New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
SzABO INQUEST RESUMED
Minturn Again Says He Saw
Mrs. Szabo Drown.
ACCIDENT, DOCTOR AYERS
Mother and Son Say They
Heard Gibson Talking in '
Harsh Tones.

Burton w Gibson's actions at the time
OF the death of Mrs. Rosa SzabO. his ell
ent, who was drowned in Greenwood Lake
last July, while out boating with him
under circumstances that led TO a charge
OF murder against him, were under inves-
tigation again yesterday in Jersey City
at continued inquest called by Coroner
Houghton, in whose jurisdiction Mrs.
Szabo's body was exhumed from the plot
in New York Bay Cemetery. where Glib
son had IT secretly buried under another
name.
John Minturn. Jr a witness. who mys-
titled both prosecution and defence at the
hearing several weeks ago in Goshen.
which resulted in Gibson being held for
the grand jury, again testified.
IF had a rope or a graphing iron
he could have been there yet for all the
aid | would have given him." declared
Minturn, who asserted that he was an
eyewitness OF what happened
When pressed for an explanation OF why
he spoke this way. he only added that
he could have reached Gibson in three
minutes, where he saw him struggling In
the water, after the boat had almost
capsized, but that he would not do So
Then he stubbornly refused to give any
reason for this. merely saying: Il saw
what ! saw"
Minturn. who Is a resident OF Green
wood Lake. told. as ne told previously
Of he hnl. Inc gy 0l,ng on
standing on the shore and plainly saw
Gibson and woman 60 by in a boat.
The man. he said, was bending over the
woman before the catastrophe overlook
them, and seemed TO have his arm about
her Then came the tipping OF the boat
He said he saw them go out, the woman
not appearing. but the man swimming
about in the water. At this point Min
turns peculiar mysticism overcamo him.
and he would give no more details or
explanations as 10 his bitterness toward
Gibson.
Jacob J. Singer. a lawyer OF Jersey
City, who is associated in Gibson's de-
fence. was at the inquest, and asked 10
be allowed to examine the witnesses, but
Coroner HouRhton would not permit him
TO do so. Robert Elder, Gibson's chief
counsel. was also present with stenog-
ropher. and was content 10 remain an
observant but silent listener
Another witness was DR.. IL. ]. +. Wall
bauser. OF Newark, who was al Green
wood Lake at the time of the accident
and examined Mrs. Szabo's body when II
was brought to shore. lie simply testified
that he noticed no external marks Of vio-
lence after cursory examination, think
ing the case was merely one Of accidental
drowning
Mrs. James Corter and her son Henry
testified that on the day OF Mrs.~SZaDo \
death they saw a boat passing with CID
son and Mrs Szabo In IL. They heard
Gibson talking In a harsh voice, looking
fixedly at the woman, who was reclining
in the boat Neither OF them could throw
any light on events ~ the moment OF
Mrs Szabo's death. Other witnesses told
of seeing the boat Immediately after sine
died. II was right side up, they said, but
three-quarteTs full Of water, and was Of
a type easily upset
Mrs Sarah Burke, OF No. +6 West cath
street. the house in which Mrs. Szabo
lived, told again how, Immediately after
Mrs. Szabos death, Gibson went to her
fiat and took her trunks away. He paid
Mrs. Burke, who was the caretaker OF the
apartment house. SO instead OF the %
which, she said was due her in rent.
The last witness was Sheriff Wills De
Graw. OF Greenwood Lake, who recovered
Mrs. szabos body by graphing, and had
number OF subsequent dealings with
Gibson in regard to its disposal. He re-
peated the same tale he had told before
tale on which was based the warrant
for Gibson's arrest on the murder charge.
The hearing was then adjourned until
next Thursday evening.