Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-13
TRIAL OF DIR. MEYER.

Ihe mOst important witness or the Day Was Dr. Minden, who Was Called In to Attend the Victim Of tho Accused.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The trial of Dr. Meyer for the poisoning of Ludwig Brandt, or Baum, was resumed to-day. Several wit nesses were examined, among them being the wife of Carl Muller, the alleged accom- plice of the accused. The most important testimony of the day was given by Dr. Minden, who was called late In the after noon.
 He testified that in March, 1892, Brandt, who gave the name of Baum, called on him. Two days later Muller, or Winning, stating that the medicine he prescribed had not relieved him of the symptoms from which he was suffering. Dr. Minden called as the flat occupied by Baum and found Baum in bed. Brandt introduced Mrs. Meyer as Mrs. Baum. The patient said the attack of disrrhaa had grown worse. Witness did not know whether Baum ever took the medicine he had prescribed for him or not, but at that time he was under the impression that he did.
 Daily until the time of his death Dr. Minden called on the sick man and his symptoms became gr adually worse. Medi- cines were prescribed to relieve Baum, but they were never given to him. Afew days before the death the witness told Mrs. Meyer that her husband was likely to de at any time and that he would prefer having consultation with some other doctor. Mrs. Meyer objsoted because of the expense. Finally the witness called In two other doctors and told Mrs. Meyer that it would not cost her anything. During all these visits of the witness the latter never saw Dr. Meyer at the house.
 The witness also told Baum that he wss not likely to get better. On the night that Baum died witness was summoned to the house st 11:30. Dr. Minden identified the picture of Brandt shown him by MT. Nicoll as that of the man he supposed to ! be Joseph Baum. Baum died on March 30, and on July the witness again saw the body after 1t had been exhumed.
 Mir. O'Sullivan conducted the cross ex- animation of pr. Minden. By long series of questions he tried to break down the testimony given in direct examination as to the condition of Brandt and to show that the doctor had either erred of treat ment or in the diagnosis he had made
  properly In line of cross-exsminstion.
 Witness explained that at that time he did not know that the medicines he pre- ecribed were not taken, and he believed he had been deceived because of the evidence that antimony and arsenic had been found In the body. Had he known such poisons were being administered to the click man he would have acted differently.
 At 6 o'clock recess was taken and about 7:30 the cross examination was re- stunned by Dr. O'Sullivan. Dr. Minden testified that the face was that of Mongo- Han. The doctor admitted that some times mistakes were made in the identification of dead bodies. He stated that all the inter- nal organs in the dead mans body were in 6 poor state of preservation.
 Deputy Coroner O'Hare, who was pres ent when the autopsy was made, was called and detailed the autopsy. Dr. David H. MoAlpin, jr., demonstrstor of pathological anatomy at the Carnegie laboratory, was the next witness. He gave In detail the re- suit of the diagnosis made by him of the organs of the body. A bewlldering discus- sion of medical terms and anatomical my teries occurred in this examination. At 10 o'clock the court adjourned.