The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-04
CALIFORNIA man !
ARRESTED HERE
Found in Lobby of Willard
Hotel by Police.
IS HELD AS A FUGITIVE
cambridge III. Bibb, Who Has Been
East selling stock In Invention
and Came Here for Patent, Under
Indictment in Connection with
Business Transaction.

Detectives invaded the lobby of the New
Willard Hotel yesterday afternoon anC
arrested cambridge H. Bib. fiftytwC
years old, for thirty years a prominent
Ilumberman and builder OF San Francisco
and for nine months a promoter OF ar
electrical device invented by Praf. Johr
J. Montgomery. OF Santa Clara College
Cal
Bib has been a guest here for nearly
week, coming from New York, where
he stopped at the Waldorf. He is held
as a fugitive from justice. Inspector
Boardman had received a dispatch from
Acting Chief OF Police E. r. Wall. OF
San Francisco, stating that Bibb had
been indicted by the grand jury on a
charge made by business partner.
Declares IL Is BIackmail.
He was removed 10 the First precinct
station and placed in a cell. where he
was visited by Prof. Montgomery, who
is stopping in Washington. Bibb re-
tanned Attorneys A. A. Birney. of Bir-
ney & Woodland. and A. s. Worthing-
ton The lawyers informed Bibb that
there would be no difficulty In obtaining
his release this morning through habeas
corpus proceedings. IL is understood
81. 800 bond will be required. and Bib says
he will have that amount 10 deposite
Bibb told reporters his arrest was a
Matchmaking scheme. formulated by
Christopher A Buckley. whom Bib
characterized as the "ex-blind boss OF
San Francisco" Buckley is the COM
plainant against Bibb
4 own a third interest In a patent
which was invented by Prof Montgom.
cry several years ago. said the prisoner
The professor and myself and Charles
S Wheeler. millionaire. and one of the
most prominent attorneys OF San Fran.
cisco, own equal shares Buckley has
been endeavoring 10 get in on the patent
He went so far as TO attempt to get out
an Injunction 10 prevent Prof Mont
gomery going on his honeymoon wher
he was married about three months ago
Says IL Is Second Attempt.
My arrest is his second attempt 10 de-
lay Us from getting the patents, which
cover an invention for changing an al
ternating electrical current into d.
rect current. The invention is at pres.
ent believed to be worth loco. 600 and we
have obtained two basic patents The
professor and myself are IN Washington
for the purpose OF procuring three sub
sidiary patents. The invention will
practically revoIutionize the use OF cleo.
tricity
Concerning the charge on which ! was
arrested. 1 can say simply that IL was q
business disagreement. I know that
am held on the technical charge of be-
ing a fugitive from Justice. I do not
know the specific charge. except that Il
is violation Of section 533 of the pena-
code of California. whatever that may be
About three and a half years ago ]
erected a building for Buckley in O'Far.
ren street, San Francisco, which is now
occupied by the Blanco restaurant. Later
erected another building for him al
Speare and Market streets. and in set
ting the transaction foolishly gave him
an opportunity 10 get al me. He's goi
me now. and it's his inning. but my In
ming is coming soon. I'll go back. and
then I'll sue for 100000 damages
Wheeler, Bib, and Montgomery have
a laboratory at Santa Clara College
where Prof. Montgomery is head of the
mathematics and physics department