The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-26
SEES GRANT GILLETT.
Kansas City Creditor Meets Him in
New York.

Kansas City July 26--Harry F. Trow-
er of the Trower Bros. Live Stock Com
mission company, which is said to have
been the largest Individual creditor OF
Grant Gillett, the Woodbine, Kan, cat
tie plunger, had meeting with Gillett
about week ago in New York
''Gillett did not pay US what he owed
u.s., said Mr.. Trower, and any reports
to that effect are not true The meet
ing was not a prearFanged one 1 was
in New York on other business and met
GilIett by accident and we went over his
business affairs pretty thoroughly.
I believe that GilIett will some day
settle with his creditors continued Mr..
Trower. He hopes to do SO and he is
working towards that end He expects
TO be able to pay out in five or six
years. He may be able to do it in four
or five years. He is depending on min
ing property he has in Mexico to enable
him to do this
Mr.. Trower said that Gillett did not
make him any definite proposition for a
settlement.
The plan of giving US mining stock
in payment of what he owes US was
discussed" said Mr.. Trower, but he did
not make me any definite offer and l
made none to him I consider. how
ever, that GiIlett has some mining pro-
peIty that looks very good
He has some very well known and
very substantial New York Saen back
ing his enterprise, too. 1 was really sur
prised at the class of men who are in
terested with him. He has not deceived
them any, but has told them, I under
stand, all about his Kansas trausac-
tions. His adviser is S. Harrison Wag-
ner, corporal ton LAWYER, well known in
New York, who has interested a num-
Der of his other clients in GiIlett's
mines"
Mr. Trower's meeting with Gillett was
a week ago last Friday.
Il was in New YORK on other busi-
ness said Mr.. Trower, .'and 1 learned
by accident that Gillett was in the city
and that he was to have a meeting with
Mr.. Wagner, his attorney, at the I'm
peria1 hotel at a certain hour. I went
to the hotel and waited and met Gillett
face to face He was considerably sur
prised to see me-
I'VE had long talk and 1 went over
his busin ass affairs with him He Con-
WINGED me that he is row trying TO do
the right thing. He has not paid of
any of his creditors yet, however, and
all reports to that effect are fakes 1
do not believe that he has any great
amount of cash at this time"
What has he done with all the money
he borrowed before he left for Mexico %
Mr.. Trower was asked
"GiIlett admitted to me, and incidents
that I have learned myself bear out
what he says" was Mr. Trower's reply,
that supposed friends of his made more
out of his transactions than he did"
Mr.. Trower said that the mines now
being promoted by GiIIett are part of a
mining property purchased from
Judge Chrisman of the Jackson county
court. and Colyer Bros, the contrac-
tors, by a company promoted by Gill
lett This company. Mr. Trower said.
was not able to operate the mines, and
Gillett negotiated the sale of a part of
the property to some New York men
'sThe men who bought the property
are able to work it and will make lots
of money out of it, said Mr.. Trower.
"GiIIett made some money on the deal,
and he saved some of the property.
He expects this property to furnish the
money that will enable him to pay of
what he owes.
GiIIett's visit to New York, Mr..
Trower said, was to secure the means
to operate his mine His visit to Den
yer some weeks ago. which was first
reported and then denied. was for the
purpose of securing equipment for his
mine according to MIR. Trower. 1t
was at first reported that Gfllett had