The evening world., 1894-08-28
Relatives of Dr. Grunhut Do Not
Believe Suicide Theories
One Story Is that q Former Wife
Caused His Disappearance.
The Missing Mans Life Was Insured
for a. Large Amount.

The death or disappearance OF Dr
Bernhard Grunhut from the steamship
Bothnia, bound to Boston, seems to be
an addition to the many instances re-
corded Of human disappearance. and may
result in the loss of two other lives.
At present there are three theories
advanced to account for the doctors
disappearance, none of which has any
better basis for belief than the other.
These theories are suicide, accidental
death by falling overheard, or voluntary
tlisappearance.- r"
DR.. Grunhut was forty-eight years
old, d graduate of the College OF the
: City of New York and Of the College
OF Physicians and Surgeons. Four years
! ago he abandoned medical practice and
{, became a member OF the real-estate firm
OF Saunnet, Grunhut q Co. In that
venture he is said to have been very
successfsi'. ard was reported to be worth
I $4,000 when the firm closed up It's
AFFAIRS prior to DR.. Grunhut's departure
For Europe and by common consent left
them In the hands of Lawyer A. Stern.
Of I22 -Bowervsg-.--------
Z In addition to the possession Of a fair
fortune. DIR. Grunhut six months ago
took to himself young and hand
{ some wife. In the person of Miss Ketch-
am g sister Of william q keteham,
pany, SINCE the wedding. Or. Grunhut
has been living with his wife and her
brother N Monroe street. Brooklyn. 1t
yious unfortunate matrimonial expert
ence, which eliminated in the divorce
courts. Has first wife was Miss Rachel
Goldsmith, who secured a divorce from
him. and In lieu OF alimony accepted
lump sum OF money
II is on this circumstance that the
believers in the. theory OF a voluntary
disappearance found their argument,
under the impression that the first wife
may have renewed her Influence over
The nearest. living relative of DR..
G-tinhut is his brother Louis Grunhut, a
1eyryer at 247 Broadway. To an EVEN
Ing World reporter he said this morn
q IT do not know what to make OF my
tyother,s disappearance. The theory OF
suicide ] absolutely scout. He was
nan who had tsysryhngs to ye fSr
usually happy nome. His entire life
vas, based upon Sanitary principles, and
fhere Gould have been no suicidal ten
otncy.. He was an extremely cautious
man, and he could, not well have fallen
.Do YOU think that he was murderer
: II would not suggest such a thing. II
r. q subject on which I know nothing.
DIR. Brennan, who accompanied him
fo The sas e his sS sTSbe rp% sb
tect to fits Of depression and melan-
choly- saw my brother two or three
DAYS before his departure a and he Looked ssd
eide. for he always feared death"
eWas his life insured for large
II think his life was insured. but
know nothing Of his private business
affairs. To ASCERTAIN anything on that
point you Will have TO see Lawyer n.
"I do not believe that my brother-in-
law, DIR. Grunhnt. committed suicide.
said Mr. " b. ksssham' Gn1n the sns
Delahanty, Of Boston, that he may have
.sneaked or the boat In the guise OF
gray-bearded man Is absolutely cruel
] would not let my sister see that drti-
Gle for the world.
'She would have accompanied the doc
tor to Europe except for her delicate
ment in print II will kill her and her
child. In fact, she seems impressed with
the idea that h"r husband Is not dead
but T. IN hiding and she e fsst ks
i''My mother and iather came on from
Washington last night wher they heard
OF tiie1 death Of pr. Granhut, and are
learn, DIR. Grunbut was on deck on the
night Of mis- disappearance. and 1t Is
more than likely he vas washed over
board. as the captain says !: was
very stormy night. I do not know
whether his life was insured or not. but
] krew that 10 man could be more
thoughtful or affe "tiondte TO a wife than
was the doctor to my sister;
lie absolutely worshipped her and was
only too anxious to satisfy her slightest
s,ss he S Ssley ne BE se,di L dead but
Lawyer A. Stern said:
yes; DIR. Grunhut's life was insured
TO considerable amount; but just how
much. or in what company. / can't say.
as the policies are locked uD in safe
deposit vaults in BROOKLYN. Mrs. Grun-
hut has the key. but her condition Is so
serious that 1t 's out Of the question TO
ask her.
"The doctor made a will. in which
Mrs Grunhut IL well provided for.
wife a the Save her ss
over him. i can say that Is not so. The
doctor assured me that he had only seen
her once In four years. she Is living IN
(, know. but she does not figure in the
matter. as the doctor was devoted to
his second wife. She was always in his
Thoughts.
II am positive that DR.. Grunhut is
dead, and that he did not commit sui
eide. either"
It was on June 90 when DIR. Grunhut
Ireland and Scotland. accompanied by
DIT. Thomas Brennan, OF lIt East
Ninety-sixth street on Aug; "A they
Liverpool. DIR. Brennan said that DR..
Grunhut was In better spirits than at
any time before making the trip.
They occupied the same stateroom,
and on Wednesday, nj midnight, DIR.
Brennan missed DR.. Grunhut from his
berth, He searched the boat. but could
find no trace OF the missing man. The
captain had thorough search of the
boat made. but without result
There is nothing to show" concluded
DR.. Brennan, whether he fell into the
water or jumped In. The sea was rather
heavy. and a man standing In the stern
of the vessel might easily have fallen
over the rail when the ship lurched."
1t is remarka BILE that the circum-
stances OF DR.. Grunhuts death resem-
bic those attending the death OF Ascher
Weinstein. "A business associate of his
who committed suicide by jumping from
an ocean steamer in July of last year