Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-01-11

ho III thO HiOonoinlO Ddu ldliS0 ii III
with Charley Hunt, one of the wealth
lest and most prominent men in the
state of chihuahua. Troxel pur-
chased an interest in the Palacio
hotel, and to while away the time
became it's assistant manager
Meantime Hunt, who is an extensive
attle dealer, went into partnership
with Gilett for the shipment of cat
lie to Cuba. The firm had plenty of
capital and did quit e large business
AS many as 800 head were shipped
weekly. Troxel acted as Gillett's
agent in these transactions and a
large quantity OF baggage belonging
to Gillett had been stored at the
Palacio for weeks Troxel declined
several times t talk to outsiders
about Gillett, and many persons sus-
pected that Troxel and Gillett were
one and the same person.
1t is said however, that little
over a week ago Gilbert Casey, Mrs.
Hunts father, received $l0O to de-
liver telegram to Gillett, which had
arrived from Kansas City.
ACTED AS GO BETWEEN.
This is supposed to have been the
beginning of the negotiations which
resulted in the fugitive cattle king
effecting compromise with his
creditors and obtaining their permis-
sion to return TO the United States
at will.
Iu these negotiations Charles F.
Hunt has acted as a go-between for
Gillett and his creditors. He left Ell
Paso December 26 for Kansas City,
and returned here the following Fri
day. He kept c.ose mouth as, to the
nature of his business in Kansas City
until re sching here last Friday, W hen
he die closed Il e object Of his journey
and its results. He said Glllett had
offered to turn over $4,000 in cash to
his cTedi' ors, aud that they had accept
ed the proposition. Hunt declar I'D
the deal to be Practically closed, but
asked that the facts be kept out of the
papers until he had cOnversed further
with Gillett. 1t is estimated by Hunt
that Gillett will get far the best of the
deal in compromising with his credit
ors for $50, 900.
He took Sos 900 with him to Mexico
in his hand satchel and received $40
0G0 mo,e Christmas day from tt 9
United States by Wells Fargo express.
he owDs 2 200 head of ordinary cattle,
the location of which is unknown to
his creditors, and 2UO head of fancy
bred cattle, valued at 5000 each. His
homestead is said tu be In his mothers
name and worth $1O0 900. 1t is in
rider to be atle to zeal ze Oh his pror-
erty that Gillett is willing to make the
compromise.
If Grant G. Gillet sent repres ent-
ative here to see what could be done
toward effecting compromise with
his numerous creditors, it is news TO
two of them here. At the residence
Of Frank Cooper, G. 'oper Commission
company, it was said last night that
noti in had been heard Of the presence
here of any one who seemed bent on
tffecting compromise win the firm .
The story was bran led as a fake The
ochat fer Bunting company also pro-
fesses to know nothing of it. 1t was
stated last night that the firm had not
heard of the presence here of Gillett
representative
OF all Gillett's creditors these two
firms have shown more anxiety to see
ex-king of cattledom in the hands OF
his dupes. Charles A. Schaeffer,
president of the Schaeffer- Buntipg g
company, even went so far as to swear
out warrant for Gillett's arrest for
obtaining money from the firm under
false prete nses, and went cunning
into Texas for the willy fellow. He
came back empty handed, for Gillett
had grown suddenly wise aud was in
the republic of Old Mexico wher
Schaeffer got there. Mr.. Cooper has
stated more than once that if Giilett
should return he, for one, would rot
insist on his prosecution. Several
weeks ago Mr. Cooper received let.
ter from Gillett which SEATED that il
Gillett's Kansas City creditors would
let him know that he was wanted he
would hurry back to them. 1t caus.
ed much anus ament among commits
sion men at the yards, for 1T is not
generally believed that Gillett is the
author of the letter.
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