The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-12
a lARING CONSPIRACY.
THE SECRETdRY or THE WHISKY
TRUST ARRESTED.


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Not included In the tombine-A Startling
statemen, Made i'm Connection with the Nj
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CHICAGO Feb. i1.-Ge0rce J. Gibson secre-
..,. ,e tI,, moot v~,;el,. ,r,-,s4 ,,.,s . ,..I
"E Voc e." ,''
ri the 1raha racine ho'el at ooV O'CLOCK 'nis
morning on "a charge Of conspiracy TO blow up
an ,,is.iuo-i,o II, tb, c,,,,t,,, MOT hol,,;,, g.
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the trust Mf' HlDsoh hFes NJ Ieoill' ana IL
is said that he came here for the express pur
pose of wrccking the culu ii distilery in tAi-
city Several attempts have been made O.
blow mp this plant IN one af VIII IN ~
Kunze. of the Croniu urdI fame. w.. il
vOlved. il is said Mr. Gibson tired o. .l
q Government lns ,or 70 Low @.
the Su.u III dist Der, and thl-
to his arr, 81 as be au uicd from the calr1-'
in front OF tie hotel tbs morning il laIua.l
satchel carried by Mr. Gibson was found 90
number oi articles which ire said Co be posi-
tive evidence Of his connection with the con-
epiracy. Mr. Gibson was taken 20 the United
states mars .als oiiics m the Government
olHalne. lis VIC aA ,@u .il'tl were WIN
hm when ne was ARE, ed. Al q preliminary
.einng oeioie Ohllel STATES comm '' 'hei
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lon' "nu We, n,iu lOl 'A' io1eI'u
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STARTLING rAAilN N' nj.
Solicitor General Hart made tLe fol1o,,i,,o
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Vi H"il.si war ~ ~ "'"l
the machine would give him .a....il lme to
FF, Guy Nl .4' jag. "-''N' "v' ~ i'' 1'
10 i'' MN lli D" i "', w. D ,.iiI . a., s,
eAploslon N.i'n "ae 30 D0'.l o.i' S.'o,lN "i,
ire "ivlI'' w ma, iili'' my 'ilg ''i'" 'i'D
IunuIfl any ll'N Peoii' VINO Gi' a.. N'' l
il1 i-"'' "'s "Nu "i1-' "'"i" nave '''"
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TO i'I'" IiD '"A' ~ Mai
The Nluieidis VIII lose nuthng. 7ald 'nh-
son. because their property is well insured
The Government OWLS most of IT, Dewar
Kept "a, posted. and helped % carry the plan
20 the point a- it turned ont to-day. The
trap was to hc sprung Sunday Gibson had the
Internal machine here. We have n now in
was never shaken. N. fairly trem nlcd when
be was informed that hc never would live 10
claim his reward our proof. I am sorry 90
say. Is most absolute The chain of evidence
against Alr Gibson is the strongest ever
formed. The officials at Washington are per-
fectlv dazed over the dastardly nature OF the
conspiracy"
Who is supposed TO be connected witt
Gibson IN this natter" Mr.. Hart wa- asked.
We cannot specify now. II is not % Zoe
supposed that the secretary of the whisky
trust was acting independently ma the mat
ter
Gibson was released late tins afternoon;
Nelson Morris me packer signing Ais BOND
III ne sum oi 3VUJ' ,,.
''insoh was also I'QuHeu 10 "lleCh H4s sig
q1.,,,,s I ,.,,cb ,.r.. of tl,e ,,ro,,riet,,rs of
the Shufeldt disti.lcry. ia m interview th,
afternoon. said. "Since the last attempted
outrage on our property we have received
communications from an unknown friend
whom We believe is 70 member of
the whisky trust. giving us hints of the
approaching danger ON Monday last We rc-
ceiyed % tucf note giving u, definite iufoma-
tiun of what wa. coming II read sometime
like this Look out ana attempt viii bee made
10 blow YOU up either tomorrow Tuesday
Or next dav." of course we paid