Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-12
Nonchalantly Puffs Cigar When
Told He Ia IN pn A~~~fs.roo fs..noo
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WILL Be In CITY AS USUAL
Attorneys House Guarded by De.
tectives Hired by Austrian
Consulate-Murder in
First Degree Charged.

New York. Sept. 11.-Calmly smoking
a cigar on the porch of his home In
Rutherford. n. j., tonight. Burton w
Gibson awaited the arrival Of Sheriff
VIM. G. pegraw of Orange county. New
York. with n warrant for his arrest on
the charge of murder in the first degree
The warrant was issued late to-day In
Middletown, n. y. and charged Gibson
with having caused the death of his
client. Mrs. Rosa Menschik Szabo. who
was drowned on July 16. while boating
with the lawyer on Greenwood Lake,
n. Y. The warrant was granted By
Judge Herbert G. Royce of Middletown
after District Attorney Rogers had laid
before him information indicating that
Mrs. Szabo had come to her death as a
result Of strangulation instead OF drown
ing.
When told by newspaper men that
Sheriff Degraw was on his way to ar
rest him either tonight or Tomorrow
Gibson did not appear to be affected.
Il will be very glad to see him" he
said, with scarcely change of express
sion, either here tonight or at my Of
flee in New York tomorrow morning.
IF the sheriff attempted to arrest you
here would you waive extradition pro-
ceedings?" he was asked.
why. certainly. would. I'm not a
fool I'm ready for them any time they
want me-"
When told later that it was planned
not to arrest him until his arrival in New
York tomorrow morning. the lawyer
smiled and after putting nonchalantly at
his cigar for moment said:
"All right. I'll be there at the usual
time"
FONDLES LITTLE DAUGHTER.
Gibson then took his-year-old daughter
upon his knee and requested intervieWers
mot to bother him any more" The little
girl, not capable of understanding the
serious charge overhanging her father,
kissed him affectionately and began to
sing him a popular song.
The lawyers house, to which he had
returned after day spent In his office
in this city awaiting developments in his
case, was guarded tonight by private
detectives employed by the Austrian con-
suato. which instituted the investigation
of Mis-. Szabo's 10000 will lead to the
Of the murder charge to-day. The
detectives had ready in front of the house
a high powered automobile for emergency
in case the lawyer should make an at
tempt L escape.
shortly after dark the headlights of
the machines were trained upon Glib
sons porch. throwing the figures OF
the lawyer, his wife and daughter into
bold relief When n curious crowd of
townspeople gathered. the family re-
tired indoors. When called up on his
telephone at nine o'clock Gibson com
planned that he had been routed out
of his Sleep Early in the evening he
had "A conference with a local lawyer.
but refused to say whether he had
decided upon any plan OF action in the
event of his expected arrest.
WARRANT CHARGES MURDER.
Middletown. n. Y, Sept. 11.-Deputy
sheriff Degraw left here tonight for
New York with warrant for the ar
rest of b. w. Gibson, named in the
Szabo case. The warrant charges MUIR
der In the first degree. Deputy Degraw
had instructions not to go to Gibson $
home in New Jersey tonight to make
an arrest but wait and take Gibson
into custody at his office in New York
city tomorrow.