The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-28
Warrant Issued for the Arrest
of German Instructor at
Harvard University.
ACCUSED HAS DISAPPEARED
ARSENIC FOUND IN VICTIMS
STOMACH.

rant for the arrest of Erich Muenter,
an instructor in German at Harvard
university, on a charge of numbering
his wife in this city about two weeks
ago. 1t is alleged that Mrs. Muenter's
death was caused by arsenic. The body
was taken to Chicago on April II, but
the case was not made public until
| this evening.
| Muenter was born in Germany. He
formerly taught school in Chicago, and
before coming to Harvard less than
the University of Kansas, at Law
rerce, Kan.
He is So years of age. His wife was
| formerly Miss Leone K. Krembs of
Chicago.
Attended by Faith Curists.
The attention of the authorities was
! called to the case just after the wom-
ans death, April Is. Ten days before
that time a child was born to Mrs.
MUenter, who was attended by a faith
cure doctor and by two nurses of the
same cult. The physician was a Mrs
NicherSon of Winchester
Some time after the child was born
two regular physicians, Drs. Frederick
w. Taylor and Herbert Mcintyre,
were called. Both decided that Mrs
! Muenter was suffering from some all
| for her, but later, it is alleged, with
drew because they ascertained their
directions were not being followed
Mrs. Muenter died April 16.
Would Not Sign Certificate.
Muenter applied to DR.. Mcintyre for
his signature to the certificate of death
but DR.. Mcintyre decided that the case
needed investigation and notified the
medical examiner, who performed an
autopsy and sent the stomach TO Prof
W. +. Whitney of the Harvard Medi-
cal school. Muenter and the two nurses
were then permitted to take the body
TO Mrs, Muenter's former home in Chi
cago. The party left Cambridge April
II.
Today a report of the analysis of the
stomach was received by Medical Elk
aniner Swan. Professor Whitney re-
| ported that he had found marked
traces Of arsenic, and District Attorney
Sanderson notified the Cambridge
police.
! Warrant Issued.
! A warrant for Muenter charging him
with the murder of his wife was issued
| and the Chicago police have been noti-
fed to hold the man If he can be found
Arrangements are being made to send
out circulars containing a complete de-
scription of him.
The university authorities stated to-
structor in German nearly two years
ago while he was stationed at the Uni
VerSity of Kansas. He at no time had
acted as professor at Harvard, but re-
ceived his appointment as instructor
temporarily, that is from year to year
He was serving his second year here.
Wrote From Chicago.
It was learned late tonight that since
his departure from Cambridge Muenter
has written to several friends here, the
letters bearing a Chicago postmark. In
none of these letters did he reveal his
address. 1t was learned tonight that
Muenter had submitted his resignation
to the university authorities, and it
will probably be acted upon next We'd
nesday. There was an unVerified ru-
NOR at the college tonight that Muenter
had been seen in Boston yesterday.
Muenter came to the United States
from Germany about sixteen years ago.
He taught school I'm Chicago and ma
circulated at the University of Chicago,
receiving the degree OF A. 3. from that
institution. The subject of Muenter's
thesis in the graduate school here was
Insanity in German Romantic Lite
rature''
Those who were were closely &C
quainted with him say that he was a
man of high principles. but had be-
come somewhat morbid because of
CverwOrk-