The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-15

lclt NJ me MOTEL contained ClOlnlng,
etc, valued at hundreds of dollars.
This is believed TO make the theory of
hoax untenable. The belief IL the
corpse is either that of Maxwell or
Preller but no one remembers which
one of the two left the hotel last.
Chief of Detectives Burke, after max
ing an examination of the rooms at
the Southern, said: ~ think the dead
man is Prcllcr, who arrived at the
hotel on the Sd inst, and that he was
killed by Maxwell, who registered on
the 3lst of March. The murder took
place in MaxwelPs room, No. IA, and
the trunk in which the body was
stored was one which Maxwell
brought with him from the cast last
Tuesday, as he bought the second
trunk found in his room at store
on broadway, near Walnut
ferrcd the books, clothing,
papers, instruments, Photographic
views, etc, which il contained, prob
ably
IN A GREAT HURRY,
n they were in confusion. lie also
placed the tray of the old trunk in this
TO give him more room to pack the
body in. His intention then was,
probably TO remove this trunk, which
could pass out of the hotel with the
least suspicion, but there was danger
of discovery of course at any moment
and on this account he probably
changed his plans and dccamped. To
avoid discovery he went away with
out taking any of his effects. have
no idea what prompted the murder.
found black stiff hat with large
break In II as if it had been struck n
blow, bat at the same time the Body
gives evidence of death from poison
ing. II is certain that
THE MEN WERE INTIMATE,
and that Proller spent a great deal of
his time in Maxwell's room. II, an
examination of the trunks left by
Prellcr, and marked &C. A. p" there
were found samples of furniture fin
isnings, tapestry, rugs, etc, and u
| bundle of letters from Preller to the
firm of j. II. Dixon, Bradford, York
shire, on business matters. There
were also addresses of several carpet
firms in this city, and card-plate
reading &c. a. Priller, 81 Abechurch
Lane, London, England.
Among many Othef things in MsN-
wells trunk was found some pr
scription blanks from Fornow's drug
store, corner of Fifth aud Market
streets, this city. On being question.
\ cd Mr.. Fornow said that he knew
| Max well, that the latter had been In
his store; after that he saw him last
on Easter Sunday, when he called
/ about l O'Clock and got
FOUR OUNCES OF CHLORoFORM,
and about B O'Clock he came in again
and rot two ounces more. lie seem.
ed to be in u hurry but not excited.
| A Hrily flied bottle of chloroform
was found in Maxwcll's trunk to-day
! 1t has also been learned that on the
Sunday following Easter, Maxwell
went to IIickmou's barber shop, cor
ncr Fifth and Chestnut streets, and
had full beard, which he wore, re-
duced TO moustache aud small i'm.
! perial, aud that the same dav
| he purchased snuff color
felt SLOUGH hat with a
coarse crown and marked on the in-
side Herald, Hart and Duff" Putting
these things together, il is believed 10y
those who have studied the ca
closely that Maxwell chloroformed
aud killed Prcllar on sunday, April
9th, and it is known that he has
not been seen in the city since Mon
day, April 9th. Some of the detect
ives were at first inclined TO believe
that the body had been placed in the
trunk by medical students with views
of playing CHASTITY joke upon the
community but this theory has been
all .ndoned by all, and chief of dctec.
tives, Burke, said to reporter: AT
is n foul murder aud nothino
less" The man in the trurE
was killed in the room
The marks of his blood are there yet
Here is trunk strap with blood on
it. The idea that IL could be II hoax
is absolutely absurd. No this was
murder.