The evening world., 1893-12-12
DR.. MEYERS CHAIN.
Link by Link 1t Is Being Forged
by the Prosecution.
Manager Gillette's Cross-Examina-
ton Finished.
More Details of Accomplish MuIIer's
Story Corroborated.

Step by step Prosecutor John r. Nc
Intyre is corroborating the story told by
Accomplish Carl Muller of the move
ments OF DIR. Henry C. F. Meyer, Mrs.
Meyer, Ludwig Brandt and Muller in
the awful conspiracy to defraud the in
surance companies out of $500 in poll
cies issued on the life of Gustave NJ. A.
j. Baum. conspiracy that ended in the
death of Brandt by slow poisoning, the
collection of the insurance from two
companies, division of the spells, and
the flight of the three conspirators who
We're left.
The proof Of the murder itself rested,
when court opened this morning, on the
testimony of the confessing accomplice,
who got $500 for 1t and promise that
he should go free of punishment for his
share in 1t, and the unusually strong cir
cumstantial evidence surrounding Muller's
allegations
1t seems plain that the defense will
fall back upon an acknowledgment of
the conspiracy to defraud the insurance
companies, but deny the killing, pro-
claiming that a corpse was secured by
the conspirators and substituted for
Brandt, the sick man, Brandt being
spirited away to get well. OF course
the presence Of the poisons in the ex-
humed body must be accounted for, but
that is a matter Of detail.
,. Mrs. ,f Meyer. though the laugh has
wide mouth no longer witches with
merriment. continues to exhibit phenom-
sss qualities shs In the The5e
ls being accused Of horrible murder
During the recital Of testimony her mind
p oedd and she actually slum nas aei IN
her corner.
The trial attracts the widest atten-
Sn This Eb morning Raa eSsTrresq:s Dan Dan
shs srud HE ISssPa H. choats
dozen Ts ,I,;dr women also Law,
Of washington Heights. was there, and
husband. Bob" Cutting. jr., have been
Judges come in from other courts and
sit beside Justice Barrett. Police Justice
simms; who prepared the ironclad case
interested. and many other people of
prominence drop in for an hour now and
then; while While Hal Howe and the other
Mr.. Brooke resumed this morning the
cross-examination of Daniel G: Gillette,
in the Mutual Life office, in this city,
and whose suspicious We're aroused by
the unseemly haste OF the Widow
Mr. Gillette was made to tell how he
offerd the, $500 reward to Muller If he
hiding Of DIR. and Mrs Meyer, but de-
MED that he offered immunity from pun
ishment to Muller. then known as
August Winners.
Mr. Gillette was led apain over all the
steps taken by him in the pursuit Of the
Meyers. He told again how the alleged
April Ii, 1899, with William Reuter-, whom
he now recognizes In Dr. Meyer. He
questioned her closely, and was much
talked with the woman in a foreign
tongue; how the woman seemed to have
very little, information TO impart about
for her delicate condition she told him she
had lived with Baum two years In Den
yer although they had not been married
died; how she could not cali the I name of
her alleged husband had been employed;
eHns ne Of he sS
.piA MS Ms TORS. ANA ON what ne learned
from tnc:n began the investigation which
enLed IN the discovery OF Muller, the ar
Mr.. Brooke made much OF the fact
ttnit flnkerton detectives were employed
IN running down DR.. Meyer instead of
me Insurance people placing the matter
In the hands oe the regularly constituted
Police authorities, and then released the
witness.
=, Thomas II. Mcylcr, Of the Mutual Life,
the next witness, identified DIR. Meyer
as the man who called at his office in
april, 1892. and presented the proof OF
death" Of Gustaye NJ a; J, Baum.
IbSep mourning, who was introduced as
noWn while ! ran over the paper |
noticed that she had been married only
ny fT9 months, and that the man had been
= asked 't il there was no other
equitable cept physician In attendance eN-
This lady is German and speaks very
SNttle English. l can speak however
;b ~, hbauin was peculiar man. He
Whiogught he could treat himself. He had
mat he died of typhoid fever
"a day or two later pr Meyer called
ssSgain; He shuwed a check drawn by
n mae washington Life Insurance Com
n,on The Washington Life has paid
pmrsonmaptly; When can ! secure a settle
"iTht with this company?
wep ne witness said he excused himself
ea,ners and they were taken to Gillette
Su ieS which followed the events told OF
ag pEo% M me j. MM Nun NeT York man,
0%rhSe, Identified Mrs. Meyer as the '' wo-
" i,an VINO presented herself at his office,
canning to be the widow OF Gus.ave NJ.
insu1r,a p baum. and demanding the 1900
.a,SShe was accompanied by man who
VIII ne was her friend, William Reuter-.
VINO was that man."