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George William Danner

(00/00/1875 - 7/7/1909)

		George William Danner
	George William Danner
Marriage(s)		Magdalena Margaret Frankenfield
1 Emma Saylor on: 00/00/1899 Children: - Violet Danner - George W. Danner - Naomi Danner - Ruth Danner Siblings: - Norman E. Danner - Ira S. Danner - Viola S. Danner - Ralph Danner	Born: Baptism: Place: Sponsors: Died: Burial: Notes: The Allentown Leader (Allentown, Pennylvania) Thursday, July 8, 1909, Pa ge 6 Hotel Man a Suicide George W. Danner, proprietor of the Danner Hotel, at Chambers and Stockt on Streets, Phillipsburg, shot himself while alone in his barroom yesterda y, and died 20 minutes later. Member of the family are inclinded to belie ve that the shooting was an accident, but Coroner Michael Kennedy decid ed that it was a clear case of suicide. Danner ws 34 years of age and for merly lived in Allentown. he had been in the hotel business in Phillipsbu rg for five years. The fatal shot was fired from a 42-caliber revolver, t he bullet entering the neck near the lower jaw, passing through the head a nd lodging into the ceiling. The shot was heard by Mrs. Danner and childre n, by Philip Kleinle of Stewartsville and Peter Kelly of Phillipsburg, w ho were in an adjoining room. The Allentown Leader, (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Friday, July 9, 1909, Pa ge 1 Will be Buried Here The remains of George W. Danner, who committed suicide at Phillipsburg, N. J., several days ago, will arrive in Allentown on Sunday with the 4:21 p. m. Central Train. They will be removed to Greenwood Cemetery by Undertak er Burkholder, where interment will be made. Easton Daily Free Press, Wednesday, July 7, 1909, Page 10 Hotelkeeper Ends His Life with Bullet George W. Danner, aged 34, Believed to Have Committed Suicide -- Had be en Drinking Heavily George W. Danner,proprietor of the Danner Hotel at Chambers and Stockton S treets, shot himself while alone in his barroom at 1030 o'clock this (Wedn esday) Morning and died twenty minutes later. Members of the family are i ncluded to believe that the shooting was an accident, but Coroner Micha el Kenney, who was early on the scene, decided that it was a clear ca se of suicide. Danner was 34 years of age and was a native of the South Side, Easton, weh re he formerly condcuted a saloon. he had been inthe hotel business in Phi llipsburg about five years, and for some months past been indulging too fr eely in drink. This is the only reason known for the rash act. The fat al shot was fired froma 42-Calibre revolver, the bullet entering the ne ck near the lower jaw, passing through the head and lodgeing in the ceili ng of the room. The shot was heard by Mrs. Danner and children, by Phil ip Kleinle, of Stewartsvile, and Peter Kelly, of this place, who we re in an adjoining room. Kleinle was first to go tothe barroom to investig ate the cause of the shot and found the prostrate body of Danner lyi ng in a pool of blood back of the bar. The large revolver at his side t od the story and a physicain was summoned at once. Some members of the fa mily and neighbors at first thought the shot to be the discharge of a lar ge firecracker and gve little attention to it. The wounded man was beyo ng medical aid and was dead tw3enty mintes after the shot was fired. Coroner Kenney took charge of the case and after hearing the testimo ny of those who were done, arranged for Funeral Director Alfred Schler t, of Easton, to take charge of body, at the request of the grief-stricken wife of the dead man. Besides his wife, the deceased is survived by the following chldren: Viole t, Naomi, Ruth and George Danner, Jr., all athome; a sister and two brothe rs, Mrs. Harry Edwards and Norman Danner of Allentown, Pa., and Ralph Dann er, of Baltimore. he was a member of Phillipsburg Aerie, F.O. E., and t he local Liquor Dealer' Association.
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