The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-09-22
GREAT CIVIL SUIT.
Right of Passage Of Texas Cat
tie to be Contested.

Dodge City, Kas., Sept. 17.-The Kan
sas Colcboy, of this city, will this we, K pab-
lish the following editorial on a suit in
stitute6 in the United States district court
at Wichita, Kansas, between the southern
Texas cattle men and members of the
Western Cattle Growers Association. aIn
the United States district court at WITCH
its, on the 10th inst. suits were ins ituted
by NJ. c. Campbell, DJuohue and Fleming,
j. r. Blocker, 5. E. Weber, w. l.. Puysley
and Bennett Wells, against A. III. Meow,
Arthur Gorham, r. j.. Hsrdeety Hiram
Kellsr. John Towers, John c. Gov IT,, 8.
B. York, Fred Singer and Earl Spencer.
the complaints being that the defendants
conspired and contrived by force OF arms,
10 stop the herds of through cattle belong
ing to the plaintiffs, from passing over
lea. ed ranges on the Cherokee and neutral
strips into Colorado to the points Of
delivery as per contract with the pur.
chasers. There are six distinct suits and
the aggregate amount of damages clsimed
is S347, 800. The cattle OF the plaintiffs are
those that Secretary Lamar caused to be
forced through the ranges OF the defendants.
In the three cases many OF the cattle OF the
defendants have since died from Texss
- IN.
Blocker, w. C.. Campbell, Bennett and
West Bros, J; NJ. Rings, w. S. Pugsley, S.
G. Weber, Williams and Brown, y. Town
ing, G. s. Vaughan, G. Wilder, F. w.
Crosswell, NJ. Corrygsn,J. W. DriskiIl and
a Mr.. Davis were indicted by the grand
jury for violation of section of the ami
NAL industry law Of the United States
which provides that "no person or persons
shall drive from one state TO another or
from a state into a territory any cattle To-
feoted with a contagious Injections or COM
municative disease" DIR. A. A. Ho,cumb,
state veteTnsy, hid post NOR em examioa:
tions on tue dead cattle and examined a long
trail through the leased ranges on the
Cherokee strip, over which the e4ttIe of
the defend ants were driven. He pronounced |
the disease OF which they died Texas fsver \
snd he at,ests that such disease Is IL fec /
tIous," contagious and communicable. J.I
K. HallOwell and NJ w. Sutton have been
employed to assist the United States dis |
.rIct attorn-y In the prosecution of the \
,ssss against the southern cattle men. They
will also defend in the civil cases. The
lexss men have secured the services of It.
z. Finlon, of Leavenworih, Waters and
chase, Of TOpeks, and Ruggles and Hat
OF, of Wichita. Millions of dollars are
rack of these suits on bo.h
ides. The issue is tina. of
he nor;hern ranchmen having arse
herds of finely improved cattle on their
anches, and who are bitterly opposed TO
ne scattering of Texas fever among them
" through herds against the cattle raisers
4 southern Texas. 1t is war among
,isnts. The final result of the issue will
doubtless De the total extric'i ion of the pol
cy which has permitted, to the exposure
t Texas fever, the healthy cattle in the
lorthern states and on the ranges of Kan
as, Nebraska, Colorado and the north
E.stern territories, during the past quarter
1 century. This legal contest is of great
r magnitude because greater Interests are
involved that has ever occurred in the
United States between individuals. al
The editorial, in closing, discusses Sec
etsry Lamar's connection with the mat ]
sr and expressed the opinion thst the
uestion will arise as 10 the pre- eminence
{ authority between the law making
ranch of the government and q member !
I its executive department. II