DOCTOR SHOT DEAD.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 288, 9 November 1912, Page 2 (Supplement)

DOCTOR SHOT DEAD.

YOUNG WIFE A.IiIIESTED OX SUSPICION.

FOSKN, Sept. 24

The young wife of Dr. Ericli Blume, an oliiiial of the Kaiser .Friedrich Art Museum at Posen, who was found shot dead a week ago, has been arrested on suspicion of having been concerned in the death of her husband. Her story is that Dr. Blume shot himself acciden-t-ally while ho was playing with <a revolver.

It is now alleged that the couple, who were only married in April, were already on bad terms, and that Dr. Blume was about to sue for a- divorce'. The mystery is creating a great sons:’.tion at Berlin. Dr. Blume was a promising young scholar, and had ac<i Hired a reputation as an archaeologist and Germanist. He was 29, and his wile, who is described as strikingly beautiful, was just 20. According to the wife's story, the couple were sitting one evening in tho woods after a stroll when, hearing a n >i.se, she expressed fear of thieves. Her husband replied, laughing, 1 have a revolver,’’ and drew the weapon from his pocket. It was immediately di'.-enurged, and Dr. Blume dropped to the ground.

IPs wife says she fetched help aa ‘l'Pckly as i)ossible, but her husband w as already dead. At iir.st no suspicion was aroused, and the body’ was taken by Dr. Blume’s parents and buried in Berlin. Then donuts to bo heard. It was said that the wound could not have been ! c'-t-i»c.l. The. bullet had entered il '.. t ? :; ' iln 'l passed out at the top or tue stull. Dr. Blume’s overcoat was buttoned all the way up when the '• w; -s found, so that it seemed un■i'edy that he had taken the weapon I runt his pocket. The revolver itself could not he found. A -i are?, al the dead man’s home is ■ri:d to have resulted in the discovery ' vabvr-e that i’’rau Blume was on '•pre than friendly terms with a Posen !>?,'. a;pan. A erdendar was found in ■.-. a: ui :<v, r;d days were marked with C I r-r i-. x by Dr. Blume, atid it is bethat the murks meant that quarr■4 '*" ! ri husband and wife had oc-eaia-oj on those days. TH ■ tv,-is nrnsted at her father’s estate near Posen. Pan v-n contribute anythin'? tor Jto drunk ■ rds’ home? ” asked the charity worker. Ar<. ’ -onl’od the woman. " There's my husband. Take him! ”