The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-11
NEW YORK LAWYER is INVOLVED
IN THREE MYSTERIOUS DEATHS

Sept. ll.-Confident that Rosa
Szabo, who met death here
while boating with Burton W.
Gibson. her attorney, was
choked 10 death and not
drowned, as originally report
ed. District Attorney Rogers Of
Drange county announced to-
day that he would charge Glib
son with murder as soon as he
can get witnesses here from
New York City.
An autopsy performed on
Mrs. Szabo's body here showed
that she died OF straugulation
and a report 10 this effect has
been made 10 District Attorney
Rogers. Gibson. who produced
a will showing that Mrs. SzabC
| had left her $4,000 estate &c
him, claimed that she was &C.
cidcntally drowned.
Our ease against Gibson,
said Rogers, is complete. w,
have Joined the last link"
other Mysteries.
What kind or u man is Burton w
Gibson. wealthy New York lawyer
Three governments want to know
America. Great Britain aud Aus
iro-iiungary have joined issues e
probe the mysteries that seemingly
engulf Lawyer Gibbons moneyes
clients.
The Austrian eonsuIgenera
wants 20 know more about the mys
tcrious will and death OF the Conn
tess Rosa Menschik Szabo. She
was drowned In Greenwood lake
New York. July ls. aud Immediately
afterwards Gibson appeared with .
will making him sole executor oyei
her estate OF $4,000.
In the name Of God. began the
viii. and Il ended by bcqueathlnF
all the property 10 the countess
mother, Mrs. Petronelia Mcnschik
Attorney Burton w. Gibson
(sbovcl and three unfortunate
clients: AZ left, John n. o'Ncill; In
middle, Mrs. Alice c. D. kinnan; al
right Countess Rosa mensehlI
srsbo.
Another Client Drowned.
| Friends of the dead countess. whs
Is described aH a dashinF brunette
tell about a mysterious infiuencs
Lawyer Gibson had over bis ciieut
lie called upon her daily and epen
much time with her, they say
Twice he took her TO Greenwoos
lake. When she came back tbs
fret time she said that while boat
Ing she had fallen out, but had say
cd herself.
July iG the countess and Glbsoi
went again. This time the boa
turned over. Gibson Gays thi
countess tipped Il over as they wer
Exchanging places. When help al
rived the lawyer was cllnging 4
the overturned boat the COUNTIES
was drowned
Boy mysscriously Disappears.
The action OF Austria has stirre'
the British government into prot
ing Gibson. About year ago Oih
son got $4,000 damages from
railroad company for John II
O'Neill. an Irish boy. O'Neill ha'
one OF his legs accidentally cut OF
short time after be came over q
New York. lie went back to Ire
land and bought a tavern. return
Ing to New York to get the balance
of bis money. some ss.00e. which
Gibson had borrowed on May ia
1911. o'Nclli started for Gibsoni
office. telling his sister TO be read,
for dinner when he got back II,
never returned. Nothing more wa
ever seen or heard OF him. Gibsoi
SAYS he paid him over the monel
and then dismissed him from mem
ory.
Six years ago Gibson had client
Mrs. Alice kinnan. in the Bronx
She lived alone with a helpless. IN
sane mother. June s. 1906, IN,
body OF Mrs. Kinnan was found
She had been murdered. Gibsol
had been attorney for her and he
mother. Mrs. Kinnan had quarrel
ed with him over Gibson's ALLEGED
action In getting the insane mothe
TO deed to him 100000 worth o
property. He was arrested anG
held In $4,000 bond. but was late
. released for lack OF evidence cou
Meeting him with the murder
| When the insane mother died
two years ago. Gibson came forwar,
with an alleged will making him eS
ecutor OF her estate. The surro
gate refused TO recognize Il an,
took the estate out OF Gibson's con
troll.