Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22
kilograms to The Star.
Observation-Disclosures
What They Say Of Him at His Native Place.
RUSSIA YIELDS HER CLAIM,
The zul6car Pass Dispute Settled.
THE GRANT FAMILYS PLANS.
THE RELEASE OF JULIUS SANTOS.
ENGLAND'S POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
Observation-Disclosures
What They Say Of Him at His Native Place.
RUSSIA YIELDS HER CLAIM,
The zul6car Pass Dispute Settled.
THE GRANT FAMILY'S PLANS
THE RELEASE OF JULIUS SANTOS
ENGLAND's POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
THE ST. LOUIS MURDERER.


What q Correspondent Ascertained Re.
garding Him I'm His Native Town I'm
EnEland-His Unhappy Parents Un.
willing to Concede His Ident:ty-Re.
garded as q Fool by His Neighbour.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, August 22.-In order to settle the
question Of Maxwell's identity SO far as possible
here, l dispatched an experienced man to
Hyde to investigate the matter fully on the
spot. he telegraphs me the following impor
tant account:
MAxwELL'S HOME.
Hyde Is dingy, red brick town, devoted to
nat and cotton manufactures. There is no exc
element about the Maxwell case here. The
people were much surprised at me coming.
After much difficulty l succeeded In obtaining
an Interview with Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks the
supposed parents Of the prisoner at St Louis
HIS SUPPOSED PARENTS.
"They live In q comfortable home. The
father has fat benevolent English face,
typical Of the oldstyle schoolmaster. His
vile Is q buxom woman with hazel eyes. Both
were subdued and anxious, but resolutely re-
fused to 60 into Details except to say that their
son Is % years old, and that they cannot &C.
count for his flight. They say he was good,
humane boy and would not hurt cat. He was
fuii OF electrical experiments, and always
slept At Hyde and had practised there.
AAxwELLS FIANCE.
"The young lady to whom he was engaged is
named Whitaker. She is q circumspect girl of
superior ability. Valentine Evans, the curate
here, who was great pal Of Brooks, has gone
to Yorkshire leaving bad reputation. The pa
rents are much distressed over the uncertainty
Of Maxwell's identification and deny the accu-
racy of the description. They are clearly try
Ing to make the best of q very bad CASE They
have placed the matter In the hands OF their
solicitor, whose name they refused to give. The
latter has forbidden them to say q single word
DIR. sIDEBoTHAMs MAGIC LANTERNS.
81 then interviewed Or. Sidebotham, medical
officer at Hyde. He is q cultured, courteous
gentleman, living in the best house in town.
On the second occasion he borrowed a pair OF
SciopticOn magic lanterns, made by the Sciop-
ticon company OF Colebrook, New Islington.
Sunday school, saying his own lanterns were
disabled. The doctor lent them, having the
highest CHE respect for the parents, and being one
days afterwards Brooks father called to say bis
son had decamped. The doctor went to the
that young Brooks had been seen driving away
from Hyde with a case answering the descrip-
ton OF bis lantern case. He heard nothing
an illustrated American police paper contain
Ing several hkenesses, and asking could Side.
botham identity any Of them. The doctor Inn.
young Brooks. This portrait was described in
the paper as that of Maxwell. The elder Preller
Joined lanterns The latter sent the former a
photograph of them. The discovery Of the
lanterns would be damning evidence. The
doctor says Brooks is feeble, empty headed
young man. Contrary to his parents declare
ton he asserts that the descriptions of Brooks
Brooks sweetheart is q very nice girl and was
considered in Hyde much too good for Brooks.
The latter was fond of dabbling in quackery.
He also used to have In his Office any amount
of liquor and cigars. Sidebotham believes he
was incumbered with debt, though his parents
told me they always allowed him plenty of
money. Sidebotham thinks Brooks guilty,
since his assertions about an overdose Of chic
roform does not explain the cutting up of the
body. The silver lever watch bought by the
elder Brooks for his son has the number 1892
on the movement and 4,316 on the case. The
jeweler giving this Information was anxious
that his name should not appear lest he lose the
parents custom. The townspeople looked
upon Brooks as q fool and take little interest in
him."