The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-30
JOHN W0RRELL
is F D j n D
IN MEXICO
LOCATED AFTER FIVE
YEARS OF HIDING
FROM JUSTICE
ONCE TRUSTED BUSINESS
MAN OF POND CREtk
Stetf FAaft {8 f&8f
Capable Monsy-Raker, fut
Desire for High Living
Was His Undolng

(From the Grant County Vldette.)
John B. Worrell has at last been
heard from, and Is now in Mexico
city broken down and d panper. For
the past five years his whereabouts
have been complete mystery to his
family and acqualntances in Pond
Creek, and Grant county.
John Wurrel was once a trusted
business man OF Pond Greek, hustler
ana a capable money-maker But a
desire for high living got the best OF
him, and he not only lived up his own
income but sqnandered some $4,000
Of his wards money--the entire in
heritance Of two orphan children left
TO his trust 1t was when an order
OF citation was issued by the probate
judge--theh Judge A. c. Glenn-de-
mandihg that he appear in court and
make his already delayed annual set
tlement of the estate, that he ran
away.
A trusting and devoted wife has
waited all these years for one word
to signify that he was alive and well.
But 50 far as Is known, not one OF
John Worrells former acquantances
has ever seen or heard of him since
he left with a charge of embezzIe-
ment hanging over him. m
The first intelligence of his where
about came about two weeks ago
when a letter was received by Post
master Darrough addressed to j. G.
McClelland, with Instructions written
across the envelope to the effect that
the postmaster should open and read
it in case the letter was not called 10"
by Mr. teCleland, This letter was
written from Mexico City, and, in sub
stance, stated that John Worrell, for
merly of Pond Creek. was IN that
city and in a very bad way, and II he
had any friends here who desired to
help him they had better come to his
help at once.
The letter was referred to f. j.
Gentry, who Is now guardian for the
children whose fortune Mr. Worrell
sqnandered, and he in turn sent 1t to
relatives of Mr.. Wofrells and it
eventually found its way back TO Mrs
Worrell here.
Worrel was going under the name
of Gordon, and a letter was received
here last summer by Chief Of Police
Bunyan from Mexico asking for aid
for man named Gordon, claiming
TO have a wife and two adopted child
rem and other relatives living In OF
near Pond Creek. Other information
in the letter, was entirely misleading
as to the identity of Gordon being
| the same vas that of John Worrell
| This letter was from mine foreman
IN one of the Mexican provinces, who
stated that Gordon had been injured
lin mine accident, and, what from
the accident and the use of native liz
uofs, was IN poor health and out o
his right mind He further stated
that the man was in need OF aid, ant
that he, the mine foreman, had sen
him to the hospital in Mexico City
/ The contents of the letter were made
/ public through. the columns of Thu
Vidette at the time, and number 0
GOrdons were heard from, all hunting
for a lost brother. But nothing cam
OF the matter at that time, and no on
suspected that the poor wretch dow
!, in old Mexico was John Worrell.
At the time of Mr.. Worfell's defa
cation and disappearance he had
bond with a bonding company to pro
tect his wards interest. Later +
Gentry was appointed guardian OF tn
children and commenced suit to r.
cover the money from the bondin
company. This case has been tough
through the courts for nearly fly
years, until a few weeks ago a settl'
, ment was reached and $1,000 secure
!. to the children