The sun., 1913-10-28
GIBSON CLEAR OF
MURDER INDICTMENT
New York Lawyer Now in t he
TOmbs to Meet Larceny and
Forgery Charges.
WIFE NET HIM At GOSHEN
Mrs. SzabO's Estate Not Yet Ac-
counted For by Her
Attorney.

GOSHEN. y. =. Oct ?;.-The indict
! ment for murder against Burton ". Glib
son was dismissed to-day. Gibson was
at once rearrested and taken to New
York in charge OF Sheriff Savers.
There ARE three indictments pending
against him in the New York county
courts charging him with grand larcen,
and forgery. Two OF the indictments
concern the estate Of Mrs. Rosa Menschlk
Szabo 1t is charged that Gibson stole
S;.lOO Of her estate and that a signature
was forged.
Two very happy persons this morning
were MIR. and Mrs Gibson. The indict.
ment had been hanging over the New
York lawyers head for more than a
year for the alleged killing by strangula-
ton Of his client Mrs. Szabo. who me,
dea III on July l6. 1912. while rowing with
Gibson on Greenwood Lake.
Gibson was indicted in october, 1912
and his trial followed In November al
Goshen. The jury failed to agree and
Gibson was returned 10 the county Jail
and tried again last May in Newburgh
the jury again failing to ngree. Since
that time he has been confined in the
county Jail here
Mrs. Gibson with Hasband.
Mrs. Gibson arrived in Goshen from
her home In Rutherford this morning. and
accompanied by her husbands attorney.
Henry Kohl OF Newburgh. went to the
J. u. Wilson, Jr. was in waiting. After
q conference between the lawyers II was
agreed that the indictment should be
dismissed.
Gibson said after learning the news that
ne was anxious for another trial and that
ne had evidence which would convince any
Jury OF his innocence Mrs. Gibson was
all smiles.
She, declined to talk. but was in fine
spirits. She left Goshen for Rutherford
In the afternoon. Mrs Gibson has
worked faithfully for the interests OF
her husband and bore up well during
both trials She has visited him nearly
every week at the county Jail here since
he was committed over u year ago.
1t was brought out during the trials
Of Gibson that q woman who posed as
Mrs. Menschik. mother of the dead
woman. was taken before a notary pub
lie In Brooklyn and signed the necessary
papers making Gibson administrator Of
Mrs. SzabOs estate. Three weeks after
the woman's death Gibson had drawn all
her money with the exception Of $500
out of the savings banks. No accounting
has ever been given by Gibson In the
Gibson 10 none the worse physically
for his years confinement in the county
Jail. He has exercised In the Jail yard
and appears 10 be in good health. He
has had his meals served from a board
ing house across the street from the
court house ever since he was, committed
here.
Burton w. Gibson was lodged in the
Tombs at $3.50 o'clock last evening. He
will be arraiGned In court on the three
indictments this morning.
The first inking of suspicion against
him was made public In THE SUN In
September a year ago. Then It was an.
nounced that the Austrian Consulate ,e
would hle. petition with the Surrogate
Of New York county asking for the
revocation OF the letters testamentary
issued to Gibson In the matter of the
will OF Rosa Menschik Sxabo and that
new letters be granted to DR.. Fritz
Fischerauer. vice-Consui
From the information that Dr. Fischer.
auer unearthed II was learned that Mrs.
Ssabo. who had lived In this country for
several years. had saved about $4,000.
She decided TO return to Austria, But
before doing - she employed Gibson =