The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
MRS. NATION
STARTS RIOT
Free Fights Follow At
tempted Raid OH Joint.
POLICE ARREST
THE CRUSADER
She Takes a Few Drinks of
Liquor Herself.

Topeka. kan. Feb. AIRS Carrie Ma
ton started a riot late this afternoon. She
gathered half Il dozen of her helpers and
attempted TO enter the Clipper restaurant
joint on East Sixth street. owned by +.
W. Murphy, for the, purpose of wrecking
it Mrs. Nation has been here so long that
she has become familiar 20 the watchers
at the joints, and she did not succeed in
getting near the joint in question before
she was recognized, and Immediately
dozen strong men were at the door to
prevent her entrance.
The little band of women struggled val
iautly against the superior strength of
the men who were trying to keep them
out of the saloon.
In the melee two of the women were
thrown down and their hatchets taken
from them.
Mrs. Nations face was slightly cut by
her Ratchet
BY this time the police managed to ar
rive and took the women in charge.
As the women were being taken to the
police station they were followed by 1,OJJ
or more jeering, hOOting men. most of
whom were the negro watchers employed
to keep the women out of the joints
There were d number OF Mrs. Nations
sympathizers in the crowd. and they gave
her protection. One joint man insisted
tflal MIS- NalioH pc kliled. ana puhctIaI-
ed his remarks with a great deal Of pic
tureSqUe language. Mrs Nation turned
to rebuSe him. when he tried to nit her.
A man near by gave the man a blow IN
the face He Immediately turned again
to the attack, and then a riot snsued-
Several Of the fist fights were in progress
all the way TO the station
Let Go Without Bond.
At the police station Mrs Nation was
formally charged with disturbing the
docket The police judge was at the sta
tion, and Mrs Nation refused TO 90 TO
his DOM to see him TesarGlng ner JIfrnSe,
but insisted that ne come 10 her wnicn
he did. Mrs. Nation was informed that
she should report Tor trial at the police
court tomorrow morning ana was then
released on her own TeCOgniZance.
She said she would be glad to 10 so.
and then proceeded to hold an impromptu
prayer meeting In the police station she
prayed that the work she had begun IN
Topeka might be abunddntiy prosperous.
While she was praying an intoxicated
man was brought in Dy an ofhcer MIS-
Nation Immediately went to him and IN
formed him that she was his friend at stl
times, even though the polcernen were
NOT She then delivered an address to
the members Of the police force present,
which was full of scdthlng ABUSE ole
said that they would permit the JOINTS 20
run in omen violation OF raw All the Whlle-
aud would then arrest the men VINO We're
made drunk by all the liquor SOLD tnS .Ie-
Mrs Nation tainted the ponce, cdliine
them towards afraid to arrest aIlyDOuy
bur women and drunk men.
on leaving the police station Mrs. Ma
ton encountered George kiour, one OF
the most notorious JolnustS oL the cry
She asked him if he was JOlnLlSI- ne
replied that he was not .,,,-,,,
We'll then you ought to be out delpiAS
US close the joints, sad Ms = 100
'.Oh I am going to leave town tonight,
said h[Iour and the crowd hOOted Win
delfpbt Many of them did not Sympa-
tbizs with Mrs Nation, but they enjoyed
the confusion of the jolntlst-
Talks to the Crowd.
Followed by the crowd Mrs. Nation
then went TO the federal building, where
shc in0Ufred for her mail She then
mounted the steps of the building and
made an address to the crowd she Said
She p-ould smash all The joints OF inc
cftv and she would stay here ionS eilous n
to accomplish tins purpose, IT u stooh
months She was not afraid, she SAID, as
she had no reason in the World 10 ne,
There were many women IN ll4s CITY ~
would help her, she said, ana tley "outu
do 50 at the proper time. III, - ~,
Mrs. Nauon declares siie VIII WI, SL4'eL ~ ~
Joints tomorrow and smash them. WINE
he iointists are equally certain that she
viii not The joinJlsts have negroes MI q q
IN watch their places OF business ana
they nave orders to shoot down any per
son man or woman. who attempts 20 en-
ter the Joint bent on mischleL
7rThe better element of the people OF the
,.it,- stand aghast at the scenes which VIII
a most certainly be inaugurated IN closing
the joints.
Takes Drinks Herself.
Mrs Nation this morning entered the
drug store of B. +. Sim and announced
She was lying in wait for members OF the
legislature. She walked behind the pre-
scription counter and examined all the
different kinds of liquor kept on tap
As the members OF the legislature came