The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-08
MARY WOULDN'T BE STOPPED
<EsWERED oUEs1IoNs DESPITE TIE
RECORDER's IsJUNCTIoSa


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II Ouf, Mary cave Ser Espiy-Ths Ex.
pert Medical Te-ti-c.y In-nr. Msysr's
TRIAL for Poiso-i-s Brs.st Bssiss To-day
The woman in the Meyer trial who IL always
referred to as Mary Mess. but who says she IL
Carl Muller's wife. testified yesterday. Asa
witness she IL interesting chiefly from the fact
that Il IL asserted about her IN various round
about ways that Meyer tried to poison her In
Toledo to get the life Insurance. he had secured
for her. No one Of the numerous prosecuting
ATTORNEYS considers that he has earned his
salary II he does not succeed in wsdeinR in an
slluslon to this at least once DAY. Carl Null
Ter boldly stated the fact when he pretended
to be angry at Mr.. Brooke. and shrieksd out
that he had cared for Mary Mess In order to
save her from DR.. Meyer. who was trying to
poison her.
At the former trial Mary Mess sat in the
court room all the time. and became one OF
the most familiar figures In the case but dur
Ing this trial she with all other witnesses not
testifying, has been excluded from the court
room. 30 when she was called yesterday the
jury and spectators showed lively interest in
the first view they were to have OF the woman
who had been dosed with arsenic by the de-
.
slender. glrlish-looklnR young woman. with q
general air OF Guinness about her. Her light
brown hair puffs out from beneath the edges
Of her hufflly plumed hat In q FUZZY manner.
and the brown summer silk dress she wore
was flmslly FUZZY. Perhaps II Is because OF
the arsenic DR.. Meyer gave her that her skin
IL clear. but white as chalk. On the witness
stand she had q stitch-In -the-side company
manner. which die not overcome. however. q
vixenish spirit that Mr.. Brooke could not
wholly subdue.
Through her testimony Mr.. Mcintyre man
aged to put before the jury q statement about
Meyer which Justice Barrett ruled out on the
former trial. It was to the effect that DR.. Meyer
had told her that he had swindled . number
OF insurance companies In New York. When
Recorder Smyth admitted this Mr.. Mcintyre
next asked:
Did DIR. Meyer have your life insured. too 2"
Mr.. Brooke objected and the Recorder sus-
tanned the objection. but the witness took an
extra stitch 10 her side; and in spite of the
The Recorder ordered the question and
answer strickeS out but Mary only smiled
hs. sSs lad BEEN hT IN Dr.
house In Toledo. She had never been ser
What was Dr.. Meyer doing then ?" Mr.. No
NJ BROOKE. DR.. osullivsn. and Mr.. chanler
the witness not TO answer. She did not an
swer-until the shouting was over. Then she
lie was doing nothing he was kind ota
That wa. stricken out. and the Court .dmon.
with the Meyers to South Bend. Ind.
What wa. DR.. Meyer doing there?"
one else was out Of breath the young woman
He Kent n bucket shop there"
The Recorder looked as II he deeply regretted
RS wsS he n% ae
out, Mr.. Brooke looked helpless. pr; Sullivan
looked as IL he really thought the wines, was
no lady. As no one else seemed to have any-
become em barrassing. added:
And then he was arrested for embezzle-
Young woman p said the Recorder. and then |
he STOPPED: He spoke in the voice which Is
noted tCr making d g, some Sitret .S Wish they
shsn the Recorder saw Mary turn her color: |
ess face and hufiy bang toward him. aud
sss ,.i her gently simpsr ne stopped sighed
Strike tha.. all out and proceed with this
Mr. Brooke confined his REORGANIZATION
10 two questions:
Elm December. 1891. you went to uv. with Carl
Sana a AKA; An 1897, yS. ~.a: through m.r.s.
I'm his wife" the witness added. a. she
"oh. you are p sneered Mr.. Brooke.
The undertaken and his driver who took
body to Greenwood and brought IL
back for the chemists. were examined. The
driver was another cause OF despair. He ia a
husky. deep-chested man. who
rould hail = ferry across tho Hudson, but the
united efforts OF the Recorder and all the
counsel could not make hi m testify above a
tifident whisper. He made one statement
which all Mr.. McIntyre's cunning could not
get him to change He said the name on the
,nrd he took to the grave digger when he
buried the man then known as Joseph Baum
was Ludwig Brandt. The eleventh ,uryman
70 It. Mr. McIntyre explained to the Recorder
that the witness confused the card with the
was exhumed.
The medical Testimony began in thu after
noon. when young Dr. Minden testified. He |
Brandt during his month Of illness
brandt died OF dyssntsry, Mr.. OSuIliyan too
, little preliminary exercise with this witness
70 prepare himself for his big work, for the |
AZ merit odical tegtim OnY begnA odd