The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-01
SISTER FIGHTS TO
SHOW MUENT[R
INNOCENT
CHICAGO SCHOOL TEACHER EN-
CAGES COUNSEL no DEFEND
HER BROTHER.
WOMAN IGNORES POLICE
Accused Professor Has Mo- Yet Essn
Located--s Suicide Theory fiss
Been DieaeIIcd-poilce
Watch the House.

Boston, Mass. April 3o. Harvard
University'a murder my terry Vas g.ge.
snddea new twist oday with the
arrival of Miss Bertha Mucntdr, sstar
ef the German instruct accused by
the police 81 having l.e1 ais wife ay
poison who immeilately retained
counsel and intimatad her intention at
protecting the interes Ill Ter brctErs
to the full limit Of the Iaw
Miss Muenter showed her mettIa 1T
the oftsart hy declining til have ans
thing to do with he police. In ali III.
terview which she had with II Il
Bryant Harvard man who appears to
be the only friend MueRter has left
IN Cambridge, she stoutly asserted her
belief in her brothers innocence. the
police were present an this talk, Bur
Miss Muenf er. who Is q preposs essing
woman Of twenty seven, 4 Chicago
sch ol teacher self-reiiant and awake
to her rights, disGainfaIIy igsored them
and after defending beta the in aocenca
Of her brother as well as his sanity.
she turned her back on Inspectors Hur.
ley and Cox and entered the home OF
Mrs. Derrick, whose guest she will ba
during her say in Cambridge
Miss Muenter Defends Brother. "a
Her eyes blazing with indignation
and her petty foot stamping tlie neer,
Miss Muenter aid.
NhIs, ~ -
my wrongdoing and we shall ba abso.
''ntely able to prove bis intioeeuce III I. ]
little while II is absurd. n1oasirouS.
10 suggest that Erich killed hts wits.
Why should he? They loved each
other and there was not the lightest
suggestion Of trouble between them.
AS to hts being crazy. that also IA
absurd. There was no suggestion Of
insanity about him when | saw him
al his wife's funerai and an s,ire lie
is not crazy now
Where is your bro 'her@' was as',.
ed
Miss Muenter loC ked dedantiy at her
questioner and walked away.
IL was developed a few minutes
ater that the yosng woman has come
here full of fight and that the next
lew days will be productive Of some
sensational developments in the case
which has stirred Harvard University
o its center.
Has Received Several Letters
II was through young Mr.. BRYANT
hat Miss Muenter made her arrange.
nents to visit Cambridge. Bryant was
'.so boarder 10 the Muenter apart
nents upto the time Of Mrr Muenter's
leath. He was in the apartments tAe
hight she died, and since Muenter left
'amoridge Bryant, oa his own admis-
ion has received several letters from
he Instructor whose presence here Is
o much desired by the rollce.
Police Take Possession.
Another important development sf
he day was the visit Of inspectors
Siolan and Cnghlan io tire apartments
crmerly occupied by the Mlenters.
yhcrc they took roHcssi1u 0f al The
ood supplies fuai iu thu house. as
scll as a big 1omiiohn and e Ear cor-
7iuiuc fril uh o. were removed t3
oi.ce bes1Guar fr for malaysia
II adiion 20 this. q Hnor foaul its
'ay - tho police ttat isentc- bad
cen located i0 s~'s1 Califcr.a
'wu. from which te sxrects % work
is Nar fo San Fr1ac. Gu ana lose him
IN in rae crowd 1f Refugees
Mss Nuenier-s ar-i al save rise 10
umor that she bad come here %
ske arrangements Tor the surrender
her broiher buf her a-tioas after
r. arrival did not give nronise Of anv
.oh rr-nree and Nfr peyev said a.
abr ttst he Iid ROT tnor Of auv
ch plan.
Leaves Note in Mail Box
The sister of the miszi z in tructcf
rived a. DO O'Clock this morning. she
mt inmed ately and without auv
ide 70 l07 Oxford street. OF the thsrd
OF e which were located tbe anart-
nis in which Erich MBenier aud bis
p lived. She rang the bell FOR soma
be- and. getting 20 answer wrote =
e. which she put in the nail box
the hail. an1 then went irfo the
be = Mrs Rnfh s. Clsv inrefa fafe-
adj lining where Mrs Derick. the
-se who accolrau 81 MBentsr 20
.caeo. lives
he had rcareelr disappeared ubea
.raEze thing harrenod- A by rode
70 No iH7 ~ ? hirvcle disnourte1
E0inE inside. found the ncse IN fhe
lhoK. which - tcok ru-. piscei =
pocket sni Immediately rode q
in
here e no definite tnoEfesre ss &,