The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-14
WANTS HIS PROPERTY
Difficulty Experienced by
Constable Russell
TRYING TOGET POSSESSION
Puts Household Effects in
Yard and Loses Them.

Constable Russell has had a varied and
very unsatisfactory experience in the mat
ter of serving papers and performing other
duties in connection with his office in a
certain forcible detainer suit and he was
yesterday about Disguised with the job.
The trouble in this case began last sum
mer. when he was sent with papers to
serve on one Oscar Felix, demanding pos
session of a certain house for which, 1t
is alleged, Felix had failed to pay the
rent. The house belonged to William
Matthewson, who sold il TO man, with
the understanding that ne was to give the
purchaser immediate possession. Consta-
bic Russell set 10 work to Dust the Felix
family, and his experience in the task Is
one long story Of persistence and Ill luck
Last fall when he began his attacks on the
house of Felix, he was met with Gem
plants Of sickness from the family, and of
course in this position they were not eZ-
pected to move. The good hearted con-
stable gave the family time 20 get well
and welt again to demand possession.
This time the house was locked and none
of the family present 10 serve the papers
on. in a few days the officer went again,
and this time was met at the door and
told that the wife and mother was i'll,
but upon making an inspection Of the
premises the constable could not find Mrs.
Felix and the husband had 20 alter his
story by stating that his wife had gone up
town 10 get some medicine. This angered
the constable and he informed the man
that he would have TO vacate Immediately.
When Mr.. Russell went back TO see if
Felix had vacated the premises he found
two or three of the children sick. They
were actually sick, the constable says, and
he, of course, gave the family another stay
Of execution. In a few days, after he
thought the children had had time to re-
cuperate, the constable called again fully
determined 70 throw the family and goods
out. When he entered the house he was
startled 10 find one of the little colored
boys dead, and the corpse was III an adj
joining room. This scene softened the
officers heart, and he went away, after
offering a tender apology.
The man TO whom Mr.. Matthewson sold
the place was contending for possession
and Mr.. Matthewson was just as earnest
In trying TO secure it; consequently, after
several weeks had elapsed. giving the fam
lily time to heal the wound of their sorrow,
the faithful constable called again. His
manner was evidently not pleasant to Mr..
Felix, for it is said he made numerous
and divers threats and fatty refused 20
vacate the premises. This caused the con-
stable to become somewhat wrathy, and
when he next called to force the Felix
family from the domicile, he became so
positive that they promised to vacate
within the next day or two. Mr. Russell
felt relieved, for this was the first direct
promise he had been able to secure. He
felt that he would have little trouble now
IN securing the possession that had been
so steadily pursued for the past six
months. However, bearing the threats Of
Felix in his mind, the constable heavily
armad himself and again went 10 rhe
house to see if the Felixes had kept their
promises. To his utter disgust they had |
not. Then Mr.. Russell proceeded TO put |
them out of the house. He piled all of the |
household effects in the yard, and the Fe- |
LIKES began hauling them away Finally 1
when the house was cleared. the officer
of the law gave a deep sigh of relief and /
hurried TO notify Mr.. Matthewson. Mr.
Matthewson hurried to notify his DUR
chaser. The purchaser hurried to notify
his family and tell them to get ready to
move, Mr.. Russell before leaving the
place, carefully locked all the doors and
nailed them and the windows. The next
day the man who had purchased the
mousse started to move and when ne got
load Of goods to his new home. he found
It occupied Occupied by the Felixes. They
had moved their goods just out of sight
ana wnen the constable was gone they
forthwith moved back again. taking ms
session. 1t is alleged, by breaking open the
house.
Inere was new trouble to confront every
man IN me game The purchaser. DIS
suS'ed told Mr. Matthewson. Mr.
Matthewson, who was also more disr7,s+a6
than ever. told Constable Russell and Mr.
Russell. most disguised one of the whole
crowd, threw up his hands in despair Tns
house Of Felix is s,u intact. unror,-ro-
missing ana invunerable.
Mr.. Matthewson called at judge Walk
Rr court yesterday afternoon IA. see v,5,+
could be done with Felix. and the i,7ga
referred him to the county attorney for
more thorough and harsher treatment and
Il Is hhe-y that a warrant VIII be fsSila,.
or the arrest of Felix for houeebrea king
constable Russell says he has done more
'atd work on this case than on any other
7'er brought up in Judge Walkers cou~T.
DT Bulls Cough syrup il = remark-
aoie medicine. dry. tickling. hacking
cough, the warning that consumption turks
near needs no Other doctor but DR.. Burrs
-ousn Syrup. 1t positively cures throat
ana lung trouble.