Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-18

CHICAGO, July T.-Ths details q tn
Lves of the pair Of prisoners IN Chicago
EQUALS in horror even that Of the Borsia$
Il i, = story Of subtle seherning. wholesale
poisoning anddepravisy that almost passes
comprehension
DR. HCF. Meyer left the town Of Min
den. wessphalia, in iss6 and came to
America He wSs then about - years OF
aye. He came direc ly to this city, where
b. began the practice Of medicine. He was
never graduated from any Chicago medical
college. though he astendef some Of the
post graduate lectures At the Rush medical
college
He had a diploma from German college,
the genufneness Of which has been qaes-
TONED In is57 he boarded with family
NAMED Kirrboff on North Sedgwick street
near North avenue. Among the members
of the family was "a handsome young wo-
man. Mis-, Mary kirehoh- She WAS -
Years Of age and universal favorite in the
nrighborhood. Dr. Meyer had an Office ON
North avenue, a block from the house, and
Miss kirchoff WAS frequent caller. He
maid her marked attention, and the result
was a marriage 10 the fall Of ISL
Early in 1875 DR. Meyer WAS called pro
f,ssjonally To attend a child of Henry Gil
asr,n.u. grocer and saioonkeepsr on
Se,Ivwick street. He msde the aequaint-
ance Of Mrs. Gilderman. and II ripene't
into an intimacy that resulted In triple
murder. Giidermsn was first
Put Out of the way.
Mrs Meyer, the bride Of year. was
poi,oeei. and subsequently her child was
strangled in a bsthtub.
Early in October, 1873, Gilderman's rela-
tiyes were notified that he was seriously
ill They found DIR. Meyer in attendance
He said it WI, nothing and that Giiderman
would b. well in 4 few days. The patient
grew weaker aud weaker and the night OIL
Oct. IA he died in horrible commissions.
Matthew Stark, "a brother-in-law OF Glider
man. believed that the man hsi beep
poisoned, but ne mad no proof Glldernai'
left nearly $4,000 all going to the widow
except S1so, which WAS reserved for thu
children. Twelve days later, on Nov l, ISIS,
Mrs Meyer died suddenly.
The death If Mrs. Meyer increased the
gossip of the neighborhood a:ld matter
reached climax ia January, is.9, when
DR. Meyer and the widow Giidernan
seie ma "a -
On req. - 100, 9ta'"' VIM "N''' 'i.''
riru s4S't' % ~. ". .,,,, NJ
warrant thai -th~ ~. "ii,,
and Mrs Meyer. The couple were ar
rested the next day and held without bail
The bodies of the dead were exhumed and
the viserra given TO Professor Haiues and
l'r, d. r" 3ieoei "a VIC
college Tor examination ,
Professor ii"'',eS 'eS'ii'o,' ','t' - 80 =.
Traces OF e't4 Viin'4iI ..ioi o"'o' =. -
uiluertii,' "ou,, f ..,,
,iuut,' ~ N. ~ - -: ~,
~, 49,. n,urdar Mrs. Gilderman in
lily .,ld ,hn,t S20 900 worth of rea!
- ito money was ex,ephad in
l.,e,,rinl, f,.aio,n Das,ite the direct eyi
A.. of r,xo eminent medical pxpcrts til,
-. ,,, H.. M,
rL III,
me P'.ii VIZ ~ cii,s
eether ini '"' so ~
thS &c, H.
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tiia' ,aes ms ~. i.au M -,
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anu INC e''i7noo lo ~. y;
meyer was "-''h az - "
rect eV'o7hce e"''u oe pio""'e' ''e"''i'
hin'' he Fsc"iF"' -, -, A.,
year ia'er ms "he' ,ne ,o'insr US
"iinei man was '',"eh sun
asserted una. her h,'S''io "a9 polso'''"'
her ana re'us'" t.e III 'iie'i'ee "o p'e
>ei "c,i' ''"'i P"y 80.
ana they sa,a Sne WAS suier,ns ron
poison MI MY 81 i''9.""'is Aou
many ne fet''''ne" ""''''i "'i''' w !"
uuceu MS WIG 70 "i'"eta" '"e va, Ky
lie re,urheu 10 'h'c'S"' was a''eSee"' "'''
MS vile wouui NOT appear against MIN All"
He Was Released.
She refused to live with him. and Meyer
began to look up other desirable !emal,
a"uuaintances. In 1856 he met Miss
Dresser. young German girl who lived