The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
JOY RIDE; THEN JAIL
LEE GIBSON ADMITS THEFT FROM
PACKING FIRM.
He Got to" Macbeth & Gardner in
Duluth for Something Like Four
Hundred Dollars; How He Worked
His Scheme; Other Complaints
Are Expected to Be Made Against
the Defendant

Duluth, May %, Lee Gibson. thirty
known travelling statesmen ut the head
OF the lakes, was arrested Saturday.
charged with having defrauded Macbeth,
4 Gardner, wholesale meat dealers, out
of 500. llaugsrud < Marken, another
Wholesale house, have also sworn out a
warrant for Gibson, charging him with
having obtained about six hundred
pounds OF butter from them through
fraudulent means. Gibson admits his
guilt in the Macbeth Gardner deal
The Duluth Tribune tells this story
of Gibsons arrest:
Gibson had been out 10y riding
with Il party of friends Friday night
and when taken into custody was
not i'll the best frame OF mind to give
thorough account of what he has
been doing lately. However, when
accused of having appropriated other
peoples money To his own use. he
admitted his guilt. He was sent to Il
cell where he will remain until Mon
hearing in municipal court.
The manner of doing business which
Gibson is said to have adopted was
most novel. May 3. last he admits that
he called up Macbeth & Gardner ANA.
representing himself to be the Marine
Supply company, said that he wanted
quantity of bacon, ham and butter
delivered at once.
Sends Dray for Purchase"
Gibson asked them if they had Il
He told them that he would send Il
lray a.;er The strr and t. have 1t
really in hurry He sent u drag
and the meat and butter, valued 1T
about $50, was taken away and de
livcrcd to Gibson. WHO in ,urn sol the
goods to Frank Succh. Il retail dealer
who has a store ut 329 West Firs, (
street. SucclI says he paid Gibson
So. Macbeth x GARNER claiGl that
Gibson got To" them in other ways
which have put them about 800 ito
the bad"
Another Firm Makes a Kick.
Shortly after Macbeth & Gardner
had finished stating their case 10 thc
police, Raugsrud & Marker company
who have Il wholesale house ut Nine
tcenth avenue west and Michigan
street, entered complaint against
Gibson, alleging HAT he had defraudcd
them cut of Sl96.2i they sad that
May l3 he obtained from them. through
fraudulent methods. 36Ks pounds of
butter, and May lG, ISL pounds The
police say that Gibson had this but
ter sold to the New England restaurant
on First street. between First and See
end avenues west, and To the Public
Meat market.
Other Complaints Expected.
Since the arrest tie police are cN
pccting other Wholesale dealers 10
come in with complaints.
Gibson Is one of the best known
Young mex; on Michigan street. For
wears he was trusted employee OF
the Fitzsimmons Palmcr company, one
of the biggest dealers on the street.
He left that concern last year and
accepted 4 position on the road selling
meats.
Gibson's troubles seem To have start
cd last summer after his wife obtained
! divorce from him. charging cruel
treatment and non support. 1t is pre-
by the police that he has at
tempted TO drown his SORROW BY living
faster than his means would permit
and that that is the cause of his pres
cnt predicamcnt.
Chicago Record Herald: blanchard
must lately have made ii lot of money
somehow Il haven't heard anything
about it, II haven't either but he
addressed our Sunday school recently
and said it was Il blessing to nave
TO struggle
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