The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-08
POOL BOX GIBSON.
Was Picked Up on BoWery Helplessly
Trunk.
MAN WHO LEFT PORTLAND WITH
CONTENTS OF RIGBY POOL BOX.

SVN ENkD VE nAUDI UUA bV<ne
Supposed to Have Had $4,000 When He
Disappsared-Backers of Game have
Gone to New York to ses the Man-city
officiaIs Have No Warrant for Him.
New York, November John Gibson,
who was picked up helplessly drunk on
the Bowery Saturday night, and who
was found to have $1,000 and jewels
worth as much more in his possession,
was held by Magistrate Olmstead to allow
the police to investigate. description
OF the man was sent out and in response
a despatch was received today from Ports
land, Me-, saying that Gibson was want
ed there.
According TO the story Gibson was Com
fidential man and cashier to T.J. O'Neil,
a Boston book maker, doing business on
the track at Rigby Park, near Portland.
In August, Gibson is alleged to have
disappeared with s22, ,0o0 of his employers
money, and it was supposed shat he had
escaped to Europe. Nothing had been
heard OF him until the news that he had
teen found on she Bowery. John Clam
cy, an emp,oye of O'Neil, appeared and
identified Gibson as the absconding cash
ier, and asked that he be held until the
Maine law could be looked into.
Clancy at once proceeded to locate the
money and jewels held by the police and
secured an attachment for them Capt.
McCluskey was advised by Chief of Po-
lice Walsh of Boston, over the telephone,
that Portland officer was on his war
to take Gibson back TO Portland.
is 1T POOL BOX GIBSON?
Taken in Charge in New York by the Po-
lice Saturday.
Last Saturday night Officer O'Brien of
the New York police force, saw u we'll
dressed stranger very mich intoxicated
in the Bowery The stranger when ap-
preached fiourished a roll of bills, and so
HO'Brien gathered him in for safe keep
ing. AT the station, however, there were
found on him 50. 500 in money, 81, 00o In
diamonds, and two gold watches, one
$1,000. TIE man gave the name at first
of John Gibson, and then said he was
really John Wellington, but that Gibson
was his stepfather's name.
Detective Sargeant Chrystal. who was
in Portland ut the time OF the New Eng-
land Fair, and knew about the John
Gibson who made of with the pool box
containing ss2. 900. here stepped forward
and asked that Gibson might be re-
manded in his charge in order that GER
tain people here could be summoned to
go on and take q look at him. This was
done, and one of the heaviest sufferers by
Gibson game last August expected to be
in New York yesterday.
Capt. O'Neil, who was interested in the
pooling business of the New England
Fair last summer, end who has been
locking for Gibson ever since he abb
seconded, and Mr.. Foley, left Sunday night
for New York to see if the man was Glib
son. and if SO what could be done with
him.
Chief of Inspectors McCluskey of New
York telegraphed Marshal Sylvester yes
terday asking him if Gibson was wanted
here by HIM The marshal replied that
he had no warrant for Gihson's arrest.
JOHN eIBsows DISAPPEARANCE.
How He Lugged Off the Contents of the
Pool Box at Rigby.
The disappearance of John Gibson, the
cashier of the syndicate which controlled
the pool selling at Rigby park the second
day Of the New England fair, caused the
Biggest kind Of sensation among the
sporting fraternity which frequente1 the
resort under the grand stand at the park
Thursday of the fair week a big thun-
der storm arouse in the middle of the af-
ternoon and stopped all the racing. The
biggest race of tie met was on that after
noon and the pool box was perhaps never
heavier at Rigby than it was when the
rain stopped the fun, The amount has
teen variously stated but has teen gen.
orally placed at s22, 600, and this is prob
ably correct.
There was nothing to do OF course but
for Sic money to Ien,ain in the hands OF
the pool sellers until the race should Ee
decided on the morrow. Some one gave
Can't. O'Neil q tip to look after Gibson,
so it is said, ard he told Clancy that he
should hold him responsible for the
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