The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-28

mission men. who could not bear TO see
the dumb brutes suffer threw down a
PANEL fence and turned loose over 200
head of the starving cattle from one OF
Gillett's pens. These soon scattered IN
all directions, seeking food and shelter.
The CT1lleLt pastures and pens cover a
wide extent OF territory, much OF II
wooded The creditors cannot agree
on Just how many cattle there are, but
the general opinion Is that there are
Z, 900 head on the place
Away back last June Ed HoI1nger,
cashier of the First National bank Of
this city. son of President J. > Holiln-
ger Of the a J. Gillespie Commission
company of Kansas City and brother
fn-law OF Grant G. GiIlett. bought asa
head Of Hereford and shorthorn cattle
of the Three O's and " brand from
Czi11a+t Mr. 4OIIfnsrer borrowed from
BOhart & Co. of St Joseph the money
to pay for them and feed them On
Thursday BOhart < Cos representa-
tiVeS uudertaa<-CO ind these steers and
could not. Ed HOlIinger explained that,
while he had paid for the animals and
had arranged to feed them at his own
pastures, ne had never gotten them
GIIlett had promised to winter them
at WoOdbine for him - HOlli1ger said
Gillett had several times told him how
finely the stock was doing, and ne mad
been intending to 60 over and see them
but hadnt time Away went BOharr g
Co.'S. men to w oOdbine, but no Three
o and " cattle could they find They
fell back on Ed HOIHnger, who IS worth
him personally. HOlInger got very in
terested, and this morning found 800
head of the cattle on a ranch some sew
en- miles from here. They had all been
rebra1ded with ar X but the old brand
showed plainly on the opposite side
GiIlett had arranged with the farmer
to winter the stock at cents day
head. BOhart & Co have taken these
cattle. It is said the A J. Gillespie
company have a mortgage on therns
but if it has the claim is later than 30
hart's. Where the other 1S4 head OF
Ed HOIinger's cattle are IS not yet
known except two that died in pasture
The Bohart men and Ed HOllinger are
securing the country for them
A somewhat similar case came up at
Woodbine Charles HOllinger, Ed HOl-
fingers brother, had given the Bohart'S
a mortgage on 500 head OF stock last
summer The BOhart's loan man
claims he examined them with care
Yesterday this same loan agent Of BO-
hart & Co was at WoOdbine and saw
1S3 head Of the cattle Of this brand be-
ing loaded on cars They had been
driven in from some farm out in the
country north Of WOOdbine but the ST.
Joseph man recognized them He found
that representatives OF the Holmes
Commission company Of Kansas city
were taking the cattle under A mort
gage Our mortgage on those steers
is dated June g." he said. The Holmes
men looked detected They had their
train all ready and some Of the animals
aboard. But they gave the shipping
m Our MORTGAGE comes after June"
said one of them Instance after IN
stance of this sort keeps turning up
Alderman II. NJ. Beardsley Of kansas
CITY is here as legal representative or
Elmore & Cooper, 10 whom GlIett ana
his assistants gave a great deal OF unelE
paper. Mr.. Beardsley has carefully com
piled a list of the mortgages RECORDED
gaiust GiIlett and the brands or the
cattle they call for. He has discovered
several cases that point plainly to re-
7zrl T1r
record of the mOrtgaging to his nrII1, on
October Il last, OF cattle OF certain
brands at Gilett's Woodbine farm
These cattle can not now De IOunu at
WoOdbine. But the record also SHOWS
that mortgages on cattle OF the same
brand and about the same NUMBER put
located at the Shockey farm rev "
miles away. were given from October q
to November to the A J. GllIesple
company These ShOckey farm mort
cages 70 the Gillespie company from DC
tober Il TO November ? are in amount
as follows: S.. 500, 81 600, $3.50, $500,
s.. 200, $500, $500, $500, $3.50 $5'ooV'
IS 500.
This will give some idea Of the magni-
tude of Gillett's dealings. Some stock
men are saving that most or the re-
mOrtgaging has been done through the
A T. Gillespie Commission company,
which was really in point Of fact Glllett
himself and his relatives
Instances Of GiIlett's dealings might
be multiplied Indefinitely, but all are
similar He seems 70 have done Iegl-
innate business up TO a few months ago;
then. being hard pressed, he began
doubling up paper His expenses were
about 81 900 a day for feed and help
He could stand the strain no longer.
and when the storm came last week
and he was refused further credit ne
quit He long ago gave up trying 70
keep any books and for months ne
scarcely ever sent q letter, using the
telegraph. His tolls have been over
81 goo in the past five months. Inter
views with the commission men here
are all of one nature They agree that
he was majestic in his nature and. by
his cand0r. earnestuess and force almost
compelled them to serve him
said one He came into my office
last summer and said: I want $4,000.
Can't do it, replied; We have enough
Of your paper
So Why, don't you want to do business
I'm giving you chance as a friend
No. not now All right, III be
back in ten minutes with the money
In that time he returned with a GER
titled check for the sum, and, laughing,
went away"
One thing alone seems certain now.
GilIett expected the crash He had been
busy for some time getting ready for
it. 1t is said that he has a grip with
him now, wherever he is. containing
nearly $4,000 in cash. This cash he
began to get together about fortnight
since
He drew drafts through the Abilene /
National bank on various commission /
houses in Kansas City. St Joseph and
Chicago. As fast as these were hOnored /
he drew the money. He asked for and I
got big bills
The bank officials suspected all was
not right, and were dOubly careful with |
GHlett- They claim they have not lost
a cent Here are q few of his recent |
hauls: Monday he drew on the Giles |
pie Commission company. of Kansas !
City, for $4,000, and the draft was hon |
ored- Next he drew on Thomas TrOw- /
ers' Sons, Of Kansas City, for 5000, |
and got it Then he drew on J. c. BO-
hart & Co, of St. Joseph, for SO, COO /
This draft was protested. BOhart & Co. !