El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23
NOT SUCCESSFUL
IL TWO ARE DYING
In Chihuahua, and He and
His Wife Have Both De-
termined to Come
Back Home.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CHIHUAHUA. Mexico, Feb. 22-
tie king of Kansas. has shaken the
dust of Mexico off his feet and it is be-
lieved that he has again returned to
the United States.
GiIlett came here from Kansas City
two years ago an exile from the Uni
ted States because of unpaid accounts
in the Kansas City stock markets. 1t
is said that he worked the dealers and
banks there for nearly miiiion dol
lars, and came here before the extra
dition treaty went into effect After
coming to Mexico Gillett engaged in
different lines of business but failed in
every undertaking. From million
aire he fell to a man of ordinary cir
cumstances and later to one of almost
poverty.
Mrs. GiIlett, who has been running
millinery store here for over year,
has made some money but the dissatis-
faction with life here made her long
to return to her former home. Last
week she sold her establishment and
with her little boy returned to Kan
sas. Gillett accepted a position with
a firm here after failing in the hay bus
mess, but after his wife left he said
he could stand it no longer and would
return home soon.
He boarded the south bound train
few days ago saying he was going to
Torreon. 1t has just been learned,
however, that he did not get OF at Tor
reon but went to Vecacruz, where he
purchased a steamer ticket for New
York. 1t is said that from New York
he will return to Kansas and settle up
his affairs.
GiIlett stated to friends here before
he left that his wife had agreed to sell
all her property in Kansas and with
that money he would pay fifty cents on
the dollar of his Indebtedness
A short time ago Gillett had some
financial differences with two Amer
leans who were engaged in the hay
business with him. The macter is still
in court but he decided to leave 1t all
and return home. When he left here
he had barely enough money to reach
his destination and was in very low
spirits.
A few weeks ago a Herald represent
ative talked with Gillett at his home
in Chihuahua and found him very des-
haf ha
explain all his troubles in Kansas City
and that others there were as much
to blame as he was. He also said that
he was going back there and that the
people who now abused him so much
would not dare to have him arrested.
II defaulted in a manner, he said,
but did it for my friends. They know
this, and after 1 was in debt so deep
that / knew l could never pay out, l
resolved to leave. Failing to get mon |
ey from my friends l got it in another 4!
way and left. The first mortgage on
my cattle were made to let other peo- '
pie have money and they never paid it |
back They took advantage of my alb
sence and condition and have been Civ
ing me the worst of it. There will be !
a general reckoning when | return and :
hat will be some time this year."
This interview was taken at the time !,
but not used at Mr.. Gillett's request.
He insisted that he would return to
City when he wanted to and
when he did others and not himself :,
would go to Jail.
Gillett was very well liked in Chi
1uahua. He led sober life and devot-
I'd most of his time to his family He
vas never seen out with reckless
:rowds OF men but spent his spare
hours at home with his family and boy.
Whatever is said of Gillett it must
De said that he loves home life and his
amily is sacred to him.