Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-03
BRAND NEW GILLETT STORY.
An Ell Paso Correspondent Ayers That
the Plunger Has Compounded
With Creditors.

SreuItoES.
Ell PASO, TEN, Jan. 2.-(Special) Grant
G. Gilett the missing Abilene. kas.. cat
tie king, has arranged to compromise with
his creditors so that he may return TO
the United States whenever it suits his
convenience. The cattle plunger left the
States with $4,000 in his grip, and received
s4o,Ho more few days ago. He offered
to compromise with his creditors by pay
ing them $4,000 cash, and they have ac-
cepted the offer.
Charles F. Hunt, proprietor of the Pal
ace hotel at Chihuahua, was chosen by Gil
lett to consummate the deal
He returned from Kansas City ast Fri
day and stated, on reaching FL Paso. that
everything had been arranged satisfacto-
rily. Z. r. TroXel has bought half in
terest in Hunts hotel and Giiiett and Hunt
have formed Il partnership for shipping
cattle to Cuba and are shipping 1.5G0 head
weekly. Gillett, it is said. has over $4,000
worth of cattle in the United States. un-
known to his creditors. and is anxious to
get his affairs Strengthened out so that he
can dispose of them. Gillett returned from
the mountains Christmas eve and declared
that he had become weary of hiding out
Hunt left for Kansas City the following
day for the purpose of negotiating with the
creditors of the fugitive.
His mission was successful and he passed
through here tonight on his second trip
to Kansas City. Ii is believed that he is
prepared to make final settlement with Gill
let's creditors when he reaches his des-
tlnation.
Frank Cooper. of Elmore & Cooper. said
last night that the story from FL Paso to
the effect that compromise had been eff
fected between Gillett and his creditors
was unqualifiedly false in every particular.
The dispatch from Ell Paso was not sent
by The Journals regular correspondent.
who was unable to verify the statements 1t
contained. when they were wired to him
The Associated Press last night sent out
from st. Louis the following special dis
patch from FL Paso to the Republic; it
was evidently sent by the same man who
sent the special dispatch to The Journal:
Charles +. Hunt, wealthy cattle deal
er of Texas. and proprietor Of the Palacio
hotel at Chihuahua. Mexico has announced
that he has succeeded in effectins COM
promise between Grant G. Gillett. the fugi-
tive Abilene, has., cattle plunSer, and his
creditors.
'Gillett has been in the vicinity of Chi
in constant communication with his at
torney, c. r. Troxel who is also in Mexi-
co: co Through Troxel; Gillett unbosomed
City last week, and on his return here
announced that he had offered the cred
itors $4,000 in cash, and that they had ac-
cepted the offer
Hunt declared that the deal for the COM
promise has been practically closed, but
does not want the facts to become public
until he had another conference with Gill
lett.
1T is said that the young plunger will
profit by the compromise, as Hunt esti-
mates that he took $4,000 with him to Mex
leo in his hand satchel, and received $40 coo
more from the United States on Christmas
day by express He owns 2200 head of o.
dinary cattle. but just where they are his
creditors don't know
He also owns 200 head of fancy cattle
valued at $500 each. His homestead is
said to be in his mothers name and worth
slCC,eo 1t is in order to be able TO real
ize on his property that Gilett is willing
escaping prosecution. 1t is said Gillett
found refuge on ranch about sixty
miles southwest of Chihuahua Gillett
constant communication with Troxel who
had fallen in with Hunt. Troxel pur-
chased an interest in the Palacio hotel
assistant manager. Hunt went into part
| nership with Gillett for the shipment of
cattle 10 Cuba. The firm had plenty Of
| many as LOO head We're shipped weekly
'Troxel acted as Gillett's agent in these
transactions and a large quantity of bag
at the Palacio for weeks. Troxel declined
several times to talk to outsiders about Gil
lett, and many persons suspected that
TroXel and Gillett were one and the same
person.
IT is said. however. that little over a
week ago Gilbest Casey. Mrs. Hunts fa-
lher. received 500 to deliver to Gillett a
telegram which had arrived from Kansas
City. This is supposed to have been the
beginning of the negotiations which re-
suited in the fugitive cattle king effecting
compromise with his creditors and OBJ
tanning their permission to return to the
United States at will. In these negotiations
Charles F. Hunt has acted as a go.
between for Gillett and creditors"