Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-19
GIBSON TRIAL WILL
OPEN TOMORROW
Prosecution Declares Defense
Has Greatly Weakened-Ac-
cused of Szabo Murder.

$ NEWBURGH. May 1e.-officials In
charge of the prosecutions case
against Burton w. Gibson, the New
York lawyer, whose home is at Ruth
erford, n. J., and whose second trial
for the alleged murder of Mrs. Rose
Szabo will begin here tomorrow, state
that their evidence has been strength
ened since the first trial, which result
ed in a disagreement.
4 am certain that we shall obtain
conviction said District Attorney
Jonathan D. Wilson, jr. Our case
has drawn strength from certain de-
velopments."
County Detective William H. Moore,
in charge of collecting evidence, said:
eThe prosecution will have strong
er case than in the first trial. l De-
lieve the defense will be weaker
From information which we have re-
ceived since the last trial, we shall
be prepared to attack the testimony
of 1--WE witnesses, should they recal
2 those who went on before
Moore said that one of the f1ve Is
now in Matteawan State Hospital Tor
Criminal Insane This is Harry
: I.aux. wEo is under indictment IN
New York city for forgery. He was
nronounced insane before trial and
was sent to Matteawan. At the nrst
+ trial he testified that he had oeen at
: csreepwood Lake the day Mrs. Szapo
was drowned and had seen Gibson
and the woman fall into the water.
Tie testified that she went out OF the
boat ON one side and Gibson on the
.sother- IN
4 Gibson is now in the Goshen JAN
and will remain there until tomorrow
,,,orning when he will be brought to
9. Nawhursh. His trial is on the cal
zendar for 10 o'clock tomorrow. OUT
there is possibility of delay and II
znav go over until Wednesday.
There is some mystery about CID
ason,s defense. no one here having any
definite information as to who VIII
defend him. Mr.. Wilson said that he
had notified Robert II. Elder VINO
was formerly Gibsoa's attorney Oh
the. recent drawing of an extra panei
sof Jurors. but he had received no re-
sply. nor was Mr.. Elder represented
at the proceedings.
Gibson has repeatedly expressed
for speedy retrial, Beyond em-
sphasizing his innocence, he has said
nothing
DR.. O'Reilly. the lawyer physician
associated with the defense in the
mast. has recently been in Newburgh.
and has consulted with local medical
linen in an attempt to get expert testi-
smony to attack the prosecution
theory. supported by the report OF the
autopsy, that Mrs. Szabo died from
'strangulation. AT least two ply
ssicians were consulted, but their con-
sent was not gained to act as wit
snesses for the defense.
Ii has been stated that the Gibsons
are without funds and that the court
may be asked to assign lawyer.
It is believed that Mr.. Elder. unless
prompted by personal interest in Glib
sons fate, would he disinclined to
accept the defense as assigned attor-
ney at the fee $500. prevailing in this
county,
The case for the prosecution at the
first trial was conducted by Isidor
Nasservogel, from the office of Dis
.trict Attorney Whitman, of New
York. Mr.. Wilson will handle the
coming trial. Deacon Murphy, an
assistant to Mr.. Whitman, will watch
the trial. but viii have no active part
in It.