Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1902 — Jack Yeoman At It Again. [ARTICLE]

Jack Yeoman At It Again.

Reported to Have Got Away With Big Sum In Oklahoma. Guthrie, Ok., Sept. 23.—A. J. Yeoman, living near Kremlin, Ok , one of the best knewn and wealthiest cattlemen of northern Oklahoma has disappeared. It has come to light that he had mortgaged everythina,fae possessed and in addition, it is reported, much that he did not possess, leaving his creditors badly in arrears. Two weeks ago Yeoman is reported to have driven a carload of cattle from near Ames to Isabella i where they were shipped to Kansas 1 City. Since that time nothing has j been heard of him except that he left Kansas City for Colorado after ■ disposing of the cattle. Some of his creditors recently 1 became suspicious and began an investigation. He had been given permission to feed near Ames and Watonga, although his home was in Garfield county, and to Ames 1 the creditors went to look for the cattle. The first on the ground were representatives of the First National bank of Enid and H. H. Watkins, cashier of the Enid State bank, They were able to find a few cattle to make good their losses in part. The other creditors so far as known will get nothing. The records show the following: chattel mortgages against Yeoman in Garfield county: Bank of Kremlin $ 400.00 Frank Jett 367.75 J. C. Paddock 172.00 First National bank Enid 7,000.00 R. M. Brenton 492.00 C. I. Riggs 1,149.00 H M, Watkins 6,000.00 It is reported that the same property has been mortgaged in Blaine county and possibly in Woods. The above dispatch from the Chicago Chronicle, concerns a former well known and prominent resident and township trustee of Jordan tp., and also an ex.sheriff of this county. In addition to the sums enumerated above that he seems to have absconded with, we are informed by a relative of his here, that he lately sold a farm in Oklahoma for $7,000, and other property amounting to $3,000 or $4,000 more. Hence he must have got away with a big roll, especially if, as suggested above, he had mortgaged the same property to other parties. Yeoman left here some 8 or 9 years ago, also under a financial cloud, numerous persons, especially his best friends, losing heavily through his transactions. Among these probably the heaviest loser was his cousin 8. E. Yeoman, whom he dropped for $3,000 on security debts. Another and perhaps still heavier loser was another cousin, James Yeoman, of Newton tp., J. F. Irwin Abe Pruett and Heniy Adams were also heavy losers at that time. •