New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-14
Gibson Explains Departure.

About l. clock noon on that u.r ucAt
same day Mr.. Chauuccs. the proprietor
! NJ the Fcrncn Hotel where Gibson and
| tho woman had previously been siaAl'~,
brought Gibson ont TO the place where Wo
/ were graphing. and l had couNcr*alOu
with Gibson at that time. said, 'lrt
are Mr.. Gibson lie said. Il ain.
| said. WHY did YOU leave the lake last
night. Immediately after the drowning.
when YOU knew the W0mau's body had
not been recol cred?' lie said he was -"
! exhausted from the immersion. in tn
water that he went home as quickly us
| hc could and he desired to notify some
/ of the Womsn's relatives
asked linn what he was doing with
! her up there, and he said HAT he and the
/ voman's husband had Decu iu business
/ together and that he mad always looked
| after her affairs "a her counsel and That
/ he was infatuated with her. ! asked MIN
about the rooms that Were occupied AZ
/ the hotel and he told mo that be had
/ Room o. and she had Room 50. at opVo-
/ site ends Of the hall. ] asked him II he
! registered his own name, and hr said
/ that lie did and lie also said that the
woman registered her name.
| | asked him how the drowning occurred,
aud he said that he had been rowing and
( that the woman wanted To row. ana they
! both stood up I'm the boat 10 change seats
and that suddenly tine boat tipped over
! and that both Pc aud The woman went
/ over into the water and that lac said TO
! the woman Take care; I'm save YOU, -
and that she grabbed him with her arms
/ and clasped her legs around him and he
I felt as II Ec was IN wise, and that they
went down under tho water 20 n great
! depth and that all OF q sudden he felt
! the wOman's hold release, whcreupon Ie
! fOatcd 20 the surface OF the water and
was so exhausted that he was Just able
/ TO make faint motions Of swimming and
/ thai he was only able to get back To the
/ boat and hold on 10 that until rescued.
! I told him he had better moi leave the
, lax" until the body was fouGd. ~" said
/ that lie would stay. but that he had a
very important case I'm Brooklyn and that
/ he would Ike To get away II me- could.
/ Shortly aftcrWard Gibson told me that
/ he had decided TO 60 back 10 New York
and that J could telegraph him AZ soon
/ as the body was recovered. and he would
| come up on the first train. We returned
I 10 the lake at about I n. m. on tho morn
! Ing If July 49, and at about 1915 that
: morning we recovered the body. ! was
/ there when the body was recovered and
/ saw IL and recognized II as the woman
/ who had been around In the vicinity or
= Greenwood Lake with Burton ". Gibson.
J We took the body ashore. and / tflc-
graphed Burton w. Gibson n 80. 81
= Liberty street, New York CITY. 10 come
: NJ at once.
Told to Take Body to City.
. went to meet the next train. which
! was DIN" from New York about $40 d. M.
and Gibson was not there. Shortly there
/ after ! was called 90 the telephone. and I
! recognized GiDSon's voice on tho other
! end. and Gibson said: rs everything al
J right ! said. Yes lie said - was
/ out of the Office when the telegram came.
and ! missed that train and ] forgot there
! WAS a second train ! asked him what
: he wanted to do with tile body and lac
said. There is no use Of my coming ia
/ the lake again. YOU bring Tho body down
/ tomorrow morning J agreed 10 DO thi-.
So the next morning lozaCr and J took
the body 80 New York on the train lcaV-
! ing Greenwood Lake about 7:t5 a m.
4 We arrived at Jersey City at about g.a0
a. m, and Gibson met US. according To
! his arrangement over the phone with mo.
We handed him tho undcrtaker's hin
! which was So, and he said, II have ONLY
SO with me- This woman has n foW
hundred dollars IN real estate. and | will
have the estate settled up In ten days
ard YOU will get the balance Of Tho
money"
/ Thc undertaken refused to give I'D tho
! body until he had received his money.
: Gibson then said he would be- obliged
20 pay Il ont Of his own funds. ard We
: said Wc did not care where he got the
money but We wanted IL. lie Went away
! with LoZacr, and LoZaer came back and
! said he had received his money. When
Gibson went away with Lozaer he told