The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
TRUE AMERICAN BOH GIBSON
Suicide OF n StnIwart, WhIte-haired Ninth
Warder. Whom Everybody Knew.


Warder, Whom Everybody Knew.
Just as the Ninth ward was getting down to
business Yesterday 1t was knocked of its eQui-
librium by the report that Bob Gibson was
dead. Bob had been killed. or something OF
the sort, the report ran. and every man. wo-
man. and child in the ward forgot all about
everything else and stopped TO gasp. Runners
were sent out at oHos and the sad news was
confirmed Bob had committed suicide
Robert ]. Gibson had been character in the
ward since tho day he was born ms his father
had been before him. He knew and was known
by evory person in tho ward. His father had
been q wealthy truckman and had invested
lot OF money in Gansevoort Market property.
When he died % number OF years ago he left his
son in worry comfortable circumstances. They
were OF Scotch descent There arc lots OF
Scotchmen and North OF Ireland men up there,
and Bobs father and grandfather were we'll
known among them.
After his father died Bob lived well. He was
fond OF good clothes. and was noted In the
ward among other things for tho stylish cut OF
his garments. He developed q decided ma
tionaist" sentiment; and became known us
and thought that immigration ought to be
checked. He went 10 California shortly after
his fathers death and remained b Mw WSs nor
longer satisfied with the conservative real
estate Investments that his father had made.
tive schemes. among them q patent axle COM
pany. lie became rcd-hot Nnpublic9n
worker and athGuGh lie was ne Eyer q. c caMlG
have boen il he had cared TO. lle,wa1 hand In
glove with the Leaders q the nisict aad "nsa
always Good morning. Bob and Good
saloon at n The norR ri corner Of Fourth street
aud Eighth avenue which attracted good
deal OF attention. It was called y h0ur Flag"
toners we're served there, II was known to be
BoDs desi:o to have only native AMERICANS In
prolitable. however, for business became 80
bad four month, ago that he sold ont 10 James
,, Fitzgerald and AI%N" Iar r.; gum ac Two
known that Bob had lost money aud that no
felt unhappy about it.; and no one was greatly
n time. 1t wns thought, however that he
would get over his ,iiSanpotnnlcnt.
was n spH longer ,i lis He was there on day
night. and spoke bitterly OF a man who, he
said. had nvegIcd him into an Improbable
and the latter had failed 70 keep certain prom
iscs. putting him of until Monday. Ito LETT two
for @ nj shS onf Sso s4d
Yesterday morning the night clerk OF tho New
York Hospital heard pistol shot IN the str ct
almost directly under his window. He ran ont
into the street. but found nothing unusual and
went back TO his office. A few moments later
Policeman NOHNlbS CuUld lIllO lnO ONCE anu
said that man was lying dead In the court
yard leading to thu ambulance house. II WAS
Il handsome man, moro than SIX Ieet tall. with
a flushed face and white hair. Blood was
and a revolver WAS lying by his side. lie was
dead An old business card was found In his
pocket 1t had on 1t Robert J. Gibson. Our
Flag Saloon"
The body was taken charge Of later by friends.
There will probably be . big turnout Ut his
funeral Marshal JacObus was greatly sur
prised when messenger brought him tho
news. Bob was u mighty, nice fellow" he
said. "He came OF good old Ninth ward stock,
was hail fellow well met with everybody and
1t was said that Gibson had been disap.
pointed POLITICAL y that he had had promise OF
. post OF SPECIAL consular agent in liayu and
Marsha acobus said he didn't believe the story.