The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-18
BECAUSE Of WEEDS
Anderson Gray Sues for S29,-
800 Damages.
Is VERY INTERESTING CASE
Suit Also Involves Title TO 300
Acres of Land.

There was = case called fer trial II the
district court yesterday morning that is
liable 70 prove the most interesting ever
before = court IN this county. Il in
volves the right 70 possession 70 a farm
Of SO acres CT land IN Sumner county and
damages 70 the amount O. Szs55o- Il
was brought by Anderson Gray against
The Equitable Surety company CT kan
SIS City and others.
A1aidoa 4 Comfy AID s y. shsttuck
brought The SKI Tor Cray and The mort
gsge company Is defended rs john
Eaughey ard ". s. Dey q Wellington
The SUI grew OUT Of The famous hypnoce
murder case II Sumner county
On the 1slh cay q Nay. 1874. TON Nc
Donald shot AID killed Ton Patton OF
GRAY farm n Sumner county. the very
lslE now Il question Anderson Cray
vas arrested On me charge q having
used influence over 1EcDouald thereby
causing hin u commit the murder and
therefore hiussl1 guilty q the murder
Cray vas 1red through On double quick
TINE aDC Oh The 18th day Of The following
December was found guilty os murder ~
The first degree by a jury and sentenced
70 the psnilelIiary and 20 be hanged -
TIE neck untd dead after he had remained
Il The penitenrisry for one yer There
vas a great howl raised about i al over
ths country BY the newspapers ard in
about TWO years afrer his conviction Cow
eraor NORTH Issued a parl.n - Anderson
Gray ard restored hila 70 citizenship
During the time that Cray vas u the
pelf-entisry the mortgage company fore
oiosed g mortgage q 81. o1o against Gray's
farm Il was o. the theory that Cray
having been convicted Of murder was L.
gzLy dead AID his heirs were made q
party 70 the foreclosure proceedings
judgment was obtained and Sheriff
Wo0dcock sold the farm OF SO acres-
During Lhe pendalcy q Gravs trial for
murder he was out On bond signed BIZ A.
Dorsey Cray ard his wife gave Dorsey
z deed o. The farm 20 secure him against
any loss On account Of the bond and Dor
sey was made q party % the foreclosure +
proceedings and the defense claim that be .
made answer 20 their petirion IN which
IL SCI I'D that he was The absolute owner I
q the land Cray claims thar h vas
The owner -of the land and that 10 pro
ceedings were ever brought against min .
and -n addition that -69 acres Of the land /
was MS homestead and that TIE balance
Of the land was mere than Of sufficient
value 70 have paid the mortgage he
claims possession and damages for The
rent u The land for al tie tine he has
been kept or u K and ten dollars an
acre damage for allowing tie land u BE-
come seeded win cucsIs burs and large
damage % the buildings On The farm
Z is going - b. hard fought case
and soma Of the attorneys claim that BE-
fore II IS 1naIy settled Il VIII 5ec1ne ere
cf the mast Interesting eases ever r~ie5 II
tlis cc-1ty OF the state cE Kansas
Cray vas The hrs- witness called By the
plaintiffs The defendant objected %
Cray tes-fyi1g on TIE ground 'rhat h. has
been convicted OF a felony and was net
an Aigitle witness Judge Dale sustained
The objection for The time being bur
when the plailtiEs attorneys produced
Governor Norm pardon the Judge held
that be vas competent witness ana
-dr- Grey was allowed 10 proceed he
was q The stand thrae times during the
day % give evidence On 5tTere-t points
IN th= afternoon Anderson cray was on
The witness stand for the thlrd time and
he tod pathetic story q his arrest and
conviction and Of dosing his farm TIE
5ury q course wlIl only consider rhe facts
f the case. hut Z was very plainly u De
seen thar G-sys story had aroused the
sympathy II about every one T. the court
roC--
He said he did rot Of himself know any
Ting about The killing u Patton. he
described his ca-1 81 SO acres and ssil
= Ras productive lall and thar he had
Z vel uller cultivation ard had h-at
hlru re house ef eight rooms He had
g dne barn ana q reon Tor Farm rlachlu-
en- rhat was IS By 81 feet He had
dne g-sluerv capable q holding u 90
bushels of wheat and nuu--5-s c-her
ol- 1iiiEs ard several miles ~ -oo5 f=nce.
Re lad one 81 Che tasr v1-1E orchards
IN THAI se-o1 ~ Saun- crrtv ana
south q the orchard he he'd a-a grove
q r1urg -iuhzr for sind break Tor -hs
orchard. He h75 naid hf MS tax -7r
thar year and D. pictured himself in a
prosperous condition.
Then o. TOD ~ his tr-n ~ che re-i-zr-
tia-T and the condition ne lis farm when
Re reformed 70 it, lie first came 10 v~sch-