El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-06
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be mans face WAS q study.

SIS that so, where is She
The lady was pointed out but the
man assumed to know nothing.
Later at the Pierson hotel "Bron-
SON" was asked concerning the man at
the depot.
81 don't know who the man was,"
said he, ST took him for hotel runner,
he told me to go to the Pierson ho-
tel"
The same man was seen short time
after Mrs. Gillett had reached the
Pierson hurrying toward the hotel. He
saw the reporter and turned q corner.
He afterwards met Bronson" on the
street and conversed with him. "Bron-
son" told him of the visit of the report
ers and that the entire ruse and the
effort at disguise had been penetrated.
OWNS UP.
They decided between them to let
the cat out of the bag and the man,
who is we'll known in the city but not
q hotel runner, called at the HERALD
office and told the whole story.
He said he was now convinced that
there was no use of attempting to con-
ceal the facts from the HERALD, but as
a special favor requested that his name
be withheld from the public.
81 went out on freight last night"
said he, $50 meet Mrs. Gillett, but
WAS put off three miles from town an d
had to walk back. If it hadn't been
for that we would have succeeded in
GLIDING the HERALD reporters.
81 had to wait Mrs. Gillett's coming
at the Santa Fee depot and saw the
HERALD reporters watching me but
hoped they would not "cstch on
WILL SOON BE UNITED.
"Mrs. Gillett is on her way to Chi
huahua to join her husband and will
make her home there until such time
as they see fit to return to the United
States. Very naturally Gillett will en-
gage in business there. He did not
take but $500 to Mexico with him,
statements to the contrary notwith-
standing, and is very close with his
funds.
''The story published exclusively in
theHERALD'a few days ago and sent out
| from Ell Paso is in the main correct,
though some things contained therein
were colored.
"Gillett has never received any
money from the United States since he
has been in Mexico and what funds he
has with him are almost exhausted.
doubt If he now has as much as $1,000
in Mexican money.
81 do not think his wife can have
more with her than is sufficient to de-
fray her travelling expenses. There
is not an American in Mexico who be-
lieves him guilty of any criminal act
and we have endeavored to do all we
could to make his stay pleasant one,
for we sym pathized with him in hi E
misfortunes.
TROXEL SCORED
"Gillett is q young man, only % years
of age. His face is clean shaven and
he has an eye like Nspoleon's.
"Troxel was a country lawyer in
Abilene, kansas, and for some favors
shown Glllett in the past, the latter re-
CARDS him as his best friend. 1 believe
Troxel is responsible for Gillett's
flight. His advice was not good, but
Gillett followed it to the letter and
concluded to skip out. Since he left
be has been made the scapegoat for
the wrongs of others and many persons
have largely pro6ted by his flight"
Mrs. Gillett and party crossed the
river to Juarez this morning and took
the train this afterDroo for Chihuahua
where the long separated couple will
be once more united.
MRS. GILLETT IN JUAREz.
Mrs. Grant G. Gillett, her infant
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