Notes:
He was a lawyer
The Easton Express, Wednesday, July 11, 1923, page 1
George L. Xander Found Dead
Well Known Attorney Victim of Apoplexy at His Home
George Lawrence Xander, aged 65 years, a well known Easton
attorney, was found dead at his home, 684 Wolf street, at 10:15
this morning. Death was due to apoplexy and it is believed
the lawyer had been dead since early on Monday Morning.
For several days Mr. Xander had been missing from his office
and this morning a search revealed his dead body in his apartments
on the the second story rear of the house at the above address,
the front portion of which is occupied by the family of Almo
Landi.
On Monday, Tuesday and again this morning clients who called
at the office of Attorney Xander in the Porter building, were
unable to gain admitance and occupants of adjoining offices
became interested and notified Chief of Police Frank Frederick.
Peering through the letter slide in the door of the office
the police saw a bunch of keys on the floor and entrance was
procured and the keys obtained.
Chief Frederick with Office Tom Kohl and Attorney H. A. P.
Fischer then went to the Wolf street residence, where on inquirey,
they learned that Xander had not been seen about the place
since Saturday morning.
The party then entered the apartment and discovered the dead
body lying on the floor in a pool of blood, face down. It was
at first thought that death had resulted from suicide because
of the presence of the blood.
Mr. Xander's faithful dog, a small greyhound, stood barking,
at the side of this dead master, and the men were unable to
get near enough to the body to determine the actual cause of
death. Later the party was joined by Officer Herbert Troxell,
Attorney A.C. LaBarre, Anthony Rumore, and latter two close
friends of the deceased, and a newspaperman.
Another attempt to get near the body was frustrated by the
dog who would snap and bark at anyone who attempted to apporach.
Chief Friederick and the party then left and the former notified
Coroner Cathrall. In the meantime Officer Frank Suess arrived
and with the newspapermen entered the room. The dog was pacified
and influenced to lie down in nearby closet. It was apparent
the dog had nothing to eat for several days.
Captain E. L. Simmers arrived and took charge of the situation
and refused to permit the body to be touched until the arrival
of the coroner.
It was 11:30 when Cornoer Cathrall arrived and one glance
conviced him that death had been caused by a stroke.
A jury was immediately empanelled consisting of Henry A. P.
Fischer, Clarence M. Smith, Charles A. Ricker, Anthony Rumor,
Fred Fulmer, and Frank Shimer, who viewed the body, held at
inquest and announced a verdict that death resulted from natural
causes superinduced by apoplexy.
Mr. Xander is known to have suffered several strokes of appoplexy
recently and his relatives feared his end would come under
the very curcumstances that occurred. He is also known to have
been feeling ill lately and on Sunday went to New York to visit
his sister and brother-in-law, the latter a doctor, a bottle
of whose medicine was found in his vest pocket.
Last Saturday aftenoon Mr. Xander went to the home of John
A. Seible on North Seventh street and asked him to accompany
him to the court house as he had a title search he had to finish.
Seible is employed in the office of the recorder of deeds.
At the time Xander remarked to Seible he was not feeling well
but added he had a number of searches on hand and had to finish
them.
Mr. Xander had not been seen at the office or by his neighbors
since Satruday night although he was seen on the streets early
Monday morning. He returned from New York Sunday morning on
the 'newspaper" train and was seen to alight from the
train at the Lehigh Valley station by Ellwood Bauman, a deputy
employed in the office of County Controller Walter. Bauman
says he spoke to him at the time, about 3:30 a.m.
It is believed that Xander went immediately to his quarters
and was stricken while preparing to retire.
Deceased was born in Easton, a son of the the long deceased
Jonathan and Annie S. Xander. He was educated in the local
schools and at Lafayette Colletge, graduating with the class
of 1880. For two years he was employed as a teacher in the
South Bethlehem high school and then took up the study of law
and was admitted the the Northampton County bar, February 11,
1884.
The deceased was never married and is survived by one brother,
Elmer E. Xander, of 733 Ferry street, and one sister Mrs. Bertha
DeKraft, wife of Dr. Frederick DeKraft, of New York City. |
