The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-23
MRS. NATION our OF JAIL
Attempts to Wreck Another Saloon
But Is Driven From Town.

Wichita Jan 23.-F0llOWed by a
bowling, hooting mob of about 500 men,
women and children, Mrs. Carrie Nation
left Salvation Army headquarters at 10
o'clock last night, bent upon wrecking
more saloons. Coming IN front of a Sa-
loon on Douglass avenue, she was about
to smash the plate windows when q
number of Salvati0nistS caught her
arms and prevented more damage. The
crowd dared her to4Wreck another place
and then cries of mob her. were heard.
The Salvation Army people managed to
smuggle her to the depot, where she
took a train for Newton.
Mrs. Nation and her associates. Mrs.
Lucy WilhOite and Mrs. Julia Evans,
Wrecking two saloons in this city, again
have their liberty and Mrs. Nations
first act was to announce that she viii
continue her work of destruction until
every saloon in Wichita has been de-
molished- The trio were released upon
81, 900 bonds. signed by W. r. Smith aud
w p. Jones, both retired capitalists of
this city While the bonds were being
arranged in the office of the clerk of
the district court, Mrs. Nation and the
assembled w. c. r. II. women sang
Praise God, From Whom All Blessings
Flow When informed that she WOui6
be tarred and feathered if she repea+e
her performance of Monday night, she
replied. THAT does not frighten me-
neither will it deter me from going
ahead with the work have begun a
man may look in the very mouth of
cannon but he will not attempt to face
woman with a Ratchet in her hand -
Four or five men have been stationed
in front of each of the various saloons
Of this city, armed with clubs and
whips, with instructions to use them if
necessary.
The wife of one saloonkeeper has
placed herself in the front apartment. of
the saloon and threatens to give Mrs
Nation a reception that men naturally
would recoil from.
The city is all worked up over the at
La1r, ana the next overt act on the part
of Mrs Nation win start a mob after
her. One of the officials connected with
the judiciary department Of this county
said in most emphatic terms after Mrs.
Nation was released upon bail: IF that
woman ever attempts a repetition of
her act Monday night, there win be no
cause to bring her to trial in any
earthly court"
The plate glass insurance companies
have wired their local agents to either
cancel or insert the following in all of
the policies: 1T IS agreed and under
stood that no further liability will be
assumed by this company for any
breakage of glass at the place named
within this policy by Mrs. Carrie Nation
or any confederate acting under her or
ders and supervision.
The husband of Mrs Evans threatens
to procure a divorce.
&c has been ascertained that the
young man who struck Officer. Sutton
MONDAY was the son OF Mrs. Evans.
one OF the snlashers His plea that he
struck the officer under the nisappre-
hension that the officer was about to
strike his mother gave him immunity
from punishment He is a reporter on
one of the local papers
Mrs. Nation today received, by tdle%
graph, an offer of SIS a week from
New York theatrical manager 70 star IN
Ten Nights in a Barroona-" She replied
that she would take the offer under con-
sideration.
W. c. n U. DOES NOT APPROVE
Hutchinson. Jan. 2S-Afrs. Hutchinsoa.
of this city. state president of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union, says
that the organization does not approve
of the methods employed by Mrs. Car
RE Nation, the saloon Wrecker. In an
interview here Mrs. Hutchinson said.
The w. G. T. y. of Kansas is inter-
ested in the Nation raid thus far and
no farther They would like to know
whether outlawed property has any le-
gal rights. The W. c. T. u of Kansas
does not believe this is the best way to
handle the saloons and joints of Kan
sass but loyalty to a member would
cause them to see that she has a fair
trial I am surprised at this second
raid in Wichita I can only understand
it by knowing that Mrs. Nation and the
women Of Wichita have been so anxious
to get a case in the courts. and the dis
missal OF the whole matter without even