Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-03
Bodies Just Found Beneath a
 Wood Shed.
MURDERER USED A HAMMER.
Man Who Moved Into House of Dead Couple Under Arrest = He Went Away Some Time Ago, But Was. Fi nally Located in Erie.

Away Some Time Ago, But Was Fiji
 nally Located in Erie.
 Buffalo, N Y, Dec 3.-The bodies of Mr and Mrs Franz Frehr, an aged cou- pie who have been missing since No vember 20, were found early to-day buried beneath a woodshed in the yard of their home. They had been mur- dered.
 A, search for Charles Bonier, who moved into the house of the Frehrs on the day of their disappearance, had been begun hours before the finding Of the bodies, but the hunt was re- neWed by the entire staff of headquar- ters detectives as soon as word came that the bodies of the old couple had been found.
 Although the bodies were badly de- composed. the wounds were so plain that Medical Examiner Danser did not hesitate to say that the murder had been done with a hammer. A ham mer, such as would have inflicted the blows, was found in the shed. Sew eral hairs were found clinging to the Z head of it.
 On Tuesday Bonier appeared at po- lice court in response to a summons in John Doe proceedings regarding the disappearance of the Frehrs. The case was adjourned and Bonier was ordered to appear in court yesterday, but he did not come. It was then that the suspicion of foul play grew stronger with the police. who had be- lieyed up to that time that the old couple had been taken away by rela- lives, who hoped to inherit their mon- ey
 Descriptions of Bonier were sent broadcast and at 8 o'clock this morn ing Superintendent Bull received tel ephone message from Erie, Pa, stating that Bonier had been arrested there , Bonier is 65 years old
 Bonier's housekeeper, Louise Lind holm, is also locked up at an east side police station. The police found i'll her bosom gold pieces to the value of $1O. The Frehrs were supposed to have a great deal of gold in the house. The woman says the money was given to her by Bonfer.
 Kate Kahn, a relative of the Lind hold woman, was also taken to a DO lice station. Captain Regan said that he found at her house a trunk and some stuff which had belonged to the Frehrs. George Mollr, carpenter, and a man named Kuhn, who visited Bonier several times. were later brought, to the station house.
 Frehr was a cabinetmaker, but he had not worked at his trade for long time and was an invalid The Frehrs < owned a house and lot on Cherry street and had money in the bank. It was well known in the neighborhood that they kept large sums of money in thei1 home on Jefferson street.
 : Last spring a white whiskered man cahle to them to buy their home. He Is said to have offered $2.000, which the Frellrs refused. On Friday, No yennber 20, the stranger moved into the Frehr house and on that day the old couple disappeared from the sight and knowledge of their friends and nefghbors, Frehr had been seen the day before, but no one in the vicinity of the house saw the couple on Friday On the day before Thanksgiving rela- tive called at the house with basket of food. A stranger met her at the door and informed her that the Frehrs had moved away.
 The police were notified. Captain Began instituted John Doe proceeding to compel those who might know of the F'rehrs to come to court and testify The first session of the hearing was helG Tuesday. Among those called wa. Charles Bonier. the old man who wal said to have bought the house from tht Frehrs. Bonier appeared in court but the case was adjourned until yes terday. Yesterday he did not appear The police then began to look for him The suspicion of foul play grew into ; conviction that murder had beer done Inquiries among the Frehrs neighbors brought out the fact that al old shed in the back yard of the Fheh home had been torn down recently ant another one built nearer the house Tn, work was done by AIohr and Bonier il pouring rainstorm.
 Early today Captain Began directed patrolmen to take the wood out of tn shed When that work was dOn' they found marks on the ground indi eating that it had recently been turn ed They began to dig with picl and shovel and had not gone nor than foot below the surface whel they came upon the body of F'rehr. l lay face down, with the skull beatel in. The body of Mrs Frehr wa found foot deeper in the ground, di rectly beneath that of her husband.
 Bonier is known to have lived il Buffalo for nearly year. Befor coming here he lived in Gardenville n village near this city.
 Louise Lindholm was put through rigid cross.examination by Captail Regan and Chief of Detectives Taylo early to-day. She said Bonier 'tol' her the old couple had sold the hous 10 him and that they had gone to house of refuge to spend the balanc of their lives. Her answers to ques lions regarding the large amount Q gold found upon her were unsatisfac tory. She said Bonier gave it to hel but when asked why such a larg amount had been given she could no give q reason that satisfied the police