The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-28
MURDER CASE AT HARVARD.
INSTRUCTOR CHARGED WITH POI.
SONING HIS WIFE.
Analysis bf Stomach Shows Arsenic was
Administered-Took Body to Former
Home in Chicago, Had 1t CremRted,

Buried the Ashes and Disappeared.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 27.-Chief Pull
len Of the Cambridge police announced this
afternoon that a warrant had been issued
for the arrest of Erich Muenter, an instruc-
tor in German at Harvard University,
charging him with wife murder by the adj
ministration of arsenic.
Muenter Is now missing and the police
in all the large cities east Of Missouri have
received circulars asking that Muenter
be arrested on sight.
The instructor left here or April II to
take the body Of his wife to Chicago for
burial.
Mrs. Muenter, whose full name was
Leone E.. Muenter, died at her home on
April IS, and the following day an autopsy
was held by Medical Examiner Swan. The
stomach and intestines were removed and
sent to Prof. Whitney, the poison expert,
at the Harvard medical school, for exanin-
alton.
Several days ago DR.. Whitney reported
back to the medical examiner that Mrs.
Muenter had died OF arsenical poisoning,
and this information was turned over to
District Attorney Sanderson.
Since he left Cambridge nothing has been
heard from Muenter, either by the police
or by the Harvard authorities, except Il
word from the Chicago police that he ar
rived there with the body.
Muenter has been serving his second
year at Harvard. He was born in Germany
about thirty-five years ago and came to this
country about sixteen years ago, settling
in Chicago. There he is said to have taught
school and later entered the University
of Chicago, from which he was graduated
with the class of 1899. He afterward
went to the University of Kansas, at Law
renee, Kan.
Muenter lived in the top loor apart
ment Of the three family building at 1917
Oxford street, which is Just above Har-
ward Square and leading off Massachusetts
avenue. His wife was a fine looking woman
of about 81 and had every indication OF
refinement and education. Little was
known OF the couple in the neighborhood
and among the college people.
On April Q Mrs. Muenter is said to have
been confined, being attended at the time
by a Christian Science healer, and two
nurses, a Miss Case Of Mount Auburn street
and a Miss Derrick Of Oxford street, both
said to be of the same religious belief as the
healer, cared for the sick woman.
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