The Washington times., 1912-09-10
MRS. SzABO'S' BODY,
CLAD IN NIGHT ROBE,
TAKEN FROM GRAVE
Action Expected to Throw
Light on Cause of Wo-
mans Strange Death.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Stripped of
her wedding ring, garbed only In
simple night robe, In which she was
consigned In an unmarked casket to an
unmarked grave In a deserted section
OF New York Bay Cemetery, the body
OF Mrs. Rosa szabo was exhumed yes
terday so the Orange county New
York; authorities may learn the exact
cause of her death.
County Physician George w. King,
Of Hudson county. NJ. j., will conduct
schultz, one of the coroner's physicians
or this city. Much depends upon the
result of this autopsy,
MIS- Szabo met her death July 16
while boating in Greenwood Lake with
Burton w. Gibson, her attorney. Fol-
lowing her death, Mr.. Gibson produced
and had probated a will purporting to
have have been left by Mrs szabo in which
$4,000, to her mothey, Mrs Petronelia
Mensohik, and appointed Gibson her
executor. In an application to Surro-
gate Fowler, asking the removal Of
Sap,,2n S.oS4n & as executor, Dr.. Fischersuer.
austria, makes the startling accusation
that Gibson knew that Mrs. Szabos
mother was dead at the time he pro-
bated the will Notwithstanding this he
procured woman to pose as Mrs.
Menschik, 1t Is charged, secured from
her waiver of citation, and has since
drawn large portion of the estate
from IRON .a savings banks despite the fact
MRS; Szabo living In Austria who are
justly entitled to the estate.
Charged He Knew of Heirs.
the existence of these heirs, though he
swore that there were no other heirs
besides the mother, whom he caused
to be impersonated. though as a matter
OF fact Mrs. Petronella Menschik had
then been dead two years 1t is further
charged that Gibson concealed the death
of Mrs. Szabo, telling acquaintances of
hers that she had gone to Chicago
after which he sold her property, took
charge of her mail, and had her
trunks set to his home in Rutherford,
N. ].
Upon the strength of these charges
District Attorney. Rogers. of Orange
county. in which Mrs. Szabo died
while IN company with Gibson, was
prevailed upon to start an investiga-
New York Is participating into the
exhumation of the body followed as
necessary step in this investigation.
the reasons which are behind this act,
and Mr.. Gibson himself is cognizant
OF the serious nature Of the proceeding
which has been directed against him.
declared that while the circumst ances
with regard to the will Of Mrs. Szabo
have been drawn to his attention he
sees no use in proceeding with a
possible perjury charge until the very
suspicious death of Mrs. szabo has
been Investigated"
Identified by Two.
Today's autopsy on the body Of Mrs. |
SEA bo. therefore. is the next step. As
q preliminary to this. the body taken
from the lowly grave yesterday WIS
later identified at Hughes Morgue in
Jersey City, as that of Rosa Men
schik, sometimes known as Ritter
Mrs. Albert Stern, who bought Mrs.
Szabo's belongings from Gibson, after
the formers disappearance, and
George Ttechmann, both close friends
fication.
Dr. Fischerauer declared yesterday
that there had been found in New York
woman whose name is Menschik
The especial significance Of this" he
declared. you will see at the proper
time"
In connection with the case outside of
the matter Of the will, DR.. Fischerauer
declared yesterday that he had secured
on Sunday, at Greenwood Lake. ten
statements bearing upon the drowning
accident, All but one Of these state-
ments are said to set forth the fact
boat just prior to being precipitated into
the water, whereas the man was sitting
down. There was brief interval, the
statements say, between the time she
went into the water and when he went
over the side OF the boat.