The evening world., 1893-10-12
Report that Mrs. Meyer Has
Turned States Witness.
She Says She viii Not Deny or
Confirm the Story.
Jointly Indicted with DR.. Meyer for
Poisoning Men.

AiV tNBoit hiii'
ing that Mrs. Meyer, the wife of DR..
Henry G.. w. Meyer. and jointly in
dicted with him for the murder of Gus
tave A. j. Baum. by poisoning. had
agreed to confess and become n witness
for the prosecution against her husband.
Mrs. Meyer, who was brought to New
York from a bed in n Detroit Hospital,
Las been a prisoner in the Women's
Department of the Tombs for the past
three months.
Mrs. Hilah Woram Is authority for
the statement that Mrs. Meyer will be-
come a witness for the people. Mrs.
woram was yesterday liberated from
the Tombs. While there she gained the
confidence of Mrs. Meyer.
Mrs. Meyer. she says, told her that
Or. O'Sullivan, one of her counsel. had
advised her to turn States evidence in
order to save herself. She also said that
Or. Meyer had been tried three times
for murder in Chicago. but was &C
quilted in each case for lack of evil
dence.
as he was, and after she found that her
husband intended to drag her with him
she said she would not have her neck
stretched for any man.
DR.. O'Sullivan and Lawyer Chanler
are now in Chicago looking up witnesses
for the defense of DIR. Meyer.
1t is also said that in all the communi-
cations sent by DR.. Meyer to his wife
he always addresses. her In German as
Dear. Sweetheart" and never as
"wife."
Mrs. Meyer was seen in the Tombs this
afternoon. She was carelessly, dressed,
her hair was unkempt and hanging down.
but she appeared to be in a pleasant
frame of mind.
When asked If it was true that she had
her smile relaxed and she nervously
played with a pencil she carried.
ri don't know what to say" she re,
piled. II have never told any one That
] would make a confession"
at is reported said The Evening
World" reporter. that. you intend TO
Mrs. Meyer hesitated for some time
and then said. II will not talk about
the matter in the absence of my counsel
Mrs. Meyer said she spent her time in
the Tombs writing and reading. Her
child, she said 4 vas lying sn with s., q P she
hoped she would soon be free.
The matrons said that Mrs.Meyer had
not been depressed. but was, on the con;
nest docile of the female prisoners.
She has frequently spoken In tones
of affection of her husband. and has
their one remaining child. The only
visitors she has received nave been her
counsel, Brooke. o'Sullivan and Chan
charge of an intelligent and apparently
well conditioned young woman with
whom the child lives.
of some OF the other women who have
leased her about her unprepossessing
husband. She has acquired a warm
place In the hearts of the matrons. who
declare that she Is a perfect lady"
sweet tempered and sunny of DISPOSE
Mrs. Foster, known as the ."Tombs
Angel for her kindness to the pris-
oners, and who is a daily visitor to the
prison. tells 4 different story.
spirited; that she frequently. finds her
weeping and bemoaning her fate.
District-Attorney Nicoll vas not at his
probationary John +. Mcintyre. who
has charge, of the prosecution of the
Meyers, said:
tention to turn States evidence. and l
don't believe the story,
W <r. Meyer himself unhesitatingly APP
= red in response to a note sent up to
him in the second corridor. requesting
when told of the report that Mrs.
Meyer had consented to turn States wit
ness his pale, stern features relaxed. He
ton, said:
truth. The truth will injure neither of
us. II the report you mention alleges
that she has told anything connecting
can rest assured It is totally unfounded.
"She is an angel. a true wife and a
loving mother, who is incapable Of tell
her face to tell her character and con-
firm what I have said. That's all I've
got to say" the doctor concluded. and
he turned to walk away.
Charles w. Brooke. Of Meyers coun-
sci. said. he did not believe there was
2 truth in the story.
only the day before Yesterday" he
added. IT went to the Tombs with DIR.
O'sulliyan and Mr.. Chanler; and we
and her husband. The defens. was then
II know for a fact that the Pinkerton
and have had a woman going to the
Tombs daily trying to gain her conf
dence,. but of course without success.
not turned States evidence. You can
say on my, authority that there is nc
William q. Davies. General Solicitor Of
the. Mutual Life Insurance Company.
said when asked II he had heard that
Mrs: Meyer had turned States evidence:
mo; have not heard the rumor. !
should think the District-Attorney's Of
fee would nave notified us If such were
Mr.. Davies said that Lawyer Fred
erick G.. Gedney had been employed In
the case of late by the Mutual Life
company, and might be better posted
on the matter.
Mr.. Gedney was seen at his office in
the Aldrtch Court Building, 45 Broad
way. but was not in a communicative
81 nave heard the rumors," he said,
hut my connection with the case will
not permit of my discussing II.
81 would like to tell you what / know.
but 1t would not be proper for me to do
DR.. Henry c. r. Meyer, who has been
locked up in the Tombs for over two
months. is accused of at least five muir
ders in various cities. He has lived I'M
der several aliases at different times.
Among them are Hugo Wehler and
William Reuter-, alias Schaeffer, alias
Oswald, alias Stoffen.
Meyer Is said to have made n study of
toxicology. and to have been expert In
the use of poisons.
He is about thirty-eight years OF age
and has an intelligent face. which Is
rendered somewhat repelient by "a Pc
culiarity about his ewes. Their expires
sion indicates deep cunning.
Meyer Is a native OF Minden. Prussia.
When he came to this country is not
definitely known but he settled as a
practising physician in Chicago in 1873.