The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-19
CARRIE NATION
SENT To JAIL
Refuses to Obey an Order of
the Court.
JUDGE SAYS THAT
SHE is INSANE
VIII Not Permit Any More
Smashing.

Topeka, Kan, Feb 1S-BIrs. Carrie
Nation is now in the county Jail as a
result of her trial on a peace warrant
before Judge Hazen today. The war
rant was sworn TO by the MOeser Cold
Storage company, into whose plant
Mrs. Nation broke yesterday.
Mrs. Nation acted as her own attor-
ney in the trial Judge Hazen placed
her under $4,000 bond to keep the peace
and ordered her to appear before him
at the next term of court. Mrs. Nation
refused to give the bond. and said she
would go to Jail She is now detained
In the hospital room of the county jail,
where she win probably remain for
some time.
1t Is not likely that Mrs. Nation win
be able 10 give bond, because she de-
clares that she viii resume her smash
ing crusade against the Joints" imme-
diately upon her release. Tier friends
have been advised that Judge Hazcn
VIII order her released only on promise
that she go to her home at Medicine
Lodge.
Judge Hazen tonight placed Cal Nc
Donald. Mrs. Rose Crist and Miss Mad
cline Southland under peace bonds. The
judge delivered a. sCathing address 20
the three Nation leaders. He expressed
the opinion that Mrs. Nation is insane.
and said those who encouraged her
methods of reform ought to be ashamed
Of themselves.
The warrants for the arrest Of the
three above named We're sworn out by
William MOeSer- He has also begun
suits for malicious trespass against
Mrs. Nation. Mrs. Crist, Miss Southland,
Cal Mcdonald, Frank Murphy, DR.. Eva
Harding, Mrs. A. 3. Chadwick and
Rev. F. w. Emerson.
VIII MOeser, one of the partners.
was the first witness. After he had
a
county attorney, Mrs. Nation opened
FIRE with all manner of questions. OBJ
JectiOns were offered, most of which
We're sustained. Other witnesses fol-
lowed In a. like manner and she kept 10
a hot fusillade of questions such as
What do you keep in your placer
Isn't it a fact that you keep 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 manager of a Chicago
stock company, offering her $500 a week
TO play in a temperance play. She an
sWered; Not while I got some sense.
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. judge
McCabe said he would take the matter
under advisement until Thursday
morning.
Law Points Argued.
Mrs. Nation sat behind her attorney
and spent most of her time writing
upon d small tablet. The argument
was commenced by the defense. and
Attorney J: NJ DumeniI cited many
authorities
He said:
I'm the bible we find by Matthew
that Christ entered the temple and
abolished that nuisance"
He cited the New Hampshire law
which says that the private party abat-
ing nuisance does not have to do it
IN manner best suit to the other par
ty- That means that the liquor does
not have to be carefully poured out.
The New Hampshire statute saws that
public nuisances may be abated by the
acts of individuals.
Defies the Judge.
At this point, Mrs. Nation left her
seat and opened a window. The cold
wind swept in and blew the papers
about the courtroom.
Close that window and open il from
the top, said Judge McCabe to Mar
shall Ross
Mrs. Nation took her seat and Ross
closed the lower sash and opened the
top sash. Mrs. Nation rushed back and
threw up the lower sash again.
Take your seat" commanded the
judge THE marshal viii take care Of
the windows
ton.
You sit down and tend to your bust
ness and III tend to mine retorted the
marshal as he closed the window
Mrs Nation was surprised. She is in
the habit OF having her own way and
this was rather a shock to her She
looked at Ross too surprised to say
word
Attorney DUmeniI referred to the New
Jersey equity report which stated that
man had the right to abate a common
nuisance without proceeding through
the courts. but afterward if the court
found that he had made a mistake and
that the place was not a common nui-
sance, that he could be wrecked again.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jam
isOn, cOlOred lawyer. made the argu-
ment for the prosecution. He said the
charge of destroying property brought
against Mrs. Nation does not come un-
der the head of malicious mischief. He
argued that the law Of destroying prop
eTty was the one under which Mrs Ma
ton was arrested. He held that if Mrs.
I Nation was not guilty then every one
had a right to do as she did.
Judge McCabe said the question was
new and important and entitled to a
thorough consideration. and he would
announce a decision Thursday morn
ing,
Issues an Appeal.
Mrs. Nation made the following state
ment today:
Headquarters of the Home Defenders,
1--WE desire that we may have the aid
and names of all men and women of
any color or cline to be Of as. Our
motive shall be, Nehemiah, iv, Il: And
looked and rose up and said unto the
mobiles and to the rulers and to the rest
of the people, be not afraid of them; re-
member the Lord your God which is
great and terrible and fight for your
/ brethren, your sons and your daugh-
tiers. your wives and your houses.
/ Which is, Down with this supineness
of hell on-resistance, the paralysis
satan is infusing into the deluded sons
and daughters of God in order that he
may SOW the tares while they slumber.
We have proven that The command Of
Jesus is the only safe way. Resist the
devil and he VIII Zee, non-resistaHee
and he IS bold and defiant,
This Army of the Home Defenders
declares its intent in its name we are
1 the fathers and mothers who, as Cod