The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-23
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Further Particulars OF the St. Louis Mu<-
der-MaxwcM Traced 10 Ehs Pacific Coast
His ca pture Probable.

Further Particulars or the St. Louis Mur-
der-MaxweM Trs eed 10 she Pacific Coast
His Capture Probable.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, April 1a--Walter Fl.
Lennox Maxwell, the Southern Hotel mur
derer, purchased through unlimited ticket
to San Francisco, Monday, April 6. and
| signed his name TO the ticket before leaving
| He left the same evening on the San Fran
cisco Railroad, aid was recognized on the
| train by two ST Louisans, who talked with
him and who saw him as far as Pierce City,
Mo. A special from San Francisco says:
''On receipt of a telegram yesterday from
Chief OF Police Harrigan, of st. Louis, the
/ police mere commenced to search for Max
well the alleged murder of Prellef. In
vestigation developed the fact that man
answering MaXwell's description arrived
here on Saturday last and put up at the
Palace Hotel. He only remained there one
night and it was thought at first that he
sailed the next afternoon on the steamer
City of Sidney for Hawaii or Australia,
but
FROM LATEI DEVELOPMENTS
it is believed that the police are on his
trail and an arrest may be looked for at any
Maxwell two or three days before the mur-
der, was in great need Of money. and that
he attempted to pawn his watch and sell
his stereopticon apparatus and views, but
failed. On the Monday following before hs
left the city he was known 10 have money,
as he informed the persons to whom he
had tried to sell these articles that he no
longer needed money, and displayed plenty
of cash. He also purchased several things,
including valuable field glass and pair
of Spectacles. The inquest on the body of
c. Arthur Preller, which was to have
taken place this afternoon, has been in
definitely postponed by the Coroner. He is
waiting the following of the latest clues,
and advices from relatives of the dead man.
The following dispatch was received to-
day from Chief of Police Crowley of San
Francisco by Chief of Police Harrigan. OF
this city. The man who owns the three
pieces Of baggage as numbered in your dis
patch arrived here on the 1lth under ths
name of j. c. DeauQuier. He claimed to
be Frenchman, an army officer from
Paris. He was the only officer who left
st. Louis on the 9th and came through. He
talked
WITH An APPARENT FRENCH ACCENT.
but when spoken to in French always re-
piled in English. Ny informant who came
on the train says he believes the accent is
assumed. He answers your description
perfectly except the cheek whsker5. He
had small, light mustache and short i'm
perial, brown cutaway coat; his vest and
pants were of nearly the same color He
wore bread brim drab hat dented in al the
crown. The man left for New Zealand on
the Australian steamer in steerase for
Auckland. New Zealand He may
leave the steamer at Honolulu.
Search your hotels and railroad
Offices for his name, and telegraph me il
you can find it. He can be arrested by tele-
graph if he goes through and don't lard
at Honolulu. To this dispatch Chief Har-
rigan replied, directing Crowley TO stop
Deauquicr by all means, he being, in his
opinion, 10 other than Maxwell.
FURTHER EVIDENCE.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Dnring the
trip across the country the man, who is un-
doubtedly Maxwell, tried to wind larsc,
oId-fashiuncd silver watch with a broken
knife blade, and falling, sought 10 borrow a
key. When he went to the Palace Hotel he
was unable to open the trunks shipped here
and sent for blacksmith, saying that he
had lost his keys. \ pile Of burned paper
was found i'll his room after his departure
in the steamer for Honolulu or New lea
land. \ dispatch has been sent 20 New
Zealand giving MaXNell's description and
ordering his arrest, and a letter will be sent
to Honolulu. 1t is feared, however. that
he will disembark at the Hawaiian Islands
and take a sailing vessel for China or
Japan, i'll which case all traces will be lost.