Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17

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mystery.
Mrs. Ivy A. Gihorson's plans to at.
! tend the funeral Of her husband. VII.
| liam \. Gibcrson, murdered Monday al
Lakehurst. y. j.. were frustrated thi:
afternoon through the inability of hei
attorney to get in touch with a Justice
OF the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Giberson, thirty eight years
| old. clever business woman and owner
Of jtney business in the town. is in
the Toms River jail. accused Of her
husbands murder. She asserts that
robbers bound her and killed him.
William Richmond. the woman's
brother. declared this morning that
Governor Edwards had issued an order
for her temporary release so that she
could attend the funeral. This order
was to become operative. according to
Richmond, just before the hour for the
funeral this afternoon.
No word Of any such order had been
received this morning by the Sheriff,
however. and Mrs. Giberson was forced
TO accept the alternative Of remaining
in her cell while her husband was being
buried.
William II. Jcffcry. Mrs. Giberson' s
attorney. called nj the Jail today and
told her he had not been able to arrange
for her freedom. This was because Jus
ticc KaliSch was abroad and Judge Min
turn. who granted tho order By which
the attorney was permitted to see his
client. was in Now York.
Mr.. Jeffcry denied tho story told by
Ellis Parker. Burlington COUNTY de-
,,.b.s ;o ,,,rk ,vith Tho 0raa n
County authorities clearing w the nIur-
der mystery. that Mrs. Gibrrson '".'
twice before been "bound and gagged
and robbed
Says Story Was Distorted
Mr.. Jeffery denied the second rob-
berry. within the last few years. while
the Gibersons lived on Pine street,
I.akehurs;, and said the story Of the
first. ten years ago In Trenton, was
distorted in the telling.
"Mr. and Mrs. Gibcrson were part
ners in a small restaurant" he said.
'"rhey sold 1t for 5000. not $4,000,
as Mr.. Parker said. When Mrs. Glib
erson was alone in the place two Ne
groes entered. knocked her down and
took the money. That was the true
story
The attorney said his client had re-
teived a letter August I from her first
husband. John Meehan. 221l Massn :
chusetts avenue. Cambridge. Mass.
saving the trouble between them years
before had been all his fault and other :
wise he was sure they still would have
been living happily together.
Interest in the town today mainly
centered in the funeral Of the murdered
man.
The funeral took place at = o'clock
from the First Methodist Episcopal
Church Of Lakehurst. of which the Rev.
DR.. Simeon Msti"o is pastor. The body
was taken TO Toms River for burial.
Scores of friends and curiosity seek.
ers visited the home Of the murdered
man today to view the body. The
coffin was of plain dark oak, devoid
Of trimmings.
Mrs. Giberson's father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Richmond, and her
three brothers. Herbert, Henry and
William. attended the services.
The arrest in the murder case OF n
man whose name has not been divulged
is expected momentariy. The authori.
ties say they have allowed the suspect
much leeway, but have him under their
surveillance.
Detective Parker stated last night
tha, he believed Harold Ga Nun. writer
Of sercval missives to Mrs. Giberson,
innocent of any love affair with her.
Believes Ga Nun Innocent
II firmly believe Ga Nun is in no
way implicated in the case. He has
offered 10 bring his wife here from
Germantown. y. Y, t" Toms River to
answer any questions which Prosecutor
Jayne might care to ask her.
"A man willing to do this, in my
estimate" Parker said, ''can certainly
have nothing to fear. Ga Nuns stories
have checked completely with informa :
ton which We have at hand"
Ga Nun, however. said late yester
day afternoon that he would not in
struct his wife TO come to Toms River,
thar she would not come and further
more that she would not put her foot
inside the State Of New Jersey.
Ga Nun, who is described as hand
| athletic physique, is believed to have
made his sudden change of mind follow
! ing statement made by Mr.. Jayne
| In which the latter said Mrs. Ga Nun
had found letters from Mrs. Giberson
/ in her husbands coat pocket and had
| turned them over to the Ocean County
| authorities.
Mrs. Ga Nun. according TO Parker
! carried on n correspondence with Mrs
! Giberson for nearly Il year and II half
! The natur" Of the correspondence was
! not mad" known.
4 report denied by detectives that
several "hlOroform vials We're found
near the room of the murdered man
was admitted late last night by Mr.
jayne 10 be true.
"Thre" one ounce chloroform bottles
one entirely empty and the contents oI
the other two partly disturbed, were
! found within twelve feet Of the muir.
dered mans room,' Mr.. Jayne said
In nn empty coffee can in the kitchen
was found an odd shaped piece of cot.
ton batting, such as is used in ancs
thctizing n person.
When asked whether or not Giber-
sons physical condition showed the
effects Of Chloroform, Parker stated tina,
it could not be determined. Two OF