The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-09
lie WAS A SLICK ONE.
Emmst Gibson, the Champion swindlsr
aud Bogus Cheek PatIsr, In Hoek-Hl'
Career IN Piftabnrgh,


NEW YORK, Oct. S,-Emmet C. Glib
son, alias sherin, was arranged in court
to-day on complaint of II, p, stimpsbi,
auditor OF the Imperial hotel stlmssn
charges Gibson with passing fraud
ulent check for $40 on the hotel, be-
sides swindling them out OF $265 for
board, His swlndles, 1t is alleged,
amount to about 100000. Gibson Is
lawyer bV profession and 10 thirty y-nine
Years old As a promoter he consoii-
dated the Akron, Ohio, street railway
company, and at present is said TO be
the vice president of the corporation
He refused to talk OF the case to-day,
and preferred 90 await the arrival or
counsel.
Gibson was held In $1,000 bail. and
his examination fixed for October H.
He declared that he was entirely inno-
cent OF the charge. Papers were serV-
ed on Gibson to-day for contempt OF
court In supplementary proceedings
brought IN January last, by the Pits
burgh National Bank. which holds his
note for $1,000.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, oct. s,-Emmet
C. Gibson, who was arrested IN New
York for alleged swlndllng, left his
mark In Pittsburgh, where he gained
considerable prominence. He was con-
nected with several very rich men ana
rumor has 1t that he had a draft for
$500 cashed by one man, and the gem
tleman who was the victim lost the
money, rather than have 1t known that
he had been the victim.
About three gears ago Gibson dritted
into Pittsburgh. He had letter OF In
PRODUCTION to George Sheppard, treas
urer OF the Pittsburgh Bank for Saw
ings, and Mr. Sheppard introduced him
to a number OF people.
One day Gibson met State Senator
Magee, who was then president OF the
Duquesne Traction road. lie had a
scheme to consolidate all th> street
railways in Pittsburgh. This was Mr..
Maeee's fond hope, but he had been so
busy that he did not have time TO work
the matter up. Gibson told Senator
Magee that he could bring all persons
together and form consolidation. He
asked nothing for his services unless he
contaminated the deal To the surprise
OF almost every one, Gibson got all
parties together and the consolidated
traction company was formed. Gibson
made, II is alleged, $4,000 out Of this
deal, and was elected one of the direc-
tors of the consolidated traction COM
pany. He served as a director until
about six months ago, when Gibson
was dropped from the board. When
Gibson was dropped from the board OF
directors, there were rumors that all
was not right, but President Magee, OF
the traction company, would not talk
on the matter.
Gibson was n man who always pre-
tended to be very busy. He was OF a
fussy disposition, and would impress
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 & Company. OF New York.
In telling the story Of his life one day.
he said:
81 was born on n farm and worked
as farmer lad until / was sixteen
years OF age. l read OF the fortunes
made In big cities. and decided to go
10 New York. l went there and had n
hard time OF Il cierking for a firm of
hIOhtIas OhN hhN q hNNAuNh
could be q promoter as well as any one.
] have combined all sorts OF businesses,
and my late ventures In the traction
line consolidation has made me a for
tune. Il Is easy II you have the knack
10 do 1t, and 1t seems 1 have that
knack"
Gibson, about a year ago, bought the
Harrisburg Telegram. He ran It for a
short time and then the sheriff took
aold OF II. During the last session OF
the legislature OF Pennsylvania Gibson
backed bill that put big tax on out
side corporations, and was known as a
"plnch bill" The bill was defeated,a and
nj that time there were rumors around
harrisburg that Gibson had tried 90
hold up some eastern corporations TO
prevent the passage OF the bill. He also
tried to have bill passed placing a big
tax on the Reading railroad and II was
said the bill was to bear the stock of
the road and he was said to be working
the Wall street end OF the stock mar
ket
CLEVELAND, Oct. S.-James Thomp-
son, the new proprietor OF the Stillwell
hotel, who has been head clerk at the
HOllenden hotel for the past eight years.
Is well acquainted with Emmet G. Glib
son. now under arrest in New York city,
for swindling hotels.
In speaking of the case to-day. Mr.
Thompson said: II have at various times
cashed drafts for Gibson that would ag-
gregate at least $1,000 and they were al
ways taken up promptly and without
the least trouble"
zone Of the other clerks cashed the 800
check with which ne victimized the Hol-
lenden, but II was done because the
checks which had previously cashed
had invariably turned out all right.
"The man was always In hurry He
virtually lived on railroad trains and
was continually on the jump. Most Of
the checks which cashed for him were
500 ones. II secms incredible 10 me
that the man Is an Intentional Hwindier
/ was tnlking to Gibson less than three
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