The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-04-12
GUSSIE AUMANN
GETS LONG PRISON
TERM FOR PERJURY
Sentenced to w to IS Years
for False Testimony
in LibaSci Trial.
SCORED BY COURT.
Justice Announces Girl Con-
feSsed Participation in Muir
der of Harry Garbe.

Gussie Human was sentenced to-
day by Justice Harry f. Lewis in the
Supreme Court in Long Island City
to not less than seven years and six
months or more than fifteen. years in
Auburn Prison, following her convic-
ton for perjury in the trial of Joseph
Libasci for the murder of Harry
Garbe, her former lover. ibasci, af-
ter disagreement of the jury,
pleaded guilty to murder in the sec
ond degree and is in Sing Sing for
from twenty years to life.
The girl faced the sentence calmly,
bowed 10 Justice Lewis and walked
out of court. her head erect, in the
custody of Mrs. Florence Koch, u
Deputy Sheriff. She was taken TO
Auburn at once.
Justice T1ewts,s IN imposing sentence,
spoke of tho confession which Gussie
Human made to him before her sen
tence and later made ii public. In
pronouncing sentence. he said:
crime of perjury committed on the
trial of Joseph Libasci. You were
not content with your acquittal on
the charge of numbering Harry
Garbe, but you sought by false testi-
mory to aid in the liberation of Ii.
IbaSd.
"Nour testimony undoubtedly inflU-
enced some of the jurors in that case,
for there was disagreement. The
verdict in this case not alone estab-
fishes your guilt for perjury but
rract cally demonstrates your guilt OF
participating in the murder of Harry
Garbe. To-day you have COnfessed
TO me your part in the crime.
"Some women guilty OF serious
crimes have been acquitted largely
ments of sympathy brought into you
| case, but the jury courageously, wise
| ly and justly found you guilty.
"You indicated by your participa,
| tion in the murder your disregard fol
human life; you also indicated by
your perjury at the, trial of JOSEPH
Libasci your disregard for law ant
| order, and justice requires the impos
| ing of "A sentence that will have it,
effect not only on you but on other
who are so inclined "
Justice Lewis thus related the con
| iession made to him by the girl:
"She said she had known Garbe fo
| many years. Four OF five years agC
she had intimate relations with him
II had been two years, she said, since
size had seen him, as she had seoI
| him last before the murder Christina!
Eve, 1919.
| THE girl made the acquaintance
of Joseph Libasci, she told me, sev
eral months ago. She had intimat,
relations with Libasci, and she tol,
me he was the father OF her expecte,
| child.
Some time in October LibasCi anC
Gussie Human had a quarrel. Ii
basel insisted he wanted to meet he
former lover and suggested maxim.
an appointment with him on the tclc
phone. She endeavored to reach hin
the night of Oct. %, but failcd. SIN
tried again the night of oct. % an
was successful.
| with Libasci and his friend Rice
she met Garbe, who was riding
bicycle. He laid tho wheel down il
the roadway and went for a wall
with the three of them. LihasCi an.
Garbe had quarrel and as Garb
attempted TO run away, Libasci, sh
said, shot and killed him.
| 'Ricci, Libasci and she then wen
to Schwaben Hail in Brooklyn, wher
they danced until Gussie was callc,
home by a telephone message" "
| 81 asked her" said Judge Lewis
"why she had lied to the detective
and on her trial, She said: 'Becaus
Joe told mo TO and because of my con
Gition.'
Libasci offered to marry the Hu
mann girl before he went to Sing Sin
ito protect the name OF their unbor
child" Her parents were inclined
consent until Justice Lewis convince
them that the protection of the nam
OF man who must remain in prise
fC' at least twenty years for murd,
mas no protection at all,