The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-13
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Mrs. Nation Runs Counter to
Denver Police.
Started on a Tour Of the
Tenderloin.
LECTURED A WOMAN.
Officers Interfered and Called
Patrol Wagon.
Released When Found She Had
Committed No Crime.

Denver, Aug. 13.-Proclaiming herself
Gods Own Prophet" Carrie A. Nation,
the notorious saloon smasher and
hatchet wielder of Kansas. was arrested
shortly before midnight Saturday by
Policeman George Kaylor, while en-
gagged in an animated lecture TO Marie
Carpenter, a young French girl of the
half world. at a crib at 1920 Market
street.
When placed in custody by the officer
the self-appointed prophet became eN-
ceedingly angry and stated that Denver
was the first city in the United States
which she had visited and not received
police protection in the good work she
was carrying on. With Carrie Nation
was J. H. Sylvester, a crusader against
the cigarette evil, who has accompanied
the prophet" all over the east, man
aged her affairs. and preached his own
sermon against vice. He was not ar
rested.
Mrs Nation, her snow-white head
held erect and her large, strong jaws,
firmly set, dehed the police and asked
for bail. The charge against her was
malicious mischief. She spent less than
a half hour in a cell in the city jail
when she was released. Captain of Po-
lice Carter attempting to exact a prom
Use of good behavior.
Il am going down there again. said
Mrs. Nation. 7 would go tonight if L
was not so tired, but 1 viii go in spite
of your declination to furnish me with
protection from the scum of your city.
Something's wrong. This administra-
ton is corrupt-so corrupt that you are
protecting the bawdy houses, the saloon
and the dives. If you were not corrupt
that street would never be there.
TAKE warning chief she said, mis-
taking Captain Carter for Chief De-
laney, your hair is getting white and
you had better be good. Keep out Of
hell and help others to do So
Garry A. Nation reached Denver Sat
urday morning and took rooms in the
Midland hotel. Seventh and Arapahoe
streets. Not until II o'clock did she
start upon the crusade for which she
came here. hTe widespread tidings that
Denver was city. corrupt politically,
a haven for thieves and infested with
licensed prostitutes, brought her here
from the east and Saturday nights be
ginning was but the start of a three
days or a weeks performance.
Mrs. Nation made the request of the
police through newspaper men that
sergeant Of police be sent with her to
protect her against mob violence from
the persons among whom she was to
preach Her request was declined by
Captain Carter. She then went alone,
accompanied only by several reporters
reached Market street. the heart of the
tenderloin district, without incident.
passed numerous cribs and finally en-
tered the house of Marie Carpenter,
who looks less than Is years old.
You stripped. brazen hussy." shout
ed Carry Nation. Take warning from
me, Gods own prophet, and cease the
hopeless life you are leading. The
flames of hell await such as you
Damnation iself could not purge the
crime and sin you affiict upon others.
Put on your hat and go forth tonight
upon better"
Here Mrs. Nation was Interrupted by
the entrance Of the police. She was
forcibly taken to the patrol box on the
corner of Nineteenth and Market
streets, and a riot call turned into po-
lice headquarters The patrol wagon
made a hurried run to the scene,
brea king into the dense crowd which
blocked the streets for a block. with
great difficulty On entering the wagon
Carry Nation handed a warm roast
to the arresting officers.
TT is such men as you" she cried,