The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-12
A PERJURED WITNESS.
Proceedings in the Trial Of DR..
Meyer at New York.
ooNTRADIoTs HIMSELF.

His Evidence Considerably Shaken by the
Cross Questioning of Mr.. Brooke, Coun-
sci for the Defense--Diuiler's Share of
tho Plumber.
!, NEW YORK. Dec. 12-The trial of DIR.
Henry c. f. Meyer, the alleged poisoner
and defaulter of insurance companies, WINS
resumed in the court of oyer and terminer
before Judge Barrett. Carl Muller, who
had turned states evidence, and who gave
his testimony last week. reciting in detail
: the horrible murder of Brandt, committed
by the prisoner for the sake OF his life in
, surance policy, and of which Muller, the
liwtness, claimed TO be n participant, was
submitted to severe cross examination
. by Lawyer Brooke, counsel for DIR. Meyer.
4 The witness was not in the least dis
turbed at the thrusts given him by MIR.
, Brooke in the cross examination, except
when the fact that he had deserted wife
/ In Germany was brought up. The same
y tone Of questioning made him n knowl-
u edge that notwithstanding his recen rlar-
G rage to Mary Neiss, he sent $3.50 OF the
money DIR. Meyer gave him for his share
In the Brandt murder to the deserted
, wife, at Sistich, Germany. Mr.. Brooke
succeeded in confusing the glib witness
several times. He could not describe the
, anthony which he said Meyer had ad-
ministered TO Brandt. In fact he had to
: confess he had not seen the contents OF
the package he said was marked "anti-
i mony."
In another instance Mr. Brooke made
i Muller testify that he had sworn falsely
Friday when he related that he called at
the Morton house for "My friend, H
Woerner," and was told that he had been
there, but had gone away.
The witness said he did not know that
DIR. Meyer was at the Morton house the
n day he called; that he had been told by
h DR. Meyer in Chicago to look for him un.
der the name of Woerner at the Morton
house; that Brandt told him on this day
that DR.. Meyer had arrived, aud that ht
asked to see the register Mt the Morton
house. but was refused by the clerk.
Later Muller said that Dr. Meyer di
!, rectcd him to go by the name of otto C
Stein, of New York, but when Mr.. Brook
read his testimony of Friday that 1t
signed Otto c. Stein to tho register at tn,
8 Cosmopolitan hotel on his arriva
o on the spur OF the moment, Muller sait
that Fridays testimony was false. Tn
witness was then led to 20 over his testi
lllOnl HBtll respecting iht pulsohlIlH "
Brandt DIR. Meyer gave Brandt as n frs
dose three drops of crotOn oil in "A table
!. spoonful of water, but after swallowing
it Brandt grabbed the bottle, saying 81
small dose could not affect him, where
upon he poured lot of oil in the spooi
A and swallowed it, At this DIR. Meyer said
n Brandt don't know what croton oil is
That will kill him. Now We have dea
man sure"
Mr. Brooke made Muller say over an
over again that neither Meyer, Mrs.
Meyer nor himself had told Brandt t
take the dose, but that Meyer had locke
in the book and read dose, one to thre
drops" Brandt took tho dose of his ow
notion. Then DIR. Minden was sent fol
Brandt told him he had dysentery, bu
DR. Mindcn diagnosed the case us inhan
nation of the bowels
As soon rs the details of the death ha
been retold, Mr. Brooke, who had insu
nnce forms showing that Muller had wri
ten his own affidavit as friend of I'll
family, and signed his name as "Augu.
Winners, in.which he swore that he ha
known Gustav NJ A. j. Baum twel,
years, compelled him to acknowledge thu
he committed perjury in this affidavit
Mr.. Brooke produced sensation when
asked; us Brandt deadW
"Yes," was the answer.
"You received S750f" ..--- ...-
Eyes"
Y "That is just one-quarter Of the $500
d isn't itf"
Yes
"You got your share, Dr. Meyer got
share, Mrs. Meyer got share, and no
Rbs get the fourth share-Brandt
shGrev
II don't know"
Muller denied that he was charged vii
poisoning person at Weisstadan befo
: he came to America. Mr.. Brooke SUI
u denly concluded his cross examination
Muller, apparently satisfied that the RI
calls confessions of bigamy, perjur
: swindling, dissolute life and gener
~, worthlessness had had strong effe
IL upon the jury.
Several witnesses testified to the occ
as pancy of the Thirteenth street fiat
WINNERS" and Mr. and Mrs. Baum
nd and identified Mrs Meyer as the WON'T
=, they had known as Mrs. Baum"
nc II. o. IIopedale and DIR. Doe, of Chicag
At arrived here today. Both will go on I
ar stand tomorrow and give testimony
70 corroborate the story told by Muller.