The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-13
MURDER OR sCICIDE.
Prussic Acid the Cause OF Miss Grcve's sud-
den Death -Biighied Affections.

The post-mortem examination OF the
body OF Miss Augusta Grsye, who wss found
dead in her chair on sunday night by her
brother-in-law, Herman KunemuDd az 42als
Cites avenue. Brooklyn, has revealed that she
died from the effects Of prussic acid. DR.. Shep-
hard, the county physician. oil Monday night.
in making the examination detected the peach
blossom odor which at once betray ed the pres
ence Of prussic acid. He found large quantity
Of the poison IN her stomach. which he removed
and delivered IL 10 Coroner Simms for ANALYSIS
The Coroner having supposed tue case was one
OF heHrt disease had permitted the undertaken
10 prepare the BODY for burial. The discovery
Of tho poison led him TO Institute rigid inquiry
Tne police under Can't. Mel iuRhlin searched the
house, but could ind no trscs of any bottle Of
poison or OF auy 81 SIS or spoon from which III.
poison could have been taken. Mr.. kunemund,
who "a liquor broker AZ 4S Broad street, New
York, is a widower, with a daughter fourteen
years old. His slster-in-law, Miss Greye, aud
servant, Mary Tes-er, lived with him. lie said
TO the Coroner that ho left home with his
daughter saturday morning last md spent sun
day at u German picnic at Union Hin, returning
10 BROOKLYN that evening DO 4 9Ucbck, HIS
house was locked ur, ana be f-iicd togot inside
until young man, who lived III the next house,
walked along the cornces OF the second story,
entered by "a window, and opened tue door. lie
then found his slster-in-law In her e.sy chair
dead. They had lived anichtly together. Mr.
knnemund was engaged to he married. and
Miss Grrve opposed tho engagement, once or
twice intim ttinR that he should mary her. lie
wa. u. a loss explain her deuth.
house a little before T. O'CLOCK on sunday, and
that Miss Greyr seemed 10 he In unus uallY gOod
spirits. Miss Greve promised to meet her that
evening at o clock at neT father, house at
Troy and Atlantic avenues. She lied to come
and tho servant started home, re- ching there
about q half hour after Mr.. kunemunds arrival,
when she was holrined TO nnd Miss Grrye
dead. Sne had we'd on friendly terms with
her. The Coroner decided to hold the ser
want olr and Mr.. kunomund. Tho latter re-
NAMED in his house in charge OF an oniCer, but
the girl Was locked up in the Gates avenue no
nee atinn. sh0 protested against hor arrest,
raiiug that sns WAS innocent # giving the pol-
~ H. os tho had ~ reason IA the world 10 Wish
the woman ont Of lhe way. While the police
wore searching the house T. 4 the bottle she said
lh"i ~ Was no iiso. as She had ALREADY searched
,. ~ lh VAN, rae most sin4ui r thluG in the
tli . tAl lhniiion Nds that Mis- CreYo had
if1mlsed 90 meet her at her fdhar's house,
where size hai never becn, Aestcrid, murning
May lc.eci was iak-n before Justice Sender ON
acharse Of ..ispDing Miss Aueu-tn NrtYc. Suo
pleaded not cniliy, and WAC rem uicl 10 Ray
mUnd street til to await examination on rhus.
day. Her tdthrr was ty hor side IN tho court
room, cxpgts ssing, amid tears, MS lelicf in her
innocence. Mr. kuucmund wa allowed 10 re-
man IN his home IN the custody of an oGi Ger.
In the ftornOon the body was buried from the
house, tho interment being IN tho Lutheian
Cemetery. The Dolice adhere 10 the theory ~
suiC o, on the ground OF disappointment at the
refusal OF kunemund To break his oKhtlng en-
gagement,