The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-09
WOMAN 5 DEATH
LAID TO NEPHEW
RICH MRS. oUERNHEiM SAID
TO HAVE BEEN BRUTALLY
SLAIN BY HER OWN KIN.
pal" is UNDER ARREST
But Edward Bergman, Described by
Mother as bad Egg" Has Not
Been Found-crine a Mast
Foul One.

r S. Louis, March SEdward Berg
, mann, a hayward man Of % years.
characterized by his mother as
, bad egg is being sought through
out St Louis as the murdered Of his
ann Mrs Kate Quenheim His
pal Harry Mnermeyer. arrested
Friday morning while sleeping Off Il
spree N a hack at Twenty fifth street
and Bremen avenue told the poll
that he was with Bergmann Thurs
day afternoon before he became to,
intoxicated TO remember what he was
doing
They were together in he vicinity
Of the Quernheim home. 1920 Vest
avenue shortly before dusk. he said
The body Of MIS- Quernhem. kiliel
( by the violent crushing Of the ribs
over her heart, was found by her hn
band, william II Quernhem. when
he came nome al $50 ., m.
nnmbe, OF articles stolen from
1 the house all the property Of Mrs
/ Qnernbeim's stepson, were tur cd
over TO Chief Of Detectives Smith
| Fiiaay morning by second hand
dealer who says he bought them
Thursday evening from man
answering the description Of Berg.
mann
Conrad Alhrecht proprietor Of a
saloon and grocery at 3527 North
Twenty-second street, and his Lar
tender Fred Gerling. told the Quern
helm family and he pol ce f iday OF
a visitor to The saloon whom they G.
lieve 10 have been the fugitive
They said that at 5:t5 p. m. Thurs
day, while both Were in the salo H.
a young man entered aud drank two
glasses Of beer His nervous ACTIONS
attracted al ention even before ae
areKoWqp yPBjf yPBjff nafaltet /, ,bnntinS lknifn.
that"
Had Revolver in Pocket.
Partly opening his coat he showed
pe ket containing what seemed TO
be a revolver covered bv he cloth OF
the pocket and said "Ill nCe1 that
when I 20 West
Gcrling and his employer saw that
in a coat pocket the man ca ried
what they described as black box
II might have been small clmera,
they said \ pocket camera was
among the stolen articles ro urnei
by the purchaser to the family
through the police,
The saloon men. description Of
the sp'lng knife caused the family to
believe il was the one stolen by the
murderer with ether az icles. from
the room oc upied by the slain wom-
ans stepscn.
Their description Of the yourg
man rcsemhlel that of Bergman.
who has been a frequenter Of saloons
since his recent discharge from the
regular army
The autou-y today revealed that
Mrs. Ouernheim ribs were broken
by her assailant in manner hardy
possible except by violent amping
ru Uostratc body Il was the pres
sure Of broken ribs on the heart the
pbyslciu- said which caused death
The wouu s. ON the head though
severe. would hardly have proven
fatal Two of these seemed 20 nave
been made with a sharp k~ifc CT
razor
ur Nriuhard who made the
au op-r found no hullc' woi1d
about hc head and face b. found
five wounds three clean cuts APP
uarr1tly inflicted with razor ur
sharp uifo and two other Ea>rc7
which might have been male wth
th, butt of a revolver or a club.
Wl- Queuhrm. who was 81 YEA
old. was accustomed To keep com
pagaHrrIy large sums Of money ah-ut
hnr -I.thur aud in her home. Shc
bah recon iy. her steu~or says o.
pressed fear pf Bergman
The police explain the murdorcr's
failure tn take money or any val
4rle- except the feW articles vhI
have been recovered hv the fhcfis
Thar la "inst his nerve after i1e
EHnz Part of fhe mooney a- rri
a- valuable jewclry. was .n r.an
-i--I af tH. sllyer
Husband Alarmed Nsishbor
Th first news af rle mgrIsr VAS
given Cd the neieab1-s few minrf.S
after Q1a~rheIm. the husband hif
attempted f8 enter -he house ty .bs
t fro-t daor-. and fnliaE them fast
oncd had entered tht rel. dor ty
: the use of his latch tev
4 Descending the steps in search Di
his wife. Ee found her holy lying
near the f1e Of che stairs
Thick and recent b'oolstsins "a
7 the foar in derent paris uf ihe
room indicated lhat there bad bec1
In feHr between Mrs Cleraheim and