New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-23
GIBSON BARES CAREER
,.N, Lawyer All About His Re-
'''' Iations with SzaboS.
/ DER ALL DAY At JAIL
H., Stern Recounts Story Of
visit of mysterious Woman
with a Handbag"

" Gibson. the lawyer charged
p@ murder OF Mrs. Rosa Menschik
90 greenwood Lake in July, made a
"~ statement yesterday to his counsel,
- n Elder. former Assistant District
ss-r.y Of Kings County. Gibson sat on
wv" 4, his comfortable cell in the
County jail az Goshen. n. Z, and
'sA complete story Of his life from
.~,n he first met Veila Szabo, the hus-
~ Afrs. Szabo. down 10 the time Of
,ast at his Office. No. 50 Liberty
-. in this city.
=, interview between counse! and
!, lasted about four hours II will
,.rssps a whole day 10 trauscrlbe
1 topographic notes On his return 20
.,s,yn last nigEt Mr.. Elder said that
=. much pleased with the outlook OF
sssons case
/ r.na szabo, the outcast Austrian hus-
a n Mrs. Szabo, died in this city in
=, Gibson knew him for some time
..-,ous 10 his death. Yesterday he re-
"a his counsel the circumstances OF
=, seouaintance. hts business relations
~ rim and OF his acquaintance with
=, s,abo. Going on, Gibson described
I. srovth OF that acquaintance and OF
: rlsuous with the woman as counsel.
/, y. relations with William Schumann,
!, sp.ble friend OF Mrs. Szabo. who until
= pecsnber employed her as house
ggf
essons narrative led on with his re-
an, With Mrs. Szabo after Schumann's
aA q the drawing Up OF the will and
!, n-esentetion OF the woman who APP
ard as Mrs. Menschik, mother Of Mrs.
sn be explained why the woman was
-vsst into the case. why she was made
/, srp the waiver Of citation in Kings
sr,y and. lastly. he confded 10 his at
yosy where tho woman was az the pres-
s tine
rih Mr.. Elder a part Of the time when
/ : geographic notes OF Gibson's career
w being taken was Jacob J. Singer. OF
ryy city, who will assist Mr.. Elder fl;
lsal matters that pertain 20 the New
ssy end OF the case.
4 w. rlder declined 70 discuss the course
!, ne defence will take in the Gibson
-. He said that the statement which
/, took from Gibson will IN used IN
-sstion for BIS clients hearing on
.ysnber so
Yy Albert Stern. Of No. ~ East S5th
cs. who was the mysterious voluntary
r;rsx for District Attorney Whitman's
~. and on whose testimony the de-
IN 70 .xhume the body Of Mrs. szabo
Jersey City vas based. said yesterday
y, .he had received a visit from a
/ rsnge woman last week. The woman,
2 aid, was anxious 10 secure a black
,.slng gown which she declared she
/ ~ 10 Mrs. Szabo shortly before her
3 aih or July &c.
Es Stern described her visitor as a
'nan about Eve feet and a half in
s tsht, perhaps forty years old. rather
4 ZIP with dark hair somewhat streaked
: r1 gray. dark eyes and spoke with a
I EJ.gn sccent-French or spanish Mrs.
IN said the woman by her talk re-
zd a close acquaintance with Mrs.
liza, ard she told Of Gibson's apparent
Z .ssthy toward her. Mrs. Stern bought
Z rsnber Of Mrs. Szabo'B choice clothes,
q she declared that she did not feel
AID upon 20 give up the dressing gown.
n description OF the woman with the
4 rtAag," as Mrs. Stern expressed IL, Is
Z, By the detectives 10 correspond close
nth the description given By Gibson
Rosa Guerra, the mysterious woman
70 hgursi IN the Trainor case. This
u ne suit brought by Trainor against
.soa to recover four prom!ssory notes
y NO each. which amount TrainOr al
~ Gibson deprived him OF, and the
s1snent Of which Is now pending be-
referee appointed by Justice
sschof. OF the Supreme Court
IA Stern said she believed that the
''aAn with the handbag knew accurate
De contents OF the FIVE trunks belong
Mrs. szabo. The detectives who
Ns been shadowing the mysterious
wan are believed 10 have theory that
u Szabo might have deposited a pre-
~ sul among her other effects IN one
isss uunks