The evening world., 1922-08-16
Mrs. Harold A. Ga Nun of the
Bronx Turns Over Letters
by the Accused Woman,
Found in Husbands Pocket.
II Told Everything" He Says
to Mrs. Giberson in Cell
Was Once Probationary
Policeman Here.
Especial from Staff Correspondent
of The Evening Worldly

TOMS RIVER, N. j., Aug. 1e.-
The administration Of n form of third
degree upon Mrs. Ivy Giberson, ac-
cused of the murder Of her husband,
William, by County Prosecutor Jayne.
assisted by Harold r. Ga Nun, the
New York building construction su-
perintendent OF the Bronx. whose let
,ers to Mrs. Giberson, found in her
possession. led TO his detention as a
4 material witness, aroused the protest
Of the accused woman's counsel. for
ner Judge w. H. Jeffrey. to-day.
The third degree episode occurred In
the county Jail at 2,2O O'Clock this
morning.
At that hour Prosecutor Jayne with
Ga Nun, two State troopers and a de-
tective appeared at the jail. Jayne said
he wanted to see Mrs. Giberson.
Under Sheriff Brown went to her cell
and awakened her. She dressed and
sat on her cot. composedly. and waited
for the visitors.
"What do you want?" she asked as
the men appeared at the door OF her
cell.
81 don't want anything from YOU"
replied the Prosecutor.
There was silence for a few mo-
ments. Then Ga Nun said:
Mrs. Giberson, I've told Mr..
Parker everything. and he thought
you ought to know"
Every well. Mr.. Ga Nun" replied
the woman. "But you don't know
anything: therefore, anything you
have said is Of no concern TO me-"
The prosecutor and his party left.
IBndor- Sheriff Brown said that Mrs.
Giherson was sound asleep again in
half an hour.
The Parker" referred to by Ga Nun
is County Detective Parker OF Bur
llngton County who worked on the
Bruncn murder mystery and finally
arrested Mrs Rrunen on the charge
OF instigating the murder OF her hus-
band, we'll known circus proprietor.
Parker has been called into the Glib
erson case by Prosecutor Jayne.
Ga Nun was asked to-day by an
Evening world reporter II he realized
the import OF his statement TO Mrs
Glbcrson that he had told Mr.. Par
Ncr everything"
Say" replied Ga Nun, "you can't
tell me anything about things OF this
kind I used TO be n New York cop.
worked at Headquarters under an
inspector. who is now retired. for 30
days in 1914"
The records at Police Headquarters
do not substantiate Ga Nun. They
show that he was taken into the de-
partment as probationary officer on
May 2, 1917. Ho was dropped from
tho rolls on Nov. II. 1917. This was
at the end Of his probationary period.
Probationary policemen who have not
proved satisfactory are automatically
dropped at tho end OF their six
months service and no cause Is re-
corded in the files OF the department.
A rumor that an odor of chloroform
was dlsfingulshable in the Giberson
home when railroad men, attracted by
Mrs. GibersOn's screams, entered and
found her husbands : body arose,
doubtless, from the fact that two bot
ties filled with Chloroform we're found
in a medicine closet in the bathroom
and an empty bottle labeled "chloro-
form" was found In closet. The de-
tcctivcs say they have found nobody
who admits smelling chlorofcrm in tho
house 40 any time after the murder
W.. -Dovered.
N..prding to Prosecutor jayne. let
t,.7 uom Ga Nun to Mrs. CHberson.
found with letters from other persons
IN her cscrltoirG, are supplemented
with a number OF letters in similar