The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
Other Physicians are of the
Same Opinion.
Her Body Was Brought to This
City for Interment.
Pennsylvania Officers Come 10 Secure
ExhumatiOn and an Autopsy.

Coroner Minchell and Chief OF Police
Berry OF Chester, Pa. arrived in this city
this morning, and at IL O'Clock were
closeted with Chief of Police Baker and
Medical Examiner Palmer at police head
quarters. They had come TO this city for
the purpose of obtaining the permit to
exhume the body of Mrs. Albert ii.
Postel, which was buried in Grace Church
Cemetery, on October IL.
Mrs. Postel was Providence girl, and
the daughter of Mrs. Eleanora Kufiinger
who, for the past three years, has been
the housekeeper for Hermann vetter, l62
Broad street.
Mr. Kutiinger died almost Is years ago,
and since that time Mrs. knffinger has
seen but little OF her daughter. She has
lived in New wA-vrk-end-p hilad-fphss, ,-and-
ii was.i in the latter city that she ne: and,
last October was married to Albert III.
Postel. At that time she wrote TO her
mother that Postsl was widower, and
that she was his second wife, and whom
she came TO Provdence last spring she
said that she was very happy, and tina.
she had just insured her life in her hus-
bands favor. At tnat time she appeared
to be in the best of health, but n few
weeks later she wrote from her home In
Orange, N. j., that she was suffering had-
~ from something that seemed like
malaria and that, during the summer,
she should move. The next heard OF her
was on October Is, when Mrs. ufiingsf
received telegram from Postel saying
that her daughter was dead ana that he
should bring the body to Providene for
burial. The remains arrived on the 10Th,
and were buried in the Vetter lot in
Grace Church Cemetery the next day Rev.
Mr.. Ba ssett officiating. That night Mr..
Postel returned to Pennsylvania.
In the meantime the Pennsylvania au.
thorities became supicious of the circrm-
stances attending Mrs. Postei's death. IL
was stated that this had been his fourth
instead Of his second wife, and tLat the
death of each ot be other women had
been entirely unexpected. On the occa-
sion OF the death OF his third wife. who
before her marriage mad been Mrs. Rebec-
ca Chew of Germantown, Pa, DIR. Ma
guire, the attending physician, reported
tc District Attorney Shaffer that death
had been cause by an irritent poison and
an examination was held. The result,
however, was unsatisfactory and the mat
ter was dropped, but the death oi Mrs.
Postel "No. A. ana the report OF tie at.
tending physicians that Death had also
been caused by poison recalled all tho
~l1 hof fnI hnT
rived at his home in Wayne PsLnsyl-
vania officer had been started for Provi-
dence TO confer with Mrs. Kulfinger and
Chief of Police Baker.
As a result the grave Of Mrs. Postel mas
been guarded day and night by the po-
lice OF the Fourth station, and this
morning the Pennsylvania authorities ar.
rived.
In opening the matter today Coroner
Minchell stated that they desired to re-
move the body 10 Chester, Pa. TO this,
however. DIR. Palmer objected. Tie said
that under the laws Of Rhode Island IL
woul9 be necessary for him TO make tho
autopsy, but he would be willing 20 al
low the authorities TO take ATTY portion
OF the body that could aid them in cs-
tablishing the fact that death wsS due to
poison.
Neither Coroner MiDohei o. Chief Bar
ry were wiling to consent TO this. Taa,
said that under tho PennsylvaDia laws !;
was necessary that the body should t
viewed by competent witnesses bsitr
the autopsy, and that these hf.Urwss
appear beore the ccroner's Jury. D..
Palmer suggested that the necessary vi
uesscs Ia brought here frcta Fernsyi
vania, but this was not accspted or tns
ground that 1t would take too long enG
that tho expense would DO too great.
The matter was discussed at conside--
able length, after which DIR Palmor said
thst ~ Mrs. Kufiirger consented to tho