Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-10


 It was a naughty freak of the little
 blind god that, early yesterday morn,
 ing. landed in jail on three charges
 of felony Robert c. Geffs, p years
 of age, graduate of the University
 of Kansas. member of the Sigma
 Chi fraternity and son of the late
 Roland Geffs, who was president, at the time of his death, of the Buff falo Stock Exchange. The prisoner $ mother is the wife of Frank Brow nell, a wealthy mining man residing at Brownell. Ariz.
 Geff's aecuser is Mrs. Cecilia Will helm. wife of l.. W. Wilhelm, a prominent member of the Chicago Board of Trade. She eloped with the young man from Phoenix, AriZ., five weeks ago. and after spending a few days at the Fairmont Hotel, West and wife of Buffalo, N Y..' they went to the Casa Madrone apartments at 114 Frederick street. They had planned to marry as soon as Mrs. Wilhelm could secure a di- voree from her husband in the East. All went as merry as marriage bell until three weeks ago, when young Geff's mother sent her young CT son, Frank Geffs, 19 years of age. to San Francisco to take Rob ert home. Quarrels between the eTstwhile loving pair, it is said. fol lowed the arrival of Frank. which resulted in Robert Keeping away from the apartments of Mrs. Wilhelm for sixteen days.
 Late Tuesday night he returned, day morning a telephone message was sent to police headquarters that woman was being murdered in the apartments at III Frederick street. Detective Sergeants Tim Bailey and William Minnehan rushed thither in the police automobile. Reinforced by four policemen. they entered the apartment of Mrs. Wilhelm and found her to be in a highly hysterical con- dition. Frank Geffs was there. but Robert had disappeared. The wo- man said Robert had knocked her down and beaten her, and she also accused him of refusing to return $500 of her money, of forging check for $lO0 sent to her by her husband and of selling a diamond valued at S75 from her ring.
 4 search of the premises was made and Robert was found hiding in a closet. He was handcuffed and taken to the City Prison. where he was charged with assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, forgery and with grand larceny.
 While Geffs was being booked he was seen to throw away a small pocket memorandum book This was recovered by the police and was found to contain newspaper clippings relating to his family in Arizona.
 Geffs was taken before Police Judge Shortall yesterday morning, where complaints were filed against him by Mrs. Wilhelm charging grand larceny and assault to do great bod ily harm. Geffs. who appeared to take the whole thing as somewhat of a joke, was represented by At torney Rollo J. Cough of Oakland. He was instructed and arraigned on the two charges, and Detective Bailey said he would prepare a complaint charging forgery, which would be ready by today. This charge is based on a cheek for S10O. drawn on the Croeker National Bank. al- legged to have been presented by Geffs.
 In order that he might have an understanding of the case for the purpose of fixing bail, Judge Shor- tall called to the stand Mrs. Will { helm. She Is a small, fragile brun- cite and said she was 2S years of age.
 "'I came to this city with the young man five weeks ago." said she. "I promised to marry him when I was given a divorce from my husband in Chicago.
 "What made me very angry with ! him was his forging the check sent to me by my husband I got this cheek and wanted to return it be- | cause I did not think it honorable to use it, as I was contemplating divorce. But this man got it and cashed it. He left me sixteen days ago and came to my apartment last night. I was not going to let him I in at first, but finally did so, think | ing I would deliver him over to i the police. I was hysterical, I guess. l Anyone can see that I am neurotic ! and that l am on the verge of ner- vous prOstration. I demanded back |. my money and valuables. He re- ! fused to return them. As I was ! going to the phone he grabbed me and ] hurled me across the bed. I shriek- I ed and he tried to time me. e scratched me here on the face. Il have found out that he is not what i he represented himself to be. II paid all the expenses since we were here and I am heartily tired of it i an."
 Judge Shortall. after Mrs. Wilhelm l had made this statement. fixed bonds | in the sum of $1O,OOO or S5,OOO cash i hail, and continued all casses to next | Tuesday morning.
 Geffs laughed boyishly at his l predicament.
 ''I met her at social function in PhOenix,'' said he. ct was she ] that deceived me, because I thought