The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-15
DEATHS MYSTERY
A Horrid Crime Committed at
the Southern in
St. Louis.
The Decayed Body Found in u
Trunk Ten Days After
the Murder.
Maxwell, an EngIishnian, sup
posed 10 be the Murderer
of PrelIar.
Oklahoma "COuch" is Thor
OughIy Set Down ON by
Secretary Lamar.
HORRID FIND.
The Dead Body Of n Wan Found In n
Trunk AT the ''SOuthcrn' in 81.
Louis.


TIE DETAILS.
ST. Louis, April IA sensation
was caused at the Southern hotel be-
tween II and IL o'clock to-day, by the
discovery of the horribly mutilated
body of a man packed in n trunk,
which was taken out of room No.
1856. The stencil from the trunk caus-
ed the discovery. The hotel register
reveals the fact that on March 30th, n
gentleman registered as Walter II.
Lennox Maxwell. Md, from London
and was assigned TO the room. On
opening the trunk it was found that
the head of the man was severed
from the body, aud written on pa
per inside the trunk were the words
$50 perish all traitors to the great
cause.n The trunk and contents were
taken to the morgue.
MIR. MAXWELL is DESCRIBED
as very girlish-looklng blonde
Young man wearing dark woody
coat of English stuff, his face was
clean shaved and he wore his hair
banged fashion not parting ii. lie
was frequently seen in company with
dark looking gentleman, about five
feet ten inches high, who wore a
dark moustache and had dark
hair. This gentleman registered as
C. Arthur Preller, London, Eng, and
was assigned to room 1874. -Four days
after Maxwell had registered Il tclc'
gram was received from Prcllcr, ask
| ing whether Maxwell was a guest al
the house. lie was answered in the
affirmative and soon came on and was
assigned to the room above given and
both men occupied
THE ROOM NUMBERED lSi
in common a considerable part of thC
fine, each of them calling for the key
at times and the clerk giving 1t out tC
each unfortunately rs they seemed
TO be good friends and old acquaint-
auces. The men Were much remark,
ed about the hotel for their dandiiied
acts. Maxwell left the hotel weet
ago Sunday night, but h'
had paid his full week
board promptly, and, as ii was sup
posed that he would return any day
no suspicion was attached TO his alb
sence until the horrible smell callct
attention TO the room and led TO the
OPENING oF,THE TRUNK.
When the trunk containing In
body was opened in the hotel corrido
to-day it was found to contain tn
body of a middlc-aged man, face AM
breast up, aud so doubled about tn
hips and knees that il filled the rcccp
tacle. On the side of the trunk owe
the head of the corpse was printed D.
large letters the words, $50 perish a
traitors TO the great cause" III
trunk and its CHASTITY contents wcr
Immediately hurried TO the tou
courts. The body as it was placed /
, the trunk
PRESENTED A HORRIBLE ASPECT.
The face, and parts of the bod
were uncovered, the only garmei
being pair of drawers reaching
. the knees which were entirely blaC
and showed advanced decompositio
The head aud neck were doubled Il
at one end of the trunk, the arm
were forced down by the side und'
the body, the legs were bent at Il
knees and thighs, being nearly pc
@ pendicular as if great force hi
. been used in putting it into the trun
p The face was smooth, the hair j
u black and as far as one could judi
the dead man could not have be,
more than 80 years old. The DO,
was that OF common sized man
height and build. The only
Z EVIDENCE OF VIOLENCE
A. MS the body lay in the trunk was
cut or stab. The trunk was a me,
in um.sized common zinc bound wi
~ wooden strips. The most mysterio
If feature was the inscription posted
side near the head.
The second trunk was for 10
time standing near the freight ele
tor, and the whole corridor OF
hotel was filled with horrible stel
AS and II became evident that the secc
trunk was also emitting fetid SIN
SIS II was also carted off to the morg
where it WAS opened and found
VI contain numerous articles, amt
them being Maxwell's London add
alta Paper Building, Temple, l.
don, and an envelope addressed in
sS- handwriting to Rev. ID. G. A. Lee
- ID. A., curator of st. Paul's, Nor
AT Leeds, Yorkshire, England. lie CT
over ON the ste amer Cephalonia f
England. Preller
HAS A RUSSIAN PASSPORT,
yized by the Russian embassado
rs. London in 1873, and passport
1888 for Spain and Mexico, vize'
the Spanish minister, and sit
. by Granville. Seven trunks,
yalises and handbook which '