The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-12
DIR. AND MRS. MEYERS HOUSE
'vuyTrs INVITES AND THEIR ACTS ARE
ryDER OFFICI4L SCRUIINY.
r,. phy.ic,an and H,, Wife In = Police Court
a, u Charge of Mniprnctice-A Glimpse OF
,h, second Avenue Estabiishment-kc cepins
O,,st under the District Attorneys Orders

an, second Avenue E.tabishment-k eeping |
o,,e, under the District Attorneys Orders. |
Dctcctivcs and court officials We'd with
,ach other Yesterday in vain endeavors to shroud
IN mystcry the case Of alleged malpractice in
the house OF DR.. Leo Thcodor Meyer. at 3l5
Second avenue. Tho names OF the two young
women. one of whom yet lies sick in the back
,,rl,- NJ the house. were carefully withheld by
All L, whom they had necessarily been revealed.
The house contains three stories and base
mont 1t ia OF brick. old fashioned. but well
kcpt and stands in a row OF similar structures
occupied by respectable people. 1t belonged to
10 the late Dr. lcviss whose family occupy all
rxcop, the basement and back parlor on the first
story. which they rent to pr. Meyer. Toa caller
yesterday the basement door was opened by
bron2ed- faced. farmer looking man, wearing
brown business suit. lie was short and slight
built. and wore mild but troubled expression.
"Is this Mr.. Reed - he was asked.
"No." h. said. looking uneasily at his visitor;
"Iam only here rs policeman. | can't give
you any information about this case because
District Attorney Phelps told mo TO keep quiet"
In reply to other questions. he said: Mr.. Reed
Is not in the house Tho girl is lying sick in
lhc back parlor. Her mother is not with her
An aunt. believe. Il attendin. her. 1t Is true
Mat remains Of human bodies were found In
he back yard. but those remains don't signify
anything. because DR.. Meyer is a teacher. and
has students from the New York University
Medica College studying with him. About n
dozen Of these young men called here yester-
day. and all were greatly astonishcd TO find that
Me Doctor had been arrested. Here is a card
hat one Of them lett showing n card inscribed
with the name Of Wlnslow u. Severl. They all
Dpoke OF him in the highest terms"
The Doctors basement is divided into three
principal rooms ga IA OF which has door
opening from the hall. Tho back yard Is
crowded with plants many Of which are trop-
ical. A handsom summer house is q little
paradise OF shade and flowers rather than the
bepulchre Of human remains. which it is said
to be.
The family OF Or. Levss were shocked at the
notoriety that had been brought upon their
house. One Of them said: "Wc shall dispos-
pess DR.. Meyer at once-as soon as possible. He
tame to us highly recommended 10y DR.. Will
liam Darling Of the medical faculty OF New
York University. and others. We thought well
pt him. too-he is such q nice man. We can't
let you even look down into the back yard. be-
rauss We have been requested by the officers
not to admit anybody 70 the house for the pur-
pose OF examining 1t. We have nothing to do
with the back yard. That belongs to DR.. Meyer.
We have seen human hand in tub there. and
We once saw bone so long indicating length
pfabout two feet. The Doctor told US that 1t
Eas the bone OF a COW. The Doctor has great
many pupils. They come here. and sit in the
summer house and study with their books on
heir knees. They are very nice lot Of young
men. All Of the plants are the Doctors. You've
DO idea how little We know about this affair. We
saw a cat many students come and go. but we
= 81 4 tl.a ,fxfa
pf tho young ladies in the family sleeps right
pyei the back parlor. but she didn't hear any
hing on Saturday night None OF us heard any
screaming. When the policemen came on Sun
day nlEht they said: What? you don't know
bnythlns nlout il and living in tho same houseY
but We didn't know"
Al II o'clock. Detectives Field and Conner. OF
the District Attorneys office. took Dr.. Meyer
and Mrs. Emile Meyer. his wife, into the Su-
premo Court Chambers on a writ Of habeas cor
pus. Judge Westbrook asked on what authority
the arrests were made. and Assistant District
Attorney Loary said that he wished the prison
ers held until complaint could be made out.
The person who should make the complaint
WAS too III 20 do So Judge Westbrook said that
he hal no authority on the one affidavit that
had '"rn uii"r"d. tnat uf Ann NcGnnis. n ser
hot water W stairs to Mrs. Meyer. u drtain the
prs1n,r, Their lawyer said he dld not wish
ofe imp"tuous Tn" District Attorney had
Ironis i 20 90 on with the case NJ 3 o'clock in
the AFTERNOON. II be- did SO it WINS well and
good II MT. the counsel wanted tho motion for
adlsmis-al of his clients to stand. He had not
heard r'en ihe names OF the complainnnts with
errpnnly ! was given out that they were two
giris named I,ecd and Fish, but nobody seemed
T. know. II WINS .ndisputnblc that Ann MrGin.
pls hed carried a pitcher of hot water up stairs
Out VIII thor for shaving purposes. or to make a
Glass- o' not iuddy. did not appear. Judge West
brook aluurncd the cons Liberation OF the mo-
ton untl this morning.
me Two prron"fS mad been Kept in the Null
Yrry street police station all night. DR.. Meyer
II hn. slim man, with a sharp and prominent
nose and sallow skin He wears dark brown
mou-tache and chin whskcrs The latter fall
down iii- bosom. He il about 3s years old. HIS
lace indicates considerable intellectual culture,
anu dp.. not susg' II deposition toward
cum. Mrs. Meyer Is oyer forty years u age.
Her 7" lures are pil" and sharp. She made no
s9neeaimeut oi tn troubled state II her mind.
Mhrn htr eyes were not direlcd toward the
.Jqdse 81" seemed 10 study the Moor at her feet
viii nervous Intensity, She wore black dress
I, Sguir rl cap mat rial. ana q black shawl. Her
bla'k -irnw hat WAS trimmed with black lace.
feIrvrd with bow OF laNenier-coored ribbon
AT oclook In the afternoon. in tho Tombs
folcr Court. assembled all the parties 10 the
case-the drte'tiycs. DR.. and Mrs Meyer. their
generally believed to br the fathers OF the un-
I9rlunnte girls, Dr. Charles Phclus OF May
%omnn found in DIR. Meyers house, and many
lngusltve spectators. The iarmer-Ooking
p9llfrman' whs pointed TO AS the iather Of the
Rirl IN DR.. Meyers. Are you Z" he was asked.
That remnins to be seen" he replied. The
oriihary court proceedings occupicdt two hours.
during this time those concerned in the Meyer
case gathered in the rear or Justices room.
Ehe prisoners lawyer was several times sent
Tor by the Judge. H. went on the bench under
protest. say ying each time that Il ere should be
nothing private In the case, md that he sisted
on the utmost publicity. The nfiidavits OF the
compial nant and witnesses were drawn up and
pubtlc. flammer called the counsel again To
hand them to him. The lawyer walked toward
the reporters and court on 'ers with them
You must not let them 20 out OF your
hands" said the Justice.
-" Why2" asked the lawyer. Are not tn cse
The nifidayits and complaint" I"
well" stamm cred Justice Flnmmer "they
hre not signed yet You must not show them 4
Then ! do not want them" replied the
lawyer. returning the papers.
At half past o'clock the public court was
plosed. and Justice Flammer announced his
Readiness to open the Meyer case.
Your Honor" said the lawyer. my client
3 man OF respectability, against whom NJ
treAth Of suspicion has ever been drawn. He IL
tonored In his profession and has hadcommittcC
70 his cure many students, sent to him by somt
Pi the most exalted members OF his profession
no hns been arrested without warrant or com
plant, brought TO police station, ana detained
there. although charged with no crime. and his
pouse has been ransncked by the officers OF the
Jaw. who now hold II under guard. The charge
against him must be a public one as against