The sun., 1910-06-15
LOST GOVEUEESS FOUND DEAD
SHOF HERSELF IN CELLAR OF
HER AUNrS HONE.

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Minnie wentz. a sovorness in the fam
. ily Of Eben E. Whitman Of 80 East Thirty
eighth street. was to be married early In
July and ahe and Ludwig ReiohOld. her
dance, had bought and furnished their
future home In Port Chester when on June
y she left the home Of her brother. Eric
J. WentE, at lOSs Trinity avenue. The
Bronx, where shs was visiting. YostsF-
day her aunt. Mrs. Anna Gsnssh. going
into the wood BIN In the basement Of her
house at sOeS Lexington avenue TO search
through an old trunk FOR a picture Of
the missing uri which might aid the police
in their search. stumbled over Minnie
wentz's body In the dark.
The girl lag. fully clothed. on the Aoor
Of the wood BIN with a single bullet hole
through her forehead A revolver. IN
the chamber Of which vas one loaded
shell besides the exploded one. lay at her
right hand. Dr. Martin l.. Tirrell said
that the KiFi could not have besn dead
more than twenty-fotir hours. and this
opinion was shared by COroner's Physi-
cian Weston
Mrs. Genseu. her husband. O. L. 6snssn.
and william Wsntz, brother Of the gov
Srneas. live in the three story house in
the basement Of which Minnie Wentz's
body Was found. Some Of tho family
we're at home all day on Monday. and on
Monday night they locked the basement
door giving entrance from the street
the only way the missing RiTi could have
got in without arousing them, 30 they
told the police yesterday Mrs Gensen
SAID that her niece had lived With them
two years ago and that Il vas possible
that she had kept a key 10 the basement
door No such key was found.
Mr.. Whitman was the arst 70 report
Miss WentR's diAappearance 70 the police
and from June until yesterday private
detective agency had been employed by
him 20 search for her. She had been In
Mr.. Whitman's household more than a
year. When she announced a few weeks
ago that she and Reichold we're % he mar
RED on June IL was At the earnest request
Of her employers that she consented TO
postpone the wedding for a month. The
whitmans we're preparing to 90 TO their
sumner home AZ Lawrence. l.. l.. and they
urged Miss W0ntz TO stay with them until
they had made the change and got another
governess.
When the Whitman family moved TO
Lawrence early last week the governess
went with them On Thursday Of last
week she had an appointment to meet
her hanc4 a. the home Of her aunt on
Lexington avenue She came into town.
going first % her brothers house in The
Bronx. When she left there she said
that she intended first 10 60 down TO the
Whitman house and -ee that Il was prop.
erly closed for the summer. She did not
appear a. Mrs Gensen's home, where
Reichold waited for her until late that
night. Bat she telsphoned in the middle
of the day and told her aunt 10 notify
Rsichold that she had been delayed down
town and would not be there TO meet him
until evening That was the last seen
Of her.
The Detectives whom Mr. Whitman
employed learned that on saturday
woman answering her description called
AZ pier IS ~ the United Fruit Company 10
ln0uire when the Prinz Friedrich was due
N-s. Gensen said yesterday that the girl,
though preparing to marry Reichold. had
been infatuated with a steward on that
vessel and had threatened more than
once 10 break her enEagemsnt with
Reichold Reichold s employed by the
Charles l.. KieWert Company. dealers In
lamps at 20 Cortlandt street
Five poet cards were found IN the hand
bag which lay close 70 the body Al
Were picture cards oi the same design
showing a woman PROSTATE over a grave
The cards werr addressed hut no,
stamped
The first card was addressed to Eric
Wcntz. one of the brothers Il read.
DIAN Enc THIS will. guess. be- the lasl
any Of you will hear from me Take my
advire. don't bluh blufed and muSt pay
the penalty with my hfr Wa, ~ marry
to-day and instead die with my own hand
tod bless you and keep you safe Take
good care of VIII ! feel sorry for him
Loving sister. MINNIE
The second. addressed 10 Mrs Enc
Wcntz her sister-in-law. said
Many thanks. dear sister. for the kindness
YOU have shown to me while a guest In your
house Eric will break the news 10 YOU
Lovingly, MINNIE
4 card written to her hance was in
German mir. Ludwig teichold.' IL
read. forgive this deed. dear. There Is
NO other way for me On the day We are
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