The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-17
Caught IN n Trap.
Epee 81 TO Globe Democrat

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Lee, Chief Of Detectives IN this city. this
evening gives full details of the search for
Maxwell which shows concusively that he
sal cd on the steamship City OF Sydney on
Sunday last, for Auckland. The main points
of ne story. which is q remarkable record of
s1bterfuge and canning. Is as follows: Max.
well bought q ticket over the ST. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad, for San Francisco,
oil the Sth inst. He claimed 70 have bought
IL CT a scalper At reduced rates, and it bears
abe name OF Hugh NJ. Brook. Maxwell him
self travelled under the alias OF L. @. Dsu-
queir. and claimed to be Frenchman. He
was taken from st. Louis to Halstesd, where
his sleeper was unhltched and taken down to
La unta on the Atlantic and Pacific. At
II point he was taken out OF the sleeper
zT 8 put in with a single man, resident OF
Sc Francisco, who happened to be the sole
% uDant OF the sleeper on the Atlantic and
Pacific. This man, who happened to be a
personal friend of Captain Lees naturally
HAD good deal to say to his fellow traveller
A FRENCH MASQUERADE.
he found him very fond of liquoring up
hut his Language was dfficolt to understand,
rs he spoke such broken English. He
claimed TO be French Brigsdier General,
and said his pay was $25 per day. He
claimed 10 be going out to service in Ton
gum. He was continually bouncing out at
stations and asking: Wat is zls place." At
one station he asked for a cigar in such viii
lair ous French English that the cigar dealer
replied in French, whereupon the pseudo
Frenchman looked much embarrassed, and
replied IN English: How much? how
much" The cigar dealer looked amazed,
and ratified OF more French, whereup0n the
traveller threw down two bits and stalked
of. His companion chaffed him about IL,
saying: You are q fine Johnny Crapsud,
and can't talk French. What do you 90 in
your country2'
Maxwell became reticent after this. and
didn have so much to say to his compan-
ion, but be drank like q fish every day.
When the train reached Tehschapi, the
brakeman came through the train to take
the names OF passengers. This was on the
Southern Pacific, to which the Atlantic and
Pacific passengers tire transferred at Mojave.
ANOTHER CHANGE OF NAME.
Maxwell was looking ont of the window
when the brakeman touched him on the
shoulder and said: "Your name please"
mertd out IT. q. Dauquet, France" and In
this strange form 1t appears in the passenger
list, which was printed In all the papers in
this city on the morning of the 18th. He ap-
pssred to have no luggage, except a satchel,
and although he fills every other description
OF Maxwell, this man, who travelled with
him for four days, declares that his skin was
dark, with rudy tint showing through be-
meath. As he was cor stantly drinking he had
high color and might have passed well for
blonde. The train reached thiscity on Satur-
fixed for the sailing Of the Australian
steamer; but owing to the fact that
the English mails hadn't arrived, it
was held over till Sunday, the 18th. When
Maxwell reached San Francisco he climbed
into the Palace Hotel bus. and at the hotel
wss assigned to room 692. He signed his
name on the hotel register, 1T. G. Dauqusir,
Paris" The peculiarly about the signature
Is inst the In Paris is capital letter in
hight, coming up az high as Z, and that the
final in Brooks, which is The name on the
ticket he came over on, now In the Southern
Pacific office, Is made exactly the same. Ex-
perts in handwriting who examined the two
signatures to-day. declared they were written
by the same man. Dauquier spent no time
around the office, which probably accounts
for the fact that Count Smith, chief clerk,
didn't recognizs him as tailying with the
description, as Smith has a wonderful mem.
DRY for faces Dauquier, or Maxwell spent
his time In the room and didn't take meal
at the hotel or restaurant table, but didn't
even sleep in his room
DESTROYING EVIDENCE
The chambermaid declares that on the
following Gay when she entered the roo a
she found mass OF burned papers ia the
fireplace. which were evidently fragments of
old letters. The bed had not been used.
Maxwell was not noticed by single person
about the hotel and it Is evident that he
slipped of esrly in the morning with his
satchel and went aboard the City of the
Sidney. On the steamer he was noticed by
several people, but opera-glasses which were
50 prominent q feature OF his equipment In
81. Louis, were kept in the background.
There Is noquestioD, however, in the mind
of Captain Lees and Chief Crowley, that
Danquier and Maxwell are one and the
same ian. The chief danger now lies in
the fact that Maxwell may give the steamer
the slip ~ Ronolula.
Chief Crowley said: "In that case some
trouble might be found in getting hold of
him, ss the Hawaiian authorities are very
technical, and insist upon the fullest evil
'dence of completely In crime before they
will tuIn over the prisoner"
1t had been the opinion of detestives that
Maxwell dropped of the railroad at some
point before reaching Mocave aud made for
Mexico. They thought he wouldn't be apt
to take passage to Australia, as he would
know that when the murder came out he
could be caught BY cable like q rat in q trap.
The story or the murder has created great
sensation in this city and has been the talk
OF the town during the day. The utmo in
te est Is manifested In further DEVELOPMENTS.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT.
From Charles Montgomery, proprietor of
the American Exchange Hotel in this city,
WAS obtained q mass OF information about
= Pfeller and a,so facts which cleared no the
mystery of addresses in this city which
couldn't be found last night. Montgomery
is m Enelishman of means who has kept
this hotel for twenty Eve years He il also
head eff the Plymouth Brethren On this
coast. tie religious organization to which the
murdered man belonged, end he supports
several missionaries. He ssid to-day in con
ysrstion with q Globe Dsmocrat reporter:
L knew young Preiler we'll. and our church
rsople here expected TO zee him before this
From Brother Ovens. in New York. We
learned that Prelier Was coming out
bere on his way to Ne. Isalaad