will not touch a thing until / see Mr.
MOeser. How did he know broke open
the door I was there and he was
That is not proper in this case Mrs
Nation" said Judge Hazen. ASK the
questions
did you see me break in the door?''
asked Mrs. Nation
Yes"
What did use?"
You used a hatchet''
Did you see me strike the first blow
on the door? ~
Yes
What did strike att" q
1.-THE lock-
did do?''
II saw you use the hatchet''
We'll, everybody knows use a hatch
ct but how did he see me use it?''
Answer me-
object" said Nichols
objection sustained said Judge Ta-
zen.
the question.
ri. ..0id iye ou store beer there7"
objection sustained"
away?''
"Object,'' said Nichols.
Sustained" said the court
tut I'm q woman. judge, and you
ought to let me ask
You have no more rights than man
has in this court said Hazen.
The question whether he kept beer
there or not is not material"
Then it isn't material whether broke
the door or not
II you don't care to ask any more
questions, call the next witness"
Charles Moeser was the next witness
called.
Did Mrs. Nation seem to be the
Ieader2" asked Nichols.
Mrs. Nation was
Judge. may ask this witness oues-
tions2a
Yes. If you ask them at once
But Judge, I want to ask what I
want to-. Mrs. Nation went on talking
of something else.
Witness is excused said the judge
Call the next witness"
But, judge, I want to ask all the
questions want. And want them an
swered.'
You must ask the proper questions :
counsel. and you said you didn't. viii
have no foolfng here
Cant the Witness come baclx2s
When Chas Moeser came back Mrs
Nation said: What was in the cases
in the room where I broke in2"
Poultry.
What was there the night before2s
Object said Nichols
Sustained"
How many helped me break in the
door?s' said Mrs Nation.
Five said Moeser.
Haven't YOU kept beer, whisky and
hell broth stored there?"
object" said Nichols
Sustained said the court. Mrs.
Nation it makes no difference what
was stored there. You broke into the
building and that is the point the other
IS immater1a1'
Dan Mccoy was the next witness He
said he saw Mrs Nation and the other
defendants break IN the door. Mccoy