The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-08

Of having to answer to eight indict-
ments for murder by poison. In all of
these cases her husband will answer
as co-defendant
Those who have studied the part in
them attributed to Mrs. Meyer have
no hesitancy in believing her worse
than the man with whom she stands
charged with murder, not only because
of W hat she is supposed to have done.
but because she is a woman.
Still, 10 look at her. she is a rather
frail woman, gentle in appearance, not
without certain refinement that
money necessarily brings, she would
suggest any thing but such a creature.
True, her mouth is firm, her lips are
thin, and, when compressed, show her
to have great determination, but 9TH
erwise she does not look different
from o her women of her class.
To her poor little baby, born in a
hospital, whose few days on earth
were spent there and behind prison
bars. death was kind, but how much
good he might have done for h 5
mother il he had been spared a year
longer Nesting in her arms, her
pale. pinched little fice would have
appealed to the twelve men who will
have to decide some day whether this
mother shall die or not, and a baby
can soften the hearts of . jury and
make them temper their verdict with
mercy as nothing else can.
Mercy. Mrs. Meyer will need this
IL, as said before, the charges against
her are true, for Ii Is terrible to think
of what justice should be done in the
| case.
A remarkable feature already de-
We oped in Mrs. Meyers case is her re-
fusa to say whether or not she is mar
vied 10 DR. Meyer. This may be
accountable for in two ways. The
law does not require a woman to tes
! tify against her husband. but IL he is
| not her husband, she may be allowed
to turn states evidence, and not only
avo d any risk OF losing her own life,
but save herself any further trouble
about it
If, as events develop, she concludes
/ not to do this, and she should &C.
knowledge Dr. Meyer as her lawful
! husband, she might have to confron,
the charge OF bgamY as well as mur
| der, for, after living with him rs his
wife and being generally known as
such, she became the wife of one oi
! DIR. Meyers alleged victims, Ludwig
Brandt When he obliginglv died. his
/ widow resumed her former relations
with DR.. Meyer.
These were begun in Chicago about
| the year 1857. Mrs Meyer was theI
| a Miss Marie Dresser. the daughter OF
q well-to-do German tradesmsn, who
is estimated to be worth about $50, 600
Marie Dresser has been we'll brought
up, and was not q woman above the
average in intell gence, just the kind
TO yield readily to the stronger will
and influence of such y man as DR.
Meyer.
He is by no means attractive in ap
! pearance, his cold, white eyes, lik,
those OF Jesse Pomeroy, who was con
yictsd years ago for torturing chill
dren. are not the kind calculated K
arouse any deep feeling of affection IL
a woman, but from the time they wer,
first riveted on Marie Dresser her lif,
was changed, and she was soon after
ward known as Mrs. Meyer.
One day her father began 10 fail II
health, and continuing to grow worse
a friend suggested to him that possibl,
his life might be insured Upon in
vestigation it was found that this wa
so that q policy had been taken ou
IN the Germania Life Insurance com
pany in favor OF his daughter, Mrs
Meyer
DIR. Meyer was arrested on a chsrg,
of forgery in using Mr.. Dressen'
name, but was acquitted on a techni
caiity. Mrs Meyer had pleaded with
her father for the man supposed 10 b'
her husband. Mr.. Dresser relenteC
and spent about "a, 600 in trying to ac
qpit Dr.. Meyer
After this DR.. and Mrs. Meyer ar,
supposed to have begun their traffic il
servant girls Thes- girls were al
ways selected from among the poor
ignorant Germans, and as soon as thel
entered the employ of DR.. and Mrs
Meyer we're treated by them with tn,
utmost tenderness AS is the cas'
with many foreign families in tn,