Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-06
CARRIE CONTINUES
WAR ON WHISKEY
Mrs. Nation Starts Out Before
the Break of Day.
SMASHING Topeka JOINTS

Bar Fixtures, Slot Machines Re-
frigerator Wrecked With Hatchet.
The Smasher's Skirts Drenched With
Flowing Beer-Carried to Prison.
Topeka, Feb. 5.-Mrs. Carrie Nation
launched her crusade against the joints
at an early hour this morning. She
rose at 4:30 and soon afterward started
out on tour of joint-smashing Ac-
companied by Mrs. J. White and Miss
Madeline Southland, she attempted to
enter the place at $50 Kansas avenue.
The man on duty at that early hour was
taken unawares, but managed to dis
arm Mrs. Nation and bolt the door be-
fore any Of the party could enter. Mrs.
Nation said her friends caught her arms
and prevented her going in through the
window.
An Accidental Blow.
The next place visited was The Senate,
at 4O6 Kansas avenue. The women en-
tered without resistance, but colored
man quickly seized Mrs Nation and took
her hatchet away. Somehow, in the
scuffie, she was struck on the right tenn
pie by the hatchet, but the blow did not
disable her, and she at once seized the
hatchet carried by Mrs. White. She
turned over two slot machines and
smashed the glass i'll front of each She
soon made a wreck of the large refrig-
orator, and after that turned her atten-
tion to the liquor and fixtures behind
the bar. A keg of beer came in the way
of her hatchet. and the contents com
pletely drenched the skirts of Mrs. Ma
ton.
PI aise Service In Lookup.
AT this juncture tho negro porter
fired his revolver at the ceiling to
frlghten the crusaders and attracted at
tention of the outsiders. Policeman
Graham was attracted to the place by
the noise and escorted Mrs. Nation to
the police station. Here Mrs. Nation
and her little band of followers held a
short praise service and lectured those
in charge at the time.
The Senate saloon which was wrecked
was one of the handsomest and most
complete in its equipments of any in
the city. 1t is fitted up with hand
some cherry bar, and the great mirror
which hung on the north side was
valued at $500. Probably ST., 500 worth
OF property, mostly made up of cherry
bar and handsome fixtures, was de-
stroyed.
Mrs. Nation was released at the po-
lice station after short trial. She i'm
medlately began another round of the
joints
At the police station Mrs. Nation was
booked as Joint Smasher. The others
were released. Her case was continued
till Thursday, without bond, the charge
preferred being that of ''instituting a
riot. :"
The case against Mrs. Nation for at.
tempting to smash the Unique saloon,
on East Sixth street, yesterday after
noon, was dismissed.
An Appeal to Children.
Mrs. Nation today issued the follow
ing proclamation to the school children
of Topeka:
''MY PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN--I
send you greeting and ask you to help
me destroy that which is on the streets
and protected by the police and city
officials to destroy my darliDgs. Iwant
every one of you little ones to grab up
rock and smash up the glass doors and
windows of. these hellholes. You will
do your duty and enroll your names on
the pages Of undying fame and place
yourself on the side of God and hu-
manity. Your loving friend,
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