St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-13


left it 10 me to decide which cemetery
to bury it in. selected Evergreen cenl-
etery.''
Ine undertaken remembered several
little details useful in the case TO estab-
llsii the Identity of the dead man with
the body exhumed. There were buttons
missing from Baum's undertaking.
and the undertaken. by reqneS, of Mrs.
Baum, fastened the garment with Il
safety pin. Then came that photograph
or Brandt, and the undertaken testified
positively that il was a likeness OF the
man he buried from the Thirteenth
street fiat: the man whose BODY Mrs.
Meyer followed TO the grave and
Claimed as the body of her husband.
Mr.. Nieoll then read reports of Prof.
DoremuS. The latter'S analysis showed
mat the stomach. intestineS and liver
contained anthony ana arsenic. Ii
was after this report that Coron er
Schultz issued warrant.
Detective Sergeant Jacob You Ger
lenten testified that he had brought the
prisoenr from Detroit to New York.
w hen Meyer asked why he had been
arrested the detective told him he was
accused of
POISONING SEVERAL PEOPLE.
At this juneture Mr. Brooke inter
posed an objection. asking that all con-
versation between the detective and
prisoner be stricken out.
The detective went on to explain that
after Meyer reached this city his beard
was removed. This so changed Meyers
appearance that Mr.. Mcintyre did not
recognize him when he appeared in
court.
DR.. Giuen B. Miendn was next called
to the stand. He had attended Brandt
during the latter's Illness. In March,
1892. he first saw DIR. Meyer AT his office.
meyer told the witness he was phys
lclan, and just arrived from Colorado.
lie asked the witness advice about
locating in the city. Witness advised
MIN not TO do SO, saying that the field
was already ouercrowded. That same
DAY man giving the name of Baum.
put who proved TO be Brandt. called OIL
witness: two days after Muller and
w WINNER visited witness. WINNER
brought card to witness, in which
Baum stated the medicine pre-
serIbed by witness had tailed to
relieve him. Witness called at the
Baum fat and was taken to Brandt's
room where the latter lay in bed. He
was introduced by Baum to Mrs. Never
as his wife. He examined the patient
and found that his bowel complaint had
grown worse. He supposed that the
patient had taken medicines prescribed
by him, but was not certain. Witness
attended him daily until the time of his
death. He had grown worse with each
day. DR.. Minden said that if the medi-
cInes had been given TO his patient it
could not have been in the way pre-
scribed by him. Much of some medicine
had been used and not enough of an
other. None of the medicines pre-
scrlDed by him had contained eiteer
ANTHONY. OR ARSENIC.
Shortly before Baum's death witness
told Mr.. Meyers that her husbands
death was imminent. and thought he
should hold a consultation with another
doctor. Mrs. Baum. or Meyer, de-
INJURED at this,Saying that she could not
afford to pay for consultation. Wit
ness summoned two other doctors and
told Mrs. Baum-Meyer that it wonld
cost her nothing extra. At no time had
witness seen DIR. Meyer at Baum's
house. After informing Mrs. Baum that
her husband could not survive, he told
Baum that he was not likely to improve
The night of Baum'S death witness was
summoned 10 the Baum house shortly
before midnight. Subsequently, at the re-
quest OF Mrs. Meyer, known to him as
Mrs. Baum. notified Undertaken Kipp,
who prepared the remains for inter
ment. DR.. Minden unhesitatingly iden-
tined a picture shown him as that of the
supposed Baum. Witness again saw
the body after ii mad been exhumed.
+ he testified to the presence OF Prof.
Doremus, Coroner Schultz and Dir.
Walsh at the autopsy.
Z DR.. MInden was croSS-eXamined by
Lawyer O'Sulliyan. The medico-Iegal
expert went over the period of Baum or
Brandt's illness. and asked numerous
questions with regard to the patients
symptoms Lawyer O'Sulliyan tried by
asking technical questions TO after proof
of witness ineXperience. The questions
were objected to by Mr.. Nicoil, and the
objection was sustained. At this point
recess was taken until evening.
AT the evening session DR.. ID. II. Nc
Alpin Jr.. demonstration Of pathological
anatomy at the Carnegie laboratory,
was asked TO explain the meaning of the
word pathology" This was for the
benefit of the jury. Witness said in all
examinations he found no evidence or
typhoid fever or of dySentary. He found
all the organs in fair state of preser-
Walton. In reply to MIR. O'SuIiiVan the
witness said that he had examined the
intestines. He was questioned on the
subject of pathology, and wordy de-
bate on that technical subject followed.
and at Its conclusion the court adjourned
until tomorrow.