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A woman fifty…five years old； who never broke a statute of Kansas。
Mr。 Dodds told me that Sam Amidon would have a cab at the back
door of the jail and would take me out。 I consented。 John； the Trusty；
said to me； 〃Don't you leave this jail； there is some plotting going on；
and they mean mischief。 I asked him to get me a wire to fasten my door；
which he did； and I wound it around the open places in the door and to
the iron beam it shut on； and then John brought me the leg of a cot。
I watched all night； listening for some one to come in my cell to drag me
out。 With the cot leg I was going to strike their hands if they attempted
to open the door。 I know what it is to expect murder in my cell。 God
said； 'He would stand by me； and who but He； has。'
I got so many letters from poor； distracted mothers； who wrote so
often： 〃For God's sake come here。〃 In some letters there was money。
One letter from a United Brethren church in Winfield； Kansas； the minister；
Bro。 Hendershot； wrote me that he took up a collection in their
church for me of 7。38。 How I cried over that letter and kissed it！ I
knew that I had some friends who understood me； and just after this
letter； one from a Catholic priest came； which was a great comfort。 The
many letters I got from all kinds of vice was a great encouragement to
me。 I must say： 〃All hell got hit； when I smashed the saloons。〃 For
I never； until then； knew that people thought； or could write such vile
things； letter after letter； of the most horrible infidelity； cursing God；
calling me every vile name； and threatening me。
I was not allowed a pillow； I begged for one； for I had La Grippe；
and my head was as sore as a boil。 Mr。 Dodd frequently brought
me the papers； and nearly every time that Wichita Eagle would have some
falsehoods concerning me； always giving out that I 〃was crazy；〃 〃was
in a padded cell；〃 〃only a matter of time when I would be in the
insane asylum；〃 that I used 〃obscene language〃 and 〃was raving。〃 The
bible says： 〃All liars shall have their part in the lake that burns with
fire；〃 so the Murdocks of Wichita ought to tremble。 I associate the
name 〃Murdock〃 with murderer。 The real depravity of such people
was shown； when a lone old woman with a love of humanity； was in a
cell suffering so unjustly； that these people should have left nothing
undone to prejudice the people against her。 Even when my brother
died； this Murdock paper spoke of me 〃raving in jail；〃 and I was not
privileged to go to him in his dying hours。 Such people drove the nails
in the hands and the spear in the side of Jesus。
This Wichita Eagle is the rum…bought sheet that has made Wichita
one of the most lawless places in Kansas。
When first arrested in Wichita； in violation of the Constitution； I
was denied bail and compelled to bring a Habeas corpus proceeding in
the Supreme Court to get a trial or bail。 Sam Amidon as attorney
for Simmons proposed a return to the writ； and filed a false certificate
from Dr。 Shults； president of the Board of Health； stating that Board had
quarantined the jail。 Rather than face the Supreme Court with a false
return the case was dismissed。 I do not believe that history ever recorded
a quarantine of a jail before； for public buildings； such as post
office； court houses or jails cannot be made pest houses； and such buildings
are cleansed。 There was not a meeting of the Health Board。 This
was a conspiracy； signed by Dr。 Shults and the sheriff； for the purpose
of keeping me in jail； preventing me from seeing my friends or lawyers；
and by persecution to get me in an insane asylum。 Below is a copy of this
fraudulent notice：
ORIGINAL NOTICE TO O。 D。 KIRK； JUDGE； WARDEN EBEY；
CLERK； CHAS。 W。 SIMMONS； SHERIFF。 SERVED
TUESDAY； JANUARY 15； 1901。
To O。 D。 Kirk； Judge； Harden Ebey； Clerk； and Charles W。 Simmons；
Sheriff：
You； and each of you； are hereby notified that the following is a
copy of a paper purporting to be a statement made by J。 W。 Shults；
President of the Board of Health； of Wichita； Kansas； and attached to
the return of Charles W。 Simmons in the The Matter of the Application
of CARRIE NATION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus now pending in
The Supreme Court of the State of Kansas； viz：
〃Wichita； Kansas； December 29； 1900。
〃At special meeting of the Board of Health； held in the City of
Wichita； Kansas； on the 29th day of December； 1900； at the office of Dr。
J。 W。 Shults； President of the Board of Health； the following resolution
was adopted and ordered spread upon the minutes kept by the said
board。 'Whereas it has come to the knowledge of the Board of Health
that the inhabitants of the jail of Sedgwick County； Kansas； have been
exposed to small pox and that one Isaiah Cooper confined therein has been
exposed to smallpox and is infected with said disease and that the said
Isaiah Cooper is a violently insane man and it is impossible to move him
from said jail and that all of the said jail have been exposed to the same
and that one W。 A。 Jordan； who is County Physician of Sedgwick County
and City Physician of the City of Wichita； Kansas； asked and desired
and demanded that said jail be quarantined or that said Isaiah Cooper
be removed therefrom and that said jail be fumigated； and whereas it is
impossible to remove the said Isaiah Cooper therefrom； the action of
said W。 A。 Jordan in recommending the quarantine of the said county
jail and in quarantining the same is hereby approved and the said
county jail is hereby declared quarantined and ordered quarantined for
the space of twenty…one days from this date and all persons in charge of
said jail and the health officer of said city are hereby directed to enforce
this said quarantine and the order of the said W。 A。 Jordan。
J。 W。 SHULTS； M。 D。
President of Board of Health。〃
and that the above statement is not true； that there was no meeting of
the Board of Health on the 29th day of December； 1900 and that the
said jail has never been quarantined by the said board of health on the
said 29th day of December or at any other time。
Dated at Wichita； Kansas； January 14； 1901。
W。 S。 ALLEN；
RAY & KEITH；
ROBT。 BROWN；
Attorneys for Carrie Nation； an Inmate of said Jail。
Served on O。 B。 Kirk； 9：20 a。 m。； Tuesday； January 15； 1901。
Harden Ebey； 9：20 a。 m。； Tuesday； January 15； 1901。
Chas。 W。 Simmons； 9：35 a。 m。； Tuesday； January 15； 1901。
I could tell of many interesting incidents in jail。
There were five singers； one a graduate of the conservatory of music
in Boston； and Mr。 Dodd was a fine singer himself； he would often sing
with the prisoners and it was a great pleasure to me。 One song he
would have the boys sing was： 〃My Old Kentucky Home。〃 We had a
genuine poet there； and I here give you a poem he sent up to me one day；
by the trusty：
SOLEMN THOUGHTS。
'Twas an aged and Christian martyr；
Sat alone in a prison cell；
Where the law of state had brought her；
For wrecking an earthly hell。
Day by day； and night she dwelt there