The advocate., 1891-01-07
THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS LIE OF THE
SEASON.

SEASON.
The following associated press dis
patch is now going the rounds Of
the partisan press. It is q fair sample
Of the kind Of justice that the Far
mers' Alliance may expect from the
agents Of this modern institution for
the dissemination Of knowledge (0
among the people:
EVANS, Kansas, December i8,--Over 100 far
meEE alliance men, masked, have removed three
loan company tenants by force from farms re-
comfy sold by the aheFlhs under foreclosure pro
ceedlngs, and have put the original owners,
James H. Rutan, g. Barnes, and John Cassidy.
in possession.
The loan on the land was made by l.. W. Clapp,
agent Of the Wichita Otilce, OF the JarysCOnk-
I'm Mortgage Co.,, and the 23d OF August the land
came into the possession OF the company About
three weeks ago 7. 3. Bolton, D. n Bentley, and
j. @. Guthrie, located on the lands with their
families .as tenants. Each found on his door
some mornings ago q representation of skull and
cross bones. This was followed by.lettcrs OF
threatening character, signed Farmers All
ance."
TURNED OUT IN THE BITTER COLD
About o'clock Tuesday night each tenant was
called upon by q company OF masked men VINO
demanded possession OF tho premises They
we're on horseback and provided with wagons
and very soon had the household effects with
the families on the road The father OF Mrs.
Guthrie, WhOis ~ years DID, and her mother, In
her 73d year, and In III health, we're among the
unfOrtunates TO be- driven out In the bitter cold.
The alliance men proceeded twelve miles and
dumped the families and effects ont on the road
and left them. Meanwhile another alliance
crowd had moved the original owners and their
families back into the houses they formerly
owned
r The work s said 10 have been under the dlrec-
tlOn Of the local alliances, which conferred with
the the state organization. II Is generally be-
lioved the alliance all over the state Is going 10
take an actual hand In violating law which the
farmers denOunCe IN vehement terms no unjust
and which they propose not 10 obey
tits understood that the arylsOOnklin' people
will proceed at once 10 get possession OF The
land. Their agent says no will employ armed
cowboys 10 hold possession while an attempt
will be made TO prosecute the members Of the
masked party.
We take occasion to correct a few
seemingly unimpOrtant errors in this
dispatch.
To begin at the beginning, it may
be stated that no 100 or any other
number Of masked men have removed
three or any other number Of loan
company tenants" by force or other
wise from farms recently sold by
sheriffs under foreclosure proceed
ings. Only two Of the parties named
in the dispatch have been in any way
concerned in any proceeding that
could furnish any foundation for any
kind Of a dispatch relating to any
foreclosure proceedings in Evans
township. No person found upon his
door at any time any representation
of skull and cross bones" No threat
ening letters were received by any
body signed Farmers Alliance"
No person was turned out IN the
cold az 2 O'Clock at night or at any
other time of day or night by COM
pany Of masked men who demanded
possession Of the premises, and no
aged people were driven out twelve
miles or any other number OF miles
and dnmnad and left with their effects