| Show It is Believed Gibson has Fled PEOUIA I Feb 14The belief prevails tonight tnat George J Gibson secretary of the Whisky trust is well on his way to Europe and aided by plenty of money will endeavor to escape One mun connected con-nected with the trust said this evening Gibson had been gone since Tuesday night and would not return Hjs bail bond of jsao000 he said was a bagatelle and considered consid-ered very cheap I was thought best to get away bofore any other charges were preferred and tho bonds increased by the possible action of the state authorities I was learned today that several months ace Gibson purchased at a store in this city fifty pounds of dynamite About a month ago he bought a quantity of bisulphide of carbon and phosptiorous at a drug store He learned the secret of the compound from a chemist whom he frequently invited to dine with him and invariably led up to a talk on the subject of chemicals of this nature Finally he had his son go to the chemists and have him prepare a small nortion for experimental purposes It is supposed he then purchased the ingredients and compounded the mixture The formula was arranged for a very heavy proportion of phosphorous which would ignite on cloth or paper freely It is learned detectives have been looking after the trust officers and distilleries here for several days and hunting for the machinist who made the machine sent to Dowar Gibson has not been seen since Thursday noon although thq story is industriously in-dustriously circulated that he was in the city At the National hotel meals have been sent up to bis room but it is not known who eats them Those in position to know say i is not Gibson I It was rumored late tonignt that Gibson left for South America Friday morning Wnen asked about the truth of therumor ono of his friends said Gibson would be out of the reach of the officials in a few oaFs He did not know whether ho had gone to Europe or South America but he would not be seen in Peoria again He has plenty of money said his friend and does not need to live in Peoria J |
