Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-11-13
A MAN Of
MANY ALIASES

James Gibson, alias Thompson.
alias Kimerer, alias Bare, etc., arriy-
ed i'll this city Tuesday evening and
proceeded to do the medical frat
ernity and any others who happened
to fall his way The best laid schemes,
however, often fall through, and thus
the man Of many aliases yesterday
fell into the tolls of the law and last
night slumbercd in the lookup.
The fellow is past middle life. He
might have seen better days, but his ap-
pearauce, which is soiled and ragged,
indicates that prosperity has not beam
ed on him Of late
He called at the office of DR.. s. Y.
Thompson He introduced himself as
James Thompson and suggested the
possibility of relationship. His homo is
in Elmira, he said, but Tor several
years past he has been in Denver, Col
oradO, where he he had served a term
Of five years false Imprisonment. By
working over time while in the peni-
tontiary, ho said, he managed TO save
forty-two dollars which he had spent
for q ticket to come east. The money
brought him no further than Harris
hurg and he was now trying to com
plete the journey TO Elmira. Soon
after leaving Harrisburg, his story
ran, he tried to jump a freight but
fell, badly spraining his ankle, which
rendered 1t difficult for him to walk
To prove his story he exhibited his
foot, which showed an enlarged ankle
joint. The experienced eye of the
physician mt once sized up the defor-
nifty as tie result Of an old time in
jury and could not see that the fellow
suffered in the least from it now.
However, the big-heartad doctor gave
his would-be relative half dollar
and he left.
The man went direct to the Office of
DR.. j. r. Kimercr. The doctor was
out, but Mrs. Kimerer, met him in the
Office. He here introduced himself as
James Kimerer again limiting at the
possibility of relationship. He was
very much in need of money, he said,
but intimated that he would not re-
fuse a shirt, a pair of stockings, or in
fact any article o. apparel. Mrs.
Kimerer did not know what to think
of the man. but got rid of him as best
she could.
The fellow seems to have pulled to-
gether a neat little sum during Tues
day, for he had enough money to treat
some new acquaintance during the
evening and pay for a nights lodging
at Gillaspy's Hotel.
Yesterday morning he started in
early. He first visited the law office
of Harry Bare. His own name, he ex-
planned, was Bare and he was very
much surprised to find any one of that
name in Danville. He had not the
least doubt they were related. Wher-
ever you see Il Bare, he said, you
see Il fighter; it is a family charact-
eristic He then proceeded to tell Of
his hard luck, but it was Harry's busy
day and he got rid of the fellow with
little delay.
When J. +. Moore entered his Office e
yesterday morning he found a strang-
er occupying his office chair The man
said his name was Moore and he was
very glad to meet the Moores of Dan
good shoes in the office and he noticed
that the visitor had appropriated them
and already had them on his feet. An
explanation was demanded when the
stranger said he needed pair of shoes
badly and found these to be just his
fit. He then told a pathetic story of
wrongs endured and of hard luck gen
orally which had quite a softcning
effect upon our townsman so that he
forgave the man for what he had done
and presented him with the shoes.
The next incident occurred at the
store of Murray Brothers a man
stepped up to Charles p. Murray with
the remark
Il see by your sign this is Murray's
store Quite remarkable; my own
name is Murray-James Murray" He
then pursued his usual tactics to OBJ
tain money and was just in the act of
exhibiting his injured ankle, when
Officer Voris, who had been shadow
ing the fellow, entered by the rear
door and took him into custody.
He insists that his right name Is
James Gibson aud that his home is i'll
Elmira.