Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-06
MISSION is A PEACEFUL ONE
BlT HE WILL INTERVIEW CRED.
lTORS TO-DAY.
The Plunser IA. sent Him . Schsd'
ulc of Hi. LiabiIitie. aud Docu.
nents Which Are Believed
to he Very Inter
estinG.

Sam Bishop. the legal representative and
the. only accredited business agent Of Grant
q. C;illett. the bankrupt cattle plunser. Is
In Kansas city. Mr.. Bishop arrived from
Lawrence. kas.. yesterday. and spent the
day in examining bundle of papers which
arrived by Saturdays mail from f.hihua-
hua, where Gillett is the popular bonifAce
of the Hotel Palacio. His advent was
quietly made. and 1t his desirsysto
transact the business which brougn ~,
to the city and take his departure iH1e
same manner. but in this he Is doomed to
disappointment.
Bishop Was Bu.y.
A reporter for The Journal saw Mr..
Biahop last evening. lie was very busy
man. He was stripped to his undershirt,
and the table at which he sat and per-
spired was Uttered with documents. state
ments ard half-sonsumed cigars. Mr.
bishop is an affabe man. courteous and
genial at all times, but IL shadow of annoy
ance darkened his Billy Bryan features
when asked what his mission was to kan-
sas City.
II decline to talk about the kunkel pois-
Oning case if that is what you are after. 1t
is OYER. The jury rendered a verdict Of ac-
quittal. and the people Of my county have
1iled theirs
.. Mr. Bishop was one Of the prosecutors
colleagues had arrayed against them the
trial judge In addition to able counsel for
tho defense, makes him feel sad every
| time he thinks of 1t.
"kunkel is a dead card now" he said.
But Grant Gillett is pretty lively
joker. isn't he?" was asked.
Refer. to Alleged Creditors. e
II will not discuss MIR. Gillett ror his:
N.iY G..
| rs his representative and tomorrow VILE
confer with his actual creditors. as wei =
| as several who al!ege they are entitled tS.
| be placed in that category xr,
| Alleged creditors. you say? mao
| My language Is clear. l hope. al aaxs
| is not proper for me to discuss tho CHI 81
| Lying on the table before Mr.. Bishop
Was mammonth sheet OF paper. II was
| covered with writing and he was studying
1t when interrupted. 1t WAS the first cor
rect statement Of Ciilletts liabilities that
| has been made.
| The PiunEer's Liability Schedule.
1t was prepared by the plunger himself
and IS list of the greater part OF his
/ mammoth cattle transactions. 1t records
the number OF cattle purchased. their con-
tract price. the mortgages on them. the
names OF the mortgages. dates OF issue.
dates OF cancellation. If made: description
! of the cattle and where they were located
when the crash came.
| yes" said MIR. Bishos this document is
very valuable to and have studied IL
with great deal OF interest But it does
not interest :he public"
Put it win interest credltors?"
! Possibly it Will. 1t was made for that
very purpose.
Operations Were Not MagniAed.
| The totals Of the schedule showed a fn
the operations OF the Kansas sped night
have not been magniied To repress sis(6 'Ii
, value Of the cattle required the use 5e1ei>i
! figures and the number of head was in tn,
F.! thousands. dc.
! You may say. II you ins!n, on Il stats
! ment for me-" said Mr.. fishop as hs T'..i.
dicated that the interview a. an snAssi
that my mission to Kansas city Is u
| peaceful one. simply want TO make an
I Investigation here on my cwu account and
| in order to do viii put in several hours
to- morrow at 'he stock yards Interviewing
| Mrn Hith whom tiI.lrfr do h.Isiress"