The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-11


girls" said Muller, meelly.
II said in the advertisements that a
young girl OF responsibility wanted to
ers who winted wives. Then sent on
photographs Of the young girl and got
GUMS Of money" confessed Muller in
answer to Mr.. Brookc's questions.
II was arrested and sent to jail in Chi;
case by a United States Commissioner.
was convicted June 30 and sent to Joliet
frison for using the mails for fraud;
under the name of Rosa Muller" said
the witness. Il had known Purifier three
or four weeks. 1t was his scheme"
maj tio sS,n much CT. money did you earn by
About $3.50 in two weeks"
Up TO that time you had never heard
or Dr. Meyer, Parker, Brandt or Baum.
;, No, sir, l first met Parker in the Jail
ne was there for forgery. lie was not
confined In the same part of the jail as 1.
HIS MEETING WITH MEYER.
Parker was the name by which Gus.
jail" continued Muller. II met him
walking on the floor of the Jail about
April 20, 1890. He had read in the news.
Purifier. Parker asked me what part of
Germany | came from. We talked about
our cases. | next saw him with DR.;
heard of DR.. Meyer. He had become a
prisoner few days before. Parker in
troduced us. ] never saw Parker speak
to him again until We were both in Joliet
Prison.
DIR. Meyer came to the door of my
cell In the jail early in June. He talked
with me twenty minutes. He said IT
Cook County Jail. He wanted me to
write a letter for him to the Germania
LIE LIS h Insurance Company lie sad he
Il had met Brandt in the Jail, and
net him again in State prison; but did
met him at DIR. Meyers.
II was discharged from Joliet in May,
1891, and went as piano-player to Miss
Lilies at SIS week. From there in a
month / went to Miss AleXander's, 123
Custom; House place. as piano-player.
l was there one year
discrepancy. A year brought the career
of this rascal down to June, 1892, three
monsns after the alleged killing of
Brandt. But Muller wiggled out OF the
year at Miss Alexanders disreputable
resort.
HE LEFT A WIFE IN GERMANY.
Did your wife come from Germany
with you, or did she remain behind?"
demanded Brooke; abruptly.
tyre protested
Justice Barrett said the witness must
answer, and then Muller admitted that
They had no children. He had sent $3.50
TO his wife Sept. 10. 1892.
Where did you get that money!
From DR.. Meyer
You are sure of that?"
"Yes, SIR"
When did You marry Mary Neiss?,.
ApTl a. fss3 r ps net n s6 her IN ns To
Ind, next. and we were married in
Chicago. / took her away from DR..
Meyer, Jan. 0, and took her to 234 Twen-
tycf9urth street, street, Chicago. That is re-
You didn't take her somewhere to
not N0 ,r sir w W LIKED lyra tGEether but were
HE Is A BIGAMIST.
All this this was told simply and as II 1t
re as W 9s Se @ yyro5 as be not
ished when this trial Is over, for big
amy Ia crime in Illinois. -.
Who told you to marry Mary Neiss?'
NO talyk with Pinkertons before you
married her."
the Pinkertons unless you married Mary
mo, sir"
To the next question he said the Chief
offered $500 to him II he would locate
DR.. and Mrs. Meyer. He agreed and led
the police to the Meyers in Detroit.
pi6oyed by the Pinkertons at s. day,
and declared that he had never seen any
Pinkerton detectives.
In response to question as to how
came to employ him to look up DIT.
dressed to "Mf Charles n,a, y Miller; 9 ;s
1888 1t asked Muller 10 hunt up a
horse and carriage supposed to have
been stolen by DR.. Meyer from Toledo.
There was q promise Of $50 reward ard 10,
ter man came to Muller In Chicago
and offered $500 for the capture or DR..
Meyer. Muller snapped at this chan ice
for he had Just received a note from him
| from Cleveland. Before he. could dis
cover DIR. Meyers Cleveland address a
Ter to ask about DR.. Meyers standing,
as the doctor wanted to live with him
anu THE HUNT FOR MEYER.
| "A lawyer came to me-" began Null
sure ' it wasn't a Pinkerton detective?''
mo, sir, 1t was M. Julian"
ance Company! Did he pay you the
mo. ] got that of the ,so. Chief of the
Ibid you locate the horse and buggy
~ did, but SOM body else he'd located
them. TOO, and | didn't get the $50" said
| Muller, naive y.
| Muller told how he led the police 10
DIR. Movers hiding-place in Detroit and
how he was arrested. Then Mr.. Brooke
returned to the period when Muller was
in the Chicago Jail, and the subsequent
months during which the scheme OF
sWindlng insurance companies was
preached, planned and unfoided by Dr.
Meyer.
enouEh | didn't want any more trouble.
"Oh, now; you told DR.. Never that
you didn't believe the scheme wou
work; that the companies were too
sharp, didn't you?'
you were afraid you'd get caught,
and that was the reason you dldn
want TO go into it?''
MULLER'S "SCRUPLES."
yes; and then / didn't think we had
money enough" added this heightened
rascal. 80
WHO Is Lena Kaufman, with whom
you were walking in Lincoln PARK, chi
cago, when you met DR.. Meyer
"A respectable girl She had nothllS
to do with DIR. Meyers scheme. 1 wen
to the Park to meet her. Then i LOON
her to DIR. Meyer" ia,
Was it after you began living win
Mary Neiss?"
NO, SIR"
Was il after you were married to the