The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-21
MEYERS ACCOMPL[CE HERE.
WINNERS and THE WIFE HE SAVED
FROM THE P0ISONER.

Meyers wife Expected Soon-The Prisoner
Said to Have Written TO Her Advising
Her TO Commit Suicide and Promising 20
Do the SnMe-Uis Counsel Not Ne, Chosen
A shave and n hair cut have so altered DR..
Henry C. W. Meyer that when he was again
arraigned yesterday in General Sessions. to
plead to the indictment charging him with the
murder OF Gustav A. j. Baum. Assistant Dis
trlct Att ornoy Mcintyre did not know him. and
Meyer had to explain that he was the man in
dicted. LAWYER Brooke pleaded not Gnilty In
Meyers behalf. reserving the right to with
draw the plea Meyer was sent back to the
Tombs.
Detective H. @. Julian OF Pinkerton's agency
and Daniel G. Gillette. superintendent OF the
medical revision department OF the Mutual
Life Insurance Company arrived from Chi
cago yesterday with Carl Muller. alias August
Winners. and his vito Mary. Winners lived
with Meyer when baum was poisoned. With
the Winners came James Kennedy. a Chicago
lawyer. who is their counsel. At the District
Attorneys Office Winners and his wife were
subjected to n rigorous examination by Dis
trict Attorney Nicoll. after which the man was
sent to the House OF Detention. Mrs. VIM
mers was conaded to the custody OF her
counsel.
Mr.. Nicoll Is in doubt as yet whether VIM
ners Is guilty OF completely In the murder OF
Baum. or merely privy to the attempt to de-
fraud the insurance companies. 1t Is said
that Winners handled some OF the medicine
which was given to Baum in Meyers fiat. at
800 East Thirteenth street. He also got the
death certificate from DR.. Minden. When the
Mutual Life evinced suspicious about the
manner OF Baums DEATH and the Meyers went
to Toledo. Winners accompanied them.
Detective Julian says that Meyer assumed
the name OF Hugo Wayler in Toledo and In
dnced his servant Mary Neiss to nersonate
on her. life at the Chicago office OF the Foul
table Assurance Society. For some reason he
Iend. Ind. where it L. alleged no began to
poison Mary Aess Wimmaets howSeyer had
ayerice. and he got her to fee with him to
where hSy wers %Hred is this
York. She is pretty and has blue eyes. with
dark wavy hair.
cordinr to the detective. got another woman AN
into his keeping and poisoned her dead.
when he APPLIED for the S5o9O d Insprnnce ths
substitute eXhumed As she ooked nothing
like the applicant for the policy. the fraud.
Meyer escaped before the discovery was made.
WINNERS Is an ex-Gonyict; having served q
MIIler. He came from Chicago without a
reuuisitton. At the District Attorneys office
Is tee that he can furnish It'll the prSoi
necessnry to insure Meyers conviction for the
murder of Baum.
Chemist ScheeIe. who testified rs an expert
at the Buchanan trial. is quoted ms saying
that he knew Meyer rs Schaeffer In Germany.
and that he is not the man who poisoned
Baum. Mr.. Gillette says there Is no doubt
that Meyer is tho man who tried to collect the
insurance on Baum.
Mrs Meyer is to be brough. from Detroit
early next week. as by that time she will be
well enough to travel.
Detective Julian Is said to have a letter writ
ten by Meyer after his arrest to his wife ad-
vising her to commit suicide. and saying he
intended to kill himself Mr. Julian pract-
Cally acknowledged having such q letter. but
would not tell anything more.
DR.. OSullvan said yesterday that it would
probably not be definitely settled until Mon
day whether or not Lawyer Brooke and he
would defend Meyer 1t would require con-
sultation with Mrs. Meyer.
either be the greatest of its class ever tried in
the country. or it will be perfect farce. It
will require lime and the expendit ure Of much
energy to make 1t a success. To try 1t proper
~ will require expert medical service. While
We are not mercenary. We are governed by
common sense. and to present a proper de-
cradle money"
DIR. OSullivan said that he couldn't exactly
understand the complication about the choice
OF counsel.
-. II the District Attorneys office" he said.
is trying. to use this msunde standing to
give Dr. Meyer the third degree it won t sue
ceed. He Is q very determined man. and you
could cut him up, into mincemeat before he
would make any, statement about the case to
the prosecution"