New-York tribune., 1922-08-15
Wife Is Accused
Ut Killing Man
While He Slept
Mrs. Ivy Giberson, Found
Bound Near Husbands
Body, Arrested, and AL.
legged Accomplices Sought
W eapon Found i'm House
Prisoner Says Two Burglars
Invaded Home, Robbed
and Killed Victim
Special DfsDdtch tn Tbe T,sb,,.

lAKEHURST, N. j., Aug. 14.~-Mrs
Ivy Richmond Giberson, whose hus-
band, William Giberson, was shot to
death while sleeping at his home here
to-day, is in the county Jail at Toms
River tonight charged with the
murder.
Prosecutor Wilfred H. Jayne jr. or.
dered the womans arrest after an in
vestigation of the shooting. Mrs. Giber-
son said her husband had been killed
by two burglars.
Mrs Giberson's story did not ring
true the prosecutor declared. after
hearing her version Of the murder I
ordered careful search of the house
and grounds. Detectives found a re-
volver hidden in some rubbish in an
outbuilding, and they also found Glib
erson,s pocketbook In the drawer of the
crossing table of the wcman's room.
She said it had been taken by the
burglars"
I'VE have obtained other information
which convinces me that Mrs. Giber-
son had one or more accompiices. 7
expect to make at least one more arrest
within the next twenty-four hours"
Mrs. Giberson's arrest followed an
hour of close questioning by Detective
Ellis Parker, of Mount Holly, who was
called in on the case.
The woman refused to answer aues-
tions when taken to the county jail
where she is being held incomuni-
cado. Her attorney, former Judge w.
Howard Jeffrey, of Toms River, was
not allowed to talk to her. He said
tonight that he will ask for a Supreme
fo. in, -
fer with his client.
Mrs. Giberson's story was that two
burglars killed her husband and
escaped with $500 in currency which
he had in his possession last night.
He owned a taxicab business and was
considered to be fairly well-to-d
Says Robbers Gagged Her
"My husband retired at i o'clock"
Mrs. Giberson said "He had just
counted out big roll of money, in
Guiding three one-hundred dollar bills.
l was not sleepy and was playing
solitaire. Shortly after 3 o'clock /
heard a noise in the kitchen, which
adjoins my husbands bedroom and
when | started to investigate ] was
seized by a powerful man who tied me
to chair and put napkin in my
mouth
"A second man then entered the bed
room and q minute later I heard
shot. The man in the kitchen ex-
claimed: why did you do that?' The
other one replied: He was about to
wake up Then they hastily left by
the rear door, which was unlocked. It
took me some time to work the gag
down from my mouth so that l could
scream"
The woman's screams attracted the
attention of William Ayers and Frank
Peterson, who were asleep in the bunk
houses of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, not far from the Giberson
house. They found Mrs. Giberson in
the kitchen, securely tied hand and
foot to chair. Her husbands body
was in bed. He evidently had died
instantly, the bullet entering the back
of his head. Police Immediately were
summoned and search was made for
the murderers.
Mrs. Giberson was married about
ten years ago. She is thirty eight
years old and has a son, Joseph Rich
mond, by former marriage. She was
held without bail by Justice of the
Peace Willets