The evening world., 1894-05-03
DR., MEYERS "PAL."
! Chicago Jack" Gardner Cross
Examined by Mr.. Brooke.
The Accused Poisoner Writes a Let
Ter to a Witness Against Him.
Hairdresser Greuter to Get
a Photograph Resembling Him.

" The more crooks OF this Kind they
king here as witnesses against DR..
Newer, the better l shall be satisfied"
nuttered Charles w. Brooke. as he
byed Chicago Jack" Gardner, alias
Watkins" before resumng his cross
ANIMATION of that hollow-eyed, sunk
l.cheeked, sallow and -bird-voiced
bm-ham" operator this morning.
Eardner was in the Cook County Jail
In Muller. DR.. Meyer, Brandt and
aum in 1890. and tells a startling tale
DR.. Meyers condolences to him re-
arding scheme to do away with Lud-
'ig Brandt in 1891. This fellow. who
ns been crook for years and is now
ybsent from Chicago, to the cost Of his
bOndsmen in burglary affair, testified
hat as early as 1891 Or. Meyer had in
Eurcd Brandts life for $500 in the
Eouitable Insurance Company OF 1lli-
Eois, and was planning to Kill him with
tro-glycerine poison.
RThere was no suggestion OF using
3aum's name in that scheme, but Mrs.
klcyer was to figure as Brandts widow.
She was TO wear black and play cry
had Gardner arrested for burglary, and
hat naturally ended their "palship."
Chicago Jack" testified that by the
|nISed ISed'Gai nitro-glycerine 70 with whiskey and
Experimental with 1t on "niggers and
ramps', on the lake front in Chicago.
That 1t knocked the victims out.
was the result OF your experiments?
Do you know whether it killed any OF
the 'nggers and tramps? asked Mr..
Brooke.
Yes, sir; I looked in the papers next
morning, but ] didn't see any account
pf their death" replied the man whose
long sojourn in jails had made his voice
bepulchral from long disuse.
did you look in the Morgue?"
mo. sir"
Gardner said warily this morning that
Mrs, Meyer was frequently pres
put that when she was present nothing
WAS said about poisoning Brandt or any
bne else. Muller was not present at
any of the talks between Gardner and
[Dr. Meyer, and Brandt only two or three
hines.
Pressed to tell what induced him to
come from the Indian Territory to New
n ork to testify against DIR. Meyer Gard
per said he came in response to letters
Prom John Wright and Mrs. Morey.
Wright Is a drummer out of employ
nent, and Mrs; Morey he boarded with
Gardner said ne had given into his
rother Mikes hands for safe keeping
letter written to him by DR.. Meyer.
fead copy of 1t to the jury. and when
Brooke thundered at him he said shrink
3ngly: ,,u , A.. ,.,, ,
iembers it."
Juror Aschem asked question, and
Tho crook replied that he did not see DR..
Meyer after his last trouble" in Chi
ht New York in 1892, presumably at
time the four conspirators were here and
Sne of them being slowly poisoned to
i Matte Stichter, a young woman with
4 plain face, from Chicago, where she
a manufacturer of children's clothing,
20 ha ylytfr CT ha
estitled 'i that lin 1881 she lived at sss
entire street, Chicago. next door to
|r. Meyer; that she called for medical
eaena mann named nfs Brandt m neH and MRS. Meyer eo
THE witness Identified Mrs. Meyer in
urt. and said the two photographs In
urt voI were IRE portraits portrait! of, OF Brandt
,tember for two or three months. Miss
chter said that Mr.. Fink. of the
utual Life Insurance Company. dis
lowered her two or three weeks ago
fnd induced her to come to New York
der testimony was valuable only to
fhow the marital relationship OF DR..
and Mrs. Meyer, and their relations
Maggie Greuter, a hairdresser, of 272
Mohawk street. Chicago. corroborated
Miss Stichter
Then she related that her mother wen,
to Europe In September. 1891, with DR..
and Mrs. Never. and that the latter
returned Oct. 26.
This is to corroborate Mullers story
that Or. Meyer went to Europe to learn
all about Baum's antecedents for use
IN the insurance swindle and to play OF
Mrs. Meyer as Baum's widow on his
them.
In the latter part of February, 1892 ="
said the witness, DIR. Meyer called at
yer on business. He said he had some
friends there and expected to be absent
three or four weeks. ] never saw DR..
Meyer again till I saw him here in
court"
Muller was brought in and the, Chi
as "Reinbold Klein" who went to her
n April, 1892, with two letters from Mrs.
Keys Of the Doctors house to him. as
He had bought the furniture. Klein, or
Muller, had bill of sale of the furni-
ture and took the goods away.
selved by her from DR.. Meyer last Sun
day at the Sturtevant House. where
ffne f Is stopping; The lawyers for the de-
tSssG o,sMn,en were plainly troubled by this Dr
strative Mr. Brooke bent over his
papers and affected Indifference. while
IN German
Mr.; Mcintyre said he'd have it trans
'a.ci belOre reanlnY II.
After recess the letter addressed by
Dr, Meyer to the female hairdresser was
read to he jury in translation. In 1t
Dr. Meyer asked Miss Grenter to re-
tlrn To him a photograph of him. and
asquested her to get for him photo
Ehph fEIhaph of a teacher In the Barclay
shurch named Hoffey-"one taken with
aTwhhlskers NM like mine" says the letter,
ceire Ine inference IS that DR.. Meyer con;
seiyen sn resemblance to Hoffey. and
wanted to use the photograph of the
'eaGher to cnfuse witnesses.
This photograph will be taken for
nine nine and will make a big sensation
@ ,nat the companies never dreamed of. "
writes Dr. Meyer. THE public Is on
hhiy side. They have offered my sweet.
nes mari her liberty, but my lawyers will
ts",iiset uot iet her They offered her $4,000 tc
sNss.lty against me, but she told then
wouiG S"e iGGpuld only tell the truth. and they
"yylid not let her."
coma 5nls astounding letter to woman
sSaIn sS,ne to New York from to testify
dsvi,n dinsl 4im Is explained in an affi.
sSvi sSmi offered by Mr.. Brooke, but no,
dsvi,, by the Recorder. The affi'
ManaIt was signed and sworn to by
Grsgle Grenter and her mother Maria
in IL IN Chicago. Oct. IS lsat, and
VI Dr ,5hey express much friendship fol
good irrenry Meyer and testify to his
Th Th.e seputation for many years.
bnnnhe atldayits were but two in
MaiiIn,, one of which was signed "Idi
ths, Ida Mallett makes affidavi
Mav she was the wife of DIR. Henr,
49, ryer from 1879 to 1886, That he was
1n,o"u' KIND husband till 1881 when hi