Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
Evaded Aceeptinu Writ.
STAMFORD MAN HELD
 FOR NEW YORK MURDER
Head of Victim Almost Shot Off by
 Twelve Bullets.

New York, May PA man who says he is Richard Geib, 2S years old, a son of Dr. Henry Geib of Stamford, Conn, was lodged in a cell at po- lice station late tonight after the dis covery of the murder of man known as James Boylan in a rooming house in West 129th street. The murdered mans face was almost obliterated by twelve bullets which had been fired from rifle and his head was almost shot off. No motive for the shooting has been established by the police and though they allege that a repeating rifle was found in a trunk in Geib's room and the prisoners clothing was o!oodstained, sGeib positively asserted his innocence of the crime. The room ing house tragedy occurred at about { o'clock tonight on the third and ton floor, where Boylan had a single room and where Geib had two rooms. Mrs. Marie Wolf. the landlady, knew neither man very we'll for they had been at the house only few weeks, and, 50 far as she knows. Geib and Boylan were not acquainted. Two other young men who gave their names as Gregory Merraro and Raymond Odriasola, who had rooms on the second floor, told the police that they heard the shots but without Investigating they ran out | and summoned the police.
 Boylan's body was found at the top of the stairs on the third floor and streWn about his body were cookies and rells and in his hand he clutched | the remnant of a paper bag. The de- tectiVes, who were promptly called, say that they found qeib locked in his room near where the body was found Hn | threatened to shoot the first man Whe entered, but the door was broken open suddenly and three reVolVers "eeVered' | Geib, who was seated. fully dressed, in chair near the doer, From the bleeo | on his clothing it was at first thought l ne was wounded, but it developed that he was not and he was placed under 1 arrest.
 In addition to the rifle which the de- | tectiVe found in Geib's room were 2 number of papers en which were Wha1 1 the detectives regarded as irrationa | writing. Also according to Coroner 1 Feinberg, Geib admitted to hina thai | he had ben in several asyluras in Con. nectlcut, The coroner was certain shat 1 the man was insane. Geib said tha1 he did not know Beylan and aftel l haFing heard the shooting in the hal 4iS AtoHGu out ana sum Dled ever 1D( 1 body and that in this manner stained his clothes with blood But the riff, l which the police found locked in hi,
 trunk was red hot they said. Geii
 refused to answer questions and sais
 he wanted lawyer to advise him. Hl
 was allowed to send a telegram to nj,
 mother, Mrs. Jennie Geib, at Stamford
 From letters in Boylan,s roora fh,
 coroner said he learned that Baylq1 ! had wife, Mrs. Nellie Boylan, who ii | believed to live at 906 Broad street 1 Providence, E. L The police hay,
 telegraphed to that address.
 Geib's Father in Feeble Health.
 Stamford, Conn, May 22.-But littl 1 is known here of Richard Geib, whi
 was arrested in New York tonight aft
 CT the discovery of the murder O
 James Boylan. His father Dr. Henr,
 Gelb, is one of the best known pbyst
 clans in this section of the state. E
 IS now in feeble health. Dr. Geib wa
 married three times and Richard ]
 3 son of his first wife. Richard Geil
 has moi lived here for several years.