Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-08

agains. going to hells
| Some POOR drunkard's wives have
, been to see me here and asked me to
help them. told them | would not
stand il. in their place. to have my
husband spend his money in these
! places and run his.
Would | smash the saloons here
No for am under contract not 70
smash with Ratchet. There are other
ways to smash. Talk to them in
Christian spirit. and make them
ashamed of the business"
To the question will you promise TO
leave in the morning, she replied; NO
sir | am a law abiding citizen. /
don't know when | shall so. am
awaiting a telegram.
do YOU not know that YOU attract
people into saloons by going into them
as you do"
1T is unlawful 10 attract people into
saloons? If it is. they must be unlaw-
full places and you'd better close them.
Being asked If she nad advised wom-
en- here TO visit saloons and smash
them she said she had not.
Il am going to do all | can TO ami
mate the women to do all they can TO
close these saloons. where their hus-
bands and sons spend their money and
time sand leave their wives and little
ones to suffer for things they need.
/ Solicitor Coniff said: Il would be
very much pleased If the lady would
spromise to avoid these disturbances
and leave our city TO itself. She can
not accomplish anything here. NO
good can come of these performances
of Mrs Nations. She Is misguidet
woman and II is to be regretted that
anyone should have induced her to
come here. You had better betake
yourself somewhere else Mrs. Nation.
Mrs, Nation Il have some of the best
and most peaccable citizens of the town
+ as my Friends
/ Mr.. coniff: III she will not give us
i assurance that she will create no more
+ disorder, l would ask the court that she
f be hned or placed under reasonable bond
/ TO keep the peace.
Mayor Sweeney: Madam, this city Is
a law-abding community, perfectly able
| to legislate for itself. II does not
i propose that anyone shall come In and
violate it's hospitality as you have done.
The authorities have deemed II wise to
regulate the liquor traffic by licensing
saloons. You hold ideas that are
untenable You are upheld solely by mo-
toriety and have established an unenviable
reputation for yourself You were per-
mitted to desecrate the Sabbath day by
an entertainment for which an admission
was charged. We overlooked II because
we thought you would go away. You held
a meeting in church in the evening.
THAT was. free, That was free" said
+ the prisoner.
You have made a poor return fop our
courtesy We can protect our own chill
dren."
You don't do it!''
Your practices are questionable" con-
+ tinued His Honor you are a violator OF
rights. When such a person as you walks
along the street, you can't help being dis
orderly. The city of Wheeling has nc
desire TO imprison YOU or 10 severely
punish you The city prosecutor asks
clemency for you. The court deems you
guilty of grave offense against the
peace of the eity-but If You will furnish
the city a good and sufficient bond, 1t Will
consider it
4 can't do IT,. said Mrs Nation.
Then ] assess a fine OF $50 and costs
or imprisonment for 30 days, or peace
bond will be accepted"
Il will go to jail. but l want you t'
remember | am an old woman, 81 year.
of age, and have no access to proper gar
ments for the night, and | want to b'
treated as a Christian should be-
As she went out of the room Mrs. Ma
ton said to chief Ritz;
Il like you and your officers-you pro-
tect crime and punish innocence"
At last accounts of the case, Mrs. Ma.
tion had shown no intention of paying
+ her fine or giving a peace bond