Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-08
SMOOTH swINDLER
,,,,,r,,es wanamakcr and cie"s 10 "
Merry Tune.

wi, oct THE police say
NeW C.. Gibson, also known as
that ~ sherin, who was arrested 70
Geo'b is now prisoner at pun
uay ,c,,orters. is the most accotnpllsi,,
ics,,,s check and hotel swlhoier III INV
country, .,,,,,, ,o the police, has
uluSI"d hv means Of forgery, bogus
susl,,r and dealings in stocks ana
eneyh9 ,nd nlving his wiles upon tlrst-
p oun7 htatel kecpers. during the last Tour
uasn IN Getting and spending in tne
aeoSgbb6rh0nd of 100000 Among ms
nSsit according to Police Capt9lh
McCiusl;ev. are Henry Clews anu 'oHh
Wanamaker. ..t,,rr co,,,.
.iaints from different tlrst-class notels
,a ,bis cIty for many days back. Bogus
~ Ms WI. we're laid down by Gibson IN
l..,,a,t az hoard bills. The checks
paS bouored in almost every case,
XXI, ,v0rthlessness only coming to
Isbt when he had made himself scarce
Teomplaints reached headquarters from
tbe pollca officials both in eastern ana
western cities, and the poilce recos-
nIzed Gibson's handiwork' ,,,-,
Dptectlves were put on the oleWs
,,es and they located Gibson at the
Totel BarthOldi. They did not nhu
him in when they went to the hotel
rssterday 10 bag the game. He was,
ioweyer, found in the Grand motel
The detectives saw tau slitn'
sharp-featured man, with blue eyes
high forehead and blonde whiskers..
ua was we'll dressed and very cool
when The officers invited him to take
stroll to police headquarters. protesting
tbat the police had made a mistake.
Al police headquarters he described
himself as Emmett c. Gibson, 80 years
oj Of the Bartholdi hotel, and ma
tive Of this country He said he was
vce president of the Akron Street
galway company of Akron, o., a law
y5r and once upon a time judge IN
an Ohio town.
HE blotter against him was made by
the auditor of the Imperial hotel. He
alleges that Gibson was a guest at the
hotel on August 9Th of last year, and
presented worthless check for S62O
in payment of a s2G5 board bill. Glib
son put down" the check and went
away with the balance In cash. lie
was seen no more at the Imperial.
Gibson had an office in the Mills
building not long ago" said Capt. Nc
Cluskcy at was handsomely APP
pointed He talked about his connec-
ton with the Akron Street Railway
company as a winning card to gain
confidence, He won over even Mr..
Henry Clews. In fact, his office was
next to MI. Clews's. When he had
wormed himself into Mr.. Clews's good
gTaces, he calmly laid down with him
$1,000 check Mr.. Clews cashed it,
only to discover how worthless it was
but Gibson had gone. A paddock was
on his office door.
Gibson met Mr.. Wanamaker In
Philadelphia some time ago, and the
dryGoOdH man was attracted by him
Gibson suggested a paper to be start
"a and run by him in the interest OF
ME Wunamakcr's store. Good idea,
Mr Wannmuker said to Gibson, and a
pant was purchased. The next thing
MI WUnamaker knew Gibson had
sold the plant for several thousand
collars, and Philadelphia has not
Known him since, so far as is known
The police have not yet got n def
me idea Of Gihson's steallngs. 1t viii
loot up TO more than 100000 In foui
years, and he operated in both tn,
l&I and the West. A widow II
cleveland is said to have been de,
Hauded Of $4,000 by Gibson.