Evening journal., 1891-02-12

TO KILL COMPETITION.
The Alleged Diabolical Plot Of
the Whisky Trust.
D9NAmrTE FoR A DIsTtLLERY.
George ,. Gibson. Secretary Of the Trust.
Arrested at Chicago for Plotting to
Blow Bp the schufeIdt Plant-over a
Hundred People in Peril.

Nte@ VT tae Schufeldt Blant~-Over n
Hundred People in Perii.
CHICAGO, Feb l9-George ]. Gibson.
secretary Of the great whisky trust was
arrested at the Grand Pacific hotel at ESQ
a. In. On charge o. conspiring tu blow up
al the distilleries in the country not be-
longing to the trust, MIR. Gibson lives at
Peofla, and it is said that he came here for
the express purpose Of wreeking the Shu-
feldt distillery in this city Several at
tenpts have been made to blow up the
Shutsidt plant, 10 one Of which young
hnnAe, Of cronin murder fame. was in
yoived It is said that Mr.. Gibson tried 10
bride government inspector to blow up
the Shufeldt distillery. and this led to his
arrest as he alighted from a carriage In
front Of the Grand Pacific hotel In
small sachel carried by Mr. Gibson were
found letters which are said to be positive
evidence Of his connection with the con
spiracy. Mr. Gibson was taken to tho
United States marshal Office in the gov |
ernment building His wife and daughter
We're with him when he was arrested.
Held il $4,000 Bail
AZ a preliminary hearing before United |
States Commissioners Hoyne Mr.. Gibson |
waived examination and was held to the |
federal grand jury in $4,000 bail. The |
conspiracy was worked up through Reve-
nue. Inspector n 81 De War. who was told |
guardedly some months ago that Schu.
feldt's distillery was in the way OF the trust
and that there was big money for the
man who succeeded in getting the concern
out q the way Solicitor Hart. who an.
rived m the city from Washington to take
charge OF the case, has in his possession the
dynamite machine with which the destruc
tlon Of the Schufeldt distillery was to be
effected and papers closing the contract
for the diabolical business.
Diaboiioal Conspiracy.
The specific charge against Gibson is that
ne tired to bribe DE War TO blow M the
Schufeldt plant All the arrangements
had been completed for the fiendish work
when DE Warinformed the government Of
tieials Of the plan and prevented the con
summation Of the conspiracy.
Inspector Stuart Of the postotifce de-
partment, one OF the officers who made the
arrest said; j am not at liberty 10 give
the facts IN the case but there is nothing
that your Imagination can conceive more
dlabolical and horrible than the intentions
OF the oonspirators Il was nipped lust in
TIME too, for the first blow was To have ,
been struck IN Chicago Then it would
nave peen repeated in other points
"Details Of the Plot
Solicitor General A. Hart has made Inc
following startling statement; "a short
time ago we learned that Mr.. Gibson was
n correspondence with our gauger. q. s !
DE War came on here and DE War re-
vehied 90 me the propositions made to Linn /
Dy olbsou, Gibson told him that tho trust
conla not get toothold in Chicago ais long +,
n tae ohnfelata were located there, The ,
OBNOXIOUS distillery must be- removed
10 Use AZ 1nfernai Machine. i
Gibson had perfectly safe plan. he
said lie War WIS to get $1,000 cash ana
VI, wv later 60 introduce into the big spirit \
ahk oi the distillery. containing thou \
sands of gallons of high spirits. ar Internal 4
machine that was fxed ID exploda " /,
'ertain time. Tile explosion would fre 4
ne spirits and throw the distillerv tnto \ n
mass "a hames. De War was led 10 believe
nat the machine would give him time "a 4,
set ont oi the place alive But IL would
lot do 30 let him live De War was to ~
Silied ny the explosion, which was to oc- 4
'ur one second after he dropped the ma =
,hine into the vat q
Over One Hundred Victims. Probably. /,
One hundred and fifty victims who are
y work IN the place day and night would !,
have been killed The Shufeldts wifi los 4
nothing, said Gibson. because their mon y
'rty is well insured The government =
'wns most OF it.' DE War kept us uosted
md helped 10 carry the plan 10 the noint
II Gibsons arrest =.
The trap was 60 be sprung before Spn- :,
lay, Gibson had the internal machine y
lere. We have it now in our possession =
Jur confidence IN the gauger was never ~
naken lie fairly trembled when he was IL
Informed chat he never would have lived "
o claim his reward. Our proof. / Am s,,r,r - :.
Q say is most absolute :,
Washington OmciaIs Amazed. ~
The chain Of evidence against Mr. Glib ha
On = the strongest ever forged The Off eA
lals at Washington are perfectly dazes II
yer the dnstardly nature OF the con, Iii
piracy -
Who is supposed 70 be connected with So
ilbson in this matterfn Mr. Hart was ha
sked A.
We cannot specify now. til not Ia he
imposed that the secretary OF the whisky
rnst was acting independently in the
Warned of the Danger. to
Thomas Lynch, one Of the proprietors N A,
le Shufeidt distillery, IN an interview Of
aid. ''0"' u,
Since the last attempted OUTRAGE oy Dir
ar property we have received comn,nni 20
atlons from an unknown friend. whom an
'e Deieye is member OF the whisky M
rust giving us hints of approaching dan Lee
Ell On Monday last we received 4 b1iat fol
ote giving us definite information ~ ed
hat was coming. Il read something lies Ia
MS Look out; an attempt will be Inade NO
} blow you up either tomorrow f1'nas-
ayl or next day OF course W. nafa
rict attention TO the friendly war1ing
al al once communicated with AZ tn
lthonties. We remained up all Monday tn
ght and Tuesday night prepared tn a. VIC
nd our property and our lives We nm, H
;pected to be blown skyward last nigbt OF
az mao every preparation made to avert DR.
le horrible consequences that might ha
lsue ~ case there should be a successful tan
fplosiorn he
No More Arrests at Present. lat
"a Mr Hart says that just at present there SIS
III o no more arrests in the case far NJ. att
iough they are certain that there 4 Some ph
ne Daek OF Gibson yet they have No e,ri- ae'
snce that they can bring against tter,
he offense with which Gibson II ~ -. G
AZ charged IS punishable with NOT I,n ]
IAN Three years in the penitentiary. INT se:
+ Thought from the startling details ~ pai
e plot that a good case of Conspiracy u ira
'mmat murder can be brought against Th