Show RASCAL such is Mt mckibben kibben late agent of file lie U P HE BOBBED ROBBED THE bj by gla its contra tirs same te rate gone COD gone this way special dispatch to TH x STA 8 K DA ill I 1 neb jane 23 an immense sensation was created la in rall road circles here today to day when it bai became known that suit bad ben begun by the union pacific against 0 II 11 mckibbin late general pur purchasing chasin g agent 0 of he the road for or the tile recovery 0 of V of which he lie ie to eaid said to tahae ha e defrauded the company the petition was filed laet last saturday night but the aal air was not made public until today in january 1889 mckibbin NIc Kibbin became purchasing agent 0 of the company the petition allege alleges that as such agent McK mckibbin ibbia wilfully and corruptly contracted for or material at prices ce a per cent greater than ite its market marcej V value a lue I 1 the suit in brought on a contract i with 0 11 II barns A co lumber deal era of st louie and the petition contains an itemized statement of bins dea dealings tioga with this firm in which it ftfe is shown that from january jane june 11 1 1890 barns co sold the r r union pacific lumber and presented billa bills in the eum sum of 04 which it is alleged ie is 15 more than lumbar of this quality could have been purchased for by the company the petition further alleges aa as a result 0 this corrupt agreement the excess in price was divided between the contractor and purchasing agent other suits stilts it is stated on good authority v ill follow on similar contracts by which the union pacific has lost over two hundred thousand dollars mckibbin arrived in omah about six years ago a graduate from west point here he lie was charged with being implicated ted with the cutting off of cadet Whit takers ears lie ile went to work as clerk in the store house and engineer of tests where he be displayed 00 niu mu it cleverness clever that he lie wai was soon pr promoted to the position ol 01 etore store keeper in the interval between the retirement of G general purchasing agent byrnes and the appointment of 0 S mullen mckibbon filled the position and gave such satisfaction eatie that retained him as assistant an t alen mellen became general traffic manig a r in march 1889 mckibbin ft was ae made purchasing ging agent lie ile had bad lived modestly and moderately but he lie now began to affect fine bile horses and began building himself a h bouse ouse at and farnam farna M streets at a cost of between thirty and forty thousand dollars although he already has a fine home in council bluffs across the tile river the first trip he took over the 11 road as pure purchasing basing agent he stocked his special car with wince wines before leaving omaha but became so convivial en on route that at north platte he be ordered a new supply A company of congenial companion companions i went alon along gand and in passing through wyoming t their heir conduct was so bois bol erous serous the conductor threatened to sidetrack the he car and 0 leave it vice president kibbin for bia big resignation natlan but went to bo boston boton ton saw president adams and had reinstated his ilia conduct became so flagrant however that when dent adams was here on hia life recent visit the tile question was raised and slid mckibbin Nic Kibbin wai was again forced to resign J S anderson assistant to president adame adams was brought from boston and installed in the office with instructions instruct iona to investigate matters and theo these startling discover erics erles are the result |