Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-05
win a Band Of Womao 6 ted
Uut to Wreck Top jouts.
NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER.
Two are Thrown Down ana Have
Their fntchets Taken From Them
Taken TO Police Court.

Topeka, Kan, Feb Airs. Nation
gathered half-dozen Of her helpers
late this afternoon and attempted to
enter the Clipper restaurant Joint on
East sixth street. owned by f. w.
Murphy. for the purpose of wrecklng
IT, Mrs. Nation has been here so long
that she has become familiar to the
watchers at the Joint, and she did not
succeed in getting near the Joint in
question before she was recognized and
Immediately dozen strong men were
at the door of the joint to prevent her
entrance.
The little band Of women struggled
VaNantly against the superior strength
OF the rufians who were trying to
keep them out Of the saloon. In the
melee two Of the women were thrown
down and their hatchets taken from
them. Mrs. Nations face was slightly
cut by her Ratchet BY this time the
police managed to arrive and took the
women in charge. AS the women were
being taken TO the police station they
We're followed by thousand or more
Jeerlng, hooting men, most of whom
were the negro watchers employed to
keep the women out of the joints and
10 90 them violence II they persisted in
entering.
There were a number of Mrs. Nations
sympathizers In the crowd and they
hap the A.
seemed unable 10 give. One Joint man
who was a little over Jealous. insisted
that Mrs Nation be killed and pune
tuated his remarke with a great deal of
picturesque language. Mrs. Nation
turned to rebuke him, when he tried to
hit her A man near By gave the would
be assaulter blow in the face. He
immediately turned again 20 the attack
and then the fight became rather gem
eral Several OF the fist fights were in
progress all the way to the station and
II seemed az though somebody would be
seriously hurt before the game proceed
ed much further.
At the police station Mrs. Nation was
formally charged with disturbing the
peace and her name was entered on
the docket, The police Judge was at
the station and Mrs. Nation refused to
go to his room to see him regarding
her offense, but insisted that he come
to her which he did Mrs Nation was
informed that she would report for
trial at the police court tomorrow
morning and was then released on her
own recognlzance. She said she would
be glad to do SO and then proceeded to
hold an impromptu prayer meeting in
the police station. She prayed that tile
work that she had begun in Topeka
mi"ht be Hbundantly prosperous.
While she was praying a drunken
man was brought in by an officer. Mrs.
Nation Immediately went TO him and
Informed him that she was his friend
at all times, even though the police
men were not. She then delivered an
address to the members Of the police
force present, which was full OF the
most scathing abuse that she was ca
pable of giving. She said that they
would permit the joints to run In open
Of law all the while and would
then arrest the men who were made
drunk by all the liquor sold there. Mrs.
Nation tainted the police, calling
them towards. afraid to arrest anybody
but women and drunken men. They
angrlly flushed under her accusations.
On leaving the police station, Mrs.
Nation encountered George Klour, one
Of the most notorious jointlsts Of the
city She asked him II he was a joint
Isl. He tremblingly replied that he
was not.
We'll, then. you ought TO be out
helping us close the joints" said Mrs.
Nation.
"Oh, ! am going to leave town to-
night" said Klour and the crowd |
1ooted with delight. Many OF them
we're not symRathlzers with Mrs Ma
ion, but they enjoyed the famous joint
SITS confusion.
Followed by the crowd, Mrs. Nation
hen went 10 the federal building, |
where she mounted the steps Of the
and made an address to the
'rowd, She said she would smash all |