The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-25
young Mr.. Lynch took the reporters in

young Mr.. Lynch took the reporters in
hand.
The Rev. Mr.. Gibson desired to make a
statement, not as it transpired concerning
the visit of ex-Juror Brown, but greatly
concerning himself. In fact, he never con-
veyed. not even through the medium of
young Mr.. Lynch, the information that
the Well-groomed, silk-hatted old gentle
man who had waited from his study just a
few moments before was the same person
whose presence in the jury box had caused
District Attorney Barnes to lie awake SO
many nights couple of weeks ago. In
deed, the Rev. Mr.. Gibson did not even
deign to see the reporters who had called
upon his invitation to take down his state
ment He sported the oak on his study
and let young Mr.. Lynch act for him.
The visit of ex-Juror Brown had evil
IDENTIFY furnished the pastor with food for
thought, and as young Mr.. Lynch talked
his preceptor and friend Communed with
his thoughts in solitude.
The statement which the reporters had
called to receive was deemed necessary by
the Rev. Mr.. Gibson, by reason of publ
cation in yesterdays Examiner. In that
article an indefinite Rev. Mr.. Gibson with
an unsavory record chnging to his minis
terial skirts had been logged by his clerical
ears into the Durrant case The Rev. j.
aimed at him. He had been in the City
but few hours in the morning upon his
return from Chico, when his attention was
called to the matter. He was Mortified at
first. Later he became indignant and i'm
mediately expressed that indignation to
Captain Lees, through the medium
of Young Mr.. Lynch. Captain Lees in
turn became indignant that it had been
stated that he had sent detective to Al
varado on Thursday to look up DR.. Glib
sons character. Out of the double indig-
nation came the real facts in case around
which rumor had builded such a sensa-
ton.
To begin with the detective the Exam
liner referred to as having been detailed to
get a statement from Henry Ref of AL
varado was nothing more than CALL re-
porter. who had gone to that town to look
into the sefsane rumor affecting Rev. j.
George Gibson, the truth concerning which
was said to BE- in the possession of Mr..
Ref. The reporter saw and talked with
the Alvarado butcher, heard his entire
story and returned with it to this office,
where it was concluded that there was not
sufficient foundation to connect the in
definite Rev. Mr.. Gibson with Rev. j..
George Gibson.
Yesterday the Examiner printed the
story and the result is food of CORE
spondence between Captain Lees and vari-
Gus people and the statement from Mr..
Gibson himself, which seems to completely
knock the underpinning from the story of
Mr.. Ref.
It has long been current rumor that the
Rev. j. George Gibson had left some I'M
pleasant memories behind him when he
crossed the herring pond. Counsel for
Durrant were aware OF this rumor shortly
after their clients arrest. as the cross
examination of Rev. George Gibson at the
preliminary examination shows. He was
asked then what he knew concerning the
Romney-street Chapel in London. He
stated plainly that he knew nothing of it
and had never officiated in that edifice
Further questions on the matter were not
asked.
At about this same time Chief Crowley