The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-19
HE SOLD The CATTLE
Warrant Issued for J. C.
Troutman Of Wellington.
OFFICERS CAN'T FIND HIM
Carrie Nations Brother Made
the Complaint,

Kansas City. April Isl. '. Moore.
brother of Mrs. Carrie Nation. went to
police headquarters last night to ask the
local authorities TO help him to find J.
G. Troutman. a cattle raiser OF Butler
county. Kansas. Mr. Moore says that
Troutman has disposed of 1o0 head Of
cattle which were mortgaged TO hun for
2toe6 and has disappeared. Moore told
the police that a warrant for Troutman
charging him with selling mortgaged
/ property had been in the hands OF the
sheriff Of Butler county for Two weeks.
Moore lives in Kansas City and is
/ connected with the Rogers Commission
company at the stock yards. Moore's
mortgage on Troutmans cattle was a
personal one. however. Troutman is We'll
known throughout Kansas and also in
Kansas City. having worked here at
different times for commission firms at
the stock yards. He lived at yelling
ton. Kansas for twenty years uutn two
years ago, when he moved 10 Batter
! county.
Moore says ne sold the cattle to Trout
man last September for $3.50 and then
!
10 feed them through the winter This
$500 and interest on that amount
brought the mortgage up 10 $4os6 M
Moore said Troutman took the cattle TO
a leased ranch six miles east of Douglas.
in Butler county.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Moore was taken
sick and while he was confined to his
home he began. for some reason which
he cannot explain. to worry about tho
lean 10 Troutman. AS soon as he could
leave the house ne says he wired TO
friend near Douglas for information and
received a reply to the effect that Trout
man had driven the cattle to Sumner
county several weeks before Moore at
once started for Wichita. and learned
there. he says. that Tr0Utman after keep
ing the cattle in Sumner county for IS
days. had driven them to Ziba. small
railroad station in the county. on Feb
ruary 2. and shipped them TO St Joseph.
Ten Of the best of the herd had previous
~ been sold in Wichita. In ST. Joseph
the ninety remaining steers were sold by
Clay. Robinson & Co. commission hrm
on that city. and $500 was turned over
TO Troutman.
: From st. Joseph Moore traced the
herd to Kansas City. \ few head were
sold here. and the remainder were ship
ped to ST. Louis. There the bunch was
split UP and Mir Moore lost track Of IT,
After his futile effort to locate the cat
tie Moore says he went back TO Butler
county and swore out the warrant for
Troutman.
Moore says that he learned that Trout
man returned 10 Wichita after disrosinE
Of the cattle and remained there for
several days. Later he was heard OF at I
Hot Springs. Arkansas. The fact that I
the warrant had been issued was kept q I
secret until last night. as 81 was thought (
possible that Troutman might be found }
in the vicinity OF his home where he /
has a wife and four children Moore f
reported the matter 70 the local police .
some days ago. and called a the station .
last night to give them additional infor- .
nation in regard 70 Troutman.
The missing herd Of cattle was one
which Moore had secured frum man 81
Cass county Missouri The herd brand
was G on the right hip. Moore says .
that Clay. Robinson ( Co. Of ST Joseph i
are responsible 10 him for tho cattle
sold by them and has brought SUIT
against them through his attorneys. /
Wollman Solomon & Cooper. for The +
amount paid by the St Joseph firm % /
Troutman.
Moore SAYS he never had the least un-
easiness about his loan 70 Troutman IN
til he was taken sick. He says st Is a
common thing for a sfockman 10 dispose
OF a part Of herd Of mortgaged cattle.
but he believes that this is the fryf
time on record that a whole bunch OF
nortgaged cattle was driven on az one
time and sold Moore says he Is very
anxious 20 have Troutman apprehcnded.
and offers 20 give the captor one-fourth
Of the amount Of nnoEey secured from