The Washington herald., 1912-09-07
ANOTHER DEATH
IN WILL MYSTERY
Authorities Begin Probe Into Dis
appearance of G. I. Malcolm.
Who Sued Lawyer Gibson.
FOURTH PERSON INVOLVED
WITH ACCUSED ATTORNEY
To Exhume Body Of Mrs. Szabo in
Effort to Learn Cause
of Death.

New York. Sept 6.-The never explain
ed disappearance Of one more man init
mately associated with an estate, in
which Burton W. Gibson was interest
ed. was developed in the Szabo will mys-
terry to-day.
George I. Malcolm, nephew of Mrs.
Louise Stenton, Is the man. Mrs. STEM
ton was the mother of Mrs. Alice Kinnan
for whose death Gibson was held in
$4,000 bail, but afterward was released
on habeas corpus. Malcolm sued Gibson
IN his aunts name to recover s100. 900
worth of property OF which the lawyer
was alleged to have assumed control. On
the eve of decision in the action Mrs
Stenton died 1t thereupon devolved upon
the executor OF her estate to continue
the action against Gibson. Gibson pro-
ouced copy of an. alleged will Of Mrs.
Stenton In which he was made executor
OF her estate. Had the will been pro-
bated, Gibson. as executor, would have
been the only person authorized to be-
gin suit against himself. Surrogate
Thomas threw the alleged will out, and
George I. Malcolm was made executor.
1t now develops that on or about Octo-
Der 8, 1911. Malcolm disappeared, and has
never been seen nor heard of since. He
was currently reported to have commit
ted suicide, and the theory that prevail
ed at the time was that he threw him
self off a Sound steamer.
Start New Probe.
Those who have started an investigation
into the circumstances surrounding the
making of Mrs. Rosa Menschik Szabo's
will and her subsequent death by drown
ing while boating on Greenwood Lake
with Gibson, to-day began a new investi-
Satlon into the circumstances surround
ing the disappearance of George Malcolm.
At the same time announcement was
made that District Attorney Rogers, of
Orange County, will come to New York
Tomorrow for a consultation with Dis
trict Attorney Whitman.
By a strange series of condolences,
Malcolm's disappearance is the fourth
case of either a disappearance or death
by violence of persons who have been as
ISOLATED one way or another with Burton
w. Gibson.
The first was the murder of Mrs. Alice
Kinnan
The second was the disappearance of
George l. Malcolm.
The third the disappearance of John R.
O'Neiu, who announced that he was 60
ing to call on Gibson in relation to the
return to him of 5000 intrusted to the
lawyer for investment He has not been
seen since.
Fourth Death.
The fourth was the death by drowning !
of Mrs. Szabo. and the subsequent reve- |
lations concerning her will, which are |
now under investigation.
In none of these cases has there ever
been any charge that Gibson was re-
sponsible. Maintaining his stand of in
difference to-day, Gibson declared that
he would be able TO explain all that needs
explaining when the proper time arrives.
Deputy Consul General Fischerauer an
nounced that brother and sister of Mrs
Szabo will leave Vienna as soon as the
necessary documentary proofs can be
prepared. to come to New York and re-
flute the statements of Gibson that Mrs
Szabo's mother is still alive. These wit
nesses can hardly get here in less than
two weeks, az they must await the prepar-
alton of the documentary evidence re-
quired.
In this connection, Acting District At
torney WasservoGel declared to-day that |
proof of such character is necessary
in order to base any action for per-
jury, forgery, and conspiracy against
persons who may be suspected.
Biscredit Story.
The Pinkertons discredit the story of
the witness Pete, who declares that he
was introduced to a woman by Mrs
Szabo as her mother. and Kremer, coun-
sci for the Austrian consul general