The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-26
SHIFT Of GIBSON CASE
TO NEW JERSEY FEARED
Prosecutors Confer on Story
That Mrs. Szabo Drowned
on That Side.
MAPS SHOW DIFFERENT
Witnesses Of Prosecution Sub
poenaed by Attorneys
for Defence.

For about fve hours yesterday 4,
seemed likely that tho Szabo murder
case would have to be shifted from
New York State TO New Jersey.
Persons who claim to be witnesses
found by detectives working for Dis
trist Attorney Rogers. declared thai
Mrs Rose Menschik Szabo had gone
overheard from the boat in Greenwood
Lake in New Jersey territory instead
OF Ne v York.
The dividing line between the States
runs through the lake. and the oues'
ton Of Jurisdiction over Burton w
Gibson is important
Just as soon as Mr.. Rogers got wort
Of the witnesses he jumped on trair
al M.ddetown and went to Paterson
the county seat OF Passaic county
which shares the lake with Orange
county. New York.
There he met Prosecutor Dunn and
the two prosecutors went into confer
ance at the Hamilton Club. MT. Dunn
said he was perfectly willing to have
Gibson brought to Passaic county. but
he wanted TO be sure.
There was a vast deal OF telephoning
examination Of maps and documents as
a result. Of which both men decided that
Mrs. Szabo went overheard about loc
feet north of the New Jersey line In
New York State.
Mr.. Rogers at once returned to Mid
dletown. Later Mr.. Dunn said that he
stood ready to take hold OF the Gibson
case II It develops at any time that New
Jersey Is entitled TO the case.
Mr.. Rogers declared himself con-
vinced that Orange county has turis'
| diction. He said the examination vii
20 on at Goshen ext Monday.
| Process servers acting for Burton "
Gibson created considerable excitement
yesterday by invading the ranks OF the
witnesses OF the prosecution and sum
moning all they could find to Gosher
next Monday. Their activity disclosed
very subtle plan on the part OF the at
torneys for the man accused OF the murder
OF Mrs. Rose Menschik Szabo.
While Gibson will not suggest his owr
defence at the examination before Judge
Royce at Goshen next Monday he ii
going TO try TO ascertain everything the
prosecution has against him.
Therefore he is subpPnaing every per
son whose name has been suggested as g
witness for the prosecution, from the
Deputy Consul General DR.. Fischerauel
down to the man who moved the trunks
from the Sixty-fourth street fiat.
why, of course said Attorney Gold
zier, we are going 10 try to find ou
Just exactly what they think they have
a painst Gibson. Therefore we are sum
moning every person We can find wh'
might be a witness against Gibson.
Our position is very simple; we viii
allow District Attorney Rogers to cal
all the witnesses he thinks he needs ant
then when he has finished We will cal
the rest. We have a right to call wit
ness es. and If these persons should pur
port to give evidence against us. tha
will not hurt us.
"Of course we will not call anvbod
who might disclose our defence. We ar
not going to give the prosecution an op
portunity To learn what Gibson has to sa,
for himself. but we are going to find ou
what they have to say against Gibson"
MIR. Goldzier admitted that this methoC
will not accomplish everything he ant
Robert II Elder would like to do at tn,
Examination. For instance. no will no
be able TO subpoena Drs. King, Haskin Q
Breitenfeld, Rink and Moore. all of New
Jersey who were present at the autops,
and saw what DR.. Otto II. Schultze saw
District Attorney Rogers is not goinl
to call them either and so far as the mos
vital point OF the case is concerned Gibson
and his lawyers will have to wait
Immediately after the autopsy in Jersey
CITY. the doctors mentioned went TO Myeri
Hoiel, where they had luncheon and dis
cussed the case. At this meeting eacl
man reported that his findings We're iden
tical with those OF DR.. Schultze. Tn,
point was that the woman never breathet
after she struck the water; there wa
Word from District Attorney Roger
told of the effort being made around Mid
dletown and Goshen to alarm the com
munity over the cost of the trial. Tn,
effort had failed. was the opinion.