The Portland daily press., 1901-02-19
mrs. NATION IL JAIL.
Declined to Furnish Bail
For $4,000
Pending a Decision as TO Legality Of
IIer AciS.
Hearing in City Court of
Topeka
For the Smashing of the Cold
Storage Bars.


rant sworn out by the proprietors of q
cold storage company was served on Mrs.
Nation during the morning. She was
cited to appear at 1so p m, TO answer
for the day OF liquors AMI bar fixtures
yesterday in the storage house.
Mrs. Nation issued the following state
ment today:
"Headquarters Of Home Defenders,
February 18th.
1--WE desire that we may have the ala
and names of all men and women oil
any color or clime to be of us. Our mo-
tive shall be Nehmiah, ,4:14, And l looked
and rose mp and said unto the nonlss
and to the rulers aud to the rest oil the
people: Be not afraid OF them; remem-
bar the Lord your God which is great
and terrible and tight for your brethren,
your sons and yonr daughters, your
wives and your houses, which is, down
with this supineness of hell-'non resis
tance'-ths paralysis Satan is infasing
into the deluded sons and daughters OF
God in order that he may SOW the tares
while they slumber. We have proved
that the command OF Jesus Is the only
safe way, resist the devil and he will
flee.
mon resist, and he ia bold and deh
ant.
"This army of home defenders declares
It's intent In It's name. We are the faith
ers and mothers, who, as Gods hostr
have come to the help or the Lord against
the mighty and we are 20 withstand
the fiery darts of the wicked with the
shield OF faith. We demand license and
will have It, No whiskey, no tobacco,
or profanity snail defile our hearthftones
No man or woman who uses any OF
these defilements shall or need ask tc
serve us. We Will be your brother to hell
you to cleanse yourself from the hlthi-
/ ness OF the nssh, but you need our as
sistauce.
I've cannot use you in our business
till you clean up. We are going to place
before the people, men and women who
must be examples of virtue and strength
Happy is that people whose Coz
is the Lord, yea, happy is that people ii
such case
kansas shall be free and we will see he
on hill that her light may go TO ever,
DARK corner OF the earth. Come TO u
and we will do thee good for the Lor'
hath spoken good concerning such
people.
Hearing was resumed In the city cour
of the action brought against Mrs. Ma
tion by the proprietors of the Joint a
4eO Kansas avenue, wrecked ten day
ago. Attorney. Jamison conducted tn
prosecution, while Attorney Dumeni
carried on the defence. In speaking o
the first case as a parallel to Mrs. Ma
tions's smashing, counsel for the defense
said:
1--WE find by Matthew that Christ en-
tered the Temple and atated tina
nuisance He then took up the lay
in the case, citing q New Hampshire
statute which says the private part
abating a nuisance does not have to d
It in a manner best suited to the othe
party.
When the defence conc luded after on
and one-half hours, Assistant Count
| Attorney Jhmlson, ooloreu lawyer, ID
gan his argument for the prosecution
: He argued that Mrs Nation was arres
ed under the law forbiddinR destruotio
OF property and held that II Mrs. Natio
be not guilty then everyone has q rigl
to do as she did.
9 Judge MoCahe, when the argumel
closed, said;
. "The question is new and importa
q one which entities 1t to thoIoul
o consideration. / shall take such time
g seems necessary to, as we have no d
cision of our own Supreme court III
court will announce a decision Thur
day morning az 8 O'Clock.
Mira. Aation's bonds was fixed at q
t GO. She refused TO go out and W
I taken 10 Jail
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