The dead body of George Rieger, a laborer, unmarried, was found on a pile of boards on Sugar avenue. It was thought at first that death was due to heat, but later it was learned that there was a fight on the commons in that neighborhood and that two men were seen to carry a body from the commons and place it on the pile of boards.

Submitted By
Linda (Blue) Dietz

Professional Poisoners Dr. Meyer and His Wife Murdered Men  for Insurance
Money
The Idaho Avalanche, (Silver City, ID) Saturday, January 06, 1894; Issue  20;
col D
 
"Murder most foul, strange and unnatural," said the ghost of hamlet's  father when speaking of his own death by poison. Truly this is the vilest form  of murder, but life insurance men say it is increasing. The latest case is  almost to horrible  for that belief, and yet it seems to be proved that Dr.  Henry C. F. Meyer and his wife Mary, recently arrested in Detroit and taden (sic  taken) to New York, made murder by poisoning there business, and the list of  their victims include two of his former wives, her alleged husband, and innocent  servant girl and no one knows how many others. The last case and the one most  conclusively proved, was the poisoning in New York of their confederate, Ludwig  Brandt. 
    But Dr. Meyer's story is best told in the order of time.  He is a German and he located in Chicago about 1876, graduating in medicine a  year or two later. He was married and his wife died very suddenly.  Soon  after he married a Mrs. Gelderman, whose husband a well to do grocer, had also  died suddenly. The newly married pair were arrested, but as no poison was found  in the bodies of the dead they could not be held.
    At least one detective, however, believed that Dr. Meyer  had invented a new and subtle poison and for a long time kept acquainted with  the doctor's doings.  He secured employment as the agent for a life  insurance company and was arrested for forging a policy for $2,500 , but the  matter was compromised and the prosecution dropped.  In the fall of 1882 a  newspaper man who had known Mrs. Gilderman -Meyer during the life of her first  husband, saw her on Clarke street so sick that she could barely stand. He  assisted her home, and on the way she intimated to him her life was in danger.  Next day her child, a little daughter of Gilderman was found dead -"drowned  in the bathtub" Dr. Meyer said.
  Mrs. Gelderman-Meyer openly declared that the doctor had drowned the child, as it was the heir of its father, and Meyer had charge of some of the  property, but none of it could be proved. That Mrs. Meyer, escaped, however, for the Doctor ran away with another woman. The next case of note, was in Toledo  where Dr .Meyer tried to collect, $5,000 insurance on the life of another woman  who had died suddenly. An inquiry was set on foot, and he and his supposed wife  fled from the city, taking a buggy as for an evening  ride and never returning . The report of that case brought another detective to the scene, who  declared that the dead woman was not Dr. Meyer's  sister, as he had  alleged, but a poor and unknown girl whom he had picked up in Indianapolis.  While in Toledo, he hired one Mary Neiss as a domestic and persuaded her to  represent "Mrs. Weiler" (that was the name he assumed in Toledo) and take out an  insurance of $5,000 in the Equitable. It now appears that while in another city  this girl was taken ill suddenly, became suspicious, refused all medicine from the Dr. and his wife and left them as soon as she was able. And this is but a  small part of which is charged against him, for detectives from other places have been on his track.  It was in January, 1892, that the Meyer gang, for  now they had with them two confederates, appeared in New York and rented  apartments in the flats at 316-326 East Thirteenth Street.   Of the confederates the one known as Wimmer has disappeared. The  other Ludwig Brandt, a swindler in his native Germany and had once been in  prison in America. The game, as he understood it, was for him to get heavily  insured, then to be taken sick, and in due time a corpse was to be procured and  placed in the bed he had occupied, and all the rest would be easy. But the  Meyers had other views. He was their victim, He and Mrs. Meyer were known as Mr.  and Mrs. Gustave H. M Joseph Baum and Dr. Meyer as her uncle.  Baum or  Brandt took sick and was treated by Dr. S. B. Minden for dysentery. He had  unbounded confidence in his confederates and was not all alarmed when Dr. Minden  told him his condition was dangerous.   It was indeed. He sank rapidly and died in a stupor. Subsequent  examination has proved poisoning by antimony.  Two companies in which the  victim was insured paid at once but, the Mutual Life started an investigation.  Again the poisoners escaped, and for a year and a half  the hunt continued  before they were run down. When captured in Detroit, they were almost in  starving condition, though it is alleged that they left New York with at leas  $20,000. They had one child and soon after her arrest, the woman again became a  mother.  She is quite handsome and does not look to be over 25 years  old.

Submitted By Janice Rice

Defiance Democrat
Feb 18, 1871

Andrew J. Bauder, who was convicted last week at Toledo of manslaughter, (for killing his wife) has been sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years. Judges and juries seem entirely to have freed themselves from the "emotional insanity" doctrine, hence Bauder goes the way of Galentine.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

Newark Advocate
July 2, 1901
Toledo

Twelve-year-old Bennie Oleson of 120 Clark street, died within an hour after having been struck by a street car.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

Newark Advocate
Jul 2, 1901

The city chemist reported that he had discovered a large quantity of arsenic in the mutton soup which caused the illness of Arthur Miller, his wife and five children several weeks ago. The police claim that it was an attempt to murder the family and are investigating.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

Newark Advocate
Jul 3, 1901
Toledo

Three deaths occurred here as the result of the excessive heat. All were laborers.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

Date: 1899-05-24; Paper: Indiana State Journal

Submitted by Barb Zigenmeyer

TOLEDO, O. May 16
Charles Steinle died to-day from injuries said, to have been received at an Initiation in the Catholic Young Men's Association. During the progress of the Initiation the lights were turned out and some one hit Steinle in the back and he was tripped. When the lights were turned on he had a hemorrhage of the lungs. He never recovered from this and they occurred frequently until he died.

Ft. Worth Morning Register
Oct 28, 1901
(Special to the Register)

Toledo, O., Oct 27 - A terrible family tragedy is reported from near Iron River. Andrew Israelson and wife had been having frequent quarrels in which the woman's father, Andrew Lindstrom, took a part. Israelson got into a quarrel with Lindstrom's family this morning and finally he shot his wife's young sister, Mrs. Lindstrom and Mr. Lindstrom. His wife started to run away and he shot her through the head. Then he set fire to the house and threw his mother-in-law's body into the flames. He then went to where his wife's body lay and killed himself.

Plain Dealer
Feb 17, 1918

Toledo, Feb 16 -

Ignatius Lippert, 76, Toledo resident sixty-five years and employed thirty-six years in the county auditor's office, died late yesterday. He was the father of Mrs. L. W. Howard, wife of Col. Howard, until recently commander of the old Sixth Ohio infantry.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

Lima Daily News
Mar 7, 1906

Toledo, O., Mar 7-

While acting the part of peacemaker Gus Kromidas, a Greek, was probably fatally stabbed this afternoon. Charles Skelley is held for the deed.

The infant daughter of Mrs. William Browning died today from drinking a solution of concentrated lye.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

Lima Morning News
Aug 1, 1909

Toledo, O., July 31-

The board of inquiry has freed Okey Harless, of the Eighth regiment, Akron, of blame for the death of Charles Hornoff, a Wadsworth member of the Eighth, who was killed at Camp Perry yesterday by a stray bullet from Harless' rifle.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

Lima Times Democrat
Dec 16, 1919

Toledo- Dec 16 - The main plant of the Milburn Wagon Company was destroyed by fire here early today. The loss is estimated at more than $1, 000,000 including the building, and a large stock. The blaze broke out in the paint shop and soon the entire building which was an old one, was swept by fire. Street car service and trains on the New York Central line to Detroit were delayed when wreckage piled up on the tracks. Fireman fought the blaze in a below zero temperature.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

(submitted by Tina Easley)

Mansfield News
Jan 2, 1908

Toledo, O., Jan 2- As the result of a fight at a dance at North Baltimore, George Chapman is dying with a bullet in his abdomen and Ernest Hunt is in jail charged with the shooting. hunt had charge of the dance and when he announced the festivities at an end Chapman and others attempted to continue to dance. A fight followed and Chapman had Hunt down on the floor, when somebody handed the latter a revolver and he shot Chapman. Hunt is married and resides at North Baltimore. Chapman works on a farm near the village.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

Toledo News-Bee
Feb 4, 1930

The will of Lawrence J. Nichols, on file Tuesday in probate court, bequeaths all of his estate to whoever was caring for hi, at the time of his death.

(Submitted by Linda Blue Dietz)

Van Wert Daily Bulletin
Apr 18, 1932

Toledo, O., April 18- Dr. A. J. Girardot, aged 62 years, many years a resident of this city, died in the veterans hospital at Waukegan, Illinois. He was gassed during the world War, while serving with the Thirty-Seventh Division.