Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-09


Mrs. Carrie Nation passed the hours
after midnight yesterday morning in
the county jail, as she refused TO pay
the fine of $40 and costs imposed upon
her by Mayor Sweeney at midnight
session of the police court.
She was placed in the cell which,
about a month ago, was occupied by the
woman keeper Of a house of ill-fame,
who received the same term of jail SEN
fence as did Mrs Nation. and served it
out. Of the night she says:
Having no pillow | folded up some
underwear and made a pillow Of that |
slept comparatively well, but MY little
bedfellows-not so little either-both-
cred me considerably. I was aroused ny
the announcement of breakfast. Ii CON
sisted of some molasses. some dry bed
and a cup of coffee. That was all; no
sugar or milk could not eat it, and.
when Mrs. S. A. Alien, superintendent
OF W. c. T. L. evangelistie work, called
10 see me a little later, she went out
and got me some milk, fruit and bread,
and Mrs. Jennie Jefferson sent me de-
icious jelly, butter and lot of
peaches. When l left this afternoon
gave the other prisoners the fruit and
they seemed, poor souls, to enjoy it.
Mrs. Howard Hazlett, Mrs. Irvine
Z think that was her name: she lives
on the Ishnd-a beautiful young and
cultured married woman, whose name
cannot recall, and many others, called
upon me during the day, SO | had no
chance to get lonesome; but I never
get lonely anywhere, for God is always
with me.
there was a sad case in the Jail that
got greatly interested in. 1t was a
Young woman they had put in there for
being drunk on whiskey some saloon
keeper-I know who he was-had sold
her on Sunday. | don't care II she is in
the habit of drinking If it had not
been for bad men and the saloon she
wouldn't have the habit. Why didn't
they put the saloonkeeper in that sold
her the liquor on Sunday?
That officer who arrested me swore
TO point-blank lie and you know I
had no witnesses or lawyer. This is the
sowing; the reaping time will come to
these saloon men and that officer for
the sentiment of the people is being
af
saloons and saloon men. Mark my
words. there'll be a wave of temper
ance sweep over Wheeling in the not
far distant future. Gods people will
wake up.
They wanted me to promise | would
stop talking against the saloons, but
will talk against and work against
them until l die. That's what the
devil always wants, to be let alone
that's what they wanted when Jesus
ordered them to come out of. the young
man-but He didn't let them alone; He
drove EN- out into the swine, and the
poor hogs were SO ashamed that they
went and drowned themselves in the
sea.
We'll, lawyer was sent to me, Mr..
Lee Dobbs, and he first thought it
would be best to get out writ of ha-
beas corpus, but afterward he decided
# was best to file an appeal-no court
will ever sustain such case-and Mr..
James Henry went on my bond for
$780, | deposited $40 with him as that
will, they said, be all they can collect
for my fine and costs if should die or
anything like that and couldn't be here
when the case comes up for trial in the
Circuit Court Oh, yes, I'll be here to
fight the case if am alive and able to
get here physically. l got out at five
O'Clock. Some ladies met me and &C
companied me here to the hotel. l am
going over to the Salvation Army Tab
ernacle tonight in few minutes"
Just then four cards were brought to
the room by the bell boy and Mrs. Ma
ton went down to meet the callers.
They were Mr. and Mrs. l.. NJ. FELTON,,
Mrs. Chaton and Mrs. Crawford Mrs.
Allen, of the w. G. T. U. also came in
while the reporter was interviewing
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