The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-15
WHAT DR.. GIBSON SAYS.
He Tells About His MOvements-His Proposed
Sermon.

He Tells About His Movements-His Proposed
Sermon,
The Rev. J. George Gibson was seen after
his return from the new City Hall. He
told Chief Crowley all he knew about any
circumstances connected with the two
awful tragedies, and returned to his home
al 901H Valencia street prepared to give the
newspapers all the information he could.
The following is statement written by
himself:
Last Thursday morning I went to church. 1
got my mail, looked around the front hall and
saw new placard on the library door. | went
forward to the door and read it. The door was
all right. The afternoon spent at the First
Baptist Church. L returned to my room, got
dinner, dressed and went to the First Baptist
Church, where l was engaged ~ sing. After
the meeting walked TO my room along Mission
street with DR.. DietZ.
Friday morning 1 went to church for nv
mail. Everything in the front hallway was
alright. After studying for awhile went to the
Y. NJ. c. A. to meet Harry Marley got lunch,
made call and returned to my room. AS
was very tired, not having been well for the
last week or two, / rested till supper. After
supper l went to the church. This would be
about $50. / unlocked the side door, passed
in and locked it from the inside, as / knew il
would soon be dark. II I remember correctly.
went into the front hallway TO see If any let
tiers had come for me in the afternoon Eyery-
thing seemed in perfect order. went upstairs
to the study and wrote till about 80. then
left, locked the door and went to the business
meeting OF our CHRISTIAN Endeavor, on the
cornerof Howard and Twenty-second streets
l remained there till IL O'Clock or little
after, when returned to my room. Saturday
morning got up early, Sunday being Easter
and got to the church at o'clock, which is an
hour earlier than usually get there. The door
was closed but unlocked. stepped inside and
heard noise as OF some one walking in the
ubrary-room. l said to myself, "Oh, its Just
the janitor or his boy cleaning up" As it was
too early for the mail went right up the back
stairs into my study. The janitors boy came
IN. Finding the door unlocked at an earlier
hour than usual he wondered if | was
in the study. He came up the back stairs
listened, heard me reading aloud and then
went back about his work. Before he came
was conscious that some one was in the build
ing, but did not go to see, thinking that the
ianitor wanted to make special cleanup for
Easter.
After short time went into the church and
spoke to the janitor's boy, telling him not to
clean the platform till the afternoon. He said
"Mr. Gibson do you know that the library has
been broken open" / said ''No, but don't Won
say anything and will see about it. Knowing
my mail would be downstairs went down into
the front hallway. / saw the door of the library
broken open. looked at the lock, went into
the little room, looked around but as every-
thing was in perfect order it did not strike me
TO open the door of the little closet under the
stairs where the books are kept, so passed out
/ went up to the study again. The piano
tuner came. l can stand most things, but
could not stand the discord, so ! left and went
to my room on Valencia street. About IL
o'clock lady was announced. She told me
about three Sundsy-school girls finding the
body. She looked into the closet, but could
not make up her mind whether il was wax or
areal figure. She thought perhaps it rough
joke. ! went out with her, got DR.. King and
went to the church. We saw the girl. ! said
'Let us not touch single thing" We con-
suited together and went to Mr.. Keller, the I'M
dertaker on Mission street. Mr.. Shook was in
the Office. We told him. He telephOned TO the
Coroner. We returned to the church. 1t is
not true that I tried TO hush the matter up.
DR.. King and myself did the best thing we
could think OF under the circumstances.
When the officers came | answered all the
questions and gave them every assistance. 1t
is not true, as the Examiner states, that
/ aosented himself from the place and could
houses of his friends. 1 was in the church
from the moment saw the body till evening,
except when went for lunch about 2 O'Clock.