The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08

quty; But poor Arnold lies III at home.
re has Deen Frustrated three months.
ana his 92s pounds avoirdupois has dv'in-
SestiVe functions and kidney disease.
Mr.. Mcintyre argued for the admis-
sion sion OF Muilers story, Of his convcrsa.
.i9n with Meyer, and Justice Barrett
SAID In admitting the testimony:
1.-THE Indictment does not charge the
Killing OF Brandt as the result of II con.
spiracy. Let us keep the question OF
possible. 50 aus not to tne take fa'f the s mind OF
the main issue-the question of whether
81 pr Me- Meyer did or did not take the life
There Is a naked Indictment for the
killing Of Brandt, and all the acts and
converse lions of Dr.. Meyer down to the
time OF the alleged taking OF life are ad-
and the intent to take life for the pur-
panies."
Dr. What se IN di@ y9n hays With
He, asked me what | was in jail for.
! told him. He said there was. not
enough money in that. He said he
could make Pas tho U n said Muller M'"
He said the scheme l was In was no
good; that we could swindie life insur-
ance companies out OF thousands. ~
1890, and served ten months and nine
days. DR.. Meyer was discharged. /
got out May 20. 1891 and went back t.,
Seventeenth streets. lived there one
week with. William Marshall, who was
a fellow-prisoner In the county jail.
Centre Pr M eSax se Ths d sss uns
2. 1891. DR.; Meyer was practising medi;
cine at that number. His sign said
.Dr; H. Meyer, He was living there
Mrs. Meyer stood up on command of
Mr.. Mcintyre and smiled while Muller
~ SDr: Meyer asked me DID 1 want to go
didn't want to get into any more trouble.
He asked me had / seen Baum in Joliet
Prison, and how did he look. told him
DIR. Meyer said: 1 was with my wife
to Joliet Prison to see Peter c; Barker.
He said he had been writing letters to
tiers. He said Barker could come out
1 asked him for s. and he gave it to
AT another. time DR.. Meyer asked me
in The back way and looked at him
and rems an1 and said n,sn
"a few days, later I returned the 81 to
L DR.. Meyer ;, and vas living at 100 Twelfth
asked Mr.. Mcintyre.
Yes. I met Lena Kaufman in Lincoln
Park: IN July. 1881. - .,
in July. Meyer snid Baum was out of
that baum was arrested in Cincinnati.
my home N Tweifth ssrset ne Gs s. ia
that he had letters from Baum In Gin
cinnati: L., and TT, that the Papefs said Re
wanted et q get te
Baum and have his f'fe insured. He
said he was going to Cincinnati to find
out all he could about Baum. He went.
and when n he got back he said he had
and find out all about him.
"a didn't see him then again till the
d Hs said h he hs &c sesn t tbs
New York to get back to Chicago. He
asked me to represent Baum to get in
sured. He told me a man by the name
him, and was In company with him. to dc
schemes to cheat the insurance compa-
niles and get money.
IL next saw Pm Pr Meyer rnr at Peter
named Degedlo. DR.. Meyer told me
Baum d was ,b arrested aga ss In New Mex
He Is out Of the way said Pr
scheme. have spent all my money get:
llnH Brandt lnbuTtu uHueT the name VI
that folks around think he Is safe. Then
| can buy, corpse and play 1t Off fol-
Baum. and get the insurance;
Baum in, the Montreal; Washington,
New York. and Etna Life Insurance
companies for 800 altogether. He said
sick sha as Baum n' ana Pretend to die as
HE said he could find a sick man, a
consumptive man who could not live
and When he was dead bury him. and
then get the insurance.
II told told him liz li6ed 4. that wa,; sshe N 20
Esx Terk 90 s1 nat n 10
II asked him why he didn't go to NIL
waukee' as that W ysSS be cheaper Thai
Chicago. He told me that his wife had
married Brandt and had a certificate
as Baum. and that she was going to
New York to live unde to the be rsaas
claim the insurance money,
"On Feb. % /! met DR.. Meyer at ths
saloon. l57 Randolph street; Chicago: at
wanted to send me to. New York with
Brandt; that we should rent a fiat, and
that Brandt should be known as Baum
Then be showed !, package package Of anti IL
him what he wanted with that. He said
he knew a way TO make money with
that.
"He said Brandt was to be made sick
He said anthony was to be sprinkled OF
| Brandt's food to make Brandt sick and
| vomit He told me that II Brandt
wouldn't take 1t willingly, he was to bt
made to take It. He told me to put a
little sugar with 1t. as anthony was
II took the anthony and he gave ms
the morphine, too. Then We went TO q
ticket broker and Or. Meyer bought tvs
tickets over the Erie road for New forN
for s32. ,
by agreement We met at the Poll'
street depot next day at o'clock
Brandt and DR.. Meyers wife we're there
| DR.. Meyer gave me $40 In cash and to!d
me to take Brandt to New York and DC
| as he wanted me to"
| Every eye turned upon the blue-eyet
Mrs. Meyer at this. She was not smil
ing. She was leaning forward In hel
chair and listening intently.
The witness told this story In the sam
tone that he might relate the story o
the most ordinary occurrnce.
DR.. Meyer stlll took notes with pertec
GOODNESS. seldom raising his big. furtiv
blue-gray eyes from the paper, ant
evinclng no emotion OF any kind.
Muller said became to New oYrk Will
Brandt but was not allowed to tel
whether he gave anything to Brandt OF
the journey or not. They stopped at IN