The New York herald., 1922-08-15
MAN SLAIN IN HOME;
POLICE ACCUSE WIFE
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feet bound tightly. and how she had
finally free1 herself of the gag. But. the
Prosecutor said. the second story varied
from the frs. in many important de-
tails.
Mrs. Giberson was not In the least
Mason ana Jelly to carry out the Pro-
secutor's order "You gentlemen Will
have to wait few minutes while l
change my clothes" she said calmly.
The detectives took her to Toms
River. where she was arraigned before
Joseph B. Willets. Justice of the Peace.
on homicide charge. Prosecutor jaime
insisted she be held without bail and
that no one be allowed to see her. not
even counsel, until tomorrow
Mrs. Giberson at once retained Will
lam II. Jeffrey of Toms River az counsel
and he demanded he be permitted to see
her in her cell. He was refused and
started at once for Hoboken to apply to
Supreme Court Justice James 5. Miaturn
for an order opening the prison door to
him.
The Gibersons had been married for
ten years He had made considerable
money out of lumber land and saw mills.
but had sold his interests and was Civ
ing all his time to the development OF
the taxicab and Jitney business. Mrs.
Giberson was an expert driver and often
when her husband had trouble drove one
of the cabs around town for him.
Woman an Expert shot.
She had her own car and frequently
took long drives alone into the country.
The police say they have been informed
that on those trips she frequently met
a man. She was an expert shot and had
her own gun.
Although the Gibersons were known
as members of a so called fast Set she
and here mother were for years active n
the Methodist Church Nand were strong
prohibition advocates Mrs. Giberson
was one OF the leaders in the move here
a few years ago to drive out the saloons.
Rather athletic in appearance. Mrs.
Giberson is comely usually we'll dressed,
but not particularly good looking. She
Is about five feet eight inches in height
and weighs 165 pounds. She was
formerly Mrs. William Richmond.
The story first told by Mrs. Giber-
son, according to the police. was that
she had been i'll in the night and had
passed many sleepless and restless
hours. She had risen several times. she
said, moving as quietly as possible so
not to disturb her husband. Her first
narrative follows:
Il was awakened by foise which
sounded as IL coming from the kitchen
and went to investigate. Just as |
passed through the kitchen door a man
grabbed me by the hands and held me
while another put his hand over my
mouth II could see them only indis-
tinctly, as II was not light.
a Tall and short Man.
II had never seen either Of the men
before. one was tall and one short,
but I saw both were white. | was
powerless TO move. Then they gagged
me and tied my hands and feet and
stretched me on the floor.
After they had bound me, the two
men went to the bedroom and few
minutes later heard the shot. The
two men came hurrying out Of the
bedroom and 7 heard one of them say
why did you shoot him?' and the other
man answered, He was waking up
managed somehow to roll and slide to
the head of the stairs and somehow
/ rolled down. My hands became
loosened after a struggle and ! got the
gag out OF my mouth and began to
scream"
An inquest will be held tomorrow
afternoon in Toms River. County de-
tective Ellis Parker of Burlington
county Is rounding up witnesses and
probably half dozen or more will be
heard. The county officials were In n
long conference tonight. while waiting
word from New York concerning the
search for the man whose arrest Is