Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-13
Refuses Two Marriage Offers.

For several hours Mrs Nation sat In
the prisoners box in the Police Court
this morning along with men and women
who had been arrested for being drunk
and disorderly The courtroom was
crowded at an early hour with persons
who wished to see Carrie and to hear her
tried. With few exceptions they waited
until her trial began.
Back in the courtroom was farmer
from Virginia, John Slater by name,
who wished Carrie for a wife.
I'D marry her if she'd have me: |
like her git up and git said John to by
ISLANDERS. She could help me handle
the place all right
When Mrs. ..ation was informed OF
the tentative proposal she said that she
would dislike to hurt Mr.. Slatters feel
ings. or To nip in the bud any tender
thoughts he might have. but that she
couldn't consider the proposal for a min
ute.
Another report comes from. the work
house that Carrie was the subject of a
proposal of marriage while there. The
swain in this case was boatswain But
Carrie couldn't see the logic of the prop
osftion at all and rather suspected that
she would be the support of the boat
swain than that he would be her sup
port. She said this morning that she
did not know anything about this affair
of the heart.
Mrs. Nation will make her headquarters
for the present al 217 u street northwest
She will remain here for a week at least.
will you break up any more saloons.
Mrs Nation?''
II can't just say replied Mrs. Nation
IF I get call | will I never know un-
til just before I act whether / am going
to smash things. I used to hear voices
that l must act
Not a Genuine 'tSmasher."
Mrs. Myra McHenry, who claims to be
the only bona fide saloon smasher, and
who says that she operated out I'm Kan
sas with Carrie many times, was in
the court this morning and brought Mrs.
Nation d letter. But Carrie looked upon
Myra grimly. and there was no answering
CLEAN of friendship in her eye. When
she had left her Mrs. Nation said:
'She has a mania for notoriety. Bur
she never smashed a saloon in her life
She never threw anything heavier than d
paper ball. But she talks about smashing
bars in Kansas"
Mrs Nation had considerable 10 say
about the workhouse and its manage
ment
AFTER the services Sunday the Catho-
lie workers are allowed to go about
among the prisoners and talk with them.
But the Protestant preachers are not al
lowed this privilege. I'd like Capt. link
han to tell why this is.'' said Mrs. Ma
ton.
Another thing They are giving away
pounds and pounds OF low grade tobacco
at the workhouse every day. 1t goes to
the practice. Girls there told me that
they had never used tobacco in their
lives until they came to the workhouse.
Then they took up the habit
One Charge Quashed
There were two charges against Mrs.
Nation, one of disorderly conduct in the
Union station and the other Of Destroy
ing property at the bar in the station.
Mr. OBrien asked that both charges be
quashed Judge Mullowny finally agreed
to quash the charge of disorderly con-
duct, since the act with which Mrs.
Nation was charged was covered by the
second charge.
In the discussion CT the special plea
filed by Mr.. O'Brien it was brought out
that the information filed against Mrs.
Nation was in error under the law. since
she was charged with destroying property
without the consent of the agent in
charge of the bar at the station and not
without the consent OF the proprietor. the
Terminal Company. In order TO conform
with the law, Assistant Corporation
Counsel Pugh was permitted by the Judge
to file another information correcting this
The special plea filed by MI. y Brien
was as follows:
The information filed in the above en-
titled cause does not constitute an offense
in law punishable in this court, for the
reasons hereinafter set forth:
Because. while the information charges
the destruction of property by the de-
fendant. ii does not sufficiently describe
the property alleged to have been de-
stroyed.
Because the articles described in the
information as property are not property
In law.
Because the information does not al
lege the destruction of the alleged prop
erty was without the consent of the
owner of the same
Business Declared Unlawful.
Because the articles alleged to have
been destroyed are bottles of Intoxicating
liauOrs and the information does not al