The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-04
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SISTER or MUENTER, ACCUSED
HARVARD PROFESSOR DE-
PARTS CAMBRIDGE.
BRING CASE TO A HEAD
ection BY observation-disclosures
to Ascertain Exact Cause
Of Death

Boston, May 3-Docisiye steps tc
bring the Muenter case TO a haad
were taken today when Judge Amy OF
| Cambridge. at cOnfe ence between
District Attorney Sanderson Chief of
4 Police Pullen ana Medical Examiner
Swan, was prevailed upon to order an
| inquest into the death of Mrs Leone
Muenter to begin Friday at o'clock
Medical Examiner Swans repert
which "a based upon the result Of Prof
Whitnay's first analysis of the yi5cera
of Mrs. Muenter. takes the fiat stand
that the wife of the missing Harvard
instructor died Of arsenic poisoning.
The inquest will bring TO ght all
the fact. in the Mueater mystery. II
will uncover tha friends of the German
in tructor who has been charged with
murder, and force them TO tell what
they know concerning his past life
and habits fcr the past six months II
will disclose The nature of his studies,
his mental habits, h acquaintance
with poison and The acces; he had TO
the Harvard laboIatoric Some Of III
most distinguished ald learned men
in Harvard viii be called in as wit
nesses.
Sister Departs ;cr Chicago.
The police nave redoubled their
efforts TO locate Muente-. The sndien
departure of his ST er last night for
Chicago embayra sed them quite lit
tie In the iryes tigati1n and they We're
deeply chagrined today by the manner
in which the young woman tsicke
them. Whatever evidence may have eX
8sted in tae pyigate effects IS as '9'ss
ing man have been removed by the
yiglant sister 10 Chicago, and the reTi
Of his effects, consisting Of furniture,
etc., were packed today for shipment
tomorrow
The allegation tha Miss Muenter's |
sudden departure was due 10 the fact
that ae had heard rrcm her brathe'
and knew of his Whereabouts was de-
MED today by Lawyer Pevey her coun
.2l. He said
Mis- Bertha left town suddenly |
night for her homo in Chicago because
She was pesterct 10 death by re.
poItcrs. She has no heard from her
brother ana neither have l. Nor do !
know where he is, ami when do know
where he Is. will turn him over to thc
police.
him over to the police
Expert Chemist Engaged.
"a have made arrangements with an
expert chem 10 represent me al an
analyst. Of the contents of Mrs. Muen
.er's stomach that Profe sor Whitney
If Harvard may make. 1t is possible
hey will make an arrangement for an
analysis tomorrow Probably the has
let Of food and provisions taken from
he house will be analyza1."
II seems to be a fact neverthele
hat Miss Muenter left town at the
,pportune time to avoid being served
With a subpoena TO testify in the i'm.
leding inquest
II is said an effort will be made to
secure her consent 20 return and tosti-
y. or else send a statement. The p0.
ice have arranged TO keep a close
Hatch OH Miss Muenter. wherever she
goes that any meeting between her
md her hIothcr might be learned of
n time to arrest the later
The Chicago police and those Of tn
.irics through which she i passing er
cute to that place nave been notified
o be on the outlook and it Is also
tated that a private detective repre-
entins The insurance company ia
which the life of Mrs. Muentcr was in.
ured for 81 900 + clio ely on her heels.