, 1880-06-23
TIE MEYER CASE.
A Further Examination-Both OF
the Parents Held.
The st1ongoat Evidence That Of Little
Sister Of the Dead Boy.

Tho Bt1ongoat Evidence That Of Little
Sister Of the Dead Boy.
The Coroncr's deputy went to Wtlmesto yea.
,orlay afternoon to tako further evidence md.
n suI,cIcns wnrc procured. to sccura verdict
In tho case Of WIiu Meyer. tho young boy who
was found drowned In tho cistorn VI his fathors
reside nce III WiInl6tte upon tho od Inst IL will
bc remcmbcrrd thht tho Jury woro lmpaHcacd
como time nRo aud. after certain amount or
not very important evidence Ind boon hcatd,
thc caso WIS continued. Tho rcopening OF 1t
vss Ind ut tho suggestion Of tho detectives who
hayc boon working on tho cago Tor some tlMo
past A r,thor unique featnrc Of yesterdays
investigation was tho fact that tho inquest wns
heJ IN tho open air under sotno shAd0-treea near
tho homo OF tho Meyer family.
Tho jury bcrore whom tho newly. discovered
evidence was takon yesterday wcro Mcssrs. =.
/. Joy, foreman. d. X. Mtgmult, n. D., N. G.
Hail, Charles MoDaniela Joseph Pasbach. and
AL ct MSFe ws ,S Saes
s3fsSsnt Il ,S Yns t,e yaEe ,So h9s S,,S SssS
seroner and aasistunts brought to fovor heat
ycstert,ay. Tho general Impression prevailed
Scen n,adc, and Tint something hnd boon dis
covered osarX aet'n!ns tho easo 9f q tho young na
W., s tho nedicnt testimony of tho INST two wit
pesses spelling nll hopcs on this scoro.
Tho llrSt Wlthcas wis
DR.. u. O. sru1.P,
of wIlmette. who testified thnt previous To tho
aSeei a,Spereai issa % of willie Wilt aeyers Ia
aon s iii ot Il n The 1 1seovoy t ~
thInv tho matter with tho child's hoad. lic lid
Ss 5 GAZE af M Ts @ tas ad D
nnult to believe tho child had had a. blow. Tho
, h to r hSns for nioSaSy 15ss,p s
luccd by tho cdgo Ut tho board upon which tho
child ny snd inst waich Tint pSrt os sh% head md
nothing more than resulted from tho dceornpoei-
ii cross oxam nation, tho witness stated that
tho condition Of tho body It WIS ovjlont tho
child Ind 6eon dend noaut @ two weeks. @ His, nls death
decomposo In water 50 rapidly Us In tho open
nation With tho previous witness. Touching tho
protHberanse upon the ,,l nack portion Ct tho
Spon tho Hoard, a. described by tho Iaov1ous
With stick which would produce concussion ii
the brain and YET not frHoturo the skull Th9 @
nG1 waa ne 20 at H h1 h Sao as 9
evidence TINT tho body hnd boo n I, long tt1ne in
tho water Tho brain was not examned: M ne
t. sSa aaa M o1S 5ads!asnt @ = eoais s +
from lta condition as 70 tho cause OF tho ohild's
uehIH. a.
In cross examination. witness stated that ho
was not abte to swear TINT blow had produced
death, or TINT death had not boon produced by q
2s sxaqass de # x Ketes1a ee &c YSys sss Sess &c s
q piaying n ID tho IL tci % opposit POI lis fathors house
ia company With his sistSr an ltttls L., tex Sya nnd
bad no hut on at tho ttmo, x1ls oorroo.,
ea,ed by Mr. E m'ocks Mil niocss ast,,an9 enc
In nrx1 n
70 tho disappearance of tho child was both In
fssses ter ay S pGis 1ts sS so Sd y 0'
QuiTR A LENGTHY CONVERSATION WITH MIS-.
MRYER,
rho stated that she gave hossolf INTO tho hsnds %
anyhow, M a % and we'll tason euro Of. Oh tho Tuos-
day 81; "Wednesday following che e. nsked Nc. s
Mer II thors @ SaS 9f hS
lns for him. She thon told witness TINT aho had
Ind dEeam IL which aho saw some men killing ls
ieex!aS tss ~ ley s ss xs ds i. asS: ,s:
ness had rever soon the father, but bud often
eeen tho mother beat their children. sh9 gen r.
crail uacd stick, and did not socm particular
Mrs. Masdalenn schmiz Rs.votostlmony which
soss9hosatsa ~ fully tho previous wit,Sss n st
tic dSiesmination viz W!ieh d sho !nsiste! tIa1
of Iis death ugon tho M nsjghSors.
Mrs. sarnh Mceker also gave testimony to tho
samo OBJECT. md on tho subject Of Mra. hoyors
HABIT OF nHAT1N0 HKN CHILDREN uNMEhC1-
ehe stated that Mrs. Meyer haa herself informed
her That When shu lived In Chicago ahc had great
trouble with her children, who wero niwAyB
gostiug lost, nnd sho once bent ono Of tle1s 30
ecyorGly TINT the Jumps showed on him for FOUR
voxed III what sho had done That no did mt
bpsak to hor for long tinc.
what has M alroady @ % boeu published On hs subjost
1ftho mysterious dsnppoarslnco. but tho owl
aonco OF tho next Witncss,
BERTHA NEYHM
tho E year-old sister of tho Iccoased. brought
fao matter 70 closoiy homo =, hSr parents t. as 70
en oxcollent witness for her fathor and mottor.
but as tho foreman begun to probe dcapor she
o!splayed rclaetanco 70 speak. The father
tos tSas nsl tic a ite ans was ~ &c eonF fol
g. en uass e9 e W. bos
Sofked Up tho caso. and who brouEh1
erntnR me- ae'aer snn up .ta.a vaiis liz" tho % ea
limitation Of tho gtrl WIS ~ progrcss thatsat h
6oys dissppca1a.acs I her @ othor oil or Ind strsoK bin
1a tho blak Of tho head With = stick. but tht
e kI & aenoa oo1s hat IT, ~ s s
aho vii Il hor fatl,er Ind not told her, 70 y, y,
ng'l. ngg'thn. nboutHho heasinst sho answered In tn
Tho Coronor-what did your fathor and motho
Say they would do II yon said anything nlAm
,".They salA they would whip no."
yHs 1s ~ Sspsss #s #RSss g Il
inE 9u the buck or tho hoad With a sticka'
sss Xss si aa &s yHfE sSSsSntsty 81 %sn &
An oder alster, .Ann!o Moyer.. was naxt,e1
enlned. but nothing OF consequence was olleatc'
.oileor .Arnstoln. tho result Of whoso inyasttse.