The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29
NO WARRANT FOR MUENTER.
EVIDENCE AGAINST BARNARD
INSTRUCTOR INSUFFICIENT.
Court Refuses TO Take Action In Alleged
VIE Murder Case Till Police Make
Stronger showing Nurse Tells or
Observation-Disclosures Defends Him..

stronger nOWln Nurse IehS VI
Observation-Disclosures Defends Him.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 2s.-After con-
sulting with Capt. Hurley and District At
torney Sanderson this morning, Judge
Amy Of the Cambridge District Court re-
fused to grant a warrant for the arrest Of
Erich Muenter, the Harvard instructor
whom the police accuse in connection with
the death Of his wife, the Court holding
that there was not sufficient evidence.
Capt. Hurley presented the facts In pos
session Of the police, and it is understood
that the Court declared the evidence was
not sufficient. District Attorney Sanderson
was called, and 1t is understood that Judge
Almy held to the position he had taken
with Capt. Hurley and declined to issue
the necessary authority to arrest. Shortly
afterward Inspector Dreehan reported by
telephone to Capt. Hurley and all the In
spectors went to work on the case anew.
So far, the Cambridge police say, they
have not the slightest clue to the where
| abouts Of Muenter, though it is said by
one who knows him well that he was seen
In Cambridge within a few days.
At the university the opinion is eS-
pressed that Muenter will return to Cam
bridge as soon as he hears that anything
suspicious exists In the case OF his wife.
Mrs. Edith Chase, the nurse who was
on duty at the Muenter house the morning
Of Mrs. Muenter's death, broke her silence
to-day and told her story Of the illness
Of Mrs. Muenter.
Il was called in on the case about ten
days before the woman died, said Mrs.
Chase, and found the usual condition in
such cases. She received the usual Christian
Science treatment. Monday, or three days
after the child was born, she began to show
fresh symptoms of illness, and was greatly
troubled with nausea
After the usual Christian Science treat
ment she got over this. Mr.. Muenter this
time objected ~strenuously to Christian
In a physician that the omar might see
for herself how Ill she was.
Because of this Mrs. Nickerson, the
other Science nurse. LETT the place and Mrs
Mary Fales was sent for. Mr.. Aluenter
assured her that no more physicians would
be called.
"On the Sunday before the woman's
death, at the suggestion Of the patient
and with the permission Of her husband, |
went out for a walk. When | came back
she seemed better. Then | was told that
passed as l went out, had given her some
n~ourishment.
THAT night 1 went to bed between II
and II and she seemed to be all right.
About 9 O'Clock was called by Mr.. Muenter,
who told me his wife was dead. Subse-
quently he said something had been given
to the woman the day before to make her
sleep, | getting the impression that it was
given by DR.. Taylor.
AT this time Mr.. Muenter said ne intended
to nave the remains cTemated, but as 1t
could not be done on Tuesday at Mount
Auburn, he decided to take the body West
with him aud have it done there, as he had
intended to take the ashes West in any
event.
CHICAGO, April 2s.-That Erich Muen-
ter is in Los Angeles, Cal, is the belief of
the dead wife's mother, Mrs. krembs.
The police likewise believe he is in the
West.
Mrs. Krembs declines to take the same
view of the case as that taken by the Boston
police, and saws her son-in-law is innocent,
and believes later developments will es-
tablish the fact.
Muenter's mother-in-,aw saws his mother
lives in Los Angeles and that he has been
worried about her since the earthquake.
She believes he knows nothing about the
suspicion directed against him in Connec-
ton with his wife's death.
"As soon as ne hears of the charge" she
declared, "he will return at once to prove
his innocence"