The evening world., 1912-09-07


me.
II wish to deny again. and will stand
ready to repeat my denlais at any time.
that I was Innocent OF any wrong-doing
In connection with the drowning Of Mrs.
Ssabo In Greenwood Lake. l also wish
60 deny any statement purporting to
come from Mrs. Gibson.
DR.. Ffscherauer stated to-day that ne
had been assured by cable dispatches
from Vienna that blood relatives OF Mrs.
Szabo would sail from Trieste In a day
or two and that upon their arrival here
he would establish to the satisfaction
OF Mr.. Whitman's assistants that .
woman not Mrs. ssabo's mother had
been wllfully substituted for her as
chief beneficiary under the drowned
woman's will.
The appearance Of the kin Of Mrs.
Szabo would also prove, said Mr.. Krem-
er. the falsity OF the allegation that
the testator had no living relatives
save her mother. Such an allegation
was made In the waiver OF citation filed
In the Surrogate's ONCE by Mr. Gibson
when the will. dlsposin.s OF q $4,000 es-
tate. was offered for probate.
TRAGEDIES THAT OCCURRED
IN CAREER OF GIBSON.
The fve tragedies that have occurred
In the course OF Lawyer C;ibsnn's
career were. stated chronologically. the
murder of Mrs Alice C. d. Kinnan on
June Q. 1906. the case Of Michael
Shippo. found dead In Pelham Creek
Dec. 8. 1909. the death Of George Ide
Malcolm, drowned from tho steam
boat Priscilla, october. 1910. the dis
appearance OF John Ric. O'Neill. who
vanished in May. 1911. and the drown
ing OF Mrs. Szabo.
Gibson was counsel for Mrs. Kinnan
and had auarrelled with ner. II was
| alleged at the Inquest. on thee night
before che was slain with a hatchet
back OF the lonely cid house In which
! she lived with her mother In the Bronx.
Gibson was arrested In the kinnan
| case. but discharged for lack OF EVIL
dence.
Michael shippo was the caretaker OF
the Kinnan homo and no and his wife
were important witnesses at tho Kim
nan Inquest Mrs. shippo testified that
when she found Mrs. Kinnan dying on
the porch Of her homo she murmured.
''The lawyer hit me-
There was evidence at the time that
Gibson had sent to the Shippos an ofYcr
OF money to sail At once for Italy. but
he denied the charge. It was principally
because Of Mrs. shippo's testimony. cor
| roborated In part by her husband, that
Gibson was held In $500 bail by the
Coroner. He proved an abb and OBJ
tained his release on . writ of habeas
corpus.
Shippo was waylaid and nearly killed
by some one In December. 1907. He told
the police he had long been in constant
dread of being murdered. and Mrs. Ship
20 said she also was IN fear for her life.
Two years later Shippos body was
found In two feet OF water in Pelham
Creek. His death was never explained.
George l. Malcolm was . member OF
the Stock Exchange firm Of Malcolm 4
Coombes. No. 100 Broadway. After
Mrs. Ktnnans murder Mrs. Stenton
(drs. kinnan's mother) was adjudged
| insane. and nine nephews and nieces.
led by Malcolm. sued Gibson to get pos
sess,on OF all the stsnton property that
had come into his hands. alleging he
had obtained 1t by fraud.
1t was charged that Gibson. a. Mrs
Stenton's attorney. brought about \
partition sale of about 100000 worth OF
property and then bought It through Il
dummy. The transaction had left Mrs
Stenton very little. and this was the
cause OF the alleged quarrel between
Gibson and the daughter. Mrs. Ktnnan.
Mrs. Stenton's death caused mistrial
OF the Malcolm suit.
FOUND DROWNED As he PRE-.
PARED TO SUE AGAIN.
Gibson came forward then with .
'wilr' that was rejected by the court.
Malcolm was made administrator o:
Mrs. Stenton's estate. He was prepar-
ing TO sue Gibson again. 1t is under
stood. In October of the same. year
Malcom's body was found In Long
Island Sound OFF Fort Schuyler with
out anything to indicate how he came
to his death. He had been missing four
days, and as he had talked OF taking
q trip to Boston. Il was supposed he
committed suicide by jumping from a
steamer. But no reason was known
for his suicide. as he was wealthy and
lived happily with his family.
Another case Gibson figured In was
that of Edward Minnicks OF Brooklyn
who In 1904 was awarded $500 from tn.
East River Gas Company for personal
Injuries. Gibson was his lawyer. Mn
nick's widow sued Gibson for an &c.
lcounting. claiming she had received
only 800 Of the money due her hus-
lband who she said. had died before the
settlement was made. She said Gibson
gave her 500. saying because OF Min
nick's death he had got but &2oo from
the company. Tho gus company
claimed II paid the claim In full and
Gibson admitted II. but said he had
given her sharA Of tho money to the
widow He produced receipts sisned
by her, but she said her signature was
obtained by fraud. She lost her case