The evening world., 1893-12-11
MULLER uNOER FIRE.
Cross-Examination Of DR., Meyers
Confessed Accomplish.
His Disgraceful Career in the West
Freely Admitted.
lie Admits that Part of His PreNi-
Gus Testimony Is Fake.

Several women gained entrance to the
Court of oyer and Termner this morn
ing, and were deeply interested specta-
tors when the cross-cXamination OF carr
Muller. the confessed accomplish. was
taken up by Charles w. BROOKE. In the
trial of DR.. Henry e. L. Meyer, accused
of poisoning Ludwig Brandt, alias
Baum, to death with croton oil. anti
mony, arsenic aud iron in March, 1892.
Muller is an informer. but 1t is not
generally believed that any human being
would become an informer and a States
witness, duplicating himself in "A foul
murder, If no murder were committed.
DR.. Meyer says Muller's real name is
Arnold kirfel. The witness was known
as August Winners in the conspiracy
to defraud the insurance comprehensive
conspiracy which. 1t Is charged. ended In
the MURDER of one of the conspirators.
Brandt under the name OF Joseph Baum
the collection OF $4,000 worth of checks
ON the puli-ies by Mrs. DR.. Meyer, claim
Ing to be the widow of Baum, and the |
casning of these checks by DR. Meyer. |
under nri the n name OF Woerner, the land.
was committed. identifying him at the
| bank,
Mystery surrounds the case at every
turn. rhe defense claims that Baum,
alias Brandt, is alive, and 1t is believed
that they will admit the conspiracy to
defraud the insurance companies but de-
clare that no murder was committed, a
bogus corpse having been substituted for
| Baum.
The mysterious woman with a striking
resemblance to DR.. Meyer. the alleged
poisoner, Is stranger to him. he de-
l I'm n NUu rod hn nj
with significant expression, that he
had married sister living in this coun-
MT Mrs. ManEer Wss ha
sister, although she has frequently con-
suited him about evidence that has been
Mrs. Meyer was more serious in her
, behaylor IN court to-day. Evidently she
had bssn rsesiyins some good advice on
nocent people or auditors In court were
, hardly expected to be gleeful and happy
during the recital Of the horrors told by
Dr. Meyer had evidently had talking
TO- also. and his mouth. mouth. yolubIs on
porter. was freshly and more ot Securely
, sealed again to-day.
MULLER'S DISGRACEFUL CAREER
: Mr.. Brooke. cross-examining Muller.
enne %d tf sa Rr Meye ha o he as
born near Cologne and his father was a
! schoolmaster.
astaS .r can" Rro you . 10 rGaVe germany
| Because / lost my place.
. Was 1t not because you were charged
r get mixed up in an assault upon an aged
mo, SIR replied the witness without
3 the faintest show of resentment in his
t voice or manner.
e To the succeeding questions Muller
MS father gaze hin The money to
on the steamer as Kari kirfe, ref Hs wes
never a professor of music at Antwerp,
S His f u Gbspb liie time as teacher at
: He reiterated his denial of having
c played the plano in dlsorderly houses in
% Ss n wsa houses o he ne sto s9pd
a5 in either city Af,Sr five daya in
. for ten days. there he STONED nj n an
4 loon, and looked for work With Hilbert
= Geranu'' Win 'i XII, VINO came from
n Kansas civ held Muller and bie
friend Idod from n; June Me-, to Septembsr When
house ee Kent 70 bv M AUGUST Kr,e 1oarai H
pah s sa foe h his 900 arks or M
u 49, ,n. IL, -, as u LIZ Stohso
Wnere NE Vas ha hpsptsa' WIN tSpn2,C
y After two i months in the HOSPITAL Mule i
then 70 Auaust Hneker' a cake. FAKE nay a.
niyis;on and inrramne streets 9hr Va "a
r ,is.o'i o., nnt, 49,, 20 80 90 AZ w
weeks weeks Learning ear h6.r now TO bake cake. at
a,, Eeeh anu, anu , poa,n; 4,
o iiS ENbAtiIMT.Nl 40 PAM
PLAYER.
He was discharged by the cake-bak el
returned to the clearinghouse for
week and then got employment witt
i Clancy. milk dealer In Claiborne ave
y nue. for Two weeks at 50 week ant
- board. Then Muller went to the Ger
man Society, - La sale street. and theI
te to DesplaneE, to live with a farmer
s. After two days he returned to Chicag
., to e. WEIGH street, a saloon kept 3,
10 Keyser There he played a piano at s.
ir week for one consecutive week. Thel
90 he went to Sc Welch street. anothe
"a saloon and boarding house, where H.
III lived for two weeks, and was employe,
n in a disorderly house as a piano-player.
You We're known as Piano Charlie.
D., weren't you at this place. lO9 Michigan
ne Muller declared that he didn't know