Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-25
CHIEF WITNESS
UNDER ARREST
Nugent, Of Meyer ct al Case
Fame, Is in Jail at
Salt Lake

Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 25.-
Doctor III. L. Nugent is a prisoner al
the county jail charged with obtaining
money by false pretenses. Gibson num-
bered among his Salt Lake victims one
Max Florence, proprietor of the Lyric
bar on lower Main street. Florence
wat one of a half dozen or SO who fell
forEvarious sums ranging from ten to
fifty dollars.
Gibson was one of the witnesses for
the defense IN the Meyer. Haywood.
Pettybone struggle Of life and death
before the courts. 1t has been said
I that many OF the shortcomings Of Glib
8son were squared preventing his ar
rest in q number OF instances on
charges similar to the one now made
against him. a4fSs fr myjhi
The, Florence natter however. was
i not hxed up and It is on the complaint
d the saloon man that the arrest was
made. l
asfIto is understood that certain local
organisations friendly to the defense
in the Moyer-Heywood case held
meeting shortly after the report Of the
arrest ~ Gibson reached Salt Lake ana
discussed to the fullest extent the
divided question OF the attitude which
y similar organizations should assume in
the case.
Mss in idaho Pen.
u III Is known that Gibson finished q
Term at the Idaho state penitentiary
On or about last Thanksgiving day and
that he appeared in this city shortly
afterward. Here he cut out q fast
pace from the start and was almost
immediately in trouble on account Of
the Boise banks refusing to honor his
draft. ~
Among the most persistent of those
who had cashed his checks were an
sntomobre man and a Commercial
itreet saloon proprtetor. Il II sid
thar az sooi, = the GIBSON checks be-
gan to come back from Boise marked
no funds.- they ran him down and
demanded immediate settlement Of
. their Accounts. threatening to have
him arrested IL he failed to "coms
through" 1t is known That Gibson
was free from serious annoyance until
\ he ran into Max Florence. N
1t was the demand of the saloon
man, it il said, for Gibson's arrest,
and the attorneys refusal to make
any more bogus draft good. that
caused him to suddenly leave the city.
Reporters had q conversation with
Gibson at the county jail last night.
He had retired for the night when the
reporters called, but he granted an
interview.
discuss fully his relation to the Hay
wood. Meyer, Pettibone case before he
had discussed the matter with Judge
Power with whom he expects to have
an interview this morning, but he ad-
mitted that he had been confined in the
Idhao penitentiary until recently and
had had conversation with Orchard
the man who committed the murder.
An Important Witness.
II went into the penitentiary for a
Spsrpose and accomplished it," was the
explanation that Gibson gave. He
would not say whether he had had
aore than one conversation with Or
chard, but admitted that he had ample
opportunity to do SO.
He said that when he left here he
was under the impression that money
had been deposited I'm the Idaho bank
to cover the checks which he had is
sued. and that remittance was also
HirsA hin.
He used the name of "Nugent" at
Green River because he did not desire
his personality to become known there
but he did not use the initials of the
Nugent." meaning the attorney at
Boise who has been retained for the
defense.
Gibson has been considered an i'm
portant witness by the defense in the
Meyer Haywood case, and the con-
versaion he had with Orchard will
have a vital bearing on the case.
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