Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-15

Idsntficstion Of the Asr Posonss
l. Wholly complsaA
CHILD UNEXPECTEDLY ooaM


DRrusf. Mich. July 1A-ur Henry
G.. w. neyer. tbs alleged Wholesale
poisoner. rsnains IN HE cejI swaiting ths
arrival a 00icess from New Yoek and
tho insue a sxtsadiiion papsFA TIE
doctor denies having lived in New York
o. hsving lived under the various ali
go clained for him. lie wss positively
identified this morning. however. By ID.
kObsrtnou. Pinksrton officer frOu Chi
cage The police also found . Chicago
health certificate made out b
DR.. Henry C.. w. Meyer among
the doctors belongings. Mr.. Rob
Who wam secretary Of the board of health
ono Of the hotels here. and he identified
tor himself. Nrn Meyer. who was taken
10 Harper hospital late "Wednesday
night, gave birth to son last night.
The doctor showed no feeling when in
formed that he was = father. MrA
Meyer will remain at the hospital under
guard until she recovers sufficiently ~
be taken to New York.
NEw YORK. July 1.-two officers
have gone 70 Albany to get Governor
Flowers signature to papers Tor the ex-
tradition Of DIR. Meyer.
Billy Piak~rson Knows Him.
CHICAGO. July H-Dr. Henri Meyer.
alias Hugo Weller. and his wife, who
wero arrested last night ut Detroit.
were former residents of Chicago aud
are well known by the police. Tho
father of Mrs. Mcyel IL = retired mer-
chant IL is also alleged against
Meyer that he has poisoned not less
than half dozen people with the pur-
pose Of swindIing insurance Companies.
At the Pinkerton headquarters
when the superintendent WAS re-
lating the story. he said: Il
left Detroit yesterday before the ar
reet was made" said he. but I saw
Meyer a number Of times. He was liter.
ally starving. He had nothing 10 live
on. Toledo had been deserted in such
haste that there had been no oppor.
tunity for securing anything. The fugi
tive was pale and emaciatcd and cvi-
IDENTITY suffering from want In the
house at No. lbs Clifford street there
was almost nothing; lounge and bed
were the furnishings"
Insurance Companies Escape Loss.
''Meyer is undoubtedly bad man.
said William Pinkcrton. There IL such
evidence against him th3. think he
cannot escape conviction. Jhfrc Will be
no squabble between us and the New
York people for the possession OF the
prisoner"
The Mutual Life Insurance company
of New York has pursued Meyer unre-
mIttingly. In fact. of the many com
lsanics dcfrauded by Meyer. the Mutual
has been the only one 10 run him down.
The Germania Insurance company of
Chicago prosecuted him in lsey for FOR
gerry. but failed to convict. The Mutual
hss saved the E:na and Equitable coai.
panies from loss ~ warning them not to
pay claims 10 Meyer.
Meyers Bosson Victim
BosTos, july 1i.-The notorious DR..
Henry Meyer lived in Newton about
two years ago. He had lodgings on
Washington street The doctor was
libcrally supplied with money. lie
spent most of his earningsin Boston and
would return at noon With elaborate
dinners. prepared anil packed IN Tin
case at Boston hotel. After the first
two weeks the doctor brought a woman
with him. who he said was his wife The
supposed Mrs Myer was woman Of
fine presence and was beautifully
dressed. She wore a great number IL
Jewels. After "A residence a. few
months in this place Mrs Myer became
III and a physician announced that there
was no hope II her recovery. On the
day before she died Mr.. Meyer brought
a gentleman aud young lady to the
house and took them 10 the rom of the
dying woman. From conversation that
was overheard il Vas inferred that the
wosaan who had been living with IN.
Meyer vas not his wife and that he had
brought her real husband to visit her IN
her deafhbed. The jewels which the
woman wore were given 10 the visitors.
Soon after the death al his companion.