New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-14

planned the sudden flight OF the PRISONERS. Dr..
Meyer had called at the Office in company with
Baum's supposed widow. TO collect the So
800 insurance on Baum's life Mr.. Gillette asked
some questions regarding the date of the wonan''
marriage and the expected birth of her child. and
the contradictory answers m'de him suspicious.
Then DIR. Meyer said that Baum probably died
from typhoid fever. although DR.. Mndcn had
written CHRONIC dyscntcry' as the cause. There
would have to be an investigation. Mr. Gillette
said. Dr. Meyer appeared frightened at the word
and the woman turned pale. They got out oil
the Office in a hurry. and Immediately made prep-
rators FOR flight. De pe..f' ~ g.
The disappearance of Dr.. Meyer and tlie woman
led Mr. Gillette and Mr.. Julian to suspect that
Baum had been murdered and they communi-
Gated their suspicious 20 Coroner Schultze III
confidence lie caused Baum's body TO BE- dis
inferred. and an autopsy was performed by Pro-
f,ssor r. Ogden Doremus and Deputy Coroner
Walsh. DR.. Mndcn present at the autopsy
and identified the body as that OF Baum.
TRACES OF POISONING DISCOVERED.
The analyses which Professor Dorcmns made
were not finished until nine months after the
time of the autopsy In the mean time Dr. Minden,
the undertaken and the Mutual Life Insurance
Compny had received letters from Mrs Baum
dated AT Detroit, but giving no address IN that
city. She said she would be unable to pay "f
debts until she obtained the moncy from lie
had received tue money from two Of tine c0'l-
panios Dr. Mindcn wrote to the woman, incloS-
ing lila bill. hut his letter, which had been az,
dressed TO Mrs Emile Baum, Detroit, Mich,
was returned 10 him from the Dcal Letter ono
Coroner Schultz and the officials OF the Mutual
Life Insurance Company mace 20 cior' 10 mn wv
woman until recently, when Professor Dorhiur
made known to them the results Of MS analyses.
He had satisfied himself that there had been sum
Gent anthony in the ntcstines to cause me ni4n
death Anthony is a mineral poison, the en'c'
of which when administered in small QUANTITIES,
is to cause an illness Ike chronic dy.ntery.
When the report Of Professor Dorcmus was r.
ccved Coroner Schultzc and the instranc" oihciai.
believed that Mr-. Baum had deliberately poi-onel
her husband in order TO collect me in,urdhce Oh
his ife. Nh Julian began hunt Tor tht woman
with the aid Of Pinkerton detectives while 'of9-
ncr Schultz consulted with Inspector Mcl-augn,
lin. who detailed Dctcctive-Scrgcants Iralnor ana
Won Gerichten to aid in the search taxing 70
tcctivcs at length found her living with Dr.
Never at No. 1913 CHnOrd-st, Detroit, ana th'H
were able to find ont the history OF the exploits OF
the woman Dr. Meyer. Brandt and WINNER IN
Chicago They also found WINNER in another
city and got from him partial confession thal
Brandt had been poisoned IN orr nnI .' ua
Baum. with her baby IN her arms; OF Df M'H,i
and of Brandt were sent TO this city Tor iiehtlh-
cation. Mrs. Meyer appears TO D. coii'iy woman
of thirty ~, Meyer Is "A German ~ orr Io.N,
five wears old with face pttcd with smallpox ana
Ia rdsncd features Brandt or Baum, was about
thirty years old and had Il face indicative OF re-
fnemcnt.
THE CRIMINALS CAUGHT
Inspector Mclaughlin received word by tei"-
graph Yesterday morning that the prisoners were
in custody in Detroit, and Dctectve-Sergeants
Trainor and Won Gcrichten started for Detroit
last evening with the requi,tion papers to orins
the prisoners back TO New-fOrk: ,.
DIR Mulep said Yesterday p: nav" no uou"'
that the man known Baum in this city. whom
attended aud Thought TO be suffering ir G;d
not know until to-day that Professor Doremus
had found sufficient antnony 10 account lor
tie mans death. The elect Of Of, an'imory, wle'
from chronic dyscntcry. although there ~ sllgh'
rash the body Of the patient in cases 2' hn.l
mony poisoning. / recall now that when asked
Mrs Il1unl TO consent TO consultation, it"f
the mediocre which prescribed failed to cheek
the progress Of what | believed 10 be dysent"ry,
suffering from typhoid fever. Probably her
suggestion was made by the advice Of DIR.
Meyer. with the purpose of leading me astray
in Gaze noticed Tas On nrem n np hover
ever and | did not look for AIRY rash on rue
raticnt's body. There was no antmony in The
medicines which ! prescribed. did not see Dr.
Never at the house and ] saw the man known
as WINNER only a few times.
POSITIVE Proof OF THE DEATH OF BAUM
DIR. Mindcn was positive that the patient known |
70 him AS Baum really had died. He could not !
believe il was possible that the body of another |
man had been substituted. Mr. Sclaeilicr. the |
landlord also had looked at the body and was |
sure that it was the body Of the tenant known |
as Baum ,
The officials at Police Headquarters said tha'
there was every re3sOn to believe that Baum was |
he had planned to deceive the insurance COM |
panes The identification OF his body seemed to |
have been positive. IL would he awkward, how |
ever. if Baum should appear as q witness when |
Dr. Mcyer and his wife were called for trial for |
numbering him.
UNCONCERX At TIE MUTUAL LIFE.
The officers OF the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany were not at all communicative yesterday |
over the arrest and indictment of DR.. Meyer and
the woman whom he calls his wife
I've have no more interest in the case than the |
other insurance companies which were instrument
tai in following this man. said Z. j. Smith, one
Of the officers of the company. We will not |
make any effort to have DR.. Meyer brought here
for trial We do not care where he is tried, 70 |
lonR as Justice il done. Our main interest Is In |
the principle OF the thing This company did not |
lose ANYTHING by him, and. in fact, is ahead be-
rausr we have the premiums which were paid on |
the policy, ard the comDahy would not pay the |
Dolicy on Baum's life because there was dis
The death certificate said that Baum died from |
of the bowels. while Dr. Meyer told |
ms that he died from typhoid fever. Then we +:
ran TO make the Investigations which have e.lded |
with the mans arrest: Meyer looked Tor all the |
world like an Anarchist. He wore lot Of hair |
which USUALLY was dshevelled, and he had wild |
eyes"
THE MUEDERERs INDICTED.
The Grand Jury yesterday found an Indictment
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