The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-01-31

Dr. o. D. Cleveland Of Anthony was
in the city last night between trains en-
route to Newton He had long been a
resident Of Anthony and is well acquaint-
ed with the people who participated in
the saloon smashing there yesterday. In
talking to a reporter for the Eagle, he
said: Early yesterday morning before
many people were on the streets, a num-
Der of women. do not know Just what
the exact number, was gathered and
marched down the street to the saloons.
The first place was drug store which
had a bar in the rear. This was the
property Of J. K. Wilson who had been
in Anthony for many years. The crowd
Of women did not say anything to any
one but simply marched up and with
axes, hatchets and clubs broke out the
glass in front and smashed the doors
and went into the rear room. Nothing
was bothered in the drug store part, but
nothing was left of the rear room. Not
a glass that would hold drinkables was
left intact The women had desire for
mixed drinks and the liquor was mixed
too, for the floor was covered with
whiskev. beer and glass.
The first woman was carrying an axe.
Another woma nhad a new pick-axe and
She know how to use It, too The rest of
them had axes and hatchets with two ex-
cepti0ns. These two women had baseball
clubs and they used them in the assault
on the glassware Of the four places.
The husbands of the women went
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ed him. and told him if he harmed the
women that he would not escape without
serious INJURY. he stood buy and saw the
destruction OF his property and offered no
resistance. it is stated that he made
threats that the first woman who come
into his place TO wreck his saloon, ne
would shoot her. but the crowd was too
much for him or else the men gave him
q feeling that he would lose his life if he
interfered. ] do not know that they
would have carried things that far, but
one thing IS certain. no resistance was
offered at that place.
Wilson is an old resident OF Anthony
and it was wen known that he had a sa-
loon in connection with his store The
". c. II. L. had repeatedly asked him
to close that part Of his store and had
warned him that IL he did not they would
make it warm for him some time. The
time was today and they left q wrecked
place behind them.
The next place that they went to was
the saloon Of George Stevens He has
been saloon ma nthere for many years.
He had two OF the places which were
r3ided today. He was standing by the
front door when the women appeared 10
wreck his saloon. The door was promptly
locked hut they did not say a word 10
hin but went ahead and smashed OUT
the windows and then broke in the door.
Stevens is very large man and he stood
there at first trying to keep the women
out. They went into The room in body
and when Mr. Macey the husband of one
az the women, came around stevens
struck him q blow on the BODY. Macy
IS a much smaller man than Stevens and
De promptly reached over and save stew
ems blow on the head with a beer
bottle which caused tile hlood 20 low
free3y- This seemed To ESTATE the vo-
men more taan ever, and when they eot
through VITA the s3leon It loaked worse
than II cycione had struck IL il VAS
the most cosLy saloon in anthony ana
tde loss there was mo-s Than at anv 0thsr
place. Atter having comrietei the de-
siructan az Steven the party az vro-
men thra Nent q George fTuca1rd'S mace
Hneaars ha2 been notified ~ what was
coming. and D.. &c s. said. removed part
of lis stocks 1Ae womea did the smash
ins act and nuHaer - sa.t1os ~ Haua-
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