Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-06

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street and after questioning. her about
his wife, said: ss
4 'iYou are going to pick up paper
some day and see a sensation. She will
either get me or / will get her"
She testified she advised Meyers to go
home and care for his wife and children
and that ne said, ITO he'll with them
Mrs. Kinnard testified to Mrs. Meyers
fears Of her husband and how Mrs. Mey-
ers had given literally to charity. She
said Mrs. Meyers had often declared if
he was a sane man I would meet him
half way. but he Is insane and can't"
The testimony Of Mr.. Hornaday was I'M
usual. Ee told of his close rlations with
Meyers and of having been shopping with
him Saturday afternoon. He said he had
never seen him act in way that ne
would consider insane.
81 never saw him under the influence
Of liquor" the attorney testified.
"I have noted in the papers since the
murder some talk Of Mr. Meyers and
Spiritulism. l will tell you what l know
of that He was much interested and
studied a scientific book, The Mystic
Will l have read the book and there
is in it much that has to do with Spirit
ulism
ATTORNEY SPEAKS OF
WIDOWS "INFLUENCE."
Mr. Meyers admitted to me seven
months ago that Mrs. Meyers had an
influence over him that he could not
get away from. He told Of an arrange
meat that he had to watch her while
in the dark room at their studio. He
told me that he looked into that dark
room and saw man named johnson
hugging an and loving her. He tried to
get her to discharge this man. She re-
fused and from that time on she stunned
Mr.. Meyers She kept Johnson work
ing there. Then Mr. Meyers's health be-
came poor and he went to a physician.
He was unsuccessful in recovering his
health aud getting control OF himself.
Then ne went to Florida.
when he returned he told ME It was
one thing for people TO tell him to quit
worrying about her and another thing
for him to do it. II was at this time
Meyers first read The Mystic Will The
first reading OF that book, he said, did
not mean anything TO him, but on re-
reading 1t. 1t taught him to be strong
and resolute and to sleep over his
troubles and gain strength and will
power"
1T was at that time" Hornady testl-
fed. that he declared himself absolutely
free from Mrs. Meyers control and that
he did not worry about her at all. Then
she began to worry about him. She put
detective on his trail to learn who as
ISOLATED with him
LIVED AT >WoMAN's
HOME WHEN YOUNG.
When Mr.. Meyers came TO Indian
apolis he was II years old He had a
friend who permitted him to sleep In her
Kitchen and who boarded him for 81 Il
week. She was like a mother to him
She was sick and lying on the bed In her
home on North Alabama street when
one night at II o'clock the door bell rang.
Mr.. Meyers WAS sitting by her side read
Ing to her and she told him to answer
the bell. But before he could do II the
morals squad rushed into the house ana
he was taken to another room and cues
TONED. The sergeant threatened him
with arrest. He told the policeman to
make the arrest, but no arrest was made
There were no immoral relations be-
tween Meyers and this woman"
The attorney testified to Mrs Mayors
being in the company OF Mr. johnson on
the front porch OF her home Thankggiv-
Ing day. He was questioned about a
number OF conversations he was reputed
to have han In regard to Mayors sanltay
or temper.
Clawson asked Hornady about Meyers
having built small dog house, filed Il
with chloroform and getting down on bis
knees, tried suicide by breathing the
fumes. He asked him about Meyers
buying seventy boxes OF cracker jack at
time and eating 1--WE and six boxes
Il oil
chasing bugs and worms at night with
a fash light and putting the insects In
box with a number Of crickets and then
cursing the crickets the next morning
for eating the bugs. He asked him about
buying $42 worth Of wood screws at one
time and demanded to know II he
thought the man insane Hornady did
not answer the question directly.
SAID THEY FOUGHT
OVER SUM OF $50
Hornady said in the proposed settle
ment between Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers he
was to have paid her $500. He said
they quarreled over $50. This settlement
did not include the furniture. The house
owned and occupied by Meyers and his
wife was held under a joint title. He
testified TO a number Of fights between
the couple, including one in which he
said Mrs. Meyers bit her husband on the
breast and Clawson exclaimed. Yes. aft
er he choked her"
DR.. David +. Lee. 1855 Central avenue.
said he had known Meyers since 1893,
and the present Mrs. Meyers since 1910
Meyers was an abnormal man." tho
physician testified. "He was a genius
from the time OF his boyhood."
Then he told Of many Investigations
made by Meyers. He said Meyers had n
mania for purchasing things for which he
had no use. The physician testified Of
fake suicide (which Meyers staged
year ago and Of his visit to the house
at that time. He said Meyers thought he
had left the house and he heard him say,
u get her yet. damn her"
Meyers one day came to me-" the ply