The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-19
MRS. NATION IS IN JAIL
HELD IN $4,000 FOR BREAKING
INTO COLD STORAGE COM
PANY'S PLANT
HAD TWO TRIALS YESTERDAY
Decision in the First, for Wrecking
q Saloon Ten Days Ago, Taken
Under Amusement by
District Judge.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 1S.-Mrs Nation
is now In the county Jail as a result
OF her trial on peace warrant before
Hazen today. The warrant was soWrn
to by the Moeser Cold Storage company.
whose plant Mrs. Nation entered yes
terday morning. Mrs. Nation acted as
her own attorney in the trial Judge
Hazen placed her under $1,000 bond to
keep the peace and ordered her to ap-
pear before him at the next term of
court.
Mrs Nation refused to give the bond
and she said she would go to pail She
is now detained in the hospital room
of the county jail where she will prob
ably remain some time.
In the city court this morning argu-
ments were given in the case brought
against Mrs. Nation by the proprietors
Of the wrecked Senate saloon. The
court room was damned. Attorney
jameson conducted the prosecution,
while Attorney DumeniI carried on the
defense. Their tables were piled high
with law books, while Dumenil fortified
himself with many biblical quotations.
The argument was commenced by the
defense. In speaking of the first case
as a parallel to Mrs Nations smash
ing, counsel said: 1T is found in the
Pible in the Temple. We find by Mat
thew that Christ entered the temple and
abolished the nuisance" He then took
up the law in the case, citing a New
Hampshire statute which says that the
private party abating a nuisance does
not have to do it in manner best
suited to the other party.
WANTED FRESH AIR.
At this point Mrs Nation left her
seat and opened a window. The cold
wind swept in and blew the papers about
the court room. Judge McCabe ordered
Marshal Ross to close the window and
lower it from the top. Mrs Nation
rushed back and again raised the lower
sash. She was compelled to remain in
her seat when the window had been
closed again, much to her chargin.
Mrs. Nation became restless as the
trial progressed, she paid little atten-
ton to the lawyers but walked about the
court room, whispering with the spec
tators and the members of the. home
Defenders.
Detecting the fumes Of tobacco, she eX-
claimed: Some one is smoking; better
stop it, for it smells bad"
When the defense concluded, after one
and one-half hours, Assistant County
Attorney Jameson, a colOred lawyer, be-
gan his argument for the prosecution
He argued that Mrs. Nation was ar
rested under the law forbidding destruc-
ton of property and held that if Mrs
Nation be not guilty, then everyone has
a right to do as she did.
Judge McCabe when the argument was
closed, said:
"The question Is new and important
and entities 1t to a thorough consider
alton [ shall take such time as seems
necessary to me as we have no decision
Of our own supreme court. The court
will announce a decision Thursday morn
ing at 8 o'clock"
This afternoon, before District Judge
Hazen, Mrs. Nation was tried on the
peace warrant and action taken to place
her under bond by the storage company.
Will Moeser, a member of the firm,
was the first witness. Mrs. Nation, who
acted as her own counsel opened fire
with all manner Of questions. Objections
were offered by the county attorneys,
most Of which were sustained. Other
witnesses followed in a like manner and
she kept up a hot fusillade of questions,
wanting to know ''how many hatchets
were used in breaking in; what do you
keep in your place; isn't 1t faet that
YOU keen all kinds of Hell-brOth?
Mrs Nation could not understand the
sustaining of the many objections and
said she did not think the Judge was
fair with her.
Mrs. Nation received a telegram this
afternoon from a theatrical manager,
Offering her $500 per week to take part
in a temperance play. She answered;
mot yet, while I got some sense.
It is not likely that Mrs. Nation will
be able to give bond because she declares
that she will resume her smashing cru
SADIE against the joints Immediately upon
her release. Her friends have been ad-
vised that Judge HaZen will order her
release only on promise to send her TO
her home at Medicine Lodge.
Judge Hazen tonight placed Cal NC
Donald. Mrs Rose Crist and Miss Made
line Southland under peace bonds.
McDonald's bond is $1,C00, the others
$500 each The judge delivered scath-
ing address to the three Nation Ieuten-
ants. He expressed the opinion that Mrs.
Nation is insane, and said those persons
who encourage her methods of reform
ought to be ashamed of themselves.
The warrants for the arrest of the
three above named were sworn out by
William Moeser He has also begun suits
for malicious trespass against Mrs. Ma
ton. Mrs Christ, Miss Southland, Cal
Mcdonald. Frank Murphy, DR.. Eva
Harding. Mrs. A. B. Chadwick and Rev.
F. w. Emerson.
Somewhat of a sensation was produced
in the saloon wreckers camp when it be-
came known that three of their numbers
had been put under bond and that others
were to be sued. Interesting develop
ments are looked for.