The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-21

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tod, aud Peter Araboe, Thos. Patterson
Daniel Hess, Alex Mooberry, Cyrus Eb
| efiy, John P. Bruck (DemoCrats), anC
4, ,WmsH. Grinlell David HaylorrW lillian
Blynh, VIM. Campbell, Nathaniel Mar
ion and Jared ForHsmah lsix Democrats
and SIX RepubliCanB), were agreed upon
and the twelve constituted the jury. Ole
! I.citizsns teIIAaest that foFinlolliReIice and
j high character q, better jury was never
selected in central Ohio. 1t might have
been by accident, perhaps by design
4 that tViSy were equally divided In Their
political sentiments. but the fact stands
out that no twelve men could have been
selected OF higher character, Or who re-
tardless OF consequences, would render
Just verdict, than those composed the
| Jury In the case then tried. The prisoner
| (Gibson) had beena leading member Of
his party, the Judge (James L. Bates)be.
| fore whom he was tried, was also Re-
Jpublican, and hence, perhaps, 1t was the
Court proposed to have jury divided in
politics. After along trial, inwtich the
defense fought for the prisoner step by
step; late in the afternoonof Dec. 81, '59,
the Cburt charged the jury and they re-.
tired to their room, The next morning
the verdict was given that VIM. II. Glib.
son, in manner and in form, as charged
in the indictment, was guilty Of embez.
Element of bonds belonging to the State
OF Ohio. The penalty for this offense
was the Penitentiary for number Of
years. On purely technical grounds,a and
because some of the jury had read news
papers, Judge Bates granted a new trial.
The new trial never came of, nor was
the defendant Gibson ever tried on the
indictment for embeEzling money from
tbe State Treasury. Hecould have been
indicted for his, numerous periufies in
regard to the condition of the State
Tressury,which statements he afterWard
admitted and sWore were false, but
we're not.
lara5 i YPlate sin with gold s aG uH ...
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks "a
Arm 1t in rags, pigmy' straw doth pierce IT,"
Thus stood matters until April 9th,
1866, when Attorney General West, late
a candidate for Governor against Cover
nor Bishop, wrote to Judge Bates of Co.
lumbus, the Judge that tried Gibson, that
Gibson's delinquency delinquency is a
good word for malfeasance) "arose from
the impulse of q generous, though fatal
friendship" and Mr.. Attorney. General
West adds: u have concluded to discon-
tinue the two prosecutions for which Col.
Gibson stands indicted in Your (Judge
Bates's) Court. You will therefore be
kind enough to direct the Clerk to enter
a nolIe proscq,6 in each of the cases." And
Judge eiBates, like alittle man, as be is,
obeyed orders; and Mr. Gibson, who
stood ON the CourtreCords as having for
feited his recognizances, thus esca ped
unwhipt Of justice "a convict felon, but
not sentenced one. .w sillmfs
In all the strange cases, this one of
Gibson is full of,tbe most singular con-
tradictions. Thathe is man of talent
particularly as a public speaker, there
can be no doubt. That his friends and
acquaintanCes had confidence in him is
equally true, for the large bond required
of q Treasurer of State was signed by
his immediate neighborso He used the
money of the people as if it were his
own. He used bonds of the State. as if
be owned them. His swearing was aw-
full. One day he swore his predecessor,
Breslin, was not defaulter; that he paid
every cent he owed the State; exhibited
receipts signed by himself to Breslin, to
show this 70 be fact, giving day, date
and amount Of payments, and then,
when Breslin was out Of the country, he
turns around and makes solemn oath
that all these things he. swore to were
false THAT Breslin lUas defaulter-7+that
Breslinl had not paid him the money;
that the money he (Gibson) exhibited
and swore " as paid by Breslin was not
paid at all; did not belong to Breslin, to
Gibson or the Treasury, but was merely
loaned by brokers and bankers to make.
q false show, so as in effect tofool Alfred
Kelly and others OF the Legislative 9om.
mittee sent to Investigate the Treasury.
These facts are proved in the public rec
ords Of the State, and how Mr., Gibson
can stand up under them Is matter Of
surprise. ,ssi es,,,,3 i6 ,4e,o1s ,,i ,i
In the army into which he went with
a Colonel's commission, while yet he was
an indirect criminal, it is said that Gib.J
son fought without sign Of cowardice.
No doubt Of 1t. He must be as brave as
Julius Cesar, for no common man could
face an Ohio audience unless he Is as
void Of fear as he certainly is void of
shame. o,5...... .o. .,g t..0I.e.H IN
At the late State convention of the
party opposed to the Democracy, Mr..
Gibson insisted on standing as godfather
to Mr.. Foster, the Republican candidate
for Governor. Hedid so, and made him
self ridiculous by a foolish and false tale
about lady Of pure character and much
worth, that he (Gibson) had known the
lady's son before the lady herself was
married, he did not believe the tale;
indeed, be knew it to be false, but he told
tito raise laugh, and he succeeded, but
the laugh was not at his joke, but at
himself. l HNrl 40 y'-9cn'
The 100000 taken from the Treasury
was total loss; not one cent, it is be-
lieved, was ever received from his Off
cial bond; not one copper from his sure
ties when he forfeited his recognizance
for, his appearance at Court. OF late
years his principal business seems to be
as Republican stumper, making spec.
ches abusive of sDeEocrats. All who
differ with him he denounces as devoid
Of truth as they areof honesty. In this
Mr.. Gibson probably acted upon the ad-
vice given by a daughter to her mother,
when the old lady was tuarreling with
a her neighbor: Mother, call her a
d-d We! Quick, before she calls YOU
one !" If Mr.. Gibson did not call Dem.
ocrats thieves and liars The fears thew.
SHiI %iSht point 70 bis record efGoqr and prove him
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