Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-14
$1,000 TAKEN FROM
SUICIDE 5 POCKET
Austrian Enroute to Tama Coun-
ty to Reside Loses Money
After Death
HAS RELATIVES IN TRAER
Police investigating Mystery Sur
rounding Robbery of Fred cojek,
Who Became Insane While Enroute
to Tama-known to Have Possessed
Large Sum Of Money.

| Special to Times-Republlcan.
[ Traer, Dec. 14.--Relatives OF Fred
Geek In Traer are much disturbed be-
cause of the death OF Geek by
suicide in Chicago and the probable
robbery of his person Of $1,000. A cous-
In Of the dead man, Frank Stodola, of
this place, is in Chicago and has been
instrumental in starting an investiga-
ton by the police.
Geek was en- route to Traer fom
Bohemia, Austria, and had appraised his
relatives here of his expected arrival.
He also confided in them as to his
money possessions and informed them
he was bringing along something more
than $1,000 in cash, and said the money
was sewed on the inside of his vest.
1t seems that Geek became Ill in
Chicago and was taken to the Illinois
hospital He was unable to speak
English and the authorities apparently
did not give him the best of care. In
an irrational moment Geek jumped
lAOht u AouttA StOiy NliQON ana Wao
killed.
Geek was only clad in his night
clothes when he jumped from the hos
pital window and was killed instant
ly. The body was taken to the morgue
by the Desplaines street patrol wagon.
but Cejek's outer clothing was left in
the locker at the hospital
DR. George A. Colin, "A Wells street,
who took Geek to the hospital gave the
hospital authorities a receipt showing
that he had taken $113 and number
of valuable papers from his patient.
OF this money $40 was turned over to
Deputy Coroner Davis The remainder
represented hospital charges, cab fees.
and other charges which Geek had au-
thorized the physicians to incur.
Stodola came from Traer, Ia, to at
tend the inquest. The clothes were
brought from the hospital and exam
ined Stodola Immediately discovered
the loss of the money. Deputy Coroner
Davis called up the Desplaines street
police station to see II he had been TAX
en- there for safe keeping. Then he no.
titled Captain O'Brien at detective
headquarters.
"After Geek jumped out OF the VIM
dow / locked his room and no one went
in there until the next morning" SAID,
Miss Edna Cook, superintendent Of the
hospital Il searched his clothing and
found nothing but two handkerchiefs.
In the bed we found his watch, which
we did not know he had. That was the
only thing Of value found. did not
examine his inside vest pockets, and
they could have been sewed shut with
out attracting my attention. l could
not tell whether anything was sewed
into the lining of his vest or not.
"The clothing was then placed back
In the locker for two days until it was
sent for by the coroner. No one could
have had access to it,"
Geek was miller in Bohemia. Sew
eral months ago after correspondence
with his cousin, he settled up his ia
theirs estate and started to Traer. He
wrote that he had over $1,000, which
he was bringing with him to this
country. He was sick on the train
and at the Chicago & Northwestern
railway depot Mary Mudra, the sister
Of one of Cejek's companions, summon
ed DR.. Colin. He advised Geek to
go to the hospital and accompanied
him in a cab. Shortly after l o'clock
in the morning, while his nurse was
out of the room, he jumped out OF the