, 1879-03-02
DIR. MEYER,
Examination on the Charge OF
Poisoning.
He is Let Out On Bail, Hrs. Galderman
Going On the Bond.

uo10E Un the bond.
The examination in the babcas corpus case o
| fore Judge Rogers. Mr.. Linscott, on behalf q
the People, called Bernard Prost, who lived a
No. 24S Church street. Had seen Dr.. Meye
come OUT Of Mrs. Gelderman's house fer
days after Gelderman's death, between 10 ant
II O'Clock at night.
George 5chert testified to often seeing Mcye
go in and out OF Geldezman's house, but ther
was a sick child in the house at the time.
OFFICER M'DoNALD
said he had been watching GeIderman's hons,
lately. Last "Wednesday Meyer went to Mrs
Geldermau's at $50 p. m., and s1aid unit
1880. Thursday and Friday nights he Wa:
there again for three or four hours. Meyel
went into the house without ringing the bell
The door was locked after Meyer went in-
/ Mrs. John Hamburg also had noticed thai
Meyer and Mrs. Gelderman were together very
| often lately. At one time, when the Docto,
| was there, Mrs. Gclderman was sick with diph-
| theria-
Dr.. Fenger, member of the Cook County
| Medical Board, stated that from onc-half u
| ounce to two ounces of chloroform was enough
| to put person to sleep, but q continued appIi-
cation would cause death. On cross-examina-
tlop, ne oesetioeo tne manner IN Nhlcn Gn1ofo-
lofm was ADMINISTERED It vas generally put
on cotton. covered BY handkerchief, and ap-
piled to the nose and mouth.
DR.. &. NJ. jacobson, prncticing physician
here since 1865, testified that two drachms of
cnlofoioFm would put man to sleep. and
contnoeo application would endanger lie"
MIR. STARK,
r. l., r,13
last SATURDAY. nipht Never and Mrs. Geldermnn
went out Of The room together about 10 o,clock
at uirht, and when they came hack he kissed
her three or four times. The last kiss was
one." On cross-c1amination. he said he was
married to Mr., Gejderrnon,s sister. and lived in
q house Of Mrs, Gelderman, At the time he
heard Meyer take his boots of and 70 into an
other room with Mrs. Gelderman, be was up in
the rarrcr and listened through q nine which
had been put through the floor. lie beard
Never sitting on 4 chair, because the chair
creaked; then heard Meyers boots fall on the
floor, The witness was DUE through q sharp
examination as to how he could hear a man sit
on chair, and as to the sound caused by kiss
courtroom.
DIR. HENRoTN
testified that he Was called in Oct. Il to treat
Gelderman. His symptoms were very peculiar
He hnd slight fever, normal pulse; the symp-
toms were not sufficient to show what was his
disease, The next day the SYMPTOMS we're the
same. Prescribed aulnine pills, thinkin. the
trouble demanded such medicine
ar. Tinscott then asked the Witness how nnch
chlorolorm was necessary to Dut q person to
sleen and the witness DECLINED tn answer a
auestion involving expc-t tcstimony without be-
ing paid for it. Judge Rogers, however held
that, as the witness had obeyed the summons,
the obiection was reasuuablc one. but thcre
r:as m statutc in this Stair IN the snhiect and
no decision lie knew of on the point,
Tie witness then renlicd that the amonnt de-
nenflcf m circumstances. Int from three tn fonr
drachms from half an ounce to an ounce. lie
was accustomed to iudge bv SIMMONS in cach
case.
The record Of the deaths of Mrs. Never and
Mr. Geldcrman vas then introduced. Il show.
ed that Henry Gelderman died Of gastritis md
the kiduevs, etc,
Frederika knopb worked in DR.. Mever,s FAM
liz last August or September. Was there when
Mrs, Never had . miscarriage. She saw Mrs.
Ge1deruau frequently ut Neyer,s office in the
daytime, but sic had sick child With ner each
time.
DR., E. II. PRATT. '.">' 3.
ot eoc North 1,as,11a c+rea+ cold bc v,e ,o17.7
IN to Soc Gelde~man Satnr3ar The G,v ~ 1et1
~ d;o1 woa called hv r. Marar' cs1jas.
No, +hans had oo1vn1s;onS h1t AZ ,,o+ Eno]1
H. oersa Tha natisnt ,vas ~ s;n,io1 uIs o
sitive cnnditton He nrescrihe5 g'nnn;ne s' a
drn- rivan in cos.s n sunstro.e Ha ,rnrt
ovaT md cama hack aho,,r =, o,c1,ot. nn1
sta;i ,,n.;t hia drath Snhscnnent7v o;1n;n ~
~ arod na1sa,n;nnr ca''sr1.,a 49, ,;t.,a
a"s;or srhan h. co,ne nacI h,,t ne.e ore
Slammed door md the notjent won't ;nto ~
lent cnnvnlsions. Witnrss snreested that
enn,a,h;nv rnust h. ao,e - on;at 1na
ost;e'+ End Msror s,,rras+oa ~ ,tfarnf,rr,
t' to With witness con.cnted The ehlnrnfnru',
,voe administerrd hv witness at firsf m towaI
onenT and NOT crowded mn TO his nose @ It ftT was
e!ra - t i,,ter1e1s o;1r W;1,ass rado h,oa
Gar1ns - ~ ;n;oc.,on ~ ,,;ornb;ne The s,a+h ss
,ot ,..s,sa1 hr cn,oroforn Ao' AA~ 1s"S' "0'
Witness wys = eradnote NJ ch;cooo rn;ra-s;tr
md Hohnemonn MeficoI f1o11a~a md nod haa,
80 - thr.a yaars Profoeeor :, Uh~a.n
Coitegc,
Observation-Disclosures ordered the ,er
sons in GcIdcrmau,s room to 90 out 50 as to
Keep tie patient quiet, sew Mrs. Gtlderman
mi once ia the TWO hours before her husnan1's
leah. Dr. Never toId witness t;ejdcrnan
nust die and he went tn terf Mrs Gcjdermon