New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-25
PRESS GIBSON HARD
Whitlnan'S Office Is Watching
Case Against Accused Lawyer.
OLD MURDER CHARGE UP
If Lawyer Escapes One He VIII
Be Confronted by Another
Oh New Plan.


Orange County. spent the day in this city
yesterday shaping up the case against
Burton W. Gibson. charged with tho muir
der Of Mrs. Rosa SZabO. for which he VIII
come M for n preliminary hearing at
Goshen next Monday. Mr.. Rogers spent
most of his day IN consultation with the
officials and attorneys of tho Austro-tlun-
garian consulate. going over the Facts III
the case against Gibson. He also came
laden with a long list OF subpenas for
those whom he thinks will be- valuable in
aiding Judge Royce. before whom ~"
hearing will he held in determining that
Gibson should he held for trial.
Present at the conference was Deacon
Murphy. OF District Attorney Whitman's
staff. II is known that the District NJ
torney here is watching every step OF the
case. although he is rcscrving until the
outcome OF the Orange County invcstiga-
,ion is known action on that part OF Glib
sons alleged m'sdecds which comes under
his own jurisdiction.
This has TO do with the charges Of
perjury and conspiracy, which II is eN-
pected. will be pressed against Gibson
should ne escape punishment on the muir
der charge. rs an earnest OF his interest
in the case, Mr. Murphy undertook yes
terday to subpoena for Mr.. Rogers all the
witnesses i'm this part of the country who
will strengthen the case against the ac-
cuscd man.
The subpmnas asked for by Nr. Rogers
will be addressed TO Franz Ncnschik,
t4.fI
Mrs. George Tcichman who were Mrs
Szabo's most intimate friends By these
Il Is hoped will be established the fact
that Mrs. Petronclla Meuschik. the mother
named as beneficiary Of the will. was al
ready dead, and that Mrs. Szabo know or
It. despite GibSons claim that she is now
alive and he viii produce her. THESE per-
sons will also establish definitely the
identity Of the woman Gibson Is accused
OF stranEling to death.
After a long conference Yesterday with
Franz Menschik. Mr.. Rogers expressed
tho opinion that be would be valuable
agent in pcrfccting this angle Of the
case.
other persons for whom Rogers asked
FOR srbp0nas arc Mr.. and Ar. Albert
Stcarn, n"ighbors Of Mrs. Szaho. io whom
Gibson hurriedly sold her BELONGINGS
after hey death; Mrs Louise Nar"t. an
other rei.hbor. who win testify Co DAM
aging remarks against Gibson made N"
Mrs Szaho. and NIre Burke, who VIII
supplement Mr. Stoarns statements "S
10 Gibson's conduct. lIr. Rogers ais"
asked TO lave s"bp~ras served ON Mr..
AGNES Eoyd and Soda Lsssaurr witnc~s's
a. the will which Mr. Szabo drew unIV
Gibeou's directions as Wei ~ f1" csc
ur. ssman whom Gibson hired to move
rle dead wom8u's trunks from hcr rat loo
dis own house in Rutherford and also E1-
ward : Bcylston and his mauar"r. MI
Manning. vino wa tue undertaken l"
charge Of Lurying AIRS. Szabo in ag ''-
-cure plot in New York Eay ''w"i"iE,
Jersey Citv.
sheriff -, Grow woe a'ru Boo town. o'''-
1tctiug stW hunt for two .up"r iant
hcv witnesses who's" Iu,l t'-tr'oll h"'
not yet been revealed. ono o. -''4 To OBJ.
LAWYER. an eyewitness, who nas .''
more than four hundred feet away "n'"
the woman mot lcr death.
Robert ~. Elder. CuUf-r. '"i ''. ''.
H. sued statement YESTERDAY ih "..
hc advanced the theory tra' I'.-'Ii''
Ai'orney should play only sur. mss
that q man should not bc placed un lrial
unless Il was known bstoreldri ilal N'
would he convicted. Mr.. l.ld"' "ld no.
sa.tl 10 consider that trial v"s Tor tu"
purpose OF finding out whether man
was guilty or not.
Or Robert +. Mcdonald. formerly core
rer I'm The RrOuX. got into the pupl'l'F
surrounding Gibson again Yesterday h.
asserting that Dr. h- ESCAPES punishment
for the alleged murder Of Mrs SIp'. ind"
viii personally demand tha' 3D." g' rear
rested and charged with the murder "i
Mr.. kiunau.
Gibson made application yes'crday q"
become n patron Of the Goshen library.
The first book ne obtained was on" ~
Shakespeare s-"Nuch Ado About NolN-
ing"