The San Francisco call., 1904-07-11
FIRES AT HARTMANN SR.

of this incident. and the old man deter
mined to dismiss Geber.
FIRES AT HARTMANN SIR.
After discussing the matter with his
wife and family Hartmann Sr- walked
into the clubhouse and called Geber.
Geber hurried downstairs, and stand
ing in a narrow landing fired point
blank at Hartmann. The old man fled
in terror and his son George rushed into
the place. The plucky young fellow
slammed a door in the murderers face
and held it fast. Quickly Geber fired
two shots through the door. one of
which pierced young Hartmann's arm.
The other narrowly missed Mrs. Geber,
who stood behind her son, screaming in
terror.
Young George staggered back as he
felt the sting of the bullet and Geber
burst through the doorway. With a
curse the enraged man struck the old
woman brutally across the face, knock
ing her TO the floor
Like a Malay running amuck, Geber
rushed through the house into the front
yard, waving the smoking pistol in his
hand. Here he encountered Charles
Hartmann.
son DIES ON THRESHOLD.
Geber, with vile imprecation,
SlIdlSnltueu his arm anu IEtQ w TN
a choking sob Charles Hartmann reeled
and fell dead on the threshold of his
home The bullet pierced his throat,
killing him almost instantly.
The murderer ran uD Third street.
still flourishing the pistol. AS he
neared Howard street Policeman Tyr
rill called upon him 10 halt. Geber
only ran the faster and turned into a
lodging house at 15315 Third street.
Txyrrill followed closely his
heels and cCrnered him in a small
yard in the rear of the lodging house
Here a desperate struggle took place
between the brave policeman and the
murderer. Tyrrill clung TO the revol-
Yer with one hand and managed to
draw his club with the other. Geber
had to be beaten into submission like
wild animal. In the struggle for the
weapon the pOliceman's hands were
painfully lacerated.
The murdered youth was carried into
his home by his grief-stricken parents.
Medical assistance was summoned,
though Charles Hartmann was beyond
any help His brother was taken to
the Central Emergency Hospital
where his injured arm was dressed.
BOY WITNESSES Staying.
Clifford Anderson, a fourteen-year-
old boy, who lives at 141 Hawthorne
street, heard the first shots and rushed
into the front yard of the Hartmann
place just as Geber sent the bullet into
Charles throat. The boy says that the
murderer tried to escape over a back
fence, but that his clothing caught.
Then he rushed into the street and
was run down by Policeman Tyrrill
Geber is a BaVarian about so years
of age. For many years he has been
a noticeable figure about town. He
has a high Dhilanthropic forehead,
restless brown eyes, a scraggy pointed
beard and long iron-gray hair that
hangs over his shoulders like a name
He has Dracticed palmistry and phre-
nology in the past and has ridden
other hobbies, such as socialism, the
osophy and the nature craze. For a
year he carried a banner along Market
street. for ticket brokerage firm.
GEBER HAS BAD RECORD.
All who know Gerber say that he is
frequently seized with ugly moods.
Two months ago he applied to War
rant Clerk Ward for the arrest of a
bartender at the Avalon saloon On
being searched Geber was found to be
the owner of an ugly knife and a long
dirk. These were taken from him at
the time and later he procured the
slungshot which was found in his
room. He denies that he owned the
revolver with which he did the shoot
ing, asserting that he found it in the
Hartmann home. The police believe
him to be an eX-convict
They would not feed me-" asserts
the prisoner. Then old Hartmann
called me names and attacked me. l
shot in self-defense."
Geber is held at the City Prison on
murder charge.