The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
AND THEN The END
Chicago Society Leader Driven
to the Wall.
Leaves City Suddenly With
Many Creditors Behind.
EXECUTIONS SERVED.
May Force Sale of the Priceless
HeiriOOms.
Career of Richard Gibson Not a
Long One.

Chicago, July ia big, vacant
house at 412 Erie street, the posted
notice of a sheriffs sale of the heir
looms of a fine old southern family, q
half-dozen judgments in the munich
pal court, retiaue Of jobless SER
wants, and a half-dozen creditors that
are scurrying the country over, told
the story yesterday of the brilliant
crimson swath that one Richard T.
Gibson, brother of the polo playing,
play writing, divorced Preston Glib
son cut in Chicago society until he
folded nine big trunks of chattels and
quietly slipped out of the city.
Notices of a bailiff's sale of the
household goods of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard T. Gibson, which will take
place July 80, brought to light live
ly story of a half years high jinks in
Chicago, in which the Gibsons, form
erly of Louisville society, ran up bills
with prodigal hands.
Richard t. Gibson, who is a son of
the late Senator Randall Lee Gibson of
Louisiana, together with his wife, is
now believed by officers of the
municipal courts to be in New York
attempting to raise money to pay some
of his more pressing obligations.
Pieces Of rare mahogany furniture,
heirloomS from both Gibson's and his
wife's estate, which for years graced
two of the most pretentious homes in
the south, will be sold to the highest
bidder unless Preston Gibson comes
to the rescue of his prodiga1 brother.
Executions have been served against
the Gibsons on behalf of a down town
department store, the owner of the
house at 412 East Erie street, and a
cabman who is badly in need of the $3.50
the GibsonS owe him.
The managers of the department store
demand payment for many pairs of silk
stockings, much elaborate lingerie,
dozens of pairs of gloves and other cost
ly articles OF feminine apparel which
Mrs. Gibson secured but neglected to
pay for.
The owner of the house at 412 East
Erie street, in which the Gibsons enter
tanned lavisnly during their stay in Chi
cago declares that he has not received
a single months rent.
The bailiff's notices posted yesterday
are expected to precipitate deluge of
butchers, bakers, and candIestick-
makers bills upon the officials of the
municipal court, where the executions
already made out have been secured.
The Richard T. Gibsons came to
Chicago from Louisville, KY, Feb. 1
last.
Richard Gibson accepte da position
with the brokerage firm of Bartlett,
Frazier & Darlington as manager of
their offices in the Auditorium An
mex. He made a great splurge at first
and his firm for a time thought that
he was about to swing a big line of
business. But the business failed to
materialize.
Prospective clients were wined and
dined at the most expensive cafes and
given automobile rides and theater
parties Gibson's monthly expense
account against the brokerage firm is
said to have gone fathoms above the
high water mark allowed by his en-
ployers. 1t even exceeded the total
income from the offices in the An
mex
Finally the former Louisville society
man and aspiring broker was relieved
of the Annex offices of Bartlett, Frazier
& Darlington But this in no way cut
down his lavish entertainments and
expenditures. The theater parties late
suppers, and midnight automobile
rides continued. A gay young bach
e1or, who has also been forced to
leave town because of the rapid pace
he lived with the Gibsons, was the
almost constant companion of Richard
T. Gibson.
Through it all. up to a month ago,
the Gibsons managed to impress their
creditors with the idea that they were
gilt edged in the matter of finances.
Liverymen and florists. caterers and
garage owners, to say nothing of down
town merchants. extended unlimited
credit al the magic mention of Preston
Gibson's name.
Then came an awakening on the
part of several of the creditors whose
attorneys had been making quiet in
vestigation of the financial standing of
the 'Dickie" Gibsons.