Garland Globe | 1906-05-19 | Page 2 | Decayed Body in Trunk

DECAYED BODY IN TRUNK. Evidence of a Foul Murder Committed In Germany. Frankfort-on-tho-Mnln, Germany. Dotnlls of n mysterious and rovolting tragedy by which Wllholm Moyer nnd n womnn named Chrlstlnnla wcro nr-restcd nr-restcd on tho arrival ot tho Hamburg-American Hamburg-American lino steamer Graf Waldcr-bco Waldcr-bco nt Now York, has been rovoaled. Moyer camo to Frankfort April 24 nnd left a trunk nnd other bnggago with nn express company, saying that tho trunk contained clothing nnd thnt ho wnnted It kept for thrco months, ns ho wns going nbroad. Tho trunk was finally opened by tho pollco and found to contnln tho halt decayed body of an aged woman covered with chloride ot lime. Tho body turned out to bo that of a Mrs. Vogel of Wildungon, In tho principality ot Wnldcck, who had been missing slnco tho dlsnppcaranco ot Moyer from that placo. Sho came from San Francisco to Wildungon with Moyer two years ago. Tho latter lat-ter la n furnlturo denier, 31 years of ago, and born in Germany. Mrs. Vogel Vo-gel was roputcd to havo been very rich. Latterly sho qunrrelcd with Moyor nnd asked for pollco protection. protec-tion. Tho murder wn3 committed by strangulation. Meyer, when arretted in Now York, denied complicity In tho crime, and refused to talk nbout himself.