BODY FOUND IN WALL.
FRENCH DOCTOR FACES MURDER CHARGE.
(BT CA»Mf~JOTSS A9SOCIATIO]f~CQmZOHT.) (ATTBT»«JAK **? »,B. CA*lB AJSQCUTOff.) (Received June 15th, Mo p.m.) PARIS, June 1?,
Detectives at Marseilles discovered the body of Jacques Rumebe, a banfc cashier who disappeared in March, bricked up in the wall of the consulting room of Jjopgrat, a weU»toown Marseilles doctor, who was a close friend of Bumebo. The doctor was present and ■' ww handcuffed when the workmen broke down the wall and found the body. The crowd outside attempted to lynch the doctor, who was severely handled before th<j'police rescued hip, Bougrat is 33 yeatp of age, and ia married, but ho deserted bis wifo and had been living beyond Ms means. Ibis was the first cause .of "suspicion, The pplico then noticed that onp side of the wall of the consulting room had, bean vrepapered. '■■ ■ Bougrat npw says that Bumebe committed suicide by taking poison, and that he hid tho body fearing that he would be accused of murder, but the police believe that Bougrat is likely to be connected with other crimes. Bougrat wan wounded seven times in tho war, and was twice decorated.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18409, 16 June 1925, Page 9
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191BODY FOUND IN WALL. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18409, 16 June 1925, Page 9
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