The sun., 1894-04-27
DIR. MEYERS TRIAL OPENED.
THE ALLEGED POIsONER UNEASY UN-
DER MR. M'INIHkE'S SPEECH.
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The trial Of Dr. Henry C. r. Meyer on q
charge OF poisoning Ludwig Brandt alia'
| Gustav Baum. TO get his life Insurance money
was begun IN earnest before Recorder smyth
| In the Court Of General Sessions yesterday
Meyer was as pale as usual when he arrived
| in court. II was noticed that his wife did moi
turn her eyes toward him after she came into
the room. but looked out Of window persist
emily. Her behavior gave more life to the
rumors that she was to give evidence for the
State. Lawyers Brooke and Chanler. who ara
defending the prisoner. had a seemingly ear
nest conversation with her. Two other women
had a talk with DIR. Meyer. and one Of them
gave him q photograph OF q child, who was
said to be his Among the witnesses In the
court room were joseph KroeGer and the
Chicago man. Ashley. to whom Meyerls said to
have proposed his scheme for swindlnR insur-
ance com panles by numbering people.
The opening speech for the prosecution was
made by Assistant District Attorney Nc
Intyre He told the story of Meyers life and
OF the alleged poisoning OF Brandt with a
good deal OF force and 1re. Lawyer Brooke
objected to Mr.. Mcintyre intro iuclng events
which happened In 1900. on the ground that
they were extraneous. The Recorder over
ruled the objection.
Mr.. Mcintyre repeated the stsry published
In THE Sun yesterday that Meyer proposed to
Ashley that they should poison Brandt with
nitro glycerine and pretend that he had died
OF sunstroke. At this Meyer twisted uneasily
in his chair and his face grew a shade paler
Some commotion was caused In court at this
time by man fainting. He was carried out
.,fo rt md ha Ia IA MT In
was caused by weakness. az he had been sit
ting In court since y o'clock In the morning.
DIR. U'Sulivan gave him 90 cents to buy some
thing to eat.
After saying that Gustav baum disappeared
mysteriously and that Dr. Meyer induced
Ludwig Brandt to take Baum's name and To-
suro his life. Mr.. Mclntyre described how the
party removed to 800 East Thirteenth street.
There DR.. Meyer dosed Brandt first with cro-
ton oil. and then with antimony and Arsenic.
Brandt died on March 10. 1892. Mr.. Melntyre
next told how Mrs. Meyer and Dr. Meyer went
to collect the insurance money from the Mu-
tual Life Com pany. Mr.. Gillet OF that COM
pany grew suspicious. He asked Meyer what
his name was Meyer replied that It was VIII
liam Ritter. Mr.. Gillet then asked Mira Meyer
"0h. sir" said she. Il come from Denver
feS. feS H.. ~ only married to my husband since
Tell me the name of q street or the name of
The woman suffered and stamm cred. and
finally confessed she %, did not not know anybody
M adam believe this whole business 10 a
fraud, There here has been been no real death. or else
then threw .up her hand. and asked to be
taken from the rlaee. but Mr.. Gills; stopped
there: and that the company would sift 1t to
t frs Ecs prep"fsd 70 % prove * tRas Mi. Gio.
sI slddE. NJ MsTStyrs ..
Mr. Mcintyrs concluded by promising to
part OF the address. when. the Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney said that Meyer was tried for
H. Sss. wS sud re sf' c&
his i, chair @ exclHiming A. Epsa.ssionately;
LAWYER Brooke forced Meyor back into his
The lrst witness called was Carl Muller. All
tho other witnesses were excluded from the
.'Whati is your namey"', asked Mr. Mcintyre
also % as csaI &asr ' p Sna august H' VIM.
He spoke with a strong German accent. and
he he low voice IN Which Muller % spSts' Mailer MSHl
stsnoar.pher had frequently to read his notes
10 the Jury.
He said hs was born in Germany and that |
he was a SCHOOL, master. He camo to this coun- |
Try in June 1888. and driited to Chicago.
where he and q Frenchman started a swim
ilinR advertising scheme. They represented
oana. He me, Meyer, Brandt % and B baum nus IN
he Cook county iai Chicago. He repeated q
he had with Meyer: the latter
old him that the advertising scheme was no
rood.
Meyer told me-" said Muller. that he had
scheme for swindling life insurance COM
,anies by which money could be made very
apidly. He asked me when / came out OF
Prison TO come and soc him in Chicago. I
vent to $50 Centre street. Chicago when I
anne out OF prison and saw DR.. Meyer and his
wife"
Then Meyer proposed the life insurance
windle game to him. and asked him II he
we're willing to Join him.
Col Fellows here ask ed the Recorder to take
N adjournment He said that Mr.. McIntyra
vss exhausted. and the Jury also must have
cit the strain.
?" We know this trial" said he, will last a
ong time, and we are anxious that IL should
lot end like the first one"
Tho Recorder granted the adjournment |
tier giving the Jurors the statutory warning. |
10 also warned the court officers not to allow
yeryhody into the court. and made reference
o the = idle men and women" who were in the |
aht OF attending criminal trials. |
Muler's direct examination will be resumed
his morning.