Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
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had presentment of his death. I knew
something would happen to Barney.
When went to bed shortly before o
o'clock on Monday 1 put a crucifx and
his picture next to my heart.
Shortly after o o'clock had a
sitting sensation in my chest. I got
out of bed. I couldn't sleep any more.
Something seemed to tell me that
everything was not right with Barney"
Although New York friends of the
dead man regarded him as sober, steady
and Industrious fellow. chauffeurs who
knew him at the annex Of the Hotel
Griswold, where Mrs. De Cordova was
spending the summer, say he was a hard
!. drinkcr, inclined to beequarrelsoine, and
that he recently was observed ftraeticing
shooting with an armyTrevolyer.'
Geisslers Have Quarrel r.
That there had been some differences
between Geissler and his wife is indi-
Gated by her story of their married life.
Last year when my husband came
back from New London" said Mrs.
Geissler, Il could see he was changed.
he began to stay out at nights, spending
all his money. When ] demonstrated
with him he called me down. Some
times he would answer me sneeringly
and sometimes threaten me.
He came home in that frame of
mind last on June Z. and when | tried
to talk to him, he knocked me down.
Two days later he came home, packed
all his personal belongings and left.
Several weeks later, June %, | called
Mrs. DE COrdova on the telephone at
her residence and talked to her. She
made no reply.
Husband Says GoOd.by
"Early in July Barney called me up
and bade Inc good by, saying he was
starting that day for Connecticut with
: the DE Cordova family. That was the
last heard from him until last Thurs
DAY, when l received his check
June Is Mrs. Geissler brought her
husband before Magistrate Koenig in
the Domestic Relations Court seeking an
allowance pending trial of suit for
separation on the grounds of cruelty.
Mrs. DE Cordova was Florence Mabel
Williams, daughter of Alfred Williams,
a retired glove manufacturer of Ger
mantown, Pa. Mr.. Williams now lives
at III South Metropolitan avenue, At
lantic City.
Mrs. De Cordova has not resided in
Philadelphia since her marriage TWEEN
E-two years ago, but she is we'll
hnown to many Philadelphians, as are
her two children, a son, Eustice, TWEEN
" years old, and a daughter, Gladys,
seventeen years,
Geissler, according to Mr.. Williams
AT Atlantic City. was the most trusted
OF the De Cordova family servants md
has been with them seven years.
cannot nD1prSfanh ao,,I1
nave been his motive" Mr.. Williams
sad. He was faithful and honest,
possessing, in fact, all those qualities
which make for the ideal servant"
Seen Laughing Together
The distance from the Hotel Girls
VOID TO the point where the shooting oc =
curred Is about thirteen miles. The
ROAD they traversed is known locally as
me back road and is little freuuented
gy automobiles. as the roadbed is Door.
James Main. thirty five years old who
employed in sawmill on North
road told the authorities that as he
was on ms way home from work at go
ne saw Mrs. De Cordova and Geissler
hittlng together on the running board
ct the automobile at the spot where the
hhootings later took place.
a., Etht tWO as tUnNtTSl0H IN
hilarious manner" and said they
waved their hands at him. This made
an Impression on me-" Main said "be
cause summer visitors, as rule, are
NOT over friendly and seldom bother t.
notice local residents"
Main said the machine was drawn ia
Sne SIDE OF the narrow road, and the
motor of the machine was not running
re said Mrs. DE Cordoya and the
snauteur continued to wave to him after
ne had passed them.
Both on Running Board
George Paradise, owner of the saw
mil who passed by a minute or SO
iater In his automobile, told similar
story. He recalled that Mrs. De Cor
aova and Geissler were sitting on the
opposite runningboard from the road
ray Just their heads visible to him
flye minutes later Paradise passed
lanes +. Brown, a farmer, who was
Irving wagon in the direction of the
~ Sordova machine.
nrown, who lives at North Stoning
~ eerder near Milltown, when he
'acssd ths 4srcsr noticed a.. woman
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