St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
GAUG|NC Mr.. GIBSON.
The Secretary Of the Whisky
Trust Indicted by the
Grand Jury.
Damaging Evidence Against
Him Said to Be Over
Whelming.
One More Experiment With
the Peculiarly Diaboli-
cal Fluid.
Capt. Bonfield, Of Anarchist
Trial Fame, Takes a
Hand.

J. Gibson, of the whisky trust, has been
indicted by the grand jury, and to-mor
row morning, barring flight, will prob
ably be again arrested and compelled te
give bail in the state courts in addition
TO the $4,000 federal bonds already
piled up against him. Attorney Longe-
necker spent several hours tonight In
arranging the proper counts on which
the whisky trust secretary will be tried
The law under which he will be held is
contained in the section of the criminal
code relating to the possess on, manu-
tacture and guilty knowledge OF eXplo-
sives intended to be used for the
injury of any building or person
The most important witness was
I. S. Dewar, the United States gauger
who, il is alleged, was approached by
Gibson with the scheme to blow up and
burn the Shufeldt establishment
Dewar was accompanied to the grand
Jury room with guard of five special
government agents. States Attorney
Longenecker conducted the inquiry
After Special Agent Brooks had told the
Jury of his work in unearthing the con
Spiracy to destroy the Shufeldts and
Dewar's part in it. that person went III
and displayed such mass OF damaging
evidence against Gibson that little il
any was needed afterwards. Dewar had
the letters said to have been re-
ceived from Gibson and also the
bottles of fluid and the internal
machine alleged to have been sent to
him by the secretary. An experiment
was made with the fluid in one OF the
Walls, and ii burst into bright flame as
soon as poured out on piece OF paper
The fluid was sworn to be precisely the
same as was taken from the vallse car
ried by Gibson the morning OF his ar
rest. The Internal machine was not un-
sealed, but Capt. Bonfield, who took a
leading part in the anarchist prosecu-
ton, explained what 1t was to the jury.
The unanimous vote for an Indictment
followed at once. The board OF direct
ors of the Distilling and Cattle Feed
ing company makes the following state
ment:
We are holding our regular monthly meet
ing in Chicago instead of Peoria for the pur-
pose of ascertaining as far as possible lne
truth in respect to the charges made against
the secretary of the company. Such WOE
spread publicity has been given TO the
charges, and so many false rumors are being
spread throughout the country, that we deem
it our duty to make brief statement. since
our election as directors we nave deVoted
time and best endeavors by honorable meth
obs to the establishment OF the business OF
the company upon paying basis. we have
made such progress III TINS dlrectlon
that for many years the company
has been earning and paying monthly
dividends of one-half of one per cent. equal
to per cent per annum on Its stock. and has
"a, do
Our business is showing continually large
increase in output for every month over the
output for the corresponding month III pre-
ceding years. Outside competition has
never been felt as little as during the past SIX
months In the midst of such uneXampled
nrosperitv that any one interested in the
company should imperil The immense Inter
ests of its stockholders by such scneme as
is charged, think no sane man Will believe.
In regard TO Mr.. Gibson we have TO say
that he is a gentleman OIL character anu
high standing that he has been faithful
and efficient secretary to the company. and
that we do not credit in the least that he is
guilty of the crime charged against him.
The interests of this company Will. IN orr
Judgment, in no wise be affected py this
charge. Mr. Gibson's resignation having
been rendered and accepted, is furnished
herewith
TO the Directors of the Distilling and Cat
tie Feeding Company. Gentlemen: A grave
charge affecting my integrity mas Deen pre-
ferred against me. / do not need to assure
YOU that it is absolutely groundless.
but until l shall be vindicated,
as l surely viii be when the facts
are established and the conspiracy
of which ] am the victim has been exposed, |
desire to relieve you OF any possible dlsadvan-
taee resulting from my connection. with you.
|. therefore hereby tender my resignation as
secretary of the company. l wish to assure
Won in the most emphatic terms i'll which a
fact could be stated that am absolutely in
nocent of the charge made against me and
that will, if Justice prevails, succeed i'll fully
establishing that fact, not only TO your salts
faction, but to the whole world. Respect
fully yours, GEORGE D. GIBSON.
Peoria, Feb. II, 1891.
Georgia j. Gibson, Peoria, 1l.-Dear SIT:
In accepting your resignation. which has
been offered us, the directors assure you OF
their entire confidence in your integrity ana
honesty and testify to your answering faith
fitness in the discharge of your duties, and
they fully believe that you will be able to es-
tabiish YOUR innocence beyond question.
j. B. GREENHULT, President.
Chicago, Feb 10.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-George j. Glib
son returned from Chicago early this
morning. He left here late Saturday
night. 1t is not known whom he Wis
tied, or the object of his visit. He still
adhereS to the story that the fluid i'll his
satchel was an antiseptic which he and
three others we're to manufacture.