The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-09
MULLEG' TESTIMONY.
Damaging Evidence Against DR..
i Meyer and His Wife.
THE POISONING OF BRANDT.


crimes committed by Henry G. #. Meyer
and his accomplices told by the prosecut-
ing attorney yesterday, which he says
will be fully substantiated by living wit
pesses, one of whom had participated in
the crimes drew more than usually In
tellieent audience to the cour, room.
Carl Muller, the states first witness,
was cool and collected, and told his story
in very matter of fact way, as II there
was nothing extraordinary in the case, cX-
hfbiting a turpltude in his own part only
squaled by that of the accused, who
calmly took notes of the testimony all day
long.
The witness testified that his real name
was Carl Kierfel, and that he had passed !
under the names of Carl Muller, August !
Winners and Otto G. Stone; that he was
81 years old, and was a school teacher In
Germany before he came to America in
1857. He had made living in this country :
as a bartender, milkman's agent and
caRemaker, and had also played the piano
in disorderly house. lie was sent to the |
Joliet prison in 1850 for using the United
States mails for Illegal purposes While
in the Cook county jail awaiting transfer
to Joliet he met Dir Meyer and Peter e.
Parker whom he aftcrward knew as lud
wig Brandt.
What conversation did YOU have with
DR. Meyer" asked Mr.. Mcintyre
ALE asked me what ! was in jail for. |
told him. He said there was not enough
money in that. He said he would put me
on scheme by which could make thou
ssuds; that we could swindle life iusur
auce companies out of thousands ] was
taken TO Joliet prison June 30, 1890, and
served ten months and nine days DR.
Moyer was discharged. I got ont May 20,
1901, and went back to CLeNlgo, where
Dr. Meyer was prnCticing medicine"
Meyers Yiiiainous Proposal.
Witness then related the details OF the
arrangements to dcfraud insurance com
panies. The first ease determined on was
70 insure Brandt, who had been fellow
prisoner with them, in the name of Cius-
tsve Baum The latter was not one Of
the parties to the fraud, but was confined
In prison mt Cincinnati. The insurance
wes effected in four companies for - 800,
tbs beneficiary to be Mrs. Amelia Baum
Mrs. Baum was Mrs DIR. Meyer. the
woman now in court. Brandt had per-
sonated Baum before the medical exam
inerB Of he insurance companies That
~ss in January, 1892.
The witness related that before that
date, and in order TO make he fraud com
plste, DIR. Meyer had gone over to ter
msny TO find out all about Baum's family
and history, 50 that there could he no diff
ficuty should there be Hny question Of
identity raised by the companies when
called on topay the amount Of policies.
The story Of he marriage of Mrs Meyer
60 Brandt in he nanio of Baum was told,
and OF their coming TO New York IN order
60 carry ont the scheme
They hired a flat on East Thirteenth
atrset thn witness heinz known ns Au,r.
- Nyin,mera npd RT,udt ,s hu.,,st
ssanm Brandt wrote d slim for the letter
bnx under The bell hull at the entrance Of
tho building. He wrote on the sllu
sBaun" lie wrote le,ters and signed
kbem Baum. These letters were addressed
to the irs1rpncp companies in which the
policies we're drawn TO notify them that
IGustay NJ A. J. Bnum9 had removed
from Chicago to New York Soon after
ward DR. Nltyer and his wife took up then
.rpsidrnrc at the fnt. Mrs Never being
known as Mrs Bum
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go, H., Ia,I a,,i al ,i,aI,t e Brnpd
.nJ the daetar t,ied tasai bs, ~ On haaL
bgt she ,yn,,ld not do n When sIe ,Iie
prnrJt x,il tint he -wnnld net sitl, .
Hrnndt Gra took n dose of salts. bu
,bi4 Lii not have The ,le.ired effect mn
n Never suggested croton oil ID,
Mover vrotr n nrpscriptlo ion for croton OF
and purchased it himself. signing the pre
scription otto c. Stein. NJ. D. Iibera
doses of eroton oil produced the desire
effect ON Brandt, and when DR. Min1eI
of St. SlHrk's place, was called in o
March g he was easily deceived by til
woman. who posed rs the wife of the sic
man, and by the symptoms displayed b
Bran 1T, into diagnosing his euse as one
chronic dysentary
Then Meyer finding 1t impossibl
through the red tape of the coroner = o
aoo to got n body from the mortlie to al
syor his purpose. decided that his co-coI
spirator Brandt must die.
The scheme was working admlrahi!
Baum was entered as regular patier
on DR. Mlnden books ana BfaadS was
shs hi9h road 10 aeith Ir' Meyer WI
always out when Dr. Minden called.
As soon as DIR. Mtnden Ind charge Of II
case the direct poisoning began, and WI
mess began To tell now Df Meyer sprinkle
snslm9ns over every meai AZ ne prePSTeb PAR hi !,
On pFesefPtiena %lif.sa by DR. Sn, Mssef IN,
March % . is,esd esrliTaafs ate. sayIns tn