MISSING CASHIER
BODY BRICKED IN WALL.
A DOCTOR ARRESTED
Service.) ;- ' ■ \ PARIS, June 15. Detectives at Marseilles have discovered the body of M. Jacques Rumebo, a bank' cashier, who disappeared in March) The body was uricked up iii the wall of the’consulting room of Dr' Bougrat, a well-known Marseilles doctor, who was a 1 close friend of Rumebe. The doctor was present and was handcuffed when some workmen broke down the wall, and found the body/ A crowd outside attempted to lynch the doctor, with was severely handled before the police rescued him. ,
Dr Bpugrat is .32 years of age, and is married, but he deserted his wife and has been living beyond his means. This was the first cause of the suspicion. The police then noticed that one side wall of his consulting room had been re-papered,’ and when the search was made the body was rec vealed.
Bougrat now says that Rumebe suicided by taking poison, and that he (Bougrat) hid his body, fearing that he would be accused of murder, but the police,, believe that Bougrat is likely to- bo connected with other crimes.
Bougrat was wounded seven times in the war and was twice decorated..
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1925, Page 5
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