Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-28
HARVARD TEACHER
TO Be ARRESTED.
Erich Muenter, Instructor in Ger.
man, Charged With Muir.
dering His Wife.
SAID TO HAVE POISONED HER.
chicago Authorities Instructed to Hold
Him, II They Can Find
Him.

Cambridge Mass, April 27.--The
cambridge police tonight issued Il war;
rant for the arrest OF Erich Muenter,
an Instructor in German at Harvard
university, on charge OF numbering
his wife in this city about two weeks
ago. II 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
two years ago he was an Instructor at
The University of Kansas, at Law
renee, Kan.
He is 30 years Of age. His wife was
formerly Miss Leone X. krembs Of
Chicago
The attention Of the authorities was
called to the case Just after the wo-
mans death, April l6. Ten days before
that time child was born to Mrs.
Muenter, who was attended by faith
cure doctor and by two nurses Of the
came 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
ment of the stomach. They prescribed
for her. but later, II is alleged, with
drew because they ascertalned their
directions were not being followed
Mrs. Muenter died April Is.
Muenter applied to Dr. Mcintyre for
his signature to the certificate of death
but Or. Mcintyre decided that the case
needed investigation and notified the
medical examiner who performed an
autopsy and sent the stomach 10 Prof
W. Il. Whitney of the Harvard medi-
cal school. Muenter and the two nurses
were then permitted TO take the body
10 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 En-
amner Swan. Prof. Whitney reported
that he had found marked traces Of
arsenc,and Dist Atty. Sandersun noti-
fed the Cambridge police.
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 II he can be found.
Arrangements are being made TO send
out circulars containing q complete de-
seription Of him.
The university authorities stated to-
night that Muenter was appointed in
Structor In German nearly two years
ago while he was stationed at the Uni
versity OF Kansas. He al no time had
acted as professor al Harvard. but re-
celvei his appointment as instructor
temporarily, that Is from year to year.
He was serving his second year here.
II was learned late tonight that since
his departure from Cambridge Muenter
has written 10 several friends here. the
letters bearing a Chicago postmark. In
none Of these letters did he reveal his
address. II was learned tonight that
Muenter had submitted his resignation
TO the university authorities, and Il
Will probably be acted upon next We'd
neSday. There was an unverlfied ru-
NOR at the college tonight that Muenter
had been seen In Boston yesterday.
Muenter came TO the United States
from Germany about l6 years ago. He
taught school In Chicago and matricu-
lated at the University OF Chicago re.
celying the degree of A. b. from that
institution. The subject of Muenter's
thesis In the graduate school here was
insanity in German Romantic Ltra-
ture'
Those who were closely acquainted
with him say that he was a man of