The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-28
That He Will Leave at Once For
Spain.
WIRE HIM AT CADIZ.
No Extradition Treaty in Effect
With That Country.
Creditors Fight and Wrangle
While Cattle StarVe.
Gillett's Ranch Scene of Human
and Animal Misery.

Woodbfne. Nov. 2s.-Where IS Grant
c. Gillett, the missing cattle king2 The
most sensational feature of Sunday at
this. the home OF the cattle man. was
the receipt OF the following dispatch by
his brother-in-law:
New York, Nov. q.
7 VIII leave today by steamer for
Spain Gable me at CadiZ how are my
wife and baby.
C. C. GILLETT
Its receipt was kept a secret.an none
of the family would acknowledge any
Information as to GiIIett's where
abOuts- There was a general impress
sion that he went from Texas to Old
Mexico, and a travelling man OF SaIIna
said he was in Chihuahua The travel
ing man met him in Fort Worth Thurs
gay, ana me rest Is surnlse. tEii Izl
LeIegraphed from Fort Worth to an Ok
lahOma customer Thursday that he
would be at a town in southwest Tex
as, Friday. but he did not go there. and,
while there IS a possibility that the
New York message was sent as blind
TO throw his creditors of the track. IL
Is IN accordance with his spectacular
methods that he should hurry to the
sea-bOard and go TO a country with
which this nations relations are strain
ed. and with which no 6XtraditiOn
treaty is in effect He had just time 10
reach New York. and the movement
would suit his purpose.
Close friends Of GiIIett here say that
he has probably gone to Argentine as
he has been heard to say that it was q
good place for a live cattle man.
There is no axTaditiOn treaty with
Argentine either.
Opinions vary as to how much cash
Grant took with him J. W Giuett, his
eldest brother, the leading merchant of
the town. said today I do not think
Grant took over $4,000 or 5000 He
borrowed some of me and drew out all
debts, and had not SO much as many
think"
J H HolEnger, president Of the Gil
I6Sple Commission company. said: He
took not less than S2O. goo in cash and
was preparing for it for some days I
think the estimates of the amount Of
paper he had out are too high I believe
$40 600 viii cover it, and about half
viii be loss to the commission houses
and to eastern investors"
Few agree with these figures. for. in
addition to the SS5O.000 On record in his
name in this county, there will be
found considerable quantity in Mar
ion Morris " baunsee and other cOun-
ties. IN Oklahoma. Nebraska and Color
ado Fully half million Of paDer
signed By his relatives Is really his own
and the total will not be far from a
million and half The loss Will be
half Of this, and the commission men
are clearly worried.
One instance of his methods came to
light today in connection with an Ok
have been mortgaged five times for $50
each time, or SIS a head. the ruOrtga-
geS being signed by different men as
ISOLATED with him. So closely did he
keep his own counsel that IL is prObab bic
that they did il innOCently. thinking it
was all right. as IL had been before.
There Is no one to feed or water the
thousands of cattle at the kings Wood
bfne farm All his men quit work say
Ing they can see no pay in sight for
them and they do not propose to work
for fun The poor beasts have begun 10
ale IKE sheep with a murrain among
them Seventy-dve lay dead in single
pen this morning.
Everyone agrees that something
should be done at once But when any
move IS suggested that are always OBJ
JectOrs afraid TO allow II to be made.
The ground IS covered with snow and
there is nothing for the cattle to eat
Their lowing and believing is pitfful.
On a sidetrack at Woodbine all of
Sunday stood q train of 20 cars loaded
with fine cattle-5O0 head of HerefOrds
and ShoTth0rns. The train was made
up at o'clock Sunday morning The
animals had not had a thing to eat or a
drop to drink in hours The snow driv-
en by bleak raw wind. sits through
the Slated sides Of the cars and has
covered the cattle with chilling coats OF
shiny white. Al the head of the train
snorted and pufed a locomotive all day
long, with steam up, all ready to start.
But it did not start. On the platform
beside the train a lively battle of words
has been fought. in quiet and polite
terms TO be sure, but none the less
stubborn for that P. A Thompson Of
J c BAhart & Co claims the stock by
virtue of mortgage He ordered it
shipped to St Joseph J. :. HOllinger,
on the Otner hanCs also claims the stock
BY a virtue Of q mortgage to the A J.
Gillespie Commission COmpany.Of which
he is president He made Sheriff Rob
son his agent and insisted that the
train must 90 to Kansas City. Thomp-
son warned the people that unless the
STOCK went 10 St Joseph he did not
eaTe wnere i Went, but he would look
They were finally sent out TO Kansas
CITY. Ine same thing was going on
at Navarro, Santa Fe station about
I'VE or SIX miles from WOOdbfna Duke
& Keller Of Denver had found 900
head OF cattle with brands CORRESPOND
ing to those recited in mortgages given
them by GilIett Of his agents Thew
had the stock loaded on a train, but be-
fore it could pull out the A J. Gillespie
had mortgage on these cattle. too. it
seemed
Mr.. Keller Of Duke & Keller urged
President HOIlinger of Gillespie county
70 let the cattle 80 to market and set
tie the dispute later on. but the pro-
posal was refused They were finally
ed .
Another 200 head Of assorted brands
are nudIed in the railroad pens at
" ooooine- At a meeting Of a number
------A COMMISSION men II vas
agreed 70 ship these to Kansas City 70
George R Barnes & Co. who are not
involved with Gillett at all and have
them sold the money to be held pend
ing settlement according to brands.
carer VI record OF which should be made
oy the kansas City brand INSPECTOR
This also was blocked by J. S. Holm
ger OF the G1IHspia company who said
he would enter into no agreements.
The deadlock seemed unbrea kab bic.
Shortly before dark Kansas City COM