The New York herald., 1922-08-15
Hundred Love Messages
From New York Man Are
Found by Police.
GUN RECOVERED
Purse She Said Was Stolen
Also Discovered i'm Room
She Visited.

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD.
LAKEHuRsT, n. j., Aug. 14.-Mrs.
William Giberson was arrested late
to-day charged with the murder OF
1er husband, who was found dead in
bed In his home here this morning.
She was locked in the county Jail in
Toms River. Giberson. retired lum-
ber dealer, operated a taxi service
here and was wealthy. Mrs. Giberson
first told the police two burglars had
killed her husband. fearing he would
awaken and recognize them, after
binding and eagging her and leaving
her helpless or the floor.
Fred III. jaime. Jr., Prosecutor of
Ocean county. who ordered the arrest,
gave the following statement tonight:
Mrs. Giberson had been under my
personal surveillance all day. ! pur-
posely put my men on another clew to
give her the impression she was not
suspected She made several trips to
an outbuiliing in the yard. / ordered.
my men to search the place. Detec-
tive William p. Mason found .3S
caliber automatic4p pistol buried in the
rcfuse under it, This gun was the
killed.
..StoIen" Purse Found.
Mrs. Glberson was also strangely at
tracted 10 another room In the house,
TO which she made several trips. per-A
sonal investigation disclosed the puesc
of the dead man, which his wife said
had been stolen. The money was gene
from the purse. but his automobile
license and other papers were intact In
the purse. 1t was following these dis
closures that ordered her arrest
County officials communicated with
the New York city police this evening
after they had found nearly 100 letters
said to be burning with love messages
sent TO Mrs Giberson by a man said
to reside in Manhattan His arres. is
expected within the next few hours.
The police learned he had an appoint
ment in New York last night and half
dozen detectives were searching for
him. The police said tonight Mrs.
Giberson, who Is 3S years of age, had
been meeting this man for months.
The love letters were found In dress
ing table which Mrs. Giberson seemed to
wish to open without the knowledge OF
the authorities.
When found shortly before dawn to-
day Mrs. Giberson was hysterical. Her
hands were bound and she told an amaz-
Ing tale of the burglars overcoming her
and going to her husbands room. She
lay helpless, mute and In agony. she said,
knowing of her husbands danger Then
she told Of the shot and the torturing
moment of suspense while the dark
figures stole out in the first dim shadows
OF the dawn and stepped across her
helpless figure, one man whispering,
"Why did you shoot him?" to which
the other answered. "He was waking up
The county officials at first accepted
the theory the burglars becoming panic
stricken when they saw the man turn in
his slumber. snot him and fled. The
bullet went in at the back of Giberson's
head and came. out through his cheek
He had evidently made an effort to rise
and had fallen back dead. The woman 8
story was substantiated at first by the
fact that Giberson's purse with 500
was missing.
Tied Hand md Foot.
1t was after this that the detectives.
at the Prosecutors suggestion, began 10
pick Mrs. Giberson's story apart. First
they found the pistol which. the wife ex-
planned. usually was under her hus-
band'e pillow, and then they came upon
the purse.
William Ayers and Frank Pierson.
two railroad men who heard Mrs. Giber-
sons cries and broke into the house
were questioned. They had been sleep
Ing In a railroad bunk house nearby.
They said Mrs. Giberson's hands and
feet were tied and the gag was down on
her chest. The cord with which her
hands were bound. the police said, was
ordinary wrapping cord.
Mrs Giberson was called in second
time and related how she had rolled
down the stairs with her hands and
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