The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
TBAUM ALIVE, OR BRANDT
rosE SURPRISES PROMISED IN the
MEYER MURDER oisE.

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...,or,-Lsuers wr,t,s- ~ Maiisr
-. House OF Dete-tio. oasri-g 90
r,.uc, for Mrysr-L"wyer Brsehe Hes
uu,... mailer Answer In GERMAN.
rh,rs was succession Of surprises In the
49,, murder trial yesterday. and an intima-
49, a, more TO come. THERE'S also deepen
w. o,,stsry about the plot which IL alleged to
L. ,rded with Brandts death, for now II IL
nA,sn.red that not only IL Brandt not dead.
~. ,b.t bis pretended death was not the end
~. nio, hut the beginning OF one which sup
VI. many more elements OF q melodrama
.h.n hIs mere killing for insurance money.
cu.tsys Heinrich Marie Joseph Baum, whose
..me has figured so cons icuously In the story
:, the conspiracy. ls. the new story goes. an
.,na,riated German. who is heir to q large
,o,tune in his native land. Baum became
Inovn to Meyer during the latters shady
transactions with Insurance companies In the
w..t and at one time was . fellow prisoner
,itb him. Through this acquaintance Meyer
i..,nsd that Baum was heir to a large prop
at, which he could not 20 to Germany to re-
,.Im because he was as badly involved with
An. oriminal authorities there as he has al
v,ys been in this country.
II came out on the former trial that Meyer.
Altar leaving the Chicago jail in 1890. sought
Gar Baum extensively. and gave up the search
onIv when he learned that Baum was again
fugitive from justice. having fed from Ohio.
vb.re he was wanted for q serious crime.
Ths further fact, tho most significant actually
developed By testimony. and the one which
ssems to bear out most strongly the story that
The plot Of the Meyers was to secure the for
time awaiting Baum or his heirs. 10 that Meyer
did 90 TO Germany to learn certain I'm portant
PARTICULARS about baum and his fam
liz and antecedenta The assumption on
the former trial was that Meyer wanted
these PARTICULARS for the purpose OF making
an intelligent application for life insurance In
Bsums name. The contention now Is that it
would have been absurd for q man like Meyer.
an experienced and skilful Insurance swim
dlsr. to 20 to the trouble and expense OF q
Journey to Germany in order to learn the ante
cedents OF a common criminal II that was all
he wanted he would have had very little
trouble In finding other criminals who would
have supplied his needs in that respect at very
com psratively small life Insurance policy. He
sSpp w GGS " %bo sSoud set ma and
claim for baum's Inheritance The most elab-
crate and searching proof OF death is the kind
required by life insurance companies, and
with such proof in hand. and q widow in tow.
Myer intended to return to Germany and COLI
lect the fortune the renegads, Baum did no, not
false proof Of death. Brandt .wps insured as
Baum, Mrs Myer was married to the pre-
record. and Myer began coaching his wife in
the antecsdents and family history OF the real
NTH TO be- aa Money Would be
required for this. and the very means Of Sc
turing elaborate proof OF the death OF Baum
offered incidentally. tho way OF supplying the
With this story floating about in = fras-
stats It Is nI Mans e se's that the
fnowledRed that she was married to her CO.
defendant. and has never admitted that she
married to Baum. according to the Chicago
records. The prosecution In this tangled case
aaf df hsY baum ss
the genuine Ludwig Brandt. whose intestines
laSoratory OF the .analyticai Dr. Doremus.
Meantime the trial is SO frequently interrupted
Rush e eoSs;
nd jury three letters which Wit8ess Muller
wrote, wherein the bulgy-headAe German
ie tS. New Yori court By t.stynS for the
defendsnt instead o. against him. on the
& siIen has bank account Of rsspsctsSi. pro.
Content content With shaking ali the .isspinsss out Of
Sn:s ." aai,. away from The Recorder in the
afternoon By p59ppSsi9e to conduct the re- 70,
n RAi assn.n Col Fs ov. Sss his tsrss
young assistants ,Me1ntyre. MARITIME. and
&sllman.Esrs kept sitting up end
senior counsel for the defence, and Mr.. Brocfs
closed what had been field day for him BY
one Of which he Threatened to abandon the
cross examination unless the Recorder gave
him more Isttrds in x his :o5t: to eS,Isf u:
joted out OF his drawing Indifference and
once contsmp tuously told the Recorder that the
botti. rsrs was because the inscription on the
bottle was In Latin-"which. OF course. I
read" the sehoolmaster added.
ant day b. asking him II hs did not know he
was committing perjury when he swore to the
Latin scholar doRgedly maintained that no
had not committed perjury. because he had
syOIn to those documents to please his friend.
Who are you swearing to please nowS" Mr..
I'm telling the truth now" Muller an
Mr. Brooke looked at him . long time and
then said. softly:
All. ! see"
Then the senior counsel asked Mr.. Chanler
for somsthing, and the junior handed him
eyed those letters curiously. 1t was suspected
what they were. for It has been known that
there was much Interest to learn what excuse
the little professor would make for his action.
He made one. The dapper little fellows ras-
sality at least has the merit OF franknsss.
The FIRST letter was written In German and
Was sent by Muller TO Meyer q few days alter
the Interruption OF the first trial. Muller
calmly acknowledged 1t. and this translation
was read to the Jury:
otD FooL3 have written TO you often. Aad have
never received an answer. also have sent Two men
10 you TO help you l could not act differently You
ed not wAnt0 save yourself IN Detroit besides have
found out that received the $1,000 from The new
fTE l. 20. Am. therefore. not obliged TO stand by
you In spite OF this. have not sworn against you
vail got into the court room IL your attorneys had
s'en then spok to me. tine whole matter would
bella estate Of collapse. for you saw that without me
Nef cannot do you any harm.
AoN tell you what propose 60 do With you II you
sstd your attorney TO help me then vim be on
ndA Am oRlY under 500 ball and II am bAilsd
ss' BY somsbodys then GU wih not be punished.
victory hsre a. wv IN Tseda 1hs 10 the last OneT
which make you. A. heart l Am not hostile to
~, ard you know that eau make you free Regards
70 youT Nlts. CHaRLET
Next uOstal card was read. II was written
bi Muller in English. and Was received By Dr.
Vsullyan Of Meyers counsel about the same
Nme the former letter Was received by Meyer
Muller GTinningly acknowledged II. and 1t was
rad. as follows:
d., OS4Erm
DtlH sIG want an attorney to get out OF the
hoass q Detention With wife. 10 you want
~ ease please call possible lOu