New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-15
THE POISONERS AT WORK.
METHODS EMPLOYED By DR. AND MRS.
MEYER.
PRISONERS WANTED IN oHIo-REoUIsI-
TION PAPERS SENT TO DETROIT.

TION PAPERS SENT TO DETROIT.
I'hc Information that sent from Detroit to this
cltv yesterday shows that Inspector Mclaughlin did
well 10 make a prompt demand for the custody Of the
poisoncrs The Toledo authorities were disappointed
at not getting DR.. and Mrs. Meyer. whom they want
on charge Of murder.
Detective scrgcants Tralnor and Won Ccrchtcn
took the rcquisItIon papers to Detroit yesterday.
Daniel g. Gillette OF the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany whose suspicious led the discovery that the
man known I'm this city as Gustavc \. j. Baum was
poisoned by the Meyers, also started for Detroit
Yesterday morning lie viii be able 10 identity the
prisoners positively rs he talked with both Of them
when they made the claim for the $500 Insurance
Baum's life. and when they took fright at the
threatened investigation and fled from the athousc
where Baum had died The sudden departure Of the
couple and their companion, Jacob WINNER, was
described yesterday by son Of the landlord, Mr..
Schacnlcr who said " AS Baum died on the last
day Of the month. did not ask for the rent OF
the nat the following days. soon after the funeral,
however Mrs. Baum called NJ the Office and paid the
rent for rhc ensuing month In advance. She said
nothing then about leaving. We supposed that pr.
Meyer and WINNER were bDarderS In the Nat. ON
the evening previous TO their ha,ty departure there
had been. apparently, no preparations for moving,
but when wont 10 ti" house next day was told
that all Of IN" furniture had been removed from
Mrs Baum's rooms, Tho occupants had disappeared
early In the morning, was told
Nobody living IN the hous" knew Baum, aS he was
takcc lick after hc went TO live in the na on
the first floor one of the nciGhborS SAID yesterday :
Nv impression that Baum and his associates
were Alarchi-ts.7
W. T. Johnson. the m0rtuary registrar Of the
Equabl" Life Assurance society. Yesterday gave the
details Of an alleged poisoning for which Dr.
Meyer and his wife ted I'm Toledo. OHIO.
I'VE first heard Of the Baum-.- s.iid Mr. johnson,
last october. when they began 10 opcrct" our
company. ~ that timc. OF course. We were ignorant
Of their identity. DR.. Meyer himself did NOT appear
in this case. Thcn hc Went by The name Of Hugo
Wayl"r. \ Young woman. who said she was Mrs
Wayl"r got from our Detroit oiirc an insurance policy
for 5000. She told tAat aS was travelling.
she wonld IT,, rs know later where Ia send the policy
Accordingly The policy WAS scnt 10 South Bend. Ind.
Some weeks later the company received proof. thlt
he hal died In Toledo. Suspicious were aroused
however ON account of the Snddcnncss of the
vc,trltion was begun. The body Of the supposed
Mr.. Waylcr wa~ examined In The cemetery vault,
and found to be that Of another person. The body
~ the person supposed at first to u" Mrs. Wav"r.
was that Of Girl. 1t Is thought she waS domestic
in their employ. The woman who got ont the first
policy ~ Mrs Waylr was May Nrl,,. she became
III, suspected that an attempt was hcins mad" 20
poison hc~. and away. she maid t. Mr..
Never. and had been induced to take ont a lifc IN
.Irancc policy ~ Nr-. WAIVER. Mary Nris- In, tcl
our men everything that IA" know, about this case
Meyer wa pr,.rnt ut the examination Of the body
morning. II" lrn Toledo that afternoon. and -
could not obtain any trace OF him aitcr that