The morning news., 1892-02-23
SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE.
TWO TRAGEDIES IN A DAY NEAR
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Wade oeiger Ends His Life by Taking

Wade Geiger Ends His Life by Tekin 2
Dose OF Arsenic-He Was a
Wealthy Orange Grower and Had
Been on a Spree-A Negro Kills a
Companion While on a Hunt.
GAINESVILLE, FLA, Feb. 22.-The ami
verssry of Washington's birth has been one
to be remembered in this city. For the
past week Wade Geiger. a farmer who lives
at Archer, sixteen miles below here, but
who has been staying at his orange grove at
Hammock Ridge, four miles out of town.
has been on a protracted drunk. This
morning be came into the city and got, so
rumor says, A. s. Jerry. negro doctor, to
procure him a dollars worth of arsenic and
went back to Hammock Ridge.
FoRETOLD HIS DEATH.
About II o'clock this morning Geiger told
the negro in attendance on him that be was
going to poison himself with the arsenic
which he had in his hand. Failing TO pur-
suade Geiger not TO swallow the poison,
Sam, the negro, sent word 70 ex-Sherif
Sam Neinges to come down and prevent
him from doing so. Weinges took Capt
Ashby with him and made all haste TO the
ridge, but just as they hove in site Geiger
swallowed the contents Of the bottle. Fall
ing to induce him to swallow any antidote,
runner was sent post haste to the city for
DR.. r. A. Lancaster, who drove like the
wind, but Geiger's heart ceased to beat by,
the time the doctor reached him.
GEIGER WELL TO DO.
Geiger was worth all the way from $780,
900 to $4,000. He leaves a married
daughter. As before said. he had been on
protracted spree. and each day he came to
town be attended the meetings OF the street
preacher, now. holding forth here, and con-
tributed literally when the hat was handed
round. He asked the preacher on Saturday
to pray for him especially. He was a man
of not much intelligence, but was kind
hearted and unassumlng. He had been left
$4,000 by an uncle not long ago.
He was about As years OF age and
a native OF South Carolina. DR.. Jerry
tried to buy arsenic this morning from DIR.
Wallace, but was refused, as was also
colored boy who works in a barber shop.
A NEGRO BOY KILLED.
The MORNING NEWS reporter had just
started for Hammock Ridge when he
learned of the killing of a negro a mile
north OF the city. Driving out to the place
indicated the negro boy, Warner Godding,
who was killed, and his.slayer were found.
Judge Davis was on the ground with a jury
and witnesses were being examined. The
negro boys heart and left lung received the
whole charge and he died instantly. He was
weltering in his blood and his faithful dog
was coiled up beside him, where he re-
mained until the body was removed.
STORY OF THE KILLING.
Three boys, Warren Godding, George
Glass and Peter Hubbard were out hunting
birds, one mile north of the city between
and 5 O'Clock, this afternoon Hubbard
killed robin and threw it to Godding,
telling him he could have it. Glass claimed
and demanded that Godding give him the
bird, which he refused to do and Glass said
he would shoot him il he did not, at the
same time pointing the gun at Goodding.
who began to back saying, don't shoot
me-" About this time Hubbard says the
gun fired and Godding fell and died without
speaking. Glass surrendered himself to the
sheriff and SAYS it was an accident The
whole thing is shrouded in mystery. The
coroner's jury, however, ordered the sheriff
to jail Glass.
BAD REPUTATION.
Glass is considered one of the worst boys
in the city. while Godding was considered
one of the best Of his race. Ono colored
man expressed belief tonight that Glass
had something to do with the death Of R.
+. ShiverY, who was found dead In his
shop.
Harry Chisolm, negro, died suddenly
this morning near the railroad crossing.
The Rocky Point people had a grand
tournament to-day at the point.
A party picnicked at divers park to-