New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-09
where is Mrs. Ritter" she asked

| Where is Mrs. Ritter! she asked
Gibson.
"Oh, she is not coming back again,
he answered in his Unconditional voice
1--WE come 10 attend to her birds and
cats" Mrs. Maret said that Gibson LEI
himself into the fiat and later turned
the pets over TO Mrs. Stern. who
bought the furniture.
On Friday. Mrs. Maret said, a driver
for the Wells Fargo Express Company
came I'D 70 her rooms and said that he
| had come for six trunks belonging to
Mrs. Ritter. Mrs. Maret told him that
| he was on the wrong floor and went
out TO show him how to reach Mrs
! Ritter's rooms. As she leaned over the
| banlster she saw Gibson quietly ascend
| ing the stairs. He said nothing, but
took out some keys and opened the
door of Mrs. Szabos rooms and let the
eXpressman in.
These circumstances appealed to
some quick witted occupant OF the
floor, who thought that Mrs. Mary Burke,
who lived 1T No. A West Gath street
and who collected the rent money from
the tenants ut No. 46, including Mrs.
Ritter ought to be apprised Of the fact
that Mrs. Ritter was moving out. Con-
sequently Mrs. Burke appeared shortly.
Where is Mrs. Ritter going" she
asked of Gibson.
She's gone TO Chicago. and I'm look
ing after her affairs" was Gibson's re-
ply, according TO Mrs. Burke, who fol-
lowed this up with inquiries about rent
money that Mrs. Ritter was owing her.
, Gibson her story goes, then asked how
much rent was due. Mrs. Burke said
that 81 would cover her bill up to July
-. Gibson, she said, fumbled over
some papers fox time and then hand
ed her So, which he said was all he
had at the time. Mrs. Burke gave
him a receipt for the money without
using his name. which she said she did
not know, although she knew that the
man had been Mrs. Ritter's lawyer.
Gibson Hovers About.
I'm come back and pay the balance, -
Gibson said.
Mrs. Ritter rented the five rooms
from Mrs. Burke on January -, 1912.
She said that she was a widow with a
good living and that she wanted five
rooms. She paid SO a month. Mrs.
Burke said that the woman at first ap-
peared normal, but that along toward
the last Of her living there she showed
signs Of being nervous and decidedly
unstrung. She paid her rent up TO July
10, 9aying that she intended 10 sail for
home on July l6. On that morning,
however, she told Mrs. Burke that she
was not going until July -. She was
arranging TO pay the balance when she
saw Gibson coming up the street, and
she asked Mrs. Burke to wait. Here
comes my friend" she told hex.
Ms. Burke said that Gibson had the
key 10 Mrs. Ritter's letter box. as well
as the keys TO her rooms. After her
disappearance, on July 10, che said.
pIpSOH CAME W tht muse anu tooh
away all the mail. In the meantime
George Teichlnann came TO the house
and wanted 10 know where Mrs. Ritter
was Mrs. Burke explained 10 him just
what Gibson had told her-that Mrs.
Ritter had gone 10 Chicago. Toward
the last of July Gibson showed up
again. Mrs Burke said. She told him
that some one had been there asking
for Mrs. Ritter.
Who was it," asked Gibson.
Some friend OF hers Mrs. Burke re-
piled.
oh you're mistaken; she hasn't
friend in the world Gibson replied.
Mrs. Burke said that Mrs. Ritter was
never friendly with her. but she had on
one occasion showed her photographs
OF her brothers in Austria