The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-03
GILLETTE'S GALL.
He Offers His Creditors $4,000 to Drop
Prosecution.

He Offers His Creditors $4,000 to Drop
Prosecution.
st. Louis, Jan. "A special to the RE
public from III Paso, Texas, says:
Charles F. Hunt, a wealthy cattle deal
er of Texas and proprietor OF the Palaeio
hotel at Chihuahua, Mexico. has announc-
ed that he has suoeeede.. in effecting a
compromise between Grant c. Glllett, the
fugitive of Abilene, Kan, cattle plunger
and his creditors.
Gillett has been I'm the vicinity of Chi
hauhau for over n month and has been
i'm constant communication with his attor-
ney c. r. Troxal Through Troxal GIL
lett unbosomed himself to Hunt, who
went to Kansas City last week and on
his return here announced that he had
offered the creditors $50, 900 cash and that
they had accepted the offer.
Hunt declared that the deal for the
compromise had been practically closed,
but did not want the facts 10 become pub
ic until he had another conference with
Gillett 1t is-said that the young plunger
will profit by the compromise as Hunt
estimates that he took $65 900 TO Mexico
| I'm his hand satchel and received $4,000
| more from the United States on Christ
| mas day by express. He owns 200 head
of ordinary cattle but just where they
are his creditors don't know. He also
owns 200 head of fancy bred cattle valued
| at 5000 each. His homestead is said TO
be In his mothers name and worth $780,
| )OO II is in order to be able to realize
on his property that dillett is willing to
| surrender $50 900 to his creditors, thus eE-
Gaping prosecution. 1t Is said Gilett
| found refuge on a ranch npout go miles
southwest OF Chihuahua. Gillett soon
wearied of his new life and made fire.
| ouent visits to chihuahua. He was In
| constant communication with Troxal, who
| had fallen in with Hunt. Troxa pur-
chased an interest in the Palacio hotel,
and to while away, the time became It's
assistant manager. Hunt went into part
nership with Giilett for the shipment OF
| cattle to Cuba. The firm had plenty OF
capital and did quite a large business.
As many as 1900 head were shipped week.
ly. Troxal acted as Giletts agent IN
these transactions and a large quantity
of baggage belonging to Gillett had been
stored at the Palac.o for weeks. Troxhl
declined several times TO talk To outsid'
ers about Gillett and many persons sus'
l
pected that Troxal and Gillett were one
and the same person.
t is said. however, that little ovei
week ago Gilbert Casey, Mrs. HUNT
father. received 500 to deliver 10 Gillet
telegram which had arrived from kan
; sas City. This Is supposed 10 have beer
beginning OF the negotiations whiei
resulted in the fugitive cattle king eneet
ing a compromise with his creditors an
9 obtaining their permission 70 return Z
e the United States at will. In these nego
tlations Charles +. Hunt has acted as
n go-between for Gillett and creditors
SAYS 1T IS NOT TRUE.
e Kansas city, Mo. Jan. 2.-Frank Coor
: er. OF the commission firm OF Elmer
Cooper. which holds a big black OF IN
70 Gmett paper, stated tonight that IN
story from l.. Paso. Texas, TO the ene'
that a compromise had been effected b'
tween Gmett and his creditors here wa
.unoualifedly false In every particular
mer ana Cooper are among the hea'
lest endorsers OF Gillett paper IN kansi
CITY