The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18

tue ORstillers outside the trust, and that
to- case has been worked up by them.
Gibson is Canadian by birth. He came
here in 1879, and in 1881, when the West
ern export association was formed, he was
elected secretary. He has since held the po-
sitiOn, although the name is changed to the
Western dis.illers and cattle feeders as
sociation. He drew n salary of 5000 a
year, and was given opportunity TO double
that amount. Gibson came here poor,
but he is now rated at $50, 900 and OWNS a
beautiful villa on Prospect Hill.
Mayor Clark saws Gibson is not such a
fool as to deal with gauger in such ter
rible affair. According Ito Mr.. Clarke
Gibson is accounted a cool, deliberate and
cautious man IN all his dealings and not
at all liable to have connections with such
matters.
A rumor spread here tonight that L. S.
detectives, who were here a week ago,
gained an entrance TO trust headquarters
and searched it carefully. In the basement
they found dynamite machine and explo-
i've chemical sufficient to destroy all the
distilleries in the world. 1t is known
officers were here, but the story abou.
| searching whisky trust headquarters can
not be traced to any reliable source. Sew
eral prominent whisky men will 90 to the
aid of Gibson.
CHICAGO, Feb. l3.-It appears the face
value of the whisky trust certificates
which Gibson had in his sachel was $780,
600, the market value of which is about
$4,000, which tallies with the amount
that Dewar saws Gibson promised him.
As an effect of the disclosures the price
of whisky trust certificates dropped from
AZ TO 451 yesterday.
This morning, Attorney William Barry
OF counsel for Gibson, appeared before
Judge Blodgett with District Attorney
Milchrist and asked permission to ex-
anime the package said to have been de-
livered by Gibson TO Dewar and supposed
TO contain the explosives with which
Shufeldt's distillery was to have been
blown up. Judge Blodgett gave the re-
quired authority, and Messrs. Barry and
Michrist, with Inspector Sommervile,
Special Agent Brooks, Marshal Hitch
cock and Captain Stuart at once began
making the examination.
The package is about one foot long by
six inches wide and six inches thick and
was carefully sealed.
When the package was opened pint
bottle full of light blush fluid was dis
covered. The cork was securely wired
and sealed. 1t was drawn with some diff
fculty. Upon piece OF paper lying upon
instant it came in contact with the paper
there was a flash, stream OF fire shot out
and the room was filled with suffocating
sulphurOus fumes.
So quickly did the paper burn that a
bucket of water had to be thrown on it to
prevent the fire from communicating with
other materials. In attempting to cork
the stuff again the cork was ignited.
towel was thrown over the bottle, and the
towel caught fire and burned up before
the fire could be put out. As soon as the
crowd succeeded in extinguishing the fire
and getting the fluid safely in hand
a rush was made for the door.
The room was so filled with blue smoke
that U. S. District Attorney Milchrist was
greatly excited, and in answer to the ques-
ton, exclaimed: What is it? Great
Scott, can't YOU smell it? Look at nv
hands. What do you suppose a whole
pint of that stuff would do when a single
drop of il nearly set the whole building on
| fire" The strong fume emitted by the
| fluid proved its principal ingredient to be
| phosphorus. Some of it had gotten on
the hands of Capt. Stewart and Mr.. Mil
christ, and it continued for long time to
send forth a blue smoke. "Our purpose
in making the experiment." said Mr.. Mil
christ, was to find out if the fluid was
the same that was in the bottle which
| Gibson gave to Dewar, and such it proved
to be-"
Mr.. Milchrist said OF the result OF the
experiment: 1T fastens the chain of evil
dence securely around Gibson and makes
il possible to indict him for attempted ar
SON."
The fact that anything was delivered to
Dewar beside the fluid has been denied
by some. Attorney NIilchrist is authority
for the following: "In the package deliv-
cred to Dewar by Gibson was a section of
gun barrel charged with powder On
the top of the powder was a steel pro-
jectile about two inches long. This was
placed in a tin can and around it was
closely packed oakum and cotton. The
oakum and cotton run fuse to the nipple
of the gun. The fluid was to be poured on
the fuse which would ignite the oakum
and cotton"
An evening paper says, George j. Glib
son, the secretary of the whisky trust, is
in Cleveland, o., awaiting results" was
| the information received at Marshal
Hitchcock's office this morning. Immedi-
stely afterward the officials began discuss
ing the probability of Gibson escaping to
Canada. A certain federal officer high in
| authority said: "Mr. Gibson will have to
20 farther than Canada to escape US. Our
extradition treaties with our English
neighbors are the most liberal of any. If
Gibson wants to escape the punishment
that Is sure TO come he must GO to Europe.
No, we will not attempt to- dog him. 1t
Will be an easy matter to get him back"
Superintendent Tubbs of the Western
Union telegraph company held a short
conference with the district attorney this
morning. 1t is believed that Uncle Sans
officers are endeavoring to secure Gibson's
kilograms from that company to be used
as evidence against the whisky trust men,
Ordinarily these telegrams would cut but
little figure as testimony" said Capt.
Stuart, "but it must be remembered that
every time Gibson entered a telegraph
office he was watched, and every telegram
that he wrote was indited upon blank
books which had been previously marked
with private Identification characters bv
| government men,"
All attempts to secure information as to
I the work accomplished in a conference
between Chief Justice Melville +. Fuller,
| Judge Blodgett and U. 5. Attorney
| Milchrist, which was held today, were
met with susve smiles. The chief Justice
| was too busy to talk, Judge Blodgett was
engaged and Mr.. Milchrist said everything
would come Sin due time"
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