The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-23
EVICTED A TENEHT
Mrs. Nation Creates a Medi-
cine Lodge Sensation.
DlSPOSSESEO A PREACHER
Carted Rented Furniture Away
From the House.
DlSP0SSESEO A PREACHER

A representative of the Eagle sends
from Medicine Lodge the latest and best
Nation story yet printed:
airs. Carrie Nation has been suspected
for some tine Of Being demented. and her
action recently In ejecting from her house
IA Medicine Lodge a minister Of the Cos
pei, without warning. and on the theory
that the Lord told her to 60 it." but
confirms the suspicion.
Shortly after the Rev. J. J. Griffin came
to Medicine Lodge last summer to be pas
tor Of the Baptist church. he leased from
Mrs. Nation her furnished house. Mr..
Griffin had an iron-clad lease from the
crusader, and it was good Tor year.
Last Thursday David Nation left for
Ohio to spend the summer. Before going
ne had a talk with Mr.. Griffin concerning
his lease. Mr.. Nation expressed his sat
isfaction and plainly indicated his IN
Outstanding that the lease was good for
q considerable time to come. Mrs. Nation
returned home Friday. Saturday she
started out TO spend the day in crusade
work on the streets Of Medicine Lodge.
Before she commenced, however. she
sought out Rev. Griffin and forthwith de-
manded her furniture. Before Mr.. Grim
could say a word she changed her demand
to a notice nat she would Immediately
send man to the house to remove the
goods. Now, Mr.. Griffin and his young
wife had no furniture, and a bare house
had no attraction 70 them. But being
mild of manner and slow 10 wrath, as be-
comes a Christian gentleman and a min
lister Of the gospel, he stood not on the
order Of his going, but went
Before Mr. Griffin could get what few
belongings he had out Of the house Mrs
Nation had a coiored man removing her
furniture and utensils out into the yard.
Then she ordered them placed on the
porch, and a third order against removed
them to the gate, and then they We're
boxed. First, Mrs. Nation declared she
would have a public auction and sell her
goods; then she said she would store
them; again she expressed her intention
of shipping them to Topeka Some one
expostulated with her on her treatment
Of the minister The crusader expressed
wonder at the comment aroused. She de-
cIared the Lord had told her to set the
pastor out of doors and freak her lease.
Hotel accommodation was not to be
thought of. and had # not been for the
kindness Of a member Of Mr.. Grifin's
church he and his literally 'had not
whore 10 lay their heads"
The action of Mrs Nation has excited
considerable comment in Medicine Lodge.
mainly sympathy for the misused pastor.
AS TO Mrs. Nation, she is not nor has
been for a long time seriously taken in
her own home town. and what she has
done has only added to the belief in her
insanity. Otherwise, why should she
break her word and binding lease, and
set out doors a minister of the faith in
which she processes so much, with the
very vague self-justifcation that the
Lord had told her. to do it?
Mrs. Nations bondsmen have made up
their minds to stand for her no longer.
They have telegraphed her several times
since she went to her home at Medicine
Lodge. but she has refused or neglected
to answer. Wilbur Jones went to Sheriff
Simmons yesterday and asked that an Of
6cer be sent to Medicine Lodge to arrest
Mrs. Nation and bring her to this city.
He said he was afraid the bond would be
forfeited
Sheriff Simmons told Mr.. Jones that II
he wished to save costs he would deDu-
tie him and that he could go to Medicine
Lodge and bring here here himself. He
was sworn in as deputy sheriff and left
for Medicine Lodge on the next train and
arrived here with his prisoner last night.
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