The evening world., 1893-12-11
MULLER UNDER FIRE.
Cross Examination Of DR.. Meyers
Confessed Accomplish.
His Disgraceful Career In the West
Freely Admitted.
The Effect Of His Testimony Not
Shaken to Any Extent.

Several women gained entrance to the
Court Of Oyer and Terminer this morn
ing, and were deeply interested specta-
tors when the cross-examination of Carl
Muller, the confessed accomplish, was
taken up by Charles w. Brooke. in the
trial Of DR.. Henry c. F. Meyer accused
Of poisoning Ludwig Brandt. alias
Baum. to death with croton oil. anti
mony, arsenic md iron in March. 1892.
Muller is an informer. but it is not
generally believed that any human being
would become an informer and a State
witness. duplicating himself in a foul
murder, II no murder were committed
DR.. Meyer says Muler'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 ir
the murder of one of the conspirators
Brandt. under the name OF Joseph Baum
the collection of 1000 worth of checks
On the policies by Mr2. Dr. Meyer, claim
Ing to be the widow VT Baum and the
casning of these cheeks by DR. Meyer
under the name of Woei ner, the land.
lord of the fiat where the alleged murder
bank. >
Mystery surrounds the case at every
turn. The defense claims that Baum
anas Brandt, Is alive, and II Is believed
that they will admit the conspiracy tc
defraud the insurance companies, but de.
clare that no murder was committed. a
bogus corpse having been substituted fol-
Baum.
The mysterious woman with a strlkin.
poisonersf--i IS a Stranger to him, he De
clares, but to an Evening World" re
porter p,TS who s,oni tSpterrosated him he said
had a married sister living in this cou n
try. He would not admit, however, tina
the mysterious Mrs. Manager was tina
suited him about evidence that has beer
given and other evidence that is to come
Mrs Meyer was more serious in he
hehayior in court to-day. Evidently shC
had been receiving some good advice or
that point to the effect that even in
nnocent people or auditors in court, were
during the recital Of the horrors told by
DR.. Meyer had evidently had talkln;
Saturday to an Evening World" re
porter, was freshly and more securei,
sealed again to-day.
MuLLER'S DIsGRACEFUL CAREER
MIR. Brooke, cross-eXamining Muller
got him to tell, as Dr. Meyer told ''Th,
Evening World" Saturday, that he wa.
born near Cologne. and his father was /
schoolnaSter.
How came you to leave Germany? q
asked Mr.. Brooke, stormy
Because i lost my place"
was 1t not because you were charged
with firing a building? And did you no
prisst?
the faintest show of resentment in hi
voice or manner.
To the succeeding questions Mule
sad his father gave biz, him the money t.
on the steamer AS Kari Eirfel. He wa
never a professor of music at Antwerp
bTt spent a little time as a teacher a
He reitera ted his denial of havin,
PLAYED the piano in digorderly houses il
not remember what houses he stoppe,
At in either city. After five days il
pnniiasdelphia. he went to Newport, Ky
loon, and looked for work with Huber
Dreinacht. a miller. who came fror
Germany with him,
:. Kansas City held Muller and hi
friend from June TO September. whe
ne lived at 03 Main street, a boa riins
fhs oqse kept by august Krieger; HI
paid so for his passage.
FROM Kansas City he went to Chicago
where he was In hospital with typhoi
Ihe t,. WI, which he 6, CONTRACTED on the trail
went to a boarding house for two dayi
then to August Hacker, cake-baker, q
"
weeks, learning how to bake cake, at
week and board.
HIS ENGAGEMENT AS Plan
PLAYER.
He was discharged by the cake-bake
returned to the boarding mouse for
week and then got employment wit
Clancy, a milk dealer in Claiborne ave
hue fer Two Two weeks weeks at Sc week an
man Society. 40 La Sale street, and the
70, Desplaines, to live with a farmel
AFTER two days he returned to ,Chicag
keyser There he played piano at s.
week for one consecutive week The
he s,,N went to s. Welch street. anothe
saloon and boarding house, where h
lived for two weeks, and was employee
You were known as Piano Charlic
asked ss MIS- Ms Brooke 100 Miehga
Muller declared that he didn't know
He got 81 night and extras" for TIL
After fortnight there he took sim
lar position at Cora Pearls" liz Mich
AT Cora PEARLS you were known a
The Professor weren't you?' aske
Muller didn't know. He got 81 nigl
place chose to bestow.
%"Np; sir" replied Muller: deiectsdly.
and six months in another place of Ii
same sort, Then he said he played
seven different houses in Dearborn sire,
alviding his talent among them night,
This brought him down to March 2
- lived at 1870 Twelfth street durir
That time" said Muller.
Had you yet become acquainted wit
rosie The woman with whom yc
DYED. introduced as your wife and caik
=" Yes. sir. met her at a disorder
eouse at 400 South Clark street, but
EVER passed her on as my wife," sa
nnIler family.
Il was arrested March q. 1890. WI