Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18

nGAN VI zN-NA' VI lsS- NE 6AN his heavy eyebrows, almost white in places, fell over cold blue eyes. His face is deeply marked and lined. He has a heavy mustache that defies cultivation. and s large, square lower jaw. His nose Is prom. inent and his cheek bones are high, Meyer trailed along sheepishly with the detec. tives. and was taken before Inspector Nc LAuRhlin.
 What Is your name and rcsideuCc:" inquired the inspector.
 To this the prisoner prumptly repljcd: ''Car' Shafrer, S years old, of l2S Clifford street, Dc troit."
 "Is that your right pame:"
 'Nes"
 Were yuu not also Known AS Dr Henry CIV Meyer" asked the inspector.
 Well" replird the prisoner, II would rather not answer that question until see rvuu>cl.'
 He Refused to Talk.
 The inspector asked the prisoner several more questions with view of drawing him out. but Meyer refused to answer any of them. He said he would say nothing about his case until be had consulted cOun, Sel He did not know what attorney he would engage. When the inspector saw that further questioning was useless he or, dered Meyer to be locked up.
 The detectives said that nothing of any interest passed between themselves and the prisoner on their way from Detroit. Ney- CT was sullen during the entire trip He would talk about nothing but common place matters.
 The detectives said that the news of the prisoner being on the train had gone before them and at every station the curious gath cred to gaze on the man. The train on which the detectives with their prisoner first started from Detroit would have car ried them through Canada. This would have resuted in complications and they were therefore obliged to rvSt for few hours iu Toledo, where crowds flockvd into the car. Meyer is also wanted in Toledo for crime similar 10 that committed in New York. and the authorities there wert anxious to have hjm Inspector McLauGh- lin got ahead of them, however. and the Toledo chief of police had sworn out his warrants for nothing.
 Meyer seemssw sw orritd about his wife. whc is in a Detroit hospital. His first question l when he reached police headquarters Wa, for his wife and whether any word hIi been received from her.
 When asked about Meyers alleged N i~t to commit suicide Detective Non t;erich ten said that Meyer had simply asked for | needle. The detective knew nothing about | the wish that Mrs Meyer k said to hay, | expressed in the hospital that she might \ bleed to death. The woman is watchc, I closely by two policemen in the hospital and she will be brought here as >uon B., her condition will allow
 The Crime Which Game to Light. The indictment upon which Never h., | been brought on to this citY Was found fv the poisoning of Ludwig Brandt. the so, of a general in the Norwegian army Meyer met his alleged victim while in Chi cago. where be had been tried and acQuit | ted ha ,F his wife's father and forging the latter name to insurance papers,
 Brandt was in jail on a charge of for Eery, and when both were released Neyr resumed his practice in Chicago and elu ployed Brandt as his collector. | In 1891 Brandt was insured under tn name of Gustav Maria Joseph Baum il several insurance companies-ramely. il the Washington Life of New York fo $500, New York Life, Sl.OUO; Etna Life | q. 900, and the Mutual Life, 6, 500 Cp [, that time Brandt was a willing tool Q | Meyer and readily entered into the schcn to defraud the insurance companies. II believed that his part of the plot was merp ly to feign sickness.
 Then 1t was to be given out that he wa dead. and the amount of the policies is sued on his life could then be collected.
 Meyer decided that in order to carry ou | eAC pAON buNSNSSAuAll 'E "NuAG tC nSSNNsstT for Brandt to marry Mrs. Meyer. and | February, lSs.9. the marriage actually tool | place, Rev. L Werner of Chicago perform ing the ceremony. Some days later al I three removed To New York renting smAll fat at S2O West Thirteenth street.
 Almost immediately Brandt or Baum As he called himself, began to faii iu health and 1t is charged that he was Gosed wit minute but continuous doses of antimouy
 No physician was called in until the ma was beyond recovery. and then Dr. Simo Minden of Ills East Twelfth street was sen for. He trsated the patient for I2 days but Brandt finally died Mrs Meyer ha been A close attendant upon him up to tn last.
 The Washington Life company paid tn policy without question, and so did tn Mutual Life, but the otticcrs of the latte throateued 10 make an investigation. wher, upon the eonspirators fled. They had fol gotten to emhalm the body. and afterwar 1t was eXhumed and traces of the antinon | were discovered