The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-20
HER SIDE IS GIVEN
Mrs. Nation Submits a Bundle
of Correspondence.
SC0RNS HER DISCIPLES
Charges Mrs. Brown With
CeDsOring Her Mail.

Mrs. Carry Nation has turned with
Hcorn upon her Wichita disciples. They
have deserted her. The wrath which she
was stirring up for the vendor Of what
she calls hell BROTH she is using on
her former colleagues in the cause"
She is especially bitter towards Judge
Ray. who was her legal defender and
advisor, and Miss Isabelle Brown. a local
temperance leader. The situation exist
Ing between these good people is best ex-
planned in package of manuscript sent
oy Mrs. Nation to the Eagle. but which.
unfortunately. arrived here only last
evening. The package contained two let
tiers, one from Ray & Keith and one
from Mrs. Brown With personal explain
alton written on store paper and in
flaming red ink by Mrs. Nation. The cor
respondence follows:
Wichita. Kans., April Il, 1901
mr.. David Nation, Topeka, Kans.
Dear Brother: I find that the day set
for the renewal Of those bonds is Tues
day, April Judge Ray sent a blank
bond down to Topeka for Mrs Nation to
sign. thinking her present bondsmen
would be willing 10 renew and that it
would be a kindness to her, but 1 have
talked with those bondsmen and found
that they would be very glad TO be re-
leased, so if you viii kindly find two
others, 1t win be entirely satisfactory, es-
Decjally as Mrs. Nation has just written
me that she and can no do business
together I have no desire to cross her
and most assuredly viii not quarrel with
her, but under the circumstances, ] could
not guarantee her presence IL court at
the required time and can see that It
would likely be best that some of your
own friends should be her bondsmen. in
stead Of mine Her letter to me was ex-
ceedingly unkind, ungrateful. and un-
called for and I win be only too glad to
be relieved Of all responsibility in her
cause. Very truly,
ISABEL BROWN"
Referring to the letter which Mrs.
Brown calls unkind. ungrateful and IN
called for Mrs. Nation wrote the fol-
lowing for the Eagle. She says:
An explanation of why I wrote this
letter to Sister Brown viii set the public
right as to the facts. 1t is true Sister
Brown came to my relief in Jail. Mr..
brown appeared for me when had no
attorney. for which I am grateful. While
ga jail I wrote letters for publication for
dinerent papers as I seen fit. she Sister
Brown wrote me several times to keep
quiet ana wrote my husband TO have me
say nothing. I thought myself capable
Of attending to my own business and still
wrote as the spirit gave ne utterance.
Four Of those letters fell into Sister
Browns hands on the way TO the post
once. she taking them from the one
sent them by and she told me herself she
burned them up. I asked her why and
she said. the Lord told me to-" 1 from
that time asked her not to attend to my
7ffairs for If her council was Of that ma
ture which I knew was not what God
would do. / did not know what else she
might do Again when the medal was
voted TO me I asked for a banner. She
took the responsibility again all my
wishes 10 have medal made when had
begged for banner. Again she said my
lawyer should have $500. I said that is
too much" I did not like such a drain
ga my friends. She persisted. I gave
her several amounts sent me. I told the
convention to use the one hundred given
me by the convention at Topeka to pay
my lawyers. I have been written to by
my lawyers to send in money to them.
I wrote Sister Brown that had eleven
dollars [ would send when she gave me
the names Of those contributing to pay
my lawyers and the amounts. This she
refused twice. wrote Mr. Ray and
Keith the same ana IN this morning
mail 7 get these two letters. have
many lawyers who offer to defend me Cor
nothing MIR. Daniels of this place has
stood by me ana have not be able to pay
him but five dollars for he never made
a charge. but / shall see he 60 paid If
live or die. Now, I am to have these
men send me to jail because / nave lost
all my friends in Wichita, / think not.
win attend my institute in Medicine
Lodge Friday and Saturday Of this week
and ask my kind friends to continue on
nay bond OF meet me Friday morning on
the train. I have also written my law-
Eers TO meet me. / expect to be in Wich-
'ita the evening Of Monday. the 22nd. and
II my friends viii get a place, ] wiz lee
ture, asking that al the school children
be admitted free. CARRIE NATION.
Your Loving Defender.
The above letter was written for the
Eagle a day or two ago. but did not reacn
here until after Mrs. Nation arrived In
person.
che letter written to Mrs. Nation BY
Ray and Keith is as follows:
Wichita, kan. March 60 1901.
Mrs. Carrie Nation:
Dear Madam. You must be hars BY
o clock a. m Saturday next rs tha- da,r
has been fixed when you must make new
bonds II you are not here your bonds
VIII be forfeited and the sheriff viii be
sent Tor YOU II is best Tor the cause and
best for your bondsmen that you he here
Answer this at once and let US know what
YOU are going to do. Yours truly.
RAY & KEITH.
RErLLRMEn IN MRArA