Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15
A STARTLING CLIMAX
Death of John w. H. Geiqer at
Baltimore.
TRAGEDY GREETS OFFICERS
Went to His House to Carry Out
Courts Order.
HOME BESIEGED ALL DAY
Judge Morris Had Ordered the Mar.
shall to Take Him to Jail
to Serve Term.

BALTIMORE. May ia startling cli-
max was reached yesterday In the case
nf john w H. Geiger. convicted cf mis-
using funds 81 the Canton National Bank
while he was cashier. when. afte- a long
siege OF his house .O.i East Baltimore
street. by United States Marshal John +.
Lanshammer and two DEF ties. IL was
announced by the family that Mr.. Geiger
had expired at 1:1l pm.
Mr. Jonn Ge,ger his son. said that he
had Gied OF nervous shock. DR. J. Clag-
gett Robertson former police surgeon.
examined the body al late hour al night
and said that death had been caused By
hemorrhage
When the mandate of the United States
circuit court OF appeals al Richmond
fusing new trial was received in Balt.-
mere yesterday morning Judge Morris i'm
mediately ordered Marshal Langhamme-
tn take Geiger into custody and commit
him TO jail to begin serving his term. The
marshal sent Deputies Gilioy and Zim
norman to the house. Repeated ringing
If the door hell and knocking failed to
bring any response so after waiting sew
eral hours the deputies returned. In the
afternoon they went back again.
Finally Marshal Langhammer went 10
The house. but his loud knocks proved I'M
positions where they could scrutiniZe the
house. the marsha went 10 telephone
and called NJ. Mandel Schwartz. one OF
Mr. Geiger's borIsmen.
Il have my men stationed around Gel
gers house. said the marshal over the
phone to Mr.. Schwartz. and they cannot
get in. Can you help us out? Come down
and see If you cannot get in.
Signs and Signals.
According to the marshal. NJ: Schwartz
said that he could certainly get in the
house. Then the marshal said that Mr..
Schwartz told him that he used signal.
After the ma -shal had hung UP the re-
ceiver and gone TO Geiger's home he met
Mr. Schwartz. The signal according 10
Marshal Langhammer. failed 10 work.
and net even Mr. Schwartz could get in.
During the siege ii was alleged by the
marshal that members OF the Geise- FAM
lily frequently peeped out from half
opened shutters TO watch the movements
of those outside.
Shortly after pm. with two deputies
on guard. the trent door of the Geiger
home was opene>. and Mr.. Geiger told
the deputies that rs father was beyond
the jurisdiction of any mortal
The two deputies entered the home and
the marshal who had gone to visit friends
at :.l3 East Pratt street. was notified.
s At the house secrecy was maintained by
the family. Up until late last night the
marshal or his deputies had not seen the
body Neither the undertaken nor the
physician who had been attending Geiger
mad not been in the room.
The Sons Statement.
Young Mr.. Geger sad that his .ather
had been i'll for the last three months
as a result of the charges. My father
has been lying in bed all day he said.
I've been with him during all that time.
l had just been out of his room for only
Il few minutes when upon my return l
saw that my father had gasped his last.
tie died suddenly and unexpectedly 1t
was from nervous shock occasioned by
all these charges.
When asked why he would not admit
the United States deput e., Mr.. &c ger
said that he did not hear them seeking
admittance For several weeks the bells
have been muffied ard the doors locked.
he said We did not want any noise
whatever TO disturb father. Yesterday
we cut the wire connecting the electr C
bell These men must have pressed the
electric button. and. of course, we did not
hear them, as the bell is out of con,.S.s-
SION
Tia, Mr.. Geiger was laboring under
much excitement was evident. To all
questions put him he answered vaguely
and cartly.
He denied that his father had ever at
tempted 10 commit su eide on previous
ouca sion, as was reported.