The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-12

New York, Dec. lin the trlal OF
Dr.. Meyer to-day, charged with murder
ing Brandt to secure life insurance
money Brandt having agreed to make
himself sick and be reported dead, with
the understanding that real corpse
was to be shown as his own dead body).
the cross examination of Muller, the
accompIice who turned states evidence,
was resumed.
The witness was known as August
Winners in the conspiracy to defraud
the insurance comprehensive conspira-
cy, which, it is charged, ended in the
murder of one OF the conspirators,
Brandt, under the name OF Joseph
Baum-the collection of 81, 900 worth OF
checks on the policies by Mrs. DR.:
Meyer, claiming to be the widow OF
Baum, and the cashinG OF these checks
under the name OF Woerner, the land
lord OF the fat where the alleged muir
der was committed, identifying him at
the bank. Mystery surrounds the case
at every turn.
Lawyer Brooke, cross.examining Null
Ter, got him to say: ~ was arrested with
George Purifier, charged with swindline
farmers by false advertisements for
husbands for two young girls, meekly
said Muller. "G was convicted June 80,
$780, and sent to Joliet prison"
up to that timo you had never heard
OF DR.. Meyer, Parker, Brandt or Baum
had youP" queried Mr.. Broo ke.
mo sir, l first met Parker in Jail. He
was there for forgery. Parker was the
name by which GuStave NJ. A. j. Baum
was known in the Jail. met him walk
ing on the floor OF the Jail about April
20, 1890. I next saw him with DR..
Meyer the latter part Of May. / had
heard OF Dr.. Meyer. He had become
prisoner q few days before. Parker In
troduced us. never saw Parker speak
to him again until we were both in Jol-
lot prison. Muller told how he led the
police to DR.. Meyers hiding place in
Detroit and how he was arrested.
DR.. Meyer said we should go to New
York, hire a fat, put the name Baum
on the door bell and wait for him, as
New York was the place where we could
get plenty OF sick men to die for us to
collect life insurance on" said Muller.
Muller told again that the day before
he and Brandt set out for New York DR..
Meyer had given him a small package
in blue wrapper on which package
was written "antimony" and told him
Brandt was to be made sick in the New
York fiat by doses OF antimony
sprinkled on his food. Brandt did not
take it willingly. Ho must be fooled into
~. t-1n
Later Muller said that Brandt was
willing in Chicago to come to New York
and be made sick, but when he saw the
packages of antimony and morphine
prepared by DR.. Meyer he changed his
mind. He called for medical book
aud went through it carefully, saying
he wanted to select for himself the kind
OF medicine he would take. He finally
selected salts and then croton oil for
dosing himself.
Muller said that DR.. Meyer gave
Brandt as a first dose three drops Of
croton oil in a tablespoonful OF water,
but after swallowing it Brandt grabbed
the bottle, saying so small dose could
not affect him, whereupon he poured
lot OF the oil in spoon and swallowed
it.
At this DR.. Meyer said: Brandt
don't know what poison croton oil ID
That will kill him. Now We have .
dead man sure"
Then DIR. Minden was sent for.
Brandt told him he had dysentery, but
DR.. Minden diagnosed his case as in-
Illumination OF the bowels.
When questioned by Mr.. Burke as to
this testimony he admitted that he had
committed perjury in signing the an
davit. He said he got 500 for 1t as his
share of the $1,000.
'Is Brandt deadT demanded Brooke
in sepulchral tones.
Eyes, sir" replied Muller.
"Then what became OF Brandts share
in this division Of the spoils"
"I don't know"