Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-16
PACIFIC COAST.
The nuae ,surdersr.

PACIFIC COAST.
The Dude Murderer.
SAs fEANorsco, April ia man an
sverinR % the description Of W. A.
Lenn0x Maxwell, the supposed mar
dersr of Caprellsr, at the Southern
Hotel, st. Louis, 10 reported to have
lived at the Brooklyn IN this city for a
week under the name of J. Daizieli and
20 have taken passage on the steamer
City Of Sydney which left on Sunday
Last for Australia IL IL also reported
that Maxwell was seen in Oakland on
Sunday.
Hr. LoUIs, April 15.-Walter A. Len
nox-Msxwell. the supposed Southern
Hotel murderer, purchased q through
unlimited ticket to San Francisco ON
Monday morning, April 9Th. and signed
his name to the ticket before leaving,
He left same evening on San Francisco
railroad and was recognized on the
train by two S.. Louis men who talked
With him and saw him as far as Pierce
City. Mo.
SkE FRASCEsco, April 15.-It was
vaguely rumored this morning that
Leunox Maxwell. Who murdered Ar
thur Preiler at st. Louis on April 9Th,
had arrived in this city. The fact was
eonfrmed tonight by Chief of she De-
tective Police |. w. Lses. who traced up
she whole matter from the time Of
Lemons departure from st. Louis to
his arrival here. Lennox purchased a
ticket az st. Louis, signing tie name
Hugh M. Brooks. When be reached
this city he registered at the Palace as
D'Angnier. He claimed that he was
French army officer, bat when spoken
TO 10 French replied In English. On
Sunday lass he purchased q stserage
ticket By the steamer City of Sydney
for Auckland, New Ze land, signing
the name D'AnRuier.
Cable messages will be sent 10 New
Zealand and Australia fer bis arrest,
and letter will be sent by the steamer
Alameda today 10 Honluiu in case OF his
stopping there. The police think that
the man will change his course al
Honolulu and take sailing ship TO
Japan or China. and that the traces will
thus be lost.
After his leaving st. Louis he hsd
changed ears this side Of La Junta. II
was noticed that he took from bis peck
ct large open faced silver watch and
tried 20 wind IL NO with broken blade
Of pcnknife. Not succeeding, be ask
cd several of the passengers in the oar
II they had key. While soiourninQ ia
At the Palace Hotel in this city, II was
learned tonight, he was unable TO open
the trunks he had with him and sent
for blacksmith. saying that he had
lost his keys. After the trunks we're
opposed q large quantity OF burned paper
was found in the CRATE. II is supposed
that these may have been Prellsr's LETT
tiers and papers.
The most important fact discovered
10 that ths baggage checks delivered BY
the man styling himself Brooks. and
Who registered here as D'Augicr. 20 the
Pacific Transfer Company, Of this CRY.
correspond With the numbers issued at
Sc. Louis By the Sc. Louis and San
Francisco Railway Company. 20 Hugh
NJ. Brooks. The numbers are zoos. 2o64
and 3046.
woRcnrER. Mass, April i5.--The Ga
zefts has . story bearing on the Sc.
Louis tragedy. W. Il. Warren, prom.
inent business man here. came over on
the Oephaionia With Maxwell and Prel.
Ter. He says that Maxwell was % or %
years old, weighed i8i pounds, and bad
dark brown hais and red cheeks. When
Maxwell came on the steamer. be had
little whiskers In front OF his ears and
q mustaehe. Afterward he ist his fail
beard grow aud when Mr.. Warren last
cav him in Boston, on March 2ash, he
bad full beard Of four weeks growth.
He said be bad studied med icine in
Lsudon and had been an assistant
surgeon In hospital. Hs had full
case OF surgeons instruments. He
also claimed 70 be she champion
bicyolist Of EHGland. When last seen
By Mr.. Warren be appeared b be In
duiging In stimulants. Mr.. Warren
has two letters from him In Boston, and
one With the lstterhead of the Soathern
Hotel. Sc. LsuiS dated April TIN, two
days later than the date given Of his
leaving the house. Ia it he says he IL
going 10 San Francisco. and II be hnds
no business thrs, ta Nev Zealand. Prel-
Ter il described a. 30 years old, weighing
ITO pounds, yell formed and nice look
inc. with olive o. dark complexion and
dark hair. He Appeared sfadioas and
refieent and more Rentlemanis and cnl-
tisated than Maxwell. Maxwell told
Warren that be expected aid In seekiHQ
employment - San Francisco through
Prsiler's acquaintance With the Pacific
Mail Steamship officials
rhe Grand Army Encam psneni.
yANcouyRR. w. r., April l5-The de
paftment eneampment Of the Grand
Array met here today with about fifty
members present. This afternoon the
report Of Department Commander Nor
roe vas read and loudly applandsa.
The financial condition Of the depart.
ment IL good. and an increase Of me1-
hership vas reported Of Isl. The fol
iawing telegram vas seat 20 General
Grant " We deaply eympafhixa with
y0u 10 yoar stiiiction. May the clouds
roll BY, and may you long Be spared 10
yeceive The gratitude Of etasefal ma
ticn and the esteem and affection Of al
old soidiefas
A. II. BFookss, Of Seattle. eaa elected
Conmauder q. II. ktoae. Of Tacoms,
Senior Vice Commsnder q. A. Miller,
Of Colfax, Junior Vice Commsnder; y.
Randolph smith. Departments SurEeon /;
n. r. Balson. Chaplain OsboEn. Peel.
Haitun, Miller and GeohezAn. Counoii
Of Administrator. J.. Q. Bell, Of VAN
oo1ses. and q. n Johns y. OF seattle.
we're elected representative 10 the Ma
tionai EncAmpmens 81 Portland, Maine.
walla Wnlla wss chosen ~ The next
place Of meeting. There will BE- q CLAN
bake and eMznp fire tonight. and tpmof-
ruu night he OEeson DcpArtment, q. a.
n. viii entertain the delegates.
re we&sseT.
SGn EnAxczecu. AFSii lA--Eer the
northern Rscisc. cloaay weather and
tNSNA s&AAA -.
RosxylEEx. Cal, April is.-Iks ncar
mill az MussruA Eroy. knthm&n a Co,
vas fatally destroyed b. frs ~ sc'ciocs
this moraine. TIE hss sAs DRY, sea 2