New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-26
MR.. NICOLL STEPS IN.
HE WILL CONDUCT THE PROSECUTION OF
DR. MEYER
WINNERS EXAMINED IN THE DlsIElCIAi
ToRNEY'S oFFICE-TIE PRISONER HAS
30 COUNSEL YET.

40 COUNSEL YET.
District-Attorney De Lancey Nicoll mas recos
nized the importance of the trial oil Dr. henry -
T. Meyer and his wife, the alleged PRISONERS vi
Gustav II. NJ. Josep Baum by deciding 10 cohuuc'
the prosecution himself. Assistant District-Attor-
ney John f. Mcintyre will devote all ms ufne u
the case and will work up the various lines oil EVIL
dencc Mr. Nicoll however, will probably also 'ahc
mart In this preliminary labor When he gets thoi-
oughiy interested in big case he Is not satisneu
TO leave the preparation of 1t to SUBORDINATE
Befor. DR. Robert W. Buchanan was placed OH
,ria far murder Mr. Nicol himself went TO see one
of the People's witnesses number OF times to get
familiar with his testimony. The CONVICTION OF buch
anan was unquestionably great personal 'ic'oiy
for the DistrictAttorney. and he is not aVerse 10
winning fresh laurels for himself In the triai "iic
IN interesting will probably surpass tha Oh
Buchanan and perhaps equal that OF Carlyle W.
Harris.
Mr. MCINTYRE was still out Of the city yesterday
having determined TO have short rest before really
taking I'd the burden Of finding additional evidence
against the Meyers. Mr. Nicoll, however, hau
long talk with August. or Jacob. Winners aiias
Carl Muller who lived In the fiat with the meyers
when Baum died there. Winners was brought 10
the District-Attorney's office from the House OF
Detention by Deputy Sheriff Brown and Detective
Julian, who employed by the Mutual Lie ~"
surance Company to hunt down the swndlers.
Mr.. Nicoli examined WINNERS for an hour max
Ing
death of Baum. Winners summoned DR.. simeon
r. Minden when the patient grew worse ana
shortly after his death Winners visited the physi-
clan to get the death certificate. Mr.. Nlcoii ou
not finish with Winners. and will have MN pelore
him again Deputy Sheriff Brown TOOK the man
back to the House of Detention
Mr. Nicoll said later that WINNERS was OF con-
siderable intelligence having been a schoolmaster
in GERMANY He would make a good Wilhess'
The District-Attorney said that he was not sure
that he could corroborate the testimony Oh WIFI
,ners and Il would be of no great weight unsup-
ported The man is ex-convict, having spent
n wear In the Joliet. H., prison. He was cohVic'eu
of running a swndling matrimonial bureau III I'M
cago However, MIR. Nicoll SAID thal inc oa'e
against the Meyers was strong enough 10 h"suie
their conviction irrespective OF winners eVi-
dence. -,
cal revision department of the Mutual Lille lnsur-
ance Company has sent to MI Nieoh all 'he
papers in the case.
NIessrs Brooke and OSullivan have not yet
announced their decision as 10 whether they VIII
defend the prisoners. Mr. OSullivan calls Oh IT.
Never frequently but has not gone deeply into the
case as he does not wish TO learn the prisoners
secrets until 1t is settled that the firm OF Brooke
O'Sulivan G. Brooke is to defend him. Mr. OSui-
Ivan saws that he and Mr. Brooke got little or
no nav for their arduous labors in defending
Buchanan, and they don't want to go into new
trial in which they may have to give out of their
own pockets several thousand dollars 10 pay eA-
pert witnesses, etc 49,
Meyer last week pleaded not guilty in General
Sessions and ne has until tomorrow In which TO
withdraw the plea or to denlur 10 the h9lSt intht.
If the question of his counsel is not settled by that
time. Judge Cowng may grant him several Gays
more i'm which TO take one of the two courses.
Detective sergeants Won Gerchten and Trainer
and her two children, as II has been learned that
the woman is still unable 10 travel