New-York tribune., 1894-04-28
MULLER AS INFORMER.
HE AGAIN DESCRIBES THE CONSPIRACY
OF DR.. MEYER.
HOW BRANDT WAS POISONED AS PART OF
THE SCHEME To DEFRAUD IN
SURANCE COMPANIES.

sURANCE COMPANIES.
Carl Muller spent all Of yesterday In Part II OF
General Sessions telling the story Of how he. Or
Henry c. f Meyer ami Ludwig Brandt conspired
10 defraud various Insurance companies. and how
Meyer played Brandt false and poisoned him. AS
s!stant Distrc,-Attorncy John +. Mcintyre had be-
gun his examination OF Muller Thursday anu
will take it up again Monday. when court is re-
convened.
Mulers story really gives all the facts OF the
conspiracy The other witnesses Will mercy cor
roborate him. \ grewsome story he told. story
that does not grow less horrible through repetition
1t is the account OF crime Of inhuman disregard OF
all laws and moral feelings The consprators were
playing for high stakes. When hitch came through
the lack OF a corpse 70 palm of that OF Brandt.
Dr Meyer supplied a body by an exceedingly simple
device He poisoned Brandt himself according TO
the evidence and thus able 70 escape any
trouble about Identification of strange corpse as
that OF Brandt.
The story becomes confused through the multi
plicity OF aliases. Dr. Meyer himself Is indicted
under four names The nformer was known at
various times as carl Kirfel. Carl Muller and as
August Winners Mrs Meyer. who Is daily in
court passed under the aliases OF her husband and
besides mnsqueraded Brandts wife under the
name OF Mrs Baum. The dead man Is variously
spoken Of as Ludwig Brandt ard Gustav Heinrich
Maria Joseph Baum. lie was really Ludwig Brandt
but was insured here IN the name OF BAUM VINO
was an associate OF his and or Meyers In ChicaSo
" here Baum Is no one knows
Muller speaks English tolerably well: His choice
OF words and his grammar are unusually good. but
his pronunciation at times Is trying. tie talks OF
A notify poobc." OF the "Moochal Life Insurance
Company and SO on. lie spoke louder yesterday
than he ,lld on Thursday. answering all questions in
A sing song way. His testimony was satisfactory
In respect hts replying only to the question put
io him When he was asked Did Meyer say any
thing 10 you them he would not give the conver-
sation but would merely reply In the affirmative
and await the next inquiry.
Mr. Mclntyre's voice has been strained so mucn
that II sounded harsh and strange. Colonel Eel
lows relieved him by meeting Mr. Brooke on all
arguments respecting the admissbility OF testi-
mony They had some exceedingly learned and ear
nest debates In the course OF one OF which the Dis
the point
That's the first ruling ! have ever had In my
favor by the District-Attorney, said Mr.. Brooke
gratefully ,., -
gested Recorder Smyth. with his grim smile.
Muller told how mock marriage was performed
between Brandt and Mrs Meyer. how Brandts life
was insured In four companies. and how poisons
were administered to him to give him dysentery,
Brandt being told that corpse would be SNUG
ged into the house his. that the policies could
be- collected: how Dr. Minden called In and
how Brandt finally died: how one policy OF $500
was collected. how the other companies became sus
piclous and how the cOnsprators fled to the West
and travelled from city to city under different
names There the narrative ended for the day.
Muller showed a marvellous memory for dates and
addresses OF both OF which he gave many. When
Mr. Rrooke opens his cross examination. there Will
be some interesting developments. Since the former
trial Muller has written letters to Or Meyer which
are relied damage Muller's testimony seriously