The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-03
MISSING MUENTER
CLOSE PURSUED
BY SLEUTHS
TRAIL LED ACROSS THE LAKE
INTO WILD WOODS SKIRT
ING MUSHROOM.
AGAIN SEARCH HOUSE
Second Analysis Will Be Made OF
Stomach and lntestines of Dead
Woman-Queer Tasting
Beef Tea.


Chicago. May 2-Tracked from Chi
cago across the lake, man believed
to be Prof Erich Muenter, the alleged
wife posoner, of Harvard University,
was sought today be detectives and a
uosse in the dense woods near Mus
kegon, Mich.
The police received information
that man answering Muenters de-
soription had taken Goodrich Line
steamer for Muskegon.
HIS nervousness and desire to
avoid attention were noted by several
who saw him at the Rush street dock
The features of the suspect taaly ex-
actly with those of Muenter, A posse
of deputies, led by Detective Peter
son. left this afternoon for the woods
in which the suspect is believed TO be
hiding. Officers heavily armed will be
picketed about the forest and camp
prepared until the man appears.
Detectives were sent to the Midway
college and others watched relatives
and friends of the missing professor
elsewhere in the city.
After a search through half the day
the police were unable to find any one
at the Chicago University who had re-
ceived a Letter from the missing edu
Gator
1t was also reported from Cam
bridge that friends there had received
letters dated Saturday from Muenter
without any address of the sender
being given, The Cambridge police be.
gan an investigation OF these letters.
Boston, Mass, May 2.-The police
today made another earch OF the
apartments occupied by the Harvard
professor Erich Muenter and his
wife. and took possession of another
lot of effects which will be subjected
to analysis.
A second analysis will be made of
the stomach and intestines Of the dead
woman by Prof. Whitney, of Harvard,
in the prese ence Of an expert repre-
senting the sister of the missing in
structor for whose arrest the Cam
bridge police have sent out general
alarm.
IF | knew where my brother was
| would telegraph him al once to come
back" said Miss Muenter, the sister,
today. 1--WE are doing all we can to
find him, bur | have not the slightest
idea where he Is. | am sure that just
as soon as he gets here he can prove
his innocence. | feel confident my
brother is alive. He is not insane
Erich was devoted to his wife and
very fond Of his child
A bottle of beef tea was among the
articles carried cut in the big market
bas ket by Captain Henry Hurley.
Mrs. John G. Fales, who attended Mrs.
Muenter, told of Mrs. Muenter's COM
plant about the taste Of the beef tea
that was given to her, and also re-
marked significantly about her hus-
bands attitude toward her recovery.
Lawyer Pevey today took posses
SlOu Oi lilt piiNdAt BdJNio vi AhANA'Ni'
In a general way II is known that they
contain Muenter's nc,es on the thesis
of the insanity Of German romantic
literature.
Miss Muenter tonight left Boston for
her home in Chicago.
Miss Muenter took the s O'Clock
train out of the South Street station.
and so well concealed her movements
that it was not until after 10 o'clo2k
that her departure was made known.
To add to the mystery Gilbert A.
Pevey was nowhere to be found. and
F. E. Bryant, the close friend of Muen-
ter. who lived with the Muenters in
the oxford Chambers. was also re
ported 10 have gone ont Of town.
Rumors are flying about Cambridge
tonight that Mucnier has been To-
cat ID.