The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-15
NEW YORK WILL GET MEYER
THEY WANT HMM OTHER TOWNS, nut
THE TELEGRAPH CAUGHT HIM

The Detectives VIII Probably Reach Detroit
To-night-Mrn. Meyer Gives Birth 10 n
| Child IN Jaii--Her Two-Yesr-Oid Child
IL Puzzle TO the Authorities Here.
The auickness Of the New York authorities
In securing an indictment for murder in the
first degree against Dr.. Henry c. W. Meyer and
his wife, tho alleged professional prisoners
and insurance company swndlers. Is probably
all that saved tho couple from being taken to
than that Of the murder OF Ludwig Brandt, or
Gustav II. NJ. Joseph Baum. rs he is described
In the indictment.
The moment the arrests were made in De-
troit on Wednesday evening. and tho news
was telegraphed about the country. officers
from Chicago Toledo. and other cities started
for tho Michigan city, intont on getting tho
prisoners for other alleged crimes. They were
all nearer TO Detroit than New York. and In
race to get there first the New York men would
necessarily have been nearly q full day be-
hind But the telegraph was quicker. and the
Information that an indictment awaited them
here was SUFFICIENT to hold thom against the
claims Of early arrivals who didn't have In
dictments. Less than two hours elapsed after
the information Of the arrests reached here
when the Grand Jury presented an indict-
ment and the moment the bill was drawn up
the fact was telegraphcd to Detroit.
Yesterday the New York authorities were
notified that the prisoners would be held. and
to hurry along the papers. Detectives Won Ger
ichten and Trainer had already started for Al
bany, but they had difficulty In finding Gov.
Flower. whose signature to the reouisition pa
pers was necessary. ana it is not likely that
they will reach Detroit before tonight.
The Detroit dispatches also contained the
information that Mrs. Meyer or Mrs. Baum
gave birth to child after her arrest. Previous
Detroit dispatches said that the couple had q
the failure to S' collect ss5o 'f INSURANCE s on
GB5Sndts lie from the sa Mutual Life Insurance
iIy: In the three months that the Meyers had
lived In the house at $50 East Thirteenth
three or four months. Coroner Schultze is puz-
from and what has become OF the other one.
He thinks it possible that there may be an in
Nothing new WAS developed here yesterday
Seither The city S!ssH" nor the oeas the
there is enough proof here to convict both tho
priisoners' but good lawyers are Of different
persons who lived here with Brandt. they say
Al. IA, that VII have to be proXed.the case is
said about tho compile Is true. there viii still
be less evidence than there was in the case OF
GS a5s tb nd tha DE- Ss
accom- pice. may turn states evidence.
DETROIT July 14-Dr. Henry c. W. Meyer.
the alleged wholesale poisoner. remains in
his cell at Police Headquarters. awaiting the
arrival Of officers from New York. He main
tatns stolid silence regarding himself. denying
having lived in New York. or having lived
under the various aliases attributed to him.
He was positively identified this morning.
however. by q. Robertson. assistant gem
eral superintendent of Pinkertons Detective
Agency OF Chicago.
The police found a Chicago health certificate
made out to Henry Z. W. Meyer among the
Doctors belongings. DR.. Rauph. who was
Secretary Of the Board OF Health at tho time
the certificate was issued identified the Doc
tors SIGNATURE and also the Doctor himself.
lived here about two years ago. He was lib.
his mornings in Boston. and would return at
noon with elaborate dinners prepared and
packed in a tin case at n Boston hotel.
After the first two weeks the Doctor brought
woman to the house. who. he said. was his
wife. She wore great number Of jewels.
After residence OF q few months in this place
Mrs Meyer became i'll. and a physician an
nouncod that there was no hope OF her re-
On the day before she died DR.. Meyer
brought, o man and young woman to the
house and took them to tho room Of the dying
woman. From conversation that was over
heard 1t was inferred that the woman who had
been living with Meyer was not his wife. and
her on her deathbed. The jewels which the
after. the death OF his companion Dr. Meyer
left Sawton.