The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-08
A clever sNnSDLER
A Railroad Promoter Who Worked
OF Bogus Checks. 81.
AGGREGATE 100000.
Among His Victims Are Henry Clews,
the Banker, and John Wansmaker,
Ex-Postmaster General-He Swim
died Hotels Right and Left.

Among His Victims Are Henry Clews,
the Banker, and John Wanamaker,
Ex-Postmaster General-He Swim
died Hotels Right and Left.
New York, Oct S.-Emmet B. Gibson.
alias George b. Sherin, railroad pro-
moter, who claims that he was at one
time a Judge in Ohio and who was once
president Of the Akron (O.) Street Rail-
way company, and is now vice presi-
dent of the company, was arrested yes
terday afternoon charged with laying
down bogus checks, beating hotels out
Of board bills and carrying on swind-
ling operations of various kinds,
amounting to almost 100000.
The police say that Gibson Is the
most accomplished bogus check and
hotel swindler in the country. Gibson.
according to the police, has succeeded.
by means of forgery, bogus checks and
dealings in stocks and bonds and
playing his wiles upon first class hotel
F.. keepers during the last four years. in
getting and spending In the neighbour
hood Of $500, 900. Among his victims.
according to Police Captain McClusky
are Henry Clews and John Wanamaker.
The police had been getting COM
plants from different first class hotels
in this city for many days back. b.
gus checks were laid down by Gibson
in payment for board bills. The checks
were honored in almost every case.
their worthlesseness only coming to
light when he had made himself
scarce. Complaints reached headquar-
tiers from the police of cities both In
the east and the west, and the police
recognized Gibson's handiwork.
The specific complaint entered on the
iblotter against him was made by the
auditor of the Imperial hotel. He al
leges that Gibson was a guest at the
hotel on Aug. 6 of last year. and pre-
scented worthless check for $3.50 in
payment of $265 board bill. Gibson
put down" the check and went away
with the balance in cash. He was seen
no more at the Imperial.
Gibson had an office In the Mills
building not long ago." said Captain
McCluskey. at was handsomely ap-
pointed. He talked about his connec-
ton with the Akron Street Railway
company as winning card to gain
confidence. He won over even Mr..
Henry Clews. In fact his office was
next to Mr.. Clews'. When he had
wormed himself into Mr.. Clews' good
graces he calmly laid down with him
a $1,000 check. Mr.. Clews cashed it,
only to discover how worthless it was,
but Gibson had gone. A paddock was
put on his office door.
Gibson met Mr.. Wanamaker in Phil
adelphia some time ago, and the dry
gods man was attracted by him. Glib
son suggested a paper to be started
and run by him in the interest of Mr..
Wanamaker's store. Good idea MI.
Wanamaker said to Gibson, and plant
was purchased. The next thing Mr..
Wanamaker knew Gibson had sold the
plant for several thousand dollars, and
Philadelphia has not known him since
so far as know.
J. II have not yet got definite idea
of the amount of Gibson's swindles.
am told that they will foot up mora
than 100000 in four years. and he
operated in both the east and the west.