Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-01
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q. @. GILLETT'S BUSINESS MAT.
TIERS UNSETTLED.
Large Number Of Commission Men
Looking After Their Claims Dick
inson County Is Not Much At.
fected.

J. s. Hollinger came up from Kan
sas City Friday and as a president
Of the Gillespie Commission company
filed an attachment suit against G. G.
Gillett, the Woodbine cattleman. The
petition states that it is for $40, 900
which the company let Gillett have in
connection with his cattle deals.
Sheriff Robson was sent to Woodbine
to attach such property as may be
found, Representatives Of other com.
mission firms are here looking up
their mortgages but no more attach
ments have been filed. Mr.. Gillett
has been interested in the Gillespie
company and has, as is we'll known,
been carrying large amount Of cat
tie paper in his capacity as shipper
and feeder. He has sold large
amount Of cattle to smaller feeders
and Of course is to a degree interest
ed in their mortgages. 1t is reported
that this amounts to over half a mil
lion dollars secured by the cattle be.
ing fed.
The attachment suit filed against
G, G. Gillett by the Gillespie com.
pany Friday aroused all the COM
mission firms having business with
G. G. Gillett, the Woodbine cattle.
man. A special train on the Rock
Island took 25 of their representatives
to Woodbine yesterday and score Of
others, attorneys and newspapermen
we're here last night. In substance
the situation is this:
There is on record about $3.50, 900
worth Of chattel mortgages signed by
Mr.. Gillett, which is really one-third
less owing to part being blanket and
unreleased paper. There are cattle
scattered in small punches from 100
to 1900 head in Kansas, Nebraska,
Oklahoma and Texas. The commits
sion companies who have handled
this cattle paper selling it to eastern
investors and guaranteeing it suspect
that more cattle have been named in
some mortgages than actually exist;
that some punches have been mort
gagged twice to different parties, or
that some mortgages have been sold
which had no security whatever In.
til all the cattle are located, the
brands listed, the records checked
up and compared no one can know
how far any Of these suspicious are
true. Upon this task the commission
men are at work and scores OF men
are riding over the country searching
for cattle which can be identified. Mr..
Gillett kept no books so far as known
and all matters are in much con.
fusion.
WHERE is GILLETT!
Mr.. Gillett was in Abilene Monday
morning and took out $4,000 acci-
dent insurance. He left that night
for Texas, saying he was to buy cat
tie. He ate breakfast at Fort Worth
Thursday, since then he has not been
heard from. A gentleman from Her.
ington was here this afternoon and
Ays Just before leaving he borrowed
large sums from cattlemen in that
vicinity with which to purchase cat
tie, in amounts ranging from $4,000
to $4,000 and probably 100000 in
all. This he took with him. II he
has purchased cattle and returns
there will still have to be general
checking up Of his paper.
The Herington mans story is very
improbable as no such amount Of
ready cash could be obtained at Her.
ington. 1t is possible that he did,
however, borrow a small sum.
For some time he has been greatly
worried and he told an Abilene friend
10 days ago that often he had had