SANTIAGO, Chile, July 5.— Wilhelm
Beckert, former chancellor of the
German legation, was shot here today
for the murder of a Chilean messen-
ger of the legation on February 5,
1909.
Beckert embezzled funds of the lega-
tion and attempted to cover up his
crime by making it appear that he had
been burned to death. He murdered
the messenger and left the body in the
legation building to which he set fire,
at the same time disappearing him-
self. The fire did little damage.. He
was captured before he could leave
the country, and examination of the
body disclosed its identity.
The German government waived
Beckert’s diplomatic privileges and left
the case to the Chilean courts.
San Francisco Call; 6 July, 1910