The New York herald., 1922-01-25
HUMANN GIRL AGAIN
ACCUSED IN KILLING
She Testifies for Libasci, but
Cannot Be Tried for Muir
der of Garbe.

Gussie Humann, %, of Woodhayen.
who was acquitted last month of the
murder of Harry Garbe, a former
sweetheart. appeared as a witness
yesterday for Joseph Libasci, who is on
trial before Justice Van Siclen in the
Supreme Court, Long Island City.
Her confidence unshaken by District
Attorney Wallaces statement that he
would prove she Tured Garbe to his
death. Miss Human testified that on
October 81. the night oe tie murder, she
had gone with Libasci from her home
direct to Schwaben dance hail in
Brooklyn, where they remained until
detectives sent for them.
The girl denied she had walked with
Garbe to the lonely spot OH Woodhaven
Boulevard where he was slain or that
she had taken the gun from Libasci
after the shooting and hidden it in her
dress. These charges had been made by
Harry Ricca, who preceded Miss HUI
mann on the stand.
The young woman was dressed in
black with a green plush coat and straw
hat trimmed with red cherries. She
smiled confidently as she took the stand
but on cross examination lost some OF
her self possession and admitted 20 the
District Attorney she had made false
statements twice.
Libasci's trial is held in the same
court where Miss Human was ac-
quilted last December IA because the
Judge ruled that the State had failed
to make a case against her. No matter
what new evidence may come forth she
cannot be tried again for Garbes
murder
Fine Example by United states.
Opening for the prosecution District
Attorney Wallace turned toward Miss
Human and said:
"Garbe was led to slaughter in cold
blooded manner This murder was
planned by Libasci and Gussie Humann
a month ahead. Two nights before the
shooting Gussie planned to have Garbe
meet her. but was disappointed On
October FL by arrangement of Gussie he
met her and was taken out on the old
Woodhaven road. Gussie bent down
ward as prearranged signal and then
Libasci came up, pressed his revolver
into Garbe's abdomen and fired two
shots"
Garbe's ante-mortem statement was
read into the record in full although at
Miss Humanns trial only deleted parts
were admitted. 1t tells of meeting
Gussie and walking out with her on
Woodhaven road until two men ap-
preached. 1t then continues:
II aid to Gussie: L think you are
framing me- AS the men came toward
us one fthe men drew n shining re-
volver and fired two shots into my body.
That night when ! asked Gussie why she
wanted to walk on Woodhaven road, she
said "I do not want to walk in the park
for fear some one will see us and start
talk about u.s. ] was going with an
other girl and Gussie was jealous OF
her"
Dep1Ores an Armed Camp.
Harry Herman, ,73 Jefferson street.
Brooklyn, one of the new witnesses Tor
the State, admitted he was deserter
from the army He testified that two
nights before the murder Libasci had
asked him to go to Woodhaven to beat
up a. man and that they went first to
Gussie Humann's.
Harry Ricca, 46 Starr street. Brook
lyn, testified he accompanied Libasci on
the night Of the murder. His account
of it was:
"I met Libasci at Starr and Wilson
streets several doors from my home. IL
was a little after 6 o'clock. He asked
me to take walk. lie told me not to
stop for supper. We went to Wood
haven and he left me black from
Gussie's home. He went in and then
came out with Gussie. We went to
drug store in Ozone Park and Gussie
telephoned. Then when she came out
she started off alone. We followed.
"She met a man with bicycle and
they walked down Woodhaven Boule-
ward. Libasci told me to hurry up and
catch them Lbasci went up to the man
and stuck him up by putting his re-
volver at his stomach. lie fired two
shots. Then he gave the revolver to
Gussie Human and she hid IL in her
waist Then Libasci told me to go alone
and they went to the elevated station"
The trial will continue to-day.