Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-09

New York, October S-Emmet C,
Gibson was arraigned in court to-day
on complaint of Fl. P. Stimson, auditor
of the Imperial Hotel. Stimson charges
Gibson with passing fraudulent check
for S640 on the hotel, besides falling to
settle $265 for board
Gibson is a lawyer by profession and
is 80 years old. AS promoter he con-
solidated the Akron, Ohio. street rail-
way companies, and at present is said
to be the vice president of the corpora
ton. He refused to talk of the case to-
day and preferred to await the arrival
Of counsel.
Gibson was held in $1,000 bail, and
his examination was fixed for October
II. He declared that he was entirely in
nocent of the charge.
Papers were served on Gibson to-day
for contempt of court in supplementary
proceedings brought in January last by
the Pittsburg National Bank, which
holds note for $4,000.
Boston, October S.-Emmet C. Glib
son, under arrest in New York. is re-
membered here Herbert B. Church
claims that Gibson's security for a 500
600 loan proved worthless and caused
his (Church's) failure.
Fred T. Munro, secretary of the Mer-
camille Trust Company, says that in
1896 Gibson secured loan of $4,000 on
Akron street railroad stock. Several
checks of Gibson's were returned as
worthless.
The Parker house settled. without an
arrest, trouble over a $1,000 draft pass
ed by Gibson, but which was paid.
Pittsburg, Pa, October S.-About
three years ago Gibson drifted into
Pittsburg. He had a letter of intro
duction to George Sheppard. treasurer
Of the Pittsburg Bank for Savings. and
Mr.. Sheppard introduced him to num-
Der of people.
One day Gibson met State Senator
Magee, who was president of the Du
quesne Traction road. He had a
scheme to consolidate all the street
railways in Pittsburg This was Mr..
Magee's fond hope. To the surprise OF
everyone, Gibson got all parties to-
gether and the Consolidated Traction
Company was formed Gibson made
$4,000 out of this deal, and was elect
ed a director. He served until six
months ago. When he ceased to be a
director President Magee would not talk
of the reasons.
Gibson always seemed very busy He
was of fussy disposition and would
icpress one with the idea that he was
mixed up with all the business in the
country.
He liked to talk of his connection
with Henry Clews e. Co., of New York.
In telling the story of his life one day
he said, in substance, that he was born
on farm and worked as farmer lad
until Is. He read of fortunes made IN
big cities, and decided to go to New
York. He went there and had hard
time of it clerking for firm of brok-
ers. One day he decided he could be
promoter as well as any one. He
has combined all sorts OF businesses,
and his late ventures in traction con-
solidation has made him a fortune.
During the last session OF the Leg
islature of Pennsylvania Gibson backed
"a bill that put big tax on outside
corporations. The bill was defeated.
There were reports that the threat OF
the tax had been used to hold up east
ern corporations for funds to prevent
the passage of the bill. He also tried
to have a bill passed placing a big
tax on the Reading railroad. The ef-
feet of the bill was to bear the stock %
the road, and it was said 1t was
worked in Wall street on the stock
market.
Cleveland. o., October s.-James
Thompson, head clerk at the Hollen-
den, is well acquainted with Gibson.
Il have at various times cashed drafts
for Gibson that would aggregate at
least $4,000, and they were always
taken up without trouble. The man
was always in hurry He virtually
lived on railroad trains and was con-
tinually on the jump Most OF the
checks which | cashed for him were
500 ones. II seems incredible to me
that the man ID an International swim
der. was talking to Gibson less
than three weeks ago in the lobby OF
the Weddell House.