In the late 1870s, he defaulted on a loan from rancher Archibald Stewart, so Stewart took the Las Vegas Ranch for his own.
He didn't pay his loan back to Stewart, who sued him.
mnli hypothesis: He didn't pay his loan back to Stewart, who sued him. premise: In the late 1870s, he defaulted on a loan from rancher Archibald Stewart, so Stewart took the Las Vegas Ranch for his own.