The evening world., 1912-10-08
G|bSONMAyB Be
INDICTED HERE ON
], CHARGE OF FRAUD
Assistant Dishict-Attomey Will
,.Sfosecute Him If He Is Freed
b Szabo Case.
uByS SOME NEW FACTS
MF4 Guerra Repeats the Story
That She lmperso,:ated Mrs.
\ Szabo's Mother
uBIS SOME NEW FACTS

- ~ 0ghson CASE. has given District
Axessnsy whitman Information about
ths methods a the lawyer in his WORK
in connection with the death Of Mrs.
ssabo. and In a haif-dozen other cases.
II there should be any failure or dis.
Agreement IN the murder case that will
ssmA up In Orange County. Assistant
Distsiet-Attorney Deacon Murphy said
se-day. Gibson will be indicted In this
county for fraud and obtaining money
rndsr false pretensss.
These offences. the Assistant District
Attorney said. were committed in con-
hsction with Gibson's handling OF the
Ssabo woman's estate.
Hrs. Guerra, who Is a voluntary pris-
oner. 70 all practical purposes. Of the
District-Attorney. win be kept in re-
treat until she Is called upon to appear
a. witness. either on the stand In the
trial Of Gibson in Orange county, or in
the grand jury proceedings in New York
county.
WOMAN SAYS GIBSON coNFIoeD
IN HER.
M. ouerra's story to Mr.. Murphy, Il
10 seid. 10 to the general effect that 0ib-
- osnfidsd to her the details Of most
OF ne cases In which his enemies or his
vtstims suddenly disappeared. or died
vieisnt or sudden deaths.
He aid not conade in me In the or.
dlnaSy ssnss." she y reported a. telling
Il Murphy. but because in many Of
tAs eases he needed the aid OF another
posty-Ssually . woman. He had me in
his power. he forced me to do his bid
dins. but he did not tell me anything
moro thAn hs had to to enable me to do
exaotiy what he wanted"
From this w0man's story. appeared
that 0looon made . practice Of scanning
legal noticss and obituary columns for
itsDs falling of damage suits won by
meo Vhe had not before been accustomed
"a havinS much money, and for death
not1ces which told Of or implied that the
susvivtnS relative would inherit q good
som q money.
His next step she says was to gain an
aUUarsnly honest introduction to the
paft1 with money. II was on this step
In has Deuesedings hat he usually called
on nrA Guerra. although in the Szaoo
case she declares he was forced also
10 have her play q double role by ap-
peas1ng later - the supposed mother Of
he dead woman and sign q waiver of
citation In respect to her will.
Afs. Guerra told the authorities to-
= day that when Gibson came TO her on
10 oEabo case. and said she must pro-
cure . black dress and sign certain
h. -
oAVo CHE IMPERsoNATED THE
/. WoMAN's MOTHER.
- tDid me-" she said. that Mrs
RetronsilA Menschik. Mrs. Szabo's
mo.Asr. had been dead for at least two
yeass, but that to get the estate turned
into cash and into his hands ] would
have to sign certain papers. He gave
me the name which I was to sign. and
tAsn added that a. I was supposed to be
~ mother. II would be fitting for me
- appear N black. IN mourning for my
supposed daughter"
~. Murphy said TODAY that Donald
X. Lyon. the Brooklyn notary who sc-
knowiedged the signature to the waiver
citation on the will. would visit the
ply and clinch his Identification.
Meanwhile Mrs. Gusrra's story has
developed a new witness. This witness
is q woman. Her part with Gibson. It
Is said, was In connection with the
mysterious dtsa ppearancs of John Rice
O'Neill.
ONeiii. a young Irish conductor on
the Metropolitan Street Railway. lost
his leg in the early part OF 1910. On a
suSt for damages, not brought by Glib
son. he won q $4,000 verdict. Gibson
saw his name in the court records.
The young woman became acquainted
with ONeill and then introduced MN
10 Gibson. Mrs. Guerra has given her
name to the DIstrict-Attorney, and she
viii be summoned to tell what sho
knows OF Gibson,
O'Neill decided to go back to ireland,
but Gibson. according 10 Mrs. Guerra,
kent up a correspondence with him. In
MAY, 1911 O'Neill returned According
10 Mrs. Guerra, he trusted 5000 OF his
money to Gibson, who reported to him
that ne had put II into two MORTGAGE
nne o, $500 and the other OF N.l0o.
O'NeIll disappeared, and Gibson. 1t Is
Alleged. told inqurers that the young
lrlshman had drawn his 5000 and $500
OF the 81, 100 mortgage and gone out to
Western Pennsylvania
George : Dougherty, Second Deputy
Police Commissioner, Investigated this
case on the complaint OF Miss Emily
Potter, daughter of the late Bishop
Potter. and accused Gibson TO his face
az having done away with oNelil'
.J don't think you can prove murder
nm me Mr.. Dougherty." was Gibson's
reply. 49,,
commissioner Doughertv has hesun
another inquiry into the case
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$4,000 for n Lost Hand.