New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
Mrs. GiI,ersor,
Guilty: Sent 7,
Prison for Life
jury Agrees at Once She
Killed Husband, After
4 Hours Reaching Verdict
With Clemency Appeal
Still No Sign of Emotion
Defendant Laughs in Cell,
Maintains Her Innocence; !;
Counsel / Will Appeal
From a sto6 oorreanou6n,.

TOMS RIVER, N. j., Oct. 1s.--The
jury IN the case of Mrs. Ivy Giberson
found her guilty tonight Of murder In
the first degree. Upon its recommen-
dation Of life imprisonment, agraed
upon after four hours deliberation,
she was sentenced immediately to life
at hard labor.
Il am innocent. I have told the
truth" said Mrs. Giberson In her cell
ten minutes later. That's why can bs
calm. am not the frst innocent per-
son to suffer froIa an unjust verdic..
But shall fight. I shall appeal I
shall carry this verdict to the highest
courts
The convicted slayer Of her husband,
William Giberson, shot to death In bed
at Lakehurst on August i'd, flung forth
eye or a quaver in her voice.
She had stood rs unfiinchingIy be-
fore Supreme Court Justice Samuel Ka-
lisch to be sentenced.
THE jury has convicted you Of mur-
der In the first degree with q recon-
mendation to life imprisonment" pro-
nounced the judge, his voice trembling
with emotion. Il shall add nothing to
make the punishment inflicted upon you
greater than it already is. The SEN
tence OF the law is thst you be confined
In the state prison for the term Of
your natural life at hard labor
No Sign Of Dismsy
Silence In the court. A white-faced
woman, with g look of Ice that could
not thaw, one arm hanging lax, the
other taut, stood facing the Judge. It
was the same when Alex Manols, the
foreman, gave the verdict. Not once
did her expression change. She lis
tened attentively with tight lips and
clear eyes that failed to register sur
prise or disnay. For moment she
sat and talked to her counsel, .ex-Judge
Then she left the courtroom with a
swinging stride, her head held high,
invincible in her attitude.
Her son, Joe Richmond; her sixty
three -year-old mother and the father
Of the murdered man vera all in the
court to hear the sentence.
The jury agreed from the. start that
she was guilty. Three ballots were
taken.
The jurors were 10 to 2 for convic-
tion i'll the first two. Six held out for
Ills llupIiSOuuucHt, AUuI 1OI LAS SiSCtIlc
chair. On the third ballot all were
agreed on the more merciful verdict.
In her cell she welcomed reporters
with handshake and q bright smile.
There was nothing bitter or recrimi-
nstory in her words, but plenty Of
fight. Her counsel will appeal imme-
diately. Her family have enough funds
to fight the case.
Outside the door of her cell her
mother sat, q bowed, pathetic figure.
Inside Mrs. Giberson chatted lightly
and even laughed as the conversation,
took light turn. One could scarcely
imagine that her ordeal had been SO
great.
Says She Has Suffered
"But do feel things" she said In
response to questions about her COM
posure. Il have suffered all through
the trial, although no one appeared to
think so. Even Il went to the chair
would be secure in the knowledge
Of my innocence. + thought I would
win until to-day. really did. But
to-day began to doubt.
No, / don't feel bitter about the
law on circumstantial evidence. eu--
pose they were doing the bess they
knew how. 1 realize tnat We i...ye u.
the truth absolutely. IL you tell ths
truth and stick to IL, they can't tie
you, though they tried to tie me. /
nave told the same story right from
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