The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
SNASnES THINGS
w. c. r. u. Woman Wrecks
Wichita Whisky Joint.
DESTROYS PICTURES AND MIRRORS
Arrested For Malicious Destruction of
Property, Hat NO word said About
Destruction ot whisky May IRE
cipitatcn Zig right In Kansas,

A Wichita. December -, dispatch
says: Mrs. Carrie Nation of Medicine
Lodge, Kas.. president Of the w. G. Il.
u. Of Barber county. made u raid on
the Carey hotel saloon and destroyed
property TO the value of $1,000. She
was arrested before She could carry out
her threat to serve other saloons in the
same manner
Mrs. Nation came to Wichita last
evening and at once made The rounds
of the saloons and warned proprietors
that il their joints We're open in the
morning size would destroy the fix
lures. True tn her word, at Q o'clock
she entered the carey hotel bar with
sn arm full of stones and asked the
proprietor il he would comply with her
injunction. without awaiting his re-
ply, she smashed II large painting val
ued at $500, representing Cleopatra
preparing for her bath. Behind the
bar is a mirror twelve by eight feet,
which Is valued IT $1,000. This was
smashed by the III She also
smashed several other paintings and
about $500 worth of cut glass. Two
hundred dollars worth OF whisky in
bottles was destroyed.
She was formally arrested on charge
of malicious destruction of property
and was taken to the county Jail by
the sheriff. The warrant was issued
upon complaint of Mahan Bros. whole
sale liquor dealers. The following
statement was made 10y Mrs. Nation:
81 wish to give my reasons for doing
this. do IL in defense of humanity.
These murder shops are grinding up
100, 900 boys every year and the women
must protect the boys"
Mrs. Nation is by no means an igno-
rant woman, and she is far from de-
mented. Her husband is a lawyer at
Medicine Lodge. Before she left home
she stated that she intended to raid
every saloon in Kansas and rid the
state Of the joints.
~ am determined to rid the state of
the joints" she said after she was IN
| der arrest. ave have n Law here that
prohibits the sale Of intoxicants and II
the authorities do not enforce it l will
do SO myself. The same law that pro-
hibits the sale also gives every citizen
| the right to enforce IL, il the officers do
not do 20. ! cleaned Kiowa OF it's
joints and ! will do rs much for Wich-
ita IL l AIN given the chance"
Mrs. Nation il well dressed and
about sixty years of age.
Mrs. Nation was arraigned in court
at Wichita and her ease was continued
until January ). John e.. Woolley.
late candidate for president Of the pro-
hibitionists, has been asked to defend
her. A significant feature of the war
rant is the fact that the document does
not accuse Mrs. Nation OF destroying
any liquors, hut only specifies the mir.
ror and paintings.
Mrs. Nations action may precipitate
the county into an anti-liquor war.
Many say the agitation will not rest
with the city and county alone, but
that it will spread throughout the en-
tire state. The w. &. Il. L. has taken
an active hand in the matter and its
members declare they will force the
fight to the end.
A Wichita, Kas.. December 90 dis.
pach says: Mrs. Carrie Nation has
agreed to accept bail, which Women's
Christian Temperance union members
are securing She declares she only
accepts her freedom that she may pros.
ecute her work Of smashing saloons.
She received fifty letters in two days
mail.