The evening world., 1912-09-10

that almost q minute had lapsed be
tween the time Mrs. Szabo fell into tn,
water and the time OF his DIVING in I,
her rescue.
NO HATPiN IN THE BOAT, GLIB
SON DECLARED.
That II cmphsticaiiy a He." said the
attorney. "As for all this talk about a
hatpin, there was none In the boat al
| either time we went out rowing Or
| the last occasion we were both in bath.
Ing costumes. and a. Mrs. Szabo had
| no hat on she could not have worn a
hatpin. / am certain that did not SCI
any In the boat
Two separate cases we're reported to.
day OF women bearing the name OF
Menschik having been approached by q
man who declared that a relative OF
] theirs had died and left a will from
which they would inherit . sum OF
| money.
The latest Of these cases to come 10
light In that OF Mrs. Aiois Menschik OF
No 1913 wadsworth street. Manhattan
! She declared to an Evening World re.
porter that on July 80 or 81, three DAYS
after the will OF Mrs. szabo was f,led
q man called at her home and said to
her:
Have any of your relatives died re-
Gently? Now, don't get startled, but I
think one of your relatives has left
you a sum of money-not a large sum.
but enough to make 1t worth while to
collect"
II told this man." said Mrs. Menschik,
Il was positive none OF my relatives
had died. Then he asked about my
husband and his relatives. 1 said I
was sure that none of his relatives had
died In this country. lie asked II my
husband had relatives in Austria.
SAID yes. Then he asked me where
he could find my husband. gave him
the name and address of a lawyer. He
changed In his attitude the minute I
mentioned the lawyer.
oh. never mind he said, I don't
think you are the woman am looking
for
SAYS SHE COULD IDENTIFY HER
VISITOR.
4 asked him for his name. or the
name OF some one he represented, but
he refused to tell and went away
was little bit frightened about this
at the time and told my husband.
Neither of us could make anything
out OF II, and we had almost forgotten
the incident when this Szabo case came
up. Then l saw a photograph In the
newspapers. to which | called my hus-
bands attention. saying 1t was remark
ably like the man who had called on
me. | am sure / can identify this man
and l am willing to swear by what l
have told you at any time"
Attorney Gibson was asked in his
office to-day about this case and also
about the case of Mrs. Veronica Mem
schik of No. AZ East One Hundred
and Forty-seventh street, who. like Mrs.
Al0ls Menschik, Is in no way related
to the family OF The drowned Mrs.
sxabo. Mrs. Veronica Menschik re-
ported that she had been asked to
sign papers concerning an allesed in
heritance under a will.
Gibson grew red In the face at the
mention Of this and slammed his fist
down on the desk.
II have never seen this Mrs. Menschik
and do not know who she is." exclaimed
the lawyer. Il never approached this
woman and never had any representa-
tive Of mine approach her. I defy the
authorities to prove that I did. The
accusation Is utterly and contemptibly
false"
Asked II he was willing to confront
Mrs. Veronica Menschik with his denial.
Gibson shook his head.
That's enough Of this" he said. II
will answer questions frankly. but 1 do
not intend to DO cross-exsmined by re-.
porters"
Mrs. szabo's will was filed on July
81 for probate. In offering the Will
Gibson assumed that the sole beneh.
ciary named-Mra Petronelia Men
schik-was alive. and later nled a
waiver of citation signed by the name
of Petronella Menschik. declared by the
Vienna police to be dead. He promises
TO produce this Petronella Menschik In
due time.
STORY TOLD ~ MRS. VERONICA
MENschlk.
According to the statement made by
Mrs. Veronica Menschik, who never
heard of Mrs. Sxabo or her family be-
fore reading OF the will and drowning
mystery In the papers. she was ap-
| preached by a strange man on or about
July 81 and catschized about her fam
lily. In the course OF this questioning
Mrs. Menschik asserts the man said:
Now. Mrs. Menschik. am a law
yer. and there's q will down town by
| which you may get little money.
There 10 q will leaving money to Mrs
| Menschik. and if you are she l want
to see that you vet II and will take
care OF your interests"
The man was asked for his name
and refused TO give 1t. He told Mrs
Menschik she would have to answer
questions about herself and sign pa
pcrs. She became frightened at this
and refused to have anything to dc
with her interviewer. He went ava,
then and that was the last she saw OF
| him.
According to q statement made to-
day by George II. Schumann OF tn,
jewelry nrm of Schumanns Sons Of
No. ZIG Fifth avenue. the six trunks Of
Mrs. Szabo. which Gibson had shipped
from her home at No. 10 West Sixty
fourth street to his home In RUTHERFORD
subsequent to the Greenwood LAX,
tragedy. are believed to have contained
much valuable property.
Mrs. Szabo lived for several year
with william Schumann. q half-brothe