The Cairo bulletin., 1912-09-05
Plans to 0ust Lawyer Who Is Ex-
ecutor and Who Was With
Her When She Perished
AUSTRIAN HEIRS INQUIRE
Mother Mentioned as Only Heir,
Although Report Is She
Died in 1910
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Sept. 4.--lt was an
nouneed at the Austrian consulate
that a petition would be presented to
the Surrogate court today by the
consulate, asking that the letters tes-
tamentary issued to Burton w. Glib
son, a lawyer, In the matter OF the
will OF Rosa Menschik Szabo be re-
voked and that Dr. Fritz Fisfch-
erauer, the vice-counsul In charge OF
the affairs Of Austrians at the con-
sulate, be appointed administrator
of the estate.
Mrs Szabo, an Austrian woman
about 40 years old and widow, was
drowned in Greenwood Lake liz
Orange county July 16 She had
gone out on the lake in row boat
with Attorney Gibson, who recently
had drawn her will. in which her
property was left to her mother, al
legged by Gibson in his application
for the settlement Of the estate to
be resident of Chicago, The es-
tate Is estimated by friends Of Mrs.
szabo at about $4,000.
Made Executor Of Estate,
The boat was overturned and Glib
son was rescued from the lake.
After picking up his own belongings
Land those Of Mrs. szabo at the hotel
he returned to New York, it is said.
Aug ! he petitioned for a probate
OF the will and he was named az
executor 1t IS alleged that the
lawyer, as executor, has drawn out
the deposits of Mrs szabo from two
banks. totaling $4,000 A third de-
rosit Of $4,000 has been found and
tied UP for the time being by the
Austrian consulate.
The will naming Gibson executor
was dated Feb. IL, 1912, and was
admitted to probate Aug. 3. In his
petition to the Surrogate, Gibson is
alleged to have stated that Mrs.
S2abo died in the county of New
York, that the only heir was Petron-
ella Menschik, her mother, living In
Chicago, and that Mrs Szabo left no
husband, child, father, brother or
sister or issue Of any deceased broth
or or sister.
Attached to the petition for the
probate Of the will the Investigators
have found paper purporting to be
a waiver Of citation of Patronella
Menschih, the mother, dated July 21,
1912, and purporting to be ac-
l-nowledged that day before Donald
Lyons, notary public in Kings
county. The investigators have been
told that woman was introduced
to the notary as Petronella Menschik
and that this woman executed the
instrument. Official information
from the Austrian government states
that the mother died in Vienna in
February, 1910, and 1t Is stated by
the members Of the family that the
mother never visited America
Had Five Brothers, Three Sisters.
According to the information
which will be presented to the Sur
rogate, Mrs Szabo was survived by
five brothers and three sisters, all
citizens Of Austria. and, none OF
them living in this country.
The murder of Mrs. Kinnon was
never cleared She was Killed by
blows on the head at the door Of her
home.
$4,000 Suit Pending.
An action brought by Hugh f.
Trainer, an awning maker in West
Washington Market, against Gibson
| is still pending the supreme court.
Traier, who reads little and can
write only his own name, charges he
signed several papers at Gibson's
suggestion, not knowing their con-
tents except as Gibson told him, and
that he later learned that he had
signed confessions Of judgment
amounting to $4,000. He sued
Gibson for the return Of 100000
which he alleged Gibson had OBJ
tanned from him In connection with
these matters,
AT Gibson's home in Rutherford,
| n. j., is was said that he was away
an @ ,nnfortno trim