The evening world., 1894-04-26
he Leaps E1oitedly to His Feet
During MoIntyre's Address.
Crimson with Anger He Shrieks a
Denial Of Coming Testimony.
Brooke Objects to the Prosecuting
Attorneys Statement.

Meyer began to-day In Part II. OF the
Court of General Sessions. DR.. Meyer
Is charged with the murder of Gustave
Baum, al'as Ludwig Brandt. whom It
Is alleged he poisoned for the purpose Of
securing life Insurance money.
The prisoner was brought to court by
Deputy Sheriff Dalrymple. at 1880. He
at once entered into earnest conversa-
ton with his wifes sister, who handed
him a picture OF his infant. which was
born to his wife In the House OF Deten-
tlon some months ago.
Mrs. Meyer. who has been detained at
the House Of Detention as IA witness
since before Meyers first trial. entered
the courtroom soon after her husband.
She stood within the inc.osure occupied
by the officials OF the court. and looked
out OF the windows into the park. She
studiously avoided casting her glances
towards the prisoner. and the fact
aroused fresh interest in the rumor that
she Intended to turn States evidence
and become informer against her hus-
band .tr
Assistant District-Attorney Mcintyre,
who will conduct the case for the peo-
pie, said his opening address would con-
sume at least three hours. He said he
had two new witnesses, Joseph kroeger
and one Atkins. from whom he expected
the strongest OF discriminating testi-
mony.
1t Is understood that they will testify
operate with him in his alleged murder
GUS schemes to obtain life insurance
money by poisoning men and women. =.
Stringent measures We're enforced
against the admission of the public.
Only witnesses and those with friends
at court could get into the judicial
chamber.
Recorder Smyth took his seat at II 20,
and a few minutes later the we'll
rounded form of Assistant District-At-
torney Mcintyre doomed up before the
jurors and they set settled back to listen
these men:
wersebe. John W.. foreman. q clerk for Tent.
Weller Co., 1864 Seventh avenue
r.dspss rfT s.,s y
Nerhood, Jacob G.. restaurant keeper. 4ls East
Twenty-third street.
Crosse. Charles. hardware. Isas Second avenue
Middlebrook. Eugene o.. printer. 3S Vesey
street; residence. 1874 Third avenue:
seventh street; residence. sos Amsterdam avenue.
Berry. Samuel s.. travelling salesman. tss
Brooms street: residence. y East Seventy NTH
street
Mitchell. John. ir.. Hammond Typewriter Com
pany. 2to broadway; residence. 1853 East Seventy
HIdsbrandt. wilhelm. consulting engineer. !
broadway: residence. 222 West Twenty fourth
street
White. F. winthrop treasurer. 81 Fulton street
| residence. 3sh Washington square.
Van E.en: Joshua. painter. Lafayette place;
:esIdeucs. s7s east One Hundred and Thirty-sxth
street - 49, .
Ascheim julius wholesale jeweiry. 81 Msider
his openns Mr Mcintyre
the charges against Meyer. and said
the. prisoner was an expert In the use
Of 3actr1 drugs. Some @ Of his remarks were CD.
ground that they tended to prejudice the
jury. The cbtectIon was overrn!ed.
n1re the ssa eSnrse T e hs Vii sSow Mr. ns Me-
rehearsals We're held as to how Mrs.
Meyer should act in her widows weeds
as s.1H. The wiz widow S, Of Ludwig Brandt J.,
wi" took s'GT ~. ySS own ASx wife MSsysT Ssfere
minister and made her marry Ludwig
Brandt under the name Of Amelia War.
ner; and this man.. her husband. DR..
blgamous marriage"
An interruption occurred at this
point, spectator in the back row hav-
Ing tainted. it was vas at first be- beliewed ed
the man was dead. but he was revived
In the corridor There 1t was learned
that he had been sitting in the court
and lack OF food. He was given a quar-
ter to get a meal.
Mr.. Mcintyre related hom Muller and
fiat at 800 East Thirteenth street. and
how Meyer and his wife followed some
weeks later.
ments and actions OF the Meyers and
Muller and Brandt from that time down
to the day of Brandts death, and to
the time that Meyers wife, under the
dead man. attempted to collect the in
surance money.
This defendant right along premedi-
tated the death OF Brandt, and he never
tnfandad xyAn h,,H
that he should die of poison and not de-
feat his fiendish design in killing him
for the $500 insurance money" said the
At the afterpon session Mr.. Mcintyre
resumed his address and had talked an
hour when Attorney Brooke objected to
statemsnt te ,hn made made BY MI Me!ntyre
the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
had discovered the conspiracy whereby
Brandt. alias Baum, vas murdered. and
wko 'e posed as sAi The 70 Widow % % Baum when Ws
INSURANCE: @ We Know Know this thing thing is;'VD Is
fenS aGs Ss,th there has 1esq sthST
written to Chicago and have found a
coat Of Brandts, and in the pockets
bills Of the notorious Dr. Meier.
Myer. who told Gillette his name was
William Ruyter. answered he did not.
wen, LIT. meyer mas Deen engaged
innumerable schemes to defraud lnsur-
ance companies" and Gillette also said,
Meyer has been tried twice for muir
DER"
Then It was that Lawyer Broody
objected, and at the same time the
cadaverous defendant jumped from his
seat, his schameleon-shifting, blue gray
green eyes flashing like lights OF danger
and his lemon-hued cheeks changing
into momentary crimson.
ITS a lie." shrieked the chre-colored
prisoner. and the distingue Stuyvesant
Charler pulled his infuriated client back
into his seat. II was the one touch OF
excvitement in the days proceedings.
and it awoke the audience from the
letharge state into which 1t had fallen.
Mr.. Mcintyre finished his remarks at
$50, and a recess of ten minutes was
allowed to the Jurors.
Carl Kirfel, alias Muller, alias August
winners, the pianist who performed
solos In houses OF ill-repute. and who
turned States evidence against Meyer
was the first witnss. and his testimony
He swore he was born In Aix-le-Cha-
pelle and came to the United States in
June. 1888. He reached Chicago In Sep
tember in 1888, and worked at various
occupations. finally playing the plano In
saloons and sporting houses.
II met a George BERTHE In January 1880
and together we advertised as girls look
ing for husbands" he said.
Muller then detailed how they were
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