The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-18
AND NO MESSIAH DANCE EITHER
CitiZnes Organize and Snatch a Tenant on a
Farm and Gently Replace the Man Who
Failed to Pay on His Mortgage.

The might is right" plan Is reported to
have been practiced yesterday in Evan
township which forms part of the east line
of Kingman county. A tenont's family
and household goods were carried away
taken to Alton township this county and
unloaded where he formerly lived. There
are many conflicting stories about the
matter but advantage was taken of every
avenue for information in the hope of Civ
ing the public correct statement of the
whole affair
1t appears that a we'll known loan agent
In Wichita some years ago made loan on
quarter section in the vicinity referred
to. The loan was in favor of John Casady
Casady failed to pay interest and
the loan company finally foreclosed.
Alter the usual legal steps
the land was sold in the early days of last
August, by the sheriff of Kingman, aud
the loan company was the highest bidder.
The land went over to the loan company,
but Cassidy did not want to leave the
farm. He asked for time to consider mat
tiers and time for many things, but finally,
about one month ago the sheriff made his
second visit and persuaded Casady 10
leave. The farm had been rented to
Thomas c. Guthrie, who had lived for
some years in Alton township, this county.
Saturday last Guthrie commenced to move
into his new place, being tenant on the
farm. His family consisted of wife and
three children, his father and mother, both
over 20 years of age and quite feeble.
Guthrie had been notified by some of his
new neighbors that he had not better at
tempt to live on the Cassidy farm. Hewas
not member of the Alliance and Casady
was and had lost his home in way that
they did not propose to see him live there.
He paid no serious attention to the matter
and yesterday morning left home for his
former home expecting to return with an
other wagon load of household goods
During his absence, Alliance men. about
fifty in number, called. Some were in
wagons and others on horse back. They
Informed the family that they must re-
turn TO their former home and without
preliminary very extensive, proceeded TO
load old people, young people and house
hold effects into their wagons. In due
time every hing was in road wagons and
the procession head for Alton township.
There was considerable rejoicing and
demonstration over the matter looking
something like a campaign parade. They
finally met Mr.. Guthrie, who was some
what surprised at the program, but was
induced TO join the procession which pro-
ceeded to the Guthrie home in Alton.
The family and floods were unloaded and
left TO the tender mercies of the owner.
The procession turned back that part of
the work being ended.
In the meantime another Alliance crowd
had picked-up Cassidy and his family and
effects and kindly left them at their
former home. Tho two moves being made
on the board the work was ended
1t is supposed it is the loan COM
pany's next play. The agent said
yesterday that he already had number of
names of parties in the parade, and he
would in due time have all of them, and
they would be given the law in the way of
civil and criminal proceedings, and also he
would make an effort to regain possession
and hold it if he had to get small section
of he regular army and have a fort out in
that section.
The affair was generally known in the
city yesterday and created considerable
comment. No one expressed any fears
provided the Messiah dance craze could be
kept out of the state.