The evening world., 1894-05-01
Offered to Run Away and Take
His Wife if Released from
Confinement
WOULD TESTIFY FOR MEYER.
The Prisoners Wife Declares that
Muller's Direct Testimony
Is Utterly False.

performing her duty by her two bright
children by vending taffy and apples in
the Courts of General Sessions and the
Tweed Courthouse, played the role of In
terviewer for The Evening World" this
morning, and had n talk" with Mrs. DIR.
Henry c. F. Meyer. or at least the blue
eyed stole who is Jointly indicted with
DR.. Meyer for the killing Of Ludwig
Brandt.
Mrs. Meyer has st~eadfastly refused to
see reporters. and her big, straight
mouth has been sealed since her arrest
In Detroit in July, 1893. But she said
these things as they stood by the court
room window to Mary. who repeated
them TO The Evening World reporter:
Mary-How are you feeling this fine
morning. ma'am?
Mrs. Meyer-As well as could be ex-
pected. But I wish this trial was over.
1t is wearing hard upon me. and l am
getting very tired OF 1t.
Says Muller Lied.
Maryland your poor husband. too
Mrs. Asyer-I am very sorry for that
poor man they call my husband. I sat
here and heard that-that other man
(Muller)-there is not a word of truth
in what he said on the stand.
Then the stole changed the subject.
She asked what a become Of Mrs. los
ter. THE 1'ombs Angel"
Mrs. Foster was so good to me-" said
Mrs. Meyer. She came and was beside
me every day In that first trial, but
now she does not come at all. / wonder
ner is very good to me. but l loved Mrs.
Foster"
I'm awful sorry for. Mrs: Meyer"
i SaiS se Mf bIys with sras, a s .!sbs sss4 os m so suIet
Muller has sworn hat Mrs. Meyer
threw herself on the bed and went
when her spouse declared he could
give up the scheme to defraud the in
surance companies, and that Ludwig
Brandt chiyalrously offered to be the
When Mrs. Meyer entered the court
Dr. Never, she exclaimed in German:
Good morning sweetheart;" u,., .
queer smile:
Good morning, girl"
There were only two or three people
treasured up the sounds she had heard
from the lips of the two principal fig
ures In this tragedy.
The Mysterious Woman Again.
The mysterious woman OF the first
trial made her first appearance this morn.
ing-the woman whose wide blue eyes.
straight mouth; peculiar light hair
blances caused every one to surmise that
she was a sister Of DR.. Meyer. a sur
mise which became a conviction when
It was discovered that the name and ad,
dress that she gave to a deputy sheriff
Mrs. Meyer, were ftitcious, She was
day' XII VERY ey we'll dressed Gies TO and a ,p.
peared to be refined.
Mr.. Brooke resumed the cross-exam-
nation of Carl Muller, the confessed
Ing OF Brandt.
Mr.. Brooke took up the. proofs of
"Baum's" death, to each Of which was
to BY Muller under the name of "Au.
gust Winners"
you committed perjury when yen
swore to these alleged facts didn't your
mo, sir; i did not" replied Muller.
What! Were these statements true :
pa Baum de-, Are all these other
didn't % i for myself, i did It to please
Then you think II was not perjury
that you might get your share of the
S,bOD insurance money demanded the
lawyer iE. a high-pitched voice.
mo, sir: 1t was not perjury" replied
Muller.
Muller denied vociferously that ne
came to New York to join DR.. Meyer
In carrying out a conspiracy to de-
fraud the insurance companies,
II came to play the piano. the same
as ] did in Chicago said Muller.
80. when you signed these four several
f~alsehoods that you yourself had writ
ten, before you signed them. you did II
because you had come to New York
TO play the piano?'
Muller Gets Ratified.
The States witness smiled feebly and
wriggled uneasily IN his chair, but made
no answer.
Muller admitted the accuracy OF the
record OF the former trial till II came TO
where he had admitted hat he had re-
ceived $3.50 out OF the 5000 obtained
from one OF the insurance companies:
that that was one-fourth OF 5000: that
there were four co~nsplrators, Meyer,
Mrs. Meyer. Brandt and himself: that
II had been agreed that the proceeds
OF the conspiracy should be divided
equally in four parts;. that $3.50 Of the
1900 was his share; that he was salts
fled, and that he didn't know who the
fourth share was to go to. since Brandt
WI don't understand" said Muller.
tConhnued on Sep<aAa RuOel