The New York herald., 1922-11-13

York. 1t is the move that was referre
to yesterday as the attempt to "blo,
Mrs. Gibson out of the water
Mrs. Russell's Afndavit.
Mr. Pfeiffer produced the affidavit c
Mrs. Russell, which reads as follows:
Nellie Lo Russell, being duly
sworn. deposes and says:
THAT she Is 3S years of age; that
she resides on Churchill avenue in
the county of Somerset, State of New
Jersey. and that the said place of
residence is short distance back of
the farm occupied by Jane Gibson,
near Hamilton road, in the said
county and State, and that deponent
has resided at said place since the
18th day of March, 1921; that she
has known the said Jane Gibson
since about the said 18th day of
March. 1921, and has from time to
time visited the said Jane Gibson at
her said farm, and that the said
Jane Gibson has from time to time
visited at the place of residence of
deponent;
That on the 14th day of Septem-
ber. 1922. deponent returned from
her work In the city Of New York
TO her said place of residence at
about p. NJ; that about 9:45
+. VI. deponent prepared to go to
bed; that few minutes before 10
=. M. on the said day deponent
looked at her alarm clock and OBJ
served the time and then wound the
clock that a few minutes thereafter
deponent heard her dog barking,
went to the door and looked out
that deponent thereupon saw the
said Jane Gibson approaching de-
ponent's said place of residence that
deponent and the said Jane Gibson
then engaged In conversation and
both sat down on deponent's stoop.
Talked of Lost Dog.
That the subject matter of the
said conversation was the loss of
dog belonging TO the deponent on the
previous day; that the said Jane
Gibson said that she had waited at
her house until every one had gone
to bed before coming over to see the
deponent; that the said Jane Gibson
told deponent that on the morning
of the said 14th day of September,
while she, the said Jane Gibson, was
going for her mail, she had seen a
Hungarian man on Hamilton road
leading by a chain the said dog be-
longing to deponent; that she. the
said Jane Gibson, knowing that the
said dog belonged to deponent, had
taken the said dog from the said
Hungarian forcibly, stating to him
that the deg belonged to her, the
said Jane Gibson; that the reason
-tn ha IA
come over to see the deponent was
that she, the said Jane Gibson.
feared that the said Hungarian might
cause her arrest; that she. the said
Jane Gibson, told deponent that the
said dog was then at her farm that
the said conversation lasted about
fifteen minutes.
FAat deponent then put on her
shoes and coat and accompanied the
said Jane Gibson to the latter's farm;
that as deponeat and the said Jane
Gibson approached near to the house
of the said Jane Gibson she requested
deponent no. to make any noise, mas
much as she stated that every one In
the house had gone to bed; that de-
ponent and said Jane Gibson then
went to a nearby chicken coop, where
deponent found her said dog that de-
ponent and the said Jane Gibson then
went in the direction of another
chicken coop on the Said farm of the
said Jane Gibson and remained near
by In conversation for some time
thereafter; that deponent then left
the said Jane Gibson and returned to
the said place of residence of de-
ponent; that upon her return there
to de7onent tied up her said dog and
entered her said place of residence :.
that she Immediately looked at her
said alarm clock and saw that the
time was few minutes before IL
O'Clock that the deponent thereupon
retired.
(Signedl NELLIE 10 RUSSELL.
Gilbert p. Brush, Notary Public.
Kings county.
1t will be noted that in this affidavit
there is covered the entire period o