The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
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arrested and are now IN the Tomhs. Tho
complainant ssainst them " Carl Oneist
~ tho German Consulate
AcahlaRmm vas rpreI ve,a NJ the consulate
an Friday asking for tho arrests " was
sIxnrd hy First state Attorney Won kaden
oT Frankfort, and said that Mover was
sispec,edl ~ having murdered Nfs. NoEel
IN. crime was discovered whom the
polIc. otened q large trunk which had been
left by q man thought la he Meyer ~ the
storage rooms ~ an express company IN
that city Tho express company officials
became suspicious Of the trunk becauss OF
the odor. In IL was found tho body Of Mrs.
/ vogsl buried in chloride 81 lime. II was
ON April ~ that the trunk was left with the
express company The owner aid that
he was going abroad for three months and
wanted 10 leave the trunk, together with
one or two other pieces 81 baggage, In
storage until he returned.
The Indications were that the woman
was ~strangled. Meyer had been living
with Mrs. vogel in Wildungen, in the prin-
cipality 81 waldeck. Mrs. vogel was -
years old, and Meyers companion said
YESTERDAY that she was Meyers aunt.
Apparently, though, the Frankfort police
know nothing about any relationship, "a
il was not mentioned either In the cable
grams received at the German Consulate
or in press dispatches from Frankfort.
Never says he IL an American citizen,
but refused after his arrest to say any
thing further about himself. Dispatches
from Frankfort say, however, that he
was a furniture dealer in New Orleans
and went later to San Francisco. Mrs.
vogel was living in that city and he finally
left with her for Wildungen. to settle there.
That was two years ago. Lately there had
been some trouble between them and Mrs.
vogel had asked for police protection.
Mrs. vogel disappeared on April 81.
and about the same time Meyer left the
town. No suspicion was aroused, because
both had talked OF returning to America.
Meyer is 81 years old. OF medium height
and well st up. He is rather intelligent
looking, but has an ugly nose. Hts COM
| ~plexion is sallow and his cheeks are sunken.
He made no attempt to resist arrest when
Deputy Marshal Reed approached him with
the open handouts, but he was sullen and
nasty afterward and refused to say any
thing when arraigned before United States
Commissioners Shields, except thai he was
an American citizen and that he was not
guilty.
The woman with him is only 20 years old
| and innocent looking. Those who saw her
Yesterday were OF the impression that she
was Meyers dupe and knew nothing Of the
murder. She is tall and thin, and a decided
| blonde. She didn't appear TO realize
was happening when the United States
| officers slipped the hand on Meyer.
| She tried to speak to him in German, but
he paid no more attention to her than to
the officers.
She was registered or the ships hook as
Frau Sophie Meyer, but she admitted that
she was not married to Meyer. Her home,
she said, was in WildunRen. She had
known Meyer for a long time and had
been engaged to be married TO- him for
several months. Z To prove that she was
telling the truth she exhibited a gold ring
on her finger, on the inner surface OF which
was inscribed; "Wilhelm Meyer, November
s, 1906 The young woman wore clothes
of good quality.
She can speak no English, and it was
some time before the COMMISSIONS was able
TO make her understand what was the
cause OF their ernest. When she did UNDER
stand she sank down in a chair, buried her
face in her hands and wept hard. Meyer
stood sullen near by. Suddenly the young
woman sprang to her feet, walked quickly
over 10 Meyer and with the tears streaming
down her cheeks said: 4
Hast du es gethanf'
"Nein,' was the gruff reply.
Either the young woman was q very good
actor or else she had no knowledge OF the
crime and believed in Meyer, That was
evident to everybody. Anyway, she seemed
to be perfectly we'll satisfied with his reply,
and after that she dried her eyes and
marched along with him to the Tombs
with scarcely a trace Of emotion.
Information from Frankfort is to the
effect that the young woman Joined Meyer
in that city after he had disposed Of the
grewsome trunk at the express company.
Meyer wrote a letter to the girl in Wildungen.
and 1t is supposed that that is the way the
police got track Of him. Meyer signed
his own name on the ships book and reg-
| istered as from New Orleans. The two
came over in the second cabin.
The young woman said to reporters that
Meyers aunt had objected to having him
court her and that there was 30 much trou-
| BILE over it that Mrs. Vogel finally left Will
dungen. That was in July, and she had
not seen the old since.
The prisoners will be examined before
Commissions Shields oil Monday, when
Consul Gneist will formally prefer charges.