New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-16
Clew
LIN Letters to
Accused Wife
Harold A. GaNun, of the
Bronx, Goes to Toms
River, N. j., to Explain AL
legged Sentimen Missives
Burglars, Insists Woman
Two More Pistols Found
in Effort to Fast en-
Crime ON Mrs. Giberson
Special Dispatch to The rribu,a

LAhEHURST, N. j., Aug. 15.-Mrs.
William Giberson tonight broke the
silence she has maintained since her
arrest Monday on the charge of mur-
dering her husband as he slept. When
she was informed that Harold A. Ga
Nun. alleged to be the author of the
sentimental notes found in Mrs. Giber-
sons room, had been brought to Toms
River for questioning, the woman
said
II have not seen Ga Nun, nor heard
from him for year. l had no idea
where he was"
GaNun arrived at the court house at
Toms River at 1o:3O o'clock tonight
accompanied by Prosecutor Jayne and
two state troopers. He was questioned
at length by the prosecutor and de-
tectives.
GaNun is we'll remembered here as a
superintendent of construction who
took part in the erection of the hangar
at the naval air station that was in
tended to house the ill-fated dirigible
ZR-2. Mrs. Giherson for years has
been regarded as woman above re-
proach, and as conspicuous figure in
the affairs of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the w. C. T. u. she has
been almost immune to gossip Even
her daring in chauffeuring soldiers and
sailors late at night had not been criti-
cized.
County Detective Ellis Parker, of Bur-
lington County, the best detective be-
tween New York and Philadelphia, was
unable to shake Mrs. Giberson's story
of being bound and gagged by two bur
glars, one of whom then shot and
killed ner husband. He questioned her
again and again to-day. Sometimes he
would read to her passages from
Ga Nuns letters, but he never sue
ceeded in shaking her composure.
Two More Pistols Found
County Detectives William Mason
and E. j. Kelly spent the day at Lake
hurst completing the search of the
Giberson premises and seeking new
leads for their investigation from
neighbors. Besides the automatic pis-
tol that was found buried in q pile
OF refuse in the back yard, two other
weapons were found in the house, a
.32 callber and a service as automatic.
before leaving Brooklyn, where Ga
Nun had been working in the plant at
the Edison Electric Company, Shore
Road and Sixty-ffth Street, GaNun
SAID: II knew Mrs. Giberson to be as
straight woman as ever lived. met
her while | was employed as superin-
tendent of the Lord Construction
Company on the erection of naval
hangar at Lakehurst in January. 1921.
was friendly with her from then
until the following July, when l left.
We were introduced to each other by
Mrs. James Thompson, with whom I
was boarding. After I left Lakehurst
! received several letters from Mrs.
Giberson."
GaNun told the prosecutor that he
attended bali game in New York
Sunday afternoon and that night slept
at the home of his father-in-law a
few doors from his own house in Hoe
Avenue.
Innocent. Says Attorney
Former Judge William Jeffery, who
was retained as counsel by Mrs. Gi-
pSTson as soon as Sne was informed
that she was under arrest, did not see
his client in Jail until he visited Jus
tice Minturn in Hoboken and obtained
an order directing the Sheriff of
Ocean County to allow him to talk
with her. After seeing her he said:
Mrs. Giberson is. absolutely inno-
cent of the death of her husband. I
have witnesses to prove that she was
securely bound when her screams
brought help. ! will wait few days
and then if the authorities do not act
to release. her ] shall move to get her
out of jail.n
1t was learned that Mrs. Gil
berson, who is thirty-eight years
of age, was bqfn at Sydney, near
Binghampton, N Y. When she
was about seventeen years Of age
she married William Meehan and the
couple had son. About fifteen
years ago, Investigators learned, the
Meehans separated while they were
living in T2enton. Mrs Meehan OBJ
tanned employment in a restaurant
conducted by Giberson and the worn-
ans son was sent TO her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy II. Richmond In Lake
hurst. He still lives there and is
known aa Frank Richmond. Thirteen
years ago she married the man she is
now accused of killing, after getting
q divorce from Meehan.