Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22
CARRIE NATION.
Visited her Old Home Town Last Week
and Something was Doing"

Oi '0uiOoudy HlSnt Oh last week,
and from the time she alighted
from the coach until she took her
departure for Wichita on Friday
morning, there was "a hot time
in the old town." =
A fuss began when she entered
the omnibus when the train pulled
In. She was the only passenger,
and she says the lamp hues had
fallen off of the lamps in the bus,
the lire on the lamp wicks was be-
ing famed and there was immedi-
ate danger that the bus would be
seton fire. She called out, not
knowing who or where the driver
was, that the lamps needed atten-
ton and at the same proceeded to
adjust them. "Bill' Horn, the
driver5 at the same time responded,
Leave those lamps alone" and in
an instant rushed into the bus,
grasped her by the head, neck and
hair and dragged her out of the
bus and threw her on the ground,
kicking her and cursing and using
indecent language which no man
is justified in using in the presence
OF woman. This is Mrs. Nations s
story. Mr.. Horn tells it differently.
He says when Mrs. Nation called
his attention to the lights he told
her to leave them alone and at the
same time went into the bus to ad-
Just the hues, that as soon as he
entered Mrs. Nation began to de-
nounce him as a drunken sot,
wretch" and similar abuse and at
tempted to pull a cigar from his
mouth, that he then took hold of
her at the back of the neck and
eJected her. lie denied kicking her
but admitted cursing her and using
vulgar language.
On Thursday, Mrs. Nations S
friends, as soon as they heard of
the matter, became very indignant
and caused the issuance of a war
rant for Mr.. Horns arrest upon the
charge of disturbing the peace and
assault. This was signal for the
woman'S enemies to line up for
"Bill" and a scrap" which extend
ed to almost every tongue in
the city was on. The trial was
held before Justice Collins in the
afternoon and the evidence pro and
con was given as above related,
with Conductor Knight and Levi
Groves corroborating Mrs. Nation
and ]. B. Gano partially corrobor-
ating Bill" 1t was contended by
Mrs. Nation that Mr.. Horn was
drunk, but this was denied by both
Horn and Gano, the latter being
the bus manager and the formers
employer.
A jury composed of H. I. Wood
ward, F. ]. Cartan, Chas. Long, Geo.
Myers, Chas. Burney and Chas.
Painter was selected to try the case.
County Attorney Griffin made a
feeble prosecution of the case and
j. N. Tincher defended. The Jury
was caught on the wing and they
were not examined at all. 1t is
probable that none were qualified,
but they were "corralled" and
sworn in without being questioned
by either of the attorneys.
The evidence was submitted al
6 o'clock and at o:3o the jury re.
turned a verdict of mot guilty
On the first few ballots the Jury
stood four to two in favor of Mr.
Horn, but the two finally yielded
to the majority.
Before the suit was brought Mrs
Nation was required to deposit &
cost bond. When the trial wa,
over she had a bill of $I7.75 to pa,
which was cause for double reioic.
ing on the part of her enemies.
Public sentiment in this cas-.
was about 'alf and 'alf. The christ
ian people, as rule, sympathizi ns
with Mrs. Nation and the othe
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