New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-08
READY FOR THE EXPERTS
PROGRESS IN THE TRIAL OF DIR. MEYER.
DIR. MINDEN TELLS ABOUT BArMs LAST LII
NESS - Now FOR THE CHEMISTS
,Np PSYCHOLOGISTS.


NESS - now FOR THE CHEMISTS
AID PATHOIOGIsTs.
The dav OF the expert IN the trial OF Or. Henry
G F. Meyer is now at hand. There was further
evidence Yesterday before Recorder Smyth In GEN
oral Sessions concerning the conspiracy to deftaud
insurance companies, and then the subject OF most
direct importance namely, how did Ludwig Brandt
meet his death was once more taken up. Dr. Min
den who attended him. was an interesting witness
n, this point His evidence paved the way for the
experts
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre has received
n letter from the prosecuting attorney at Toledo,
Ohio asking that Meyer be held II acquitted here,
so that he may be tried for murder ana horsestea-
Ing I'm Toledo There is strong evidence OF MS CUNT
OF larceny there. but the accusation OF murder Is
not equally well supported.
Mr. MCINTYRE also received a communication from
burke the missing witness who wrote that ne had
not the heart to testify against Meyer. The prose-
cuton will not be particularly hampered by MS cd
serce There more testimony yesterday OF the
kind which has become familiar The FIRST witness
was Cyrus Mum. secretary Of the Washington Lie
Insurance Company He testified to giving Mrs
Meyer and Muller the check for the insurance
policy on the life Of Gustav Baum.
DWIGHT B,rdge superintendent OF the policy
claim department OF the New-York lAfe insurance
Company Identified Meyer and Mrs Meyer as the
persons who called at the offices to collect the policy
on the HE OF Baum
Mary Mess" the wife Of Carl Muller. was next
called. She is about twenty-three years old, ana
has "A rather pleasant face. She testified that she
met Or Never on May 30. 1892 in Toledo. She az
forward went TO South Bend. Ind, and lived with
Dr Meyer servant from June TO Deceh'oer'
HAD the defendant any conversation with you
in Toledo about Ludwig Brandt?' asked the Re-
..Yc4. SIR he had" replied the witness, He told
me he hal an Insurance policy on me lie oi
Ludwig Brandt, aal that he bad swhdied se'e'a'
Insurance companies In New-York' 49,,
Frank SNYDER. an unlerfaker's assistant. too or
the burial Of Baum or Brandt. 90. ,,.-. ....
ficrm an Kip. undertaken, OF No. l51 FlrSI"Ss,'
32D East Thir;een,h-st. He Identified Mrs. Meyer
and Muller. who called himself August miners.
as being IN the fiat where the dead man lay. ! ne
name OF Gustav VI. Baum was on the comm Mr.
kpp said that he saw the colin ana me og R
again On June s. 1892. when Il was eNhumed; Dt.
Doremus Coroner Schultz. DR.. O'Hare. Dr. "diSn
and Mr.. Julian were present when the comh WAS
opcned and the autopsy made. ,e.,
'pr SIN. on T.. Mindcn. OF 80. 2lS East L"sItn-
ST testified that De was called IN o. attend Baum
went 10 zoe Brandt. who WAS lying IN bed IN me
fat. He visited the sick man twehty-ohe '"'''S III
Il found him" said Or. Minlen lat times in
state OF coma AMI deIiriGm. 49, , 49,,
"Dh you ask for c)nsuiaiionF asker MI
We.lman. -, III, L. ~
Il dM SIR" replied the witness Il called IN Dr,
Tacob Pursel and We discussed the condition OF ule
ratient In the mean time the sick man was Set-
lin. more cmacated and he became cpmp.ctey
frustrated II could hardly raise his head from tne
bod. on the night he dicd. went arould 10 '"e
Nat AMI examined the body"
DR. r j. OFlre CorOncr's physician, told OF
making the autopsy. The trial VIII 60 on to-day. 49,