New-York tribune., 1893-12-09


ss%as'F 8 'ass %Scy %Sgd Ssyns ss
sh' xouS S 5: Be- sSsn 70 her Tho amount of tho
and pf hsolf % started from the hcu.. in East Tsis
tenth-st in search OF furnished rooms s as no;
70 remain The house where Brandt tn had aieH asr bur bur
naked rsnna SI ao declined to
, the room. Thon witness gaid that no had himsol;
TO the house where he and his wife rema!ncd,. ~
| the witness knew from visiting them 'hs'o "''''
| ward.
MEYER RECEIVES CHECK FOR 5000
| On tho Tuesday following tho witness said that
| he, accompanied by DR.. Meyer and his WIFE went
| 70 the Washington Life Insurance Companys once
| The witness and Mrs Meyer entered the Duiions
and Dr. Meyer remained In the street After re-
oey!ng q check for sS o0o they rejoned DR.. Meyer
outside The defendant expressed surprise. but on
the delivery OF the check placed 1t In his pocket
Then all returned to the house in East Tnirtecntn'
feavTna Meyer and his wife there witness rejoincd
sSrd h 4 e ia.. hSd who hs had
TO a bank with him. because Identification was re-
SIhrSSa %hcS was s'a accspcd and Meyer told witness
he had no further use for him and tina, ne coulc QUO
aa to Or vSh sy tho ss'
A few days later witness saw Meyer and his
Ts eass In MsSer at wss MV o @ in
he met him he noticed that ms ong ye1lSSw oeiS All
hat Never explained this alteration by saying that
in New-York man had found some old cio,nes OF
ant with the dead man. and soon as that fact be-
came known both he and Mrs. Meyer had run away
to Chicago.
DR. MEYER LEAVES CHICAGO.
Subsequently. the witness said. Meyer went to
ha oiI r,itn no
q LIQUOR shop The defendant admitted that he was
scared Meyer told witness TO go to his house, at
No 90 Ceptre-st., Chicago sell the furniture and
deduct his expenses from the proceeds OF sale The
next day, Muller said, he went to the house ana
found 1t locked he could not enter. as Meyer had
given the wrong keys to him. Then he went to
Detroit and returned, still with the wrong keys.
At last he procured from Meyer a bill OF SALE and
going back to Chicago with this power OF admit
tance to possession. got a blacksmith to open the
doors. and disposed OF the contents for sIO 70
n secondhand furniture dealer But as most OF
this amount had been expended In his expenses
there was little to give to Dr. Meyer IN the way or
Later witness saw Meyer and his wife in Cleve-
land. On that occasion Meyer said ne wanted 70 20
aS ASCERTAIN wbether the body Of Brandt he'd been
taken out q the grave and eIamnsd s The Wi1
under s' the namo Of Hugo Mayer, where witness
say Af,erward @ T he 's saw Meysr at south Bend Ind
Here it was that witness met Mary Neiss. WHOM
e eS house ssvan Of Meyer O ard one Of his
alleged intended victims. thst Muller claims to to
pity and then OF love. He married the girl
She was brought at this stage Of the p proceed
milton the witness and his wife was recorded
IN the Interest of justice. The girl would have
sessng She had fufy blonde hair and wore an
eGs but sss
OF her sex. She remained In court only long
enough to chronicle the Identification.
MULLER CONFESSES HIS DuPLICITY
Thon came the confession on the part OF the
witness Muller. that he had delivered up his
alleged principal. Dr. Meyer. to the police author
tiles Of Toledo In consideration Of reward OF
s5O He had seen Meyer IN Chicago. he said, be-
fore the arrest OF the defendant.
TESTIMONY FROM INSURANCE MEN
Muller. after recognizing the photograph Of Brandt
the victim Of the Meyer conspiracy retired from
the stand temporarily. 20 admit the testimony Of the
witnesses from Chicago. connecting the conspiracy
of Meyer with the insurances In the several life
Insurance companies.
Thomas T'eman. ~ the Washington Life lnsur.
4ncc Company recognized the witness Muller as
being associated with the Of Baum. Then came
Dr Lyman Ware. the medical examiner for the
LIFE insurance CoInpany and tho AEtna Life In
furnncc Company. who recognized the photoKrapn
of Ernndt as Ne picture OF ths applicant 10 wnon
lie Wa INsiNl Closely III fD' tTDaS-'Ndl lpl
rs Mr Brooke as o. how he could Identity The pho
tograph OF this particular man. His answers were
consistent and convincing 80 also on the same
line were the statements ~ Or. John H. Byrne,
The examiner for tho Washington l.ifs Insurance
COMPANY. ~ Lu,ellls smith manager In Chicago u
the <cpr- YORK Life. 0f Thomas r. Iyncs. manager
Il the AEtn9. of Churiee \ Weizel. district agen!
thore % IN Mutual LIE Insurance Company OF
Nev,-yOrk: Of Milton -. Emmy chief clerk or the
yr,,c g. nrany and of Lewis G. p,nhed. cashier OF
80 C!ieaao cfiice OF the Washington LIE Insurance
Company. 49,, -.
mn. case was finally adjourned until Monday
next and Judge rarrctt announced that next week.
a.. .x,v.Irlcp mirht arise. h. would n9ist upon
ar.s ~ fhr. 4osf)ns daily. R9 n Ia Ri desire 20
-,,rutec The closing 4 the case II c3nFls'ent with
mo o,lrretra ton ~ Justice before the Christmas
iofiirys whicn might operat" to the discomfort
of everybody interested. the jurors In particular