The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-02
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
Mrs. Jacob Geisinger New Under Care
Of Physician Suffering From Shock
Negro Tried to Grab Her as She
Ran.

Attacked by negro in a house on
Broadway, where she had gone TO Sc
cure a washwomar yesterday morn
ing. Mrs. Jacob GeisingorN is in
highly nervous and serious condition
in her home at South street ana
Broadway
After escaping from the negro IN
the house, she wa forced to fee as
fast as possible TO her home, with
the negro following her. shouting
threats. After she had outdistanced
him he threatened to get her. dur
ing the night.
After arriving home Mrs. Geising
err was under a physicians care for
some time. All last night her hus-
band. who was working out Of town
and was hurrieGly summoned home
stood guard over the house and patrol
ed the vicinity with a rifle and a for
ty-two calibre revolver, looking for
he negro.
Wishing to employ washwoman fof
the afternoon. II. Geisinger, with
! her siE-year-Old daughter, went to
the home Of a negress named Gard
ner, on Broadway a dismal negro
settlement. When she entered the
house Of the Gardner woman she
found both the woman and the man
there.
Tried To Entice Child.
She had only been there a few min
utes, according to the story Of her
husband when the negro attempted
to induce the child to go out into the
back yard with him. telling the little
girl that there was q goat out there.
The mother interfered
The negro then made an insulting
remark TO Mrs. Geisinger in regard
to going home with her and said that
he had plenty of money"
At first Mrs. Geisinger paid no at
tention 20 him. but he made toward
her in an attempt to catch hold of her
and size fed. clutching the child by
the hand. The negro followed her
uttering threats. and she made for her
home, calling for help.
During the pursuit the negro shout
ed threats TO her that he would get"
her during the night. Mr.. Geisinger
was working near Middletown and
was not expected home for several
days. It is presumed that the negro
had learned this in some manner and
intended carrying out his purpose o.
entering the house last night.
Running into the house the fright
erei woman slammed the door shut
Her calls for help brought several
persons TO the scene and the negro
took alarm and fed. He was not seen
for some time. but late last night
Constable Miller and Police Chief
| Hoffman received information that he
! had gone back to Broadway. Infor-
| nation was also taken TO Mrs. Gel
! singer, by a negress known as Emma
/ Snowden. TO the effect that he had
visited her home during the after
noon and had boasted that he would
get that white woman" during the
night.
Mr. Geisinger. who had been sum
moned by telephone. stated that he
would shoot the negro on sight.
Negro 4 Stranger Here.
The negro is a stranger in Freder-
ick, having made his appearance yes
-erday morning and secured a ion
with a local man engaged in hauling.
who did not know his name. The
Gardner woman said she had never
seen him until he came to the house
and asked her for something TO eat.
which she was preparing for him
when Mrs. Geisinger entered.
Residents of the neighborhood are
aroused over the outrage and the ne
gro viii probably receive rough
treatment. if captured.
According 10 the best description
Mrs. Geisinger could give Of him. he
is about forty-fye years old and was
dressed in black. She said she would
! know him if she saw him.
Another description of him which
her husband obtained. gives his
weight as about $50 pounds. He has
srayish hair and Q black mustacha.
streaked with gray, wears a black
suit and a black hat.