The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-10

and BURIED
IN CELLAR

Philadelphia. June io.--fn the cellar Of
two-story frame house at 1s0s wilmot
street where it had been buried last De
oember by inadmsn who has since died
from consumption in a hospital, the body
OF woman known only by the name
Annie" comely German woman who
worked in a mill by day and acted as
housekeeper in the evening. was un-
earthed late Saturday afternoon.
She had been Bluhm's mistress and
the body was hacked TO pieces. The
wife. children and mother-i in-law Of
Charles Bluhm. who lived i'm the house
with Annie and was taken from IL on
May Is 10 die I'm the Frankfort hospital
10 days later. took possession Of the place
last Wednesday.
They noticed a peculiar odor. which
seemed 10 come from the cellar, and at
dusk Saturday afternoon Mrs Louisa
Meske the aged mother Of Mrs. Bluhm
went down stairs TO find out what caused
IL.
With common garden rake she pushed
ASIDE the dirt until tne iron thongs
caught upon some hard substance She
thought IL was the bones OF a buried dog
she round that IL was the hacked. bat
tered and decayed body Of woman Her
shrieks Of fright brought Mrs. Buhm TO
the cellar and under the light OF a candle
they made sure that Mrs Meske had
made no mistake Investigation by the
police unrsveled one OF the most grue-
some stories recorded I'm the annals Of
the city. The body OF the dead woman
was shown TO be that OF the woman who
had been keeping house for Charles Bluhm
during the past two years in the WilmOt
street house.
BACK TO HER PEOPLE.
Bluhm had been separated from his
wife for four years The woman was
known In the neiehborhood AS Annie.
Bluhms housekeeper." She was a we'll
known figure I'm the enighborhood. She
mysteriousy disappeared last December;
when the neighbors inquired Of Bluhn
where she had gone he brusquely an
swered. Back to her people"
He remarked 10 several Of his friends
that he was now alone In the house, and
that II he ever failed 10 appear I'm the
street for several days they should enter
the house 10 see whether he was dead
The neighbors knew that he had con-
sumption and on May they persuaded
him 10 60 10 the hospital lie was taken
To the Frankfort hospital. where his CON
dition grew gradually worse
Mrs. Bluhm was then living I'm Brides
burg. and they sent word 10 her that her
husband was dying She did her best to
effect a recorciliation. The conversation
between husband and wife was carried on
TN German. but the hospital authorities
had an interpreter present, and they now
recall that when Mrs. Bluhm asked for
the key 10 the house the dying man NUT
tered angrily and refused the request
The wife left the hospital. Several days
later she heard that her husband had
died. lie left a will beaueathing her he
Wilnot street house.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Rluhm,
her four children and her aged mother.
Mrs. Meske, moved into the house There
was a general houseclesnng. and. while
this was in progress most Of the win
dous OF the house were left open
Later Mrs. Rluhm noticed the musty.
sckening od'r that came from the cellar.
pervading all Of the room of the house
She thought that the family had some
animal buried in the cellar.
After Mrs. Meske said she was going 10
spend no more time I'm wonderment. but
Was going down into the cellar herself 10
find out what caused the strange odor
She took a garden rake and descended
the stairs. The gruesome find was the
result.