New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-14
date that had caused 50 much courte-
Gus legal phraseoloSy at that place.
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Prepares His Side of Case.

date that had caused so much courte-
Gus legal phraseolosy at that place.
Prepares His Side of Case.
, I-pou reaching the jail hc ut once be
gan his preparations for presenting his
side of the ease, obtaining permission
to get into communication 10y long dis
lance telephone with his associate, Mr..
( l5eebe. in New York. He had been
taken 10 the jail unhandcuffed in the
official car of Fire Chief Higham Of
AUddletown. who seemed anxious to
show all the cOurtesies OF his office 10
/ the prisoner.
/ BY telephone he talked to Mr.. Beebe
IN New York about the suit brought
against him 10y the Austrian Consulate
/ to Dust him as executor of the will Of
/ Mrs. Szaho the woman he IS accused
/ OF killing. ana gave some directions in
regard to the conduct Of that matter.
iir also asked that some German let
3 tcrs nc son: him which, he said, he
wanted translated under his own
supervision. lest the significance Of
. their meaning escape notice. Continu-
4 ing to direct the preliminary prcpara-
, ton of his defence by wire. he said he
/ thought Mrs. Agnes Boyd and Miss
/ Lessaucr, VINO witnessed The will.
would testify rs 10 statements made 10
him by the dead woman in regard to
her Will
He also got his wife by telephone, en-
gaging in conversation with her for
some moments. assuring her that
( everything was we'll with him. He
asked that a number Of things for his
personal comfort he sent for him.
Later lying easily on the couch in his
cell. he talked sanguinely about his af-
fairs TO a Tribune reporter.
Il do not see thing In the present
situation that is menacing in any way
mysterious diagnosis of Or. Schultze's.
/ / have only read in the paper about
that peculiar injury 10 the throat
which he speaks about, but have never
heard of it before. / wonder If a sec
ond autopsy could be held? I wish DR..
C'Hanlon had been present TO repre-
sent me"
Willing to Give Prosecution Time.
When asked if DIR. O'Hanlon was a
friend OF his he said no, but that he
respected his opinion as scientist
highly. He said he was willing to give
the prosecution all the time they
needed TO work up as good case
against him as possible.
Then if they fail 10 make out a
case things will be all the stronger in
my favor" he explained. at present
don't need 70 prepare any defence. l
am confident they will fail to support
the charge.
"Mr. Rogers and I understand each
other perfectly, and we are working in
complete accord I'm preparing this ex-
animation. As a quasi-judicial officer
7 think Mr. Rogers is preparing to APP
pear in this case as fair minded
prosecutor, not as q prosecutor. We
shall work together ss much as pos
sible."
AS II to carry out this intention he
asked for some subpenas In blank, and
said he would use them 10 bring wit
nesses to the hearing that undoubtedly
the prosecution would also Ike to use
In a chat with Judge Royce after the
adjournment of the hearing he told the
judge Of his own desire TO forward the
fullest kind Of hearing in every way.
The information on which the war
rant charging Gibson with murder, and
the reading Of which he waived in
court. consisted Of afidavits sworn 10
by Or Otto II. Schultze who performed
the autopsy, and William De Graw,
the country sheriff to whom this case
has brought fame and the chance 10
travel as far as New York
Death Due to Asphyxia.
In his affidavit Or. Schultzc says:
performed an autopsy on the body OF
woman identified for me as Mrs Rosa
Menschik SZabO. and found the cause OF
death TO be aSphy Xia by StranEClatiOu, as
shown by the fact that the base OF the
tongue was compressed against tho pala L.
and thet pressed against the wall Of tho
gullet. cutting of the access Of air by
compression Of the neck and floor Of the
mouth from without. I have performed
over FIVE thousand autopsies. including
many cases Of StranSulatiCH and drown
ing.