The evening world., 1893-12-08

~ III lHt ulSCIluTpp OF a uiSaErepaDle
DUTY; But poor Arnold lies iii at home.
re mas been prostrated three months.
ana his 225 pounds avoirdupois has dwin-
uled to ITO pounds from destroyed di-
Mr.. Mcintyre argued for the adms-
sion OF Mullers story of his conversa-
n, non with Meyer. and Justice Barrett
said ..II IN admitting the testimony:
The Indictment does not charge the
Killing or Brandt as the result of a con.
splracy. Let us keep the question OF
conspiracy out of the case as far, as
possible. so as not to take the mind Off
the main issue-the question OF whether
Of Brandt.
There is naked Indictment for the
conversations of DIR. Meyer down to the
time OF the alleged taking of life are ad-
missaple IN testimony as showing motive
pose Of defrauding the insurance COM
panies."
What conversation did you have with
DR., Never again asked Mr.. Mcintyre
enough money in that. He said he
would put me on scheme by which
could make thousands" said Muller.
good; that we could swindie life insur-
ance companies out OF thousands.
II was taken to Joliet Prison June 30,
days. DIR, Meyer was discharged. l
got out May 20, 1891 and went back to
Chicago. went to live, at State and
week with William Marshall who was
"a fellow prisoner in the county Jail.
II saw DR.. Meyer the third day at 33l
:, iSsl. Dr.: Meyer SsE; Was praetisins ing medi: @
Dr; il. Meyer; He was living there
with his wife-that woman"
Mrs. Meyer stood up on command OF
Mr.. Mcintyre and smiled while Muller
identified her.
DIR. Meyer asked me did want to go
didn't want to get into any more trouble.
He asked me had l seen Baum in Joliet
Prison, and how did he look. l told him
Baum looked bad Baum gave the name
"Dr, Meyer said: 4 was with my wife
to Joliet Prison to see Peter C. Barker.
He said he had been writing letters, to
ters. He said Barker could come out
/ asked him for 81. and he gave it to
me.
IL knew Ludwig Brandt, man came
in The back way and looked at him
ndw and rGmemberea Gm3s nn and said; said, YES hm
Cook County JAIL
"a few days, later I returned the 81 to
Dr. Meyer, tn;,o and was was. living at 100 Twelfth
asked Mr.. Mcintyre.
Yes. I met Lena Kaufman in Lincoln
Park. m July. 1891.
in July. Meyer slid Baum was ont of
that Baum was arrested in Cincinnati.
my home in Twelfth street He said
that he had letters from Baum In Gin
Snaat and that the said he
Wanted etS to ges to
Baum and have his lie insured He
said he was going to Cincinnati to find
out all he could about Baum. He went.
to go to Germany. to see Baum's family
and find out all about him.
:" didn't see him then again till the
He told me he had to pawn his watch in
New York to get back to Chicago. He
asked me to represent Baum to get In
sured. He told me a man by the name
him, and was in company with him to do
schemes to cheat the insurance compa-
MES and get money.
Mariotty''s. III Fourth avenue. Chicago.
named Degedio DR.. Meyer & told n, mi me
eo soum nndsr the en Sfw Mex
He is out of the way said Or.
Meyer, and we can go on with the
scheme: ! have spent all my money get,
Baum. Brandt Is to play off sick; so
that folks around think he is safe. Then
| can buy corpse and play 1t off for
Meyer said he had insured Brandt as
Baum in the Montreal, Washington,
New York and Etna Life Insurance
Brandt must hire a place as Baum, be
sick as Baum. and pretend to die as
Baum.
l ttxtA no Vnf INTn
long. put him in fiat, call him Baum,
and when he, was dead bury him. and
then get the insurance. :.
II told him I liked that scheme. It
New York to do that business.
II asked him why he didn't go to Mil
wauk;ee' as that W9pla ysSS be cheaper That
II saw Meyer again in February in
Chicago. He told me that his wife had
married Brandt and had certificate
New York to live under the name OF
! Amelia Baum so as to be ready TO
claim the insurance money.
"On Feb. % | met DR.. Meyer at the
saloon, 157 Randolph street, Chicago. at
o'clock In the afternoon. Meyer said he
| wanted to send me to New York with
| Brandt; that we should rent a fiat, and
| that Brandt should be known as Baum.
mony and another of morphine. ! asked
him what he wanted with that. He said
| he knew way TO make money with
| that.
"ie said Brandt was to be made sick.
He said antimony was to be sprinkled on
Brandts food to make Brandt sick and
| vomit. He told me that II Brandt
wouldn't take 1t willingly; he was to be
made to take it. He told me to put a
little sugar with it, as antimony was
best that way.
81 took the antimony and he gave me
the morphine. too. Then we went to a
| ticket broker and DR.. Meyer bought TWO
tickets over the Erie road for New YORK
| for S32. u.
street depot next day at ! O'CLOCK
Brandt and DR.. Meyers wife were there;
DR.. Meyer gave me $40 In cash and told
me to take Brandt to New York and DO
as he wanted me to-"
Every eve turned upon the blue-eyed
Mrs. Meyer at this. She was not smil-
| ing. She was leaning forward IN her
| chair and listening intently.
| The witness told this story In the same
| tone that he might relate the story OF
| the most ordinary occurrnce.
| Dr. Meyer still took notes with perfect
coolness, seldom raising his big, furtive
| blue-gray eyes from the paper. ana
eyincing no emotion of any kind,
| Muller said became to New ofrk with
| Brandt, but was not allowed to tel
whether he gave anything to Brandt m
| the Journey or not. Thev stopped at the
Cosmopolitan Hotel in Chambers street
arriving Feb. 26. as the register shows