The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
LAST EDITION
HIS AWFUL TALE.
Dr.. Meyers Confessed Accom-,
plice Coolly Describes the
Murder Of "Baum."
THEY I'LL MET IN 4 PRISON.
After tho Plot Was Hatched He
Began Administering
Slow Poison.
MRS. MEYER WAS HEARTLESS.
As a Fake Corpse Could Not Be
Found, Conspirator "Baum'
Had to Die.
MRS. MEYER WAS HEARTLEss.

The fervid Imagination Of Gaborlau
never conceived a tale SO horrible, so i'm
probable, as that which Prosecutor John
f. Mcintyre has promised to reveal
from the mouths Of sworn witnesses in
the trial for murder of DIR. Henry c. F.
Meyer, before Justice Barrett. in the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer.
1t Is q story, not simply OF murder. but
OF dozen deliberately planned and dia-
bolically achieved murders by the slow
est and most insidious processes of poi
sonIng. The witnesses upon whom Mr.
McIntyre depends for this story are the
confessed accomplices OF the arch-mur-
derer--August Winners, alias Carl
Muller, and his pretty wife. Mary Neiss.
who was saved from death by poisoning
at the hands OF the bloodless Meyer only
through the accident of having excited
, the love passion in one Of her intended
murderers. now her husband.
The victim, for whose taking of DR..
Heyei n fSst standing Kin trial Ludwig
also conspirator with Meyer and Null
ler, 70 cheat the insurance companies BY
's s,d a ,deathly sickness through the
According to the horrid tale told by the
ELOQUENT Prosecutor In his opening ad.
dress; Meyer and Brandt nd; Winners AND
BIZ ldt assumed when he got his life in
sured In four companies, were all In jail
for various offenses when Meyer con-
cocted his murderous schemes. Baum
was still in Jail In Cincinnati when the
other three began operations in Baum's
Mr.. Mcintyre told the jury that Meyer
had been twice tried for murder by pol
son, the flrst victim being his first wife
and the second son OF that wife by
The cool and bloodless Never lost CON-
troll OF bis vindictive temper at this. and
rising IN his place yelled;
But Mr.; McIntyre reiterated the state
and o'sulllvan QUOTED pr. Meyer.
known as Mrs. Marie Meyer, alias Mrs.
Baum. alias Amelia Meyer, laughed mer-
Iiiy at this scene, and made all behold
.he impersonated in widows weeds the
ielict OF the supposed dead Baum, and
slaimed the insurance on his life a week
follow her husband as d defendant on
NJ. Mcintyre this morning called Carl
Muller as the first witness against
Winners. alias Muller--tall, handsome,
with fun beard Of dark brown and
e y assp s srasat blue eyes locking
MS bride. soon to take the. name OF
%n ss nsIHss Ss ne Witnesses ssna b.
ssciuded from the room. and on the or
Ger Of the Conrt. forty men and women
Meyer s and asea mssterSus EXCEPT Ma
ger"
aliases p asked MIR. Mcintyre.
names Of Carl Muller August Vim.
msrs' and Otto C. Stone.' I"
Witness said he was, thlrty-four years
II was born In GERMANY. and was a
IN iss7. In less I went to Kansas City
as a bartender, a milkman's agent and !
In q disorderiy house" "0 ''
Gent and is hard to follow. He said thai
n 1890 he was arrested for using the
United States malls for illegal purposes
ers." said Muller. I'VE advertised tina,
young girl wanted husband and got
managed to get from them small sum,
Of money. ! was convicted and sent tc
Joliet Prison for twelve months; ,c,,
r he met as 'f BE- o Ssye Go"as asta as
Baum and Peter c. Parker, whom
afterwards knew IS Ludwig Brandt.
came hs q ses Rer Mrs Syer ss
Muller. turning towards the woman with
iTsnshing blue eyes, whose large, straigh
mouth was twitching as II she wer'
MAKING making a vain effort to restrain he
DIT. Meyer, cool. calm and deliberate
Today: might have been mistaken FOL
Sne or the clerks of the great lawyei
.harles W. Brooke. as he bent over
Notebook otsbk and wrote inddstriously. takinl
sScomplice for future use.
Mr.. Brooke caused a pause in thu
tory Of Muller by entering an objection
20 the relation BY the Witness OF an,
fEnnyersation had by the witness witt
Ut. Meyer In the Chicago jail, on tn,
ground that such a conversation coulc
ny he received In EVIDENCE until afte
tentrd.
Three hundred curious people had fllet
me Hobbies and corridors OF the bi;
hoHrt;House, clemoring for admission 4
re chamber where the scene of tn
Meyer trial was laid.
,aapt Ricketts, had instructed the cour
Gncers TO admit no one but witnesses
Nlmen, lawyers. and reporters. and tn
sAppoinied crowds were driven away.
SLhe giant hEurt OF Julie" Arneld 4
ased At the entrances 70 the eeur