El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-03
TO COMPROMISE WITH CREDI-
TORS.
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vestment and incidentally talked about
the cattle industry in Mexico.
Gillett left the city that night on the
south bound train and was not seen
again until Tuesday, Novemberis29,
when he returned from the south and
Joined Troxel at the hotel.
BY this time it became generally
known that Gillett was at chihuahua
and at least one of his heaviest Gre
ditors, Schaeffer, started for Mexico to
pay the missing cattle king visit. He
and Pinkerton detective reached
chihuahua December 4, but nothing
resulted from their visit. In the
meantime Gillett had removed to the
house of Mexican woman and persons
who knew him by sight saw him leave
early one morning in hunting costume
in the direction of the mountains.
He was joined by Governor Ahu-
mada's interpreter named Heidelberg,
travelling in a wagon. He told Gillett
he had chart of the way to reach
Groves ranch, secluded glen in the
Sierra Madre 12O miles from Chihua-
hua, and that Gillett was to &C.
company him. He conducted the cat
tie king to the ranch and there he
remained for weeks.
RETURNED TO CHIHUAHUA.
Gillett soon wearied of his life on
the remote ranch and kept up constant
communication with Troxel. Mean
time Troxel had purchased part in
terest in the Palacio and become as
sistant manager. 1t is also said that
Glllett formed partnership with Hunt
| for the shipping of cattle to Cuba and
that the firm is doing quite large
business, shipping as many as 1900
head weekly. Troxel acted as Gill
lett's agent in these transactions and
q large quantity of baggage belonging
to Gillett had been stored at the Pala-
clio for weeks.
TROXEL NOT GILLETT.
Some persons believed for time
that Troxel and Gillett we're the same
but it is stated that little over two
weeks ago Gilbert Casey received 800
to deliver letter to Gillett which had
arrived from Kansas City. This is sup
posed to have been the commencement
of the compromise transactions.
In these negotiations Charley Hunt
has acted as go-between for Gillett
and his Kansas City creditors. He
was in Kansas City last week and re-
turned to Ell Paso Friday on his way to
Chihuahua. He declined to talk but
the object of his journey leaked out.
| NATURE OF THE COMPROMISE.
| Gillett agreed to settle with his cre-
ditors by paying them $50, 900 in cash.
He has with him over 100000. if re.
ports be true, and the deal is now prac-
tlcally closed, or will be as soon as
Hunt returns to Kansas City.
Gillett is said to own more than $50,
600 worth of cattle in the United
States of which his creditors know
nothing His homestead is valued q,
100000 and is in the name of his
mother. When the compromise is
effected Gillett can convert his proper
ty into cash.
John Baskin OF San Antonio wa
sent to Abilene short time ago t.
get 1854, 900 for Gillett from his wife
Mrs. Gillett read one of the fake dis
patches, saying that her husband ha,
! been arrested. She refused to send the
money and Baskin returned with a.
empty grip. Mrs. Baskin at San An
tonic receives and forwards all Gillett'
mail since he has been in hiding.
The creditors with whom Gillett
negotiating are Elmore and Cooper
Chas. Schaffer, and Dake and Keel
1t is said that his return to Kansa
City will create intense confusion an
! bring disaster to many operators VIII
have made capital out of his fight.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Since BEGINNING a fugitive Gille1
has twice, it is said, attempted suicide