Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-07-28
G|LL|ES ARRESTED
At FLORIDA PORT
FUGITIVE IS CAPTURED AFTEB
WIRING HERE FOR FUNDS
ROBERTS ALSO CAUGHT.

ROBERTS ALSO CAUGHT.
j. F. Gillies, escaped loOter Of
the industrial insurance funds,
was arrested in Key West, Flor
ida, Thursday, after he had wired
to Olympia for $50 funds and
been apprehended at the tele-
graph Office I'm that city when he
went to collect the money. He
viii be brought back to the
Walla Walla penitentiary by two
travelling guards. according to
an announcement by Governor
Ernest Lister.
Under the name Of ]. F. Penfold.
Gillies wired to Miss Quinn Trott OF
this city, a former stenographer in
the offices of Parr & Marts. associate
counsel for Gillies, and an acquain-
tance of the Gillies family. Miss
Trott turned the Telegram over to
Prosecuting Attorney Geo. F. Yantis
and he and Deputy Sheriff Jack Gif-
ford, who had previously heard Gil
lies was in Key West. wired the
authorities there to take "Penfold''
into custody when he applied at the
office for the money.
Gillies at first denied his identity,
but when confronted with complete
description, broke down and admit
ted he was the desired fugitive. He
refused to make any statement about
his escape, but expressed anxiety for
his wife. who, he said, stood by me
through everything"
Clues to Gillies were obtained after
the arrest at Brighton. Colo. last
Sunday. Of his companion, Henu
Roberts, with whom he escaped frour
the local county jail July s. RobertD.
y being brought back to Olympia By
Sheriff Fred w. McCorkle. who vent
to Brighton Monday. After his A.
rest, Roberts said that Gillies had
ditched him ct La Sale. Colo, lsav-
Ing him without funds, and that en-
lies was headed for New Orleans or
some other Gulf port. to take boat
to Buenos Aires. The local author3-
ties Immediately wired ahead to On
cials at the different ports to be on
the watch for Gillies.
Roberts was arrested last Sunday
night in . cafe ct Brighton. Colo.
where he had been working sinco
Tuesday. July II. The town II :
small one. about 20 miles north az
Denver. An exchange Of telegrams
between Brighton and Olympia soon
established his identity and. after .
short blum. Roberts consented to re-
turn to Olympia.
Deserted by Gillies.
His story ID that Gillies deserted
him ct La Sale. Colo. leaving him
without funds. They were to have
met again at Brighton, but after Gill
lies failed to show up. Roberts went
to work in q restaurant in that city.
He says he has helped to make up
Gillies. described the latter's make
up the last time he saw him. and said
he was very nervous.
Gillies, according to Roberts. was
headed for Kansas City or some other
city in Kansas. to meet q woman
Cleo Hutchinson, with whom GillieG
had previously associated in this city
and upon whom 1t is said he spent
much of the money he obtained
through the Industrial insurance
frauds. From Kansas City the two
were to 60 to some gulf seaport, Rob
erts said. to board boat for South.
America.
Upon receiving this information,
the local authorities wired officials
at all the gulf ports to be on the
lookout for Gillies, and Governor
Lister telegraphed Secretary of State
giving full description Of
the fugitive and requesting the state
department to notify the Argentine
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