The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-14
GIBSON'S LIQUID FIRE.
AN EXAMINATION CONFIRMS DE-
WARS STATEMENTS.


Whisky Trust Certificates of the Face
Value of $4,000 in Gibson's sachel
Their Market Value S15.ooo-Every-
thing Points to Gibson's Indictment
for Attempted Arson
CHICAGO, Feb. 13-It appears that the
face value OF the whisky trust certificates
which Gibson had in his satchel was So, 600;
the market value Of which is about $4,000,
which tallies with the amount which Dewar
says Gibson promised him. This morning
Attorney William Berry Of counsel for
Gibson appeared before Judge Blodg-
EFT with District Attorney Gilchrist, and
requested permission 20 examine the pack
age said to have been delivered By Gibson
to Dewar and supposed TO contain the ex-
plosive with which Shuteldt's distillery was
q have been blown up. Judge Blodgett
gave the required authority, and Messrs
Barry and Gilchrist, with Inspector Sum-
merville, Sergt Brooks, Marshal Hitchcock
and Capt. Stewart made the Investigation.
VERY CoMBUsTIBLE.
The package is about foot long and six
inches wide and six inches thick, and was
carefully sealed. A pint bottle full OF a
light blush fluid was discovered. Its prin-
cipal ingredient was phosphorus, and 1t
proved rather troublesome from its ten
dency to set fire 70 everything it touched
and from the suffocating fumes it raised.
Our purpose Sc. IN IN e making the the
TO find out il the fluid was the same that
was in the bottle which Gibson gave to
Dewar and such il proved to BE-" Mr..
Gilchrist said the result OF the experiment
is to fasten a chain of evidence securely
around Gibson and make it possible to indict
him for attempted arson.
TIE INTERNAL MACHINE.
The fact that anything was delivered to
Dewar besides the fluid has been depied by
some Attorney Gilohrist is authority for
the following: SIN the package delivered
to Dewar by Gibson was q section OF a gun
barrel charged with powder. On top of the
powder was a steel projectile about
two inches long. This was placed In a tin
can, and around it was closely packed
oakum and cotton. Through the oakum
and cotton ran fuse to the nipple of the
gun. The fluid was to be poured on the
fuse. which would ignite the oakum and
cotton
AFTER TIE TELEGRAMs
Supt Tubbs OF the Western Union Tele-
graph company held a short conference
with the district at torney this morning. 1t
is believed that Uncle Sans officers are
endeavoring to secure Gibsons kilograms
from that company. to DO used az evidence
against the whisky trust men
All attempts to secure information as to
the work accomplished in the conference
between Chief Justice Melville e. Fuller,
Judge Blodgett and the United States attor-
ney, which was held to-day, were met with
sauve smiles.
GIBSON ARRANGED THE EXPLOSIVE.
Inspector Stuart said tonight that dur
ing the trip to Peoria last week he discovered
where Gibson's fluid was compounded, and
obtained evidence as to who 1t was that
loaded the gun barrel The work was done
in Peoria by one and the same man, Glib
son himself.
Capt Stuart obtained some OF Gibson's
handwriting at Peoria, and had 1t compared
with letters by an expert, who declared
that the tell-tale penmanship was Gibson's.