Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-05

morning Mr.. Hunt left via the Santa Ne
Tor Kansas City for the purpose OF wind
log up the affairs OF the fugitive cattle
king. Grant q. Gillett and closing the
deal with his heaviest creditors. which
has been under way for two or three
weeks.
Gillett hasbeen at. or near, Chihuahua
fjr more than n month. and although
many persons were anxious to find him,
AID newspaper correspondents especially
were on the lookout Tor the most mag.
nlcent plunger Kansas has ever known"
his whereabouts were known only 10 such
D ,rsons a. II ID with him or his friends
and relatives who could be trusted.
Oily a week or two ago. after Gillett
hs been reported az being In the City OF
Mexico. accompanied by his lawyer. G.
K. TroXel. Tfoxel turned ny at Chihua.
hua. where IL leaked out that no had pur-
chased a half interest tor $1,000 In the
Palacio hotel, which has for a long time
been owned aud operated by Charley
Hunt. Troxel established himself as as
'istsnt manager at the Palscic, which IL
the leading resort OF Americans In Chi
hushua. His presence gave rise to the
suspicion that the man whom he had nc
compsnied Ia his hight from the states
was no, far away. This suspicion proved
correct.
RETURNED CHRISTMAS I'VE.
Soon after Gilett's fight became a
matter OF common talk and authentic
newspapers had traced him TO Chihuahua
ne wa seen to start from tlat place TO
sard the Sierra idre mountains armed
with a riil and clad In hunting costume.
Alter that he wa seen no more in
Chihuahua until Christmas eve. That
lay he arrived at the Palacio hotel clad
In the same hunting costume but his
face was covered with u three weeks
gr with Of beard and his best friend
would have failed 10 recognize him.
rrOxel was on watch nj the hotel and
hastily showed Giilett 10 a Z ON on the
second n)or. There he was supplied with
q change OF clothing and "A long black
beard. lie kept closely to his room dur
ing the day time and at night only was
10 be s,en In the office or bar room
Of the hotel. At such times he wore a
heavy beard and "A long overcoat but
toned to the chin. no that IL was impos-
sic 0 TO recognize in the stranger the
dsbonair cattle king OF a few weeks be-
fofs.
GILLETT's wANDERINGs.
Gilletts wanderings since he fad from
the United 81 ites have not been extern
siye. lie WAS In Fort Worth November
2lst and registered 1T n OF the hotels.
Ffom there he went direct to Mexico
p .ssing through HI Paso and arriving at
Chihuahus November -. with c. X.
Troxel. his alleged attorney.
They registered at the Robinson house
a. &c. X. Troxel, Denver, Colorado" anu
~. <. gillett, Chicago, H." Lliel The
men were taken for ordinary tourists
from the states. aud during cOnyeraa'
tons with those they met, they asked
numerous questions concerning the eli
mate, chances for investment and incl
dentally talked about the cattle industry
In Mexico
G.Ilett left the ely that night on the
south bound train and WAS not seen
gain until Tuesday. November 20. when
he returned from the south and joined
Troxel at the hotel.
BY this time 1t became generally
known that Gillett was at chihuahua
and at least one OF his heaviest creditors.
Schaeffer, started for Mexico TO pay the
missing cattle king n visit. He and u
PinkertOn detective reaced Chihuahua
December 4. but nothing resulted from
their visit. In the meantime Gillett had
removed 10 the house OF "A Mexican
woman and persons who knew him by
sight saw him leave early one morning
in hunting costume In the direction OF
he mountains.
He was joined by Gov. Ahumada's in
terpreter, named Heidelberg, travelling
in Il wagon. lie told Gillett he had a
chart OF the way TO react Groves ranch,
n secluded glen in the Sierra Madres l20
miles from Chihuahua, and that Gillett
was TO accompany him. He conducted
the cattle 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 com
municetion with Troxel, Meantime
Troxel had purchased a part interest Ia
the Palacio and become assistant man
ager. IL Ia also said that Gillett formed
n partnership with Hunt for the ship
ping OF cattle TO Cuba, and that the firm
is doing quite a large business, shipping
~ many ~ 1900 head weekly. Troxel
acted az Gilleit's agent in these
transactions. and a large quantity ol
baggage belonging to Gillett had been
stored at the Palaci0 for weeks.
TRoXEL, NOT GILLETT.
Some persons believed for a time thai
Troxcl and Gillett were the same, but II
IL stated that a little over two weeks az,
Gilbert Casey received 800 to deliver 1
letter TO Gillett, which had arrived from
Kansas City. This is supposed to hav'
been the commencement OF the com
promise transactions.
In these negotiations Charley Hun
has acted IA a go between for Gillet
and hia Kansas City creditors, He Wa