The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-20
Lawyer Goes to TRIAL The Second
Time Within a Year-Accused
Of StrangIing a Woman
in Boat
DEFENDANT DECLARES
DEATH WAS ACCIDENT
Accused Man Figures in Numerous
Sensations Clients Mysteri-
OusIy Disappear Wife Faith
full to Him in Trouble
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Newburgh. NJ n, May 22. ConfI-
dent Of speedy trial and acquittaI.
Burton W Gibson, prominent New
York lawyer, today for the second
time within a year faced the bar Of
justice charged with murder Gibson.
his faithful wife at his side. stood
without flinching as the clerk read
the indictment alleging he strangIed
to death Mrs Rosalie Mensehik, a
former client A former trial on the
same charge resulted in hung jury.
Throughout the trial and during the
days before Gibson was indicted when
sensational series Of events were un-
earthed regarding the deaths of sew
eral Of his former clients. Mrs. Glib
son has steadfastIy remained at his
side protesting absolute belief IN his
innocence and branding as false the
stories and rumors told about her hus-
band
In The indictment against Gibson he
Is charged with strangling Mrs. szabo
to death while the two were boating
on Greenwood lake, Grange county.
on the afternoon Of June 16. 1919.
Gibson's defense, his attorneys declar-
ed today, will be similar to the de-
fense put forth at the first trial. The
accused lawyer declares Mrs szabo
upset the boat and fell into the water
when she attempted to change her
seat. The prosecuting attorney said
today he viii again put on the stand
witnesses who will swear that they
saw the couple struggling in the boat,
that Gibson's fingers were about the
woman's neck and that their struggles
overturned the small craft
An important witness for the state
will be Dr. Fritz Fischerauer Austrian
vice consul in New York. through
whose activity the case against Gib-
son was made out strong enough to
procure an indictment for murder.
Mrs. szabos body mad been buried
and the case had been accepted as an
accidental drowning when relatives Of
the dead woman wrote Vice Consul
Fischerauer expressing doubt that the
womans death was accidental. An
J investigation disclosed the fact that
Gibson had told officials Of a bank
where the dead woman had $4,000 or
more on deposit that she had died
after a short illness ana that he had
been authorized to draw it out Then
shortly after Gibson filed with the
surrogate court an alleged waiver Of
citation which he said was signed by
the dead womans mother The paper
a gave him full control Of the szabo
d estate. DR.. Frischerauer at the trial
L which opened today viii produce let
& ters from Mrs. Szabo's relatives tend
/, ing to show that the womans mother
Il died two years before the daughter
s met her death in Greenwood lake.
y Physicians who examined Mrs
e Szabo's body and performed an IN
is topsy the prosecutor declared to-day
il viii testify that the woman died ol
y. strangulation and not by drowning
s. An effort also viii ba made to get be
Of fore the jury the story Of death whiel
it. followed Gibson in his legal practice
IT. Before Gibson was indicted seusa
tonal stories were brought to iiEh
OF unexplained deaths Of two fofme
clients and Of two others who hal
opposed him legally in court OF ha'
or testified against him at court heal
ed ings.
nj In 1906 Gibson was retained By Mr.
.o- Louise stenton. Gibson failed % i
he duce her to invest in certain real q
nj tate, because her daughter, hrs. Asle
he c. D Kinnan, didn't believe t 9 sQp
in Investment On the night Of june
&c. 1909, Gibson and Mrs Kiunan WI
ial heard quarreling The next night VT
ral Klnnan was found dying On her asep
ng Michael Shlppc and bis wife saEFan1
-ns Of Mis- Klnnan, testified they asal
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