The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

| ffeller spent great deal of his time In
MAAWeH's room. In the examination
oi the trunks lett by Preller and marked
~, A; T.. were found samples of furni-
bns,n lure sh,nlshings, tapestry, rugs, etc. A
LETTERS FROM pRRLLER
| 70 the hrm of j. III. Dixon, Bradford,
yorkshire, on business, was found, as
Wen as the addresses of several Garnet
hrms In this city. A card plate, road
ing, ". A. PIeller, 81 Abchurch lane,
Lon oon, England" was also found.
froHer's trunks are of much better
quality than those OF Maxwell, being
made of fine leather, and the personsl
effects In them indicated that their
owner WAS gentleman OF means and
OF culture. The trunks have on them
the labels of the Cunard Steamboat
company, the Continental hotel, Phila,
delphia, whore he occupied room No.
ls6 on March 20, and he had also been at
the hossin house, Toronto. The follow
ing is
DESCRIPTION OF MAXWELL.
given by person who saw and con-
versed with him daily while he was at
the southern. He was about feet
va inches in height, weight 40 pounds,
well proportioned and a rather good
hgure. His face was of the English
type and cleanly shaved; eyes light
blue, l think; at least they were not
dark in color His hair was of a light,
sandy color. He wore II cut very short
behind and rather bushy in front, with.
out any part and banged, like a girls.
lie generally dressed in brown tweed
suit, OF English cut, r Newmarket over
coat and high Derby hat. In his
manner he was very etfeminate, which
he even carried so far MS to walk with
short, mincing steps, like n woman.
DESCRIPTION OF PRELLER.
This afternoon the body OF Preller
was exposed on slab in the exhibition
room at the morgue for further identi-
Ryan: "Tho deceased was about
D feet 8 inches in height,
weighing about l70 pounds, black hair,
eyes OF brown color, wore white knit
drawers and underclothes. The do
ceased was about y or % years old. The
body is,very much decomposed, has been
dead 10 or Il days. Tongue protrudos.
large blisters on both legs There is a
cross cut in tho flesh ON the breast.
CHLoRuFoRM CHAPTER.
Among many other things found in
1 MaSweli's trunk were some prescrip-
| ton blanks, from FOrnow's drug store,
corner Fifth and Market streets, this
Mr.. FOrnow said this afternoon
| th1t no know Maxwell; that the latter
| had been in his store often that he saw
| him last on Easter Sunday, when he
called about / o'clock aud got four
| ounces Of chloroiorm. About 3 o'clock
| be camO in again and got TWO ounces
moro. He seemed To be ia hurry, but
Aott excited. A parily-hlled bottle OF
chioroiOrm was found in MuXwelPs
trunk to-day.
DISCUSSING.
II had also beon learned lhat on the
| Monday following Easier Sun
| day Maxwell went TO HEX
mans barber shop, corner of Fifth and
| Chestnut streets, and had full beard,
/ which he wore, reduced to mustacho
| aud small imperial, and that the samo
day he purchased snuil -colored, felt
slouch hat, with coarse crown, and
marked inside "Herald, Hart IL Duff"
Putting these things together, 1t is be-
lteYed by those who have studied the
case closely that Maxwell chloroformed
and killed Preller on Sunday, April 8,
and IL Is known that he has not been
seen in the city since Monday, April 6.
Some of the detectives were AZ first
| inclined 10 belieye that the body had
been placed In the trunk by some med.
ical student, with view of playing a
6nastly joke upon the community, but
fhis theory Of tho case has now been
abandoned by all. Chief Of Detectives
Burke said TO reporter:
"IT is A FOUL MURDER
and nothing less. Tho man In the trunk
was killed IN the room; the marks OF
his blood are there yet, Here is a
trunk strap with blood ON it. The idea
that 10 could be hoax Is absolutely alb
surd. No, this was muTdern
"WhGt do you think OF the packard In
the trunk, $50 perish all traitors to the
grt a. cause f'
d. "That may, or may not bo clow. 1t
may be Il deliberate attempt to make us
think that the murder was political
assassination, while 10 iB murder for
money, OfCourse, all that can be done
10 ran the criminal down will be done.
Certainly, the man must not escape.
Everything that can be done will be
done TO capture him; the public may
depend en- that.
PRoNoUNCED POISONED.
The coroner mado an autopsy of the
remains this afternoon, which disclosed
the fact that the stomach contained
poison; what particular kind was not
determined. The stomach has been
given TO a chemist for analysis and an
inquest will be held to morrow. Two
photographs of Preler were found
among his effects, but they bear little
resemblance TO the body found in the
trunk aud now at the morgue. This
may be accounted for, however, from
the swollen and partly decompoSed CON
dition Of the remains. Tho police
assert that there In no
positive evidence that the body
Is that of Prsller, but ali
the circumstances, so far as known,
lead TO tho belief, and Chief OF Police
| Harrigan is using every means known
to tho detective service TO obtain cluos
| 20 Maxwell's whereabouts, and no
pains will be spared or efforts untried
I to capture him.