Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-22
WHERE IS ELLIS? Former Real Estate and Insur- ance Man Missing Since
 April 24, LEAVES CREDITORS
 WITHOUT NOTICE.
Mrs. Ellis in Destitute Condi- ton and Eager for Employ ment to Support Herself and Little Child of Five Years.

Gone since April 24th. since which date nothing has been heard from or about him. friends of J. c. Ellis. former local real estate and insurance man. believe he has purposely dropped out of sight to escape his obligations. though some of the more charitable pretend to fear that he may have met with foul play.
 Worse than Ellis failure to pay his debts is his treatment of a wife and little child, aged only years, whom he has deserted, leaving them des- titute and dependent on the bounty of strangers, several of whom have come to their rescue.
 Though he acquired considerable money, both as result of his business and by quick touches made on indui- gent friends, Ellis left the city without making any provision whatever for
 his family, who reside in Miller's ad- dition.
 Yesterday friends of Mrs. Ellis called at her home to make provision for her immediate future. She stated to them that she desires employment and is anxious to earn enough to provide a living for herself and the little child her husband so heartlessly deserted
 To some the departure of Ellis has
 been no great surprise, at least, to those who were aware of the fact that he was gambling and drinking heavily
 For some time prior to his leavetaking he lost constantly at the gambling tables, using money with which he
 should have paid debts or provided for
 his family.
 Tequilla being his favorite beverage he was at times hardly himself, and often went to extremes in raising honey with which to gamble that he would never have resorted to had he been duly sober. It was during these periods that he did the greater
 part of his plunging.
 Being good entertainer, a man of
 more than ordinary ability and boon companion, Ellis never lost forfriends,
 who were ready to join him when there
 was money to spend. Those who know him say that he was naturally good enough, but unable to keep away from the lxuor.
 Shortly before he left Ellis figured in et-l loilS III AHS chacas. He acted as agent for Sam Miller, who had just about completed
 the sale of group of claims to Pitts burg capitalists, who organized con- pany to exploit the property.
 Miller left in the hands of Ellis the responsibility of having the assessment work done, but the latter failed to at ! tend to the matter, and about the time that Miller was ready to close the papers he learned that he no longer owned it, parties who knew of Ellis failure to do the assessment work hay ing jumped it This they did while Miller was carrying on the negotia- tions. It means loss of about S50,O00, which he would lave received had the deal gone through.
 c. Akaard, who was for short time ir partnership with Ellis, is one of the heaviest losers as a result of the
 missing mans action. He let Ellis have various sums of money with the understanding that the money was to be used in the payment of pressing bills. instead of which it went to the gambling tables.
 Akaard estimates that it would take between 5000 and s700 to settle up the bills Ellis left unpaid when he quilted the city. As far as known, no one in Bisbee knows the present whereabouts of Ellis.