New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-11
ROSE GUERRA TO TESTIFY
Her Story Connecting Gibson
with Crimes Verified.
INDICTMENT SEEMS SURE
Mystery Surrounds Another
Case in Which Accused Law
yer Figured Last Year.

So completely have the Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys working on the Gibson
case verified the story told by Rose
Guerra duplicating herself with him In
the various crimes with which he is
charged that Il was announced yester-
day by Isidor Wasservogel, In charge or
the investigation in this city, that the
woman would definitely be taken before
the Orange County Grand Jury at Goshen
next Tuesday. when the murder of Mrs.
Rosa Szabo will be taken up
Rose Guerra's case has so far been
investigated that che will be taken 70
Goshen on Monday night TO appear be-
fore the grand Jury on Tuesday" said
Mr.. Wasservogel yesterday. When told
that Gibsons counsel were still asserting
with a great show OF confidence that
their client would never be indicted, he
added: What Is more. / will give Mr..
Elder written guarantee that Gibson
will be indicted. II the present grand
jury does not indict him another one
will. There is plenty OF evidence to in
diet on, and Mr.. Elder knows IT."
The news that Rose Guerra's story has
stood Up so well under searching investi-
cation came as a shock yesterday TO GLIB
sons lawyers, who have maintained all
along that they had positive proof she
was a fake" and the prosecution would
be afraid to introduce her into the actual
proceedings against Gibson.
Mr.. Elder even went so far as 10 as
sert Yesterday that the Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys who are working up the
case in this city were acting IKE buf-
foors and clowns, and making fools
of themselves and the people by giving
credence to the story told by Rose Guer-
ra, whom they know to be poor, de-
mented creature"
His associate, Charles Goldzier. said Mr.
Elder knew as much about the woman
as did the District Attorneys men and
that they had positive proof she never
signed the false waiver OF citation. 30
explicit was Mr.. Goldzler In his asser-
tons that the defence was conversant with
everything the prosecution knew that II
was accepted at the District Attorney
office as an implication that Mr.. Murphys
and Mr. Wasseryogers movements were
being Swallowed by the agents or Glib
sons lawyers in their efforts TO learn the
womans present whereabouts.
II was said that handwriting experts
had established conclusively that Rose
Guerras was the hand that signed the
documents Gibson asserts were signed oy
Petronella Menschik. Mrs. SZabo's moth
er. II was also intimated that the state
ments coming from Gibson In the Goshen
Jail seemed almost as II he were prepar-
ing a basis for his lawyers TO work UP All
insanity defence.
IL was learned by The Tribune yester-
day that In June, 1911. the Legal Ala
Society, at No. +01 West 18th street. was
asked by Mrs. Mary Walker. OF No. 100
East 18th street, TO assist her in getting
control OF the money belonging TO the
estate OF her son. which she alleged was
IN Gibson's hands.
According TO the story told by Mrs
Walker. her son, Leon, was injured at
his work and recovered damages from the
contracting concern by which he was en-
p,oyed. The boy died, and his father.
Alexander Walker, became administrator
OF his estate. retaining Burton w. Gibson
as his attorney.
In her appeal 70 the Legal Aid Society
Mrs. Walker asked thot Gibson DO COM
PEELED to deal with her. instead or with
her husband, intimating that she believed
her husbands infrmities made him an
easy mark" for Gibson's wiles.
Gibson was asked by the society 10 ex-
plain what he knew about the case, and
he wrote back that the Walkers had re-
ceiyed $500 from him and were satisned
he thought, with his handling OF their
case The attempt OF the Legal Aid So
ciety 20 investigate further into the case
was brought 10 complete and sudden
end by its failure TO got into touch with
Mrs. Walker again. All communications
addressed TO her remained unanswered
and when representatives went to her
house she could not be found or any
trace OF her uncovered. The case was
finally closed on this account