, 1885-06-16
MAXWELL ON TRIAL.
He Take the Matter COolly
When Arrested,
And Denies All knowledge of
the Murder of Preller.
A Painter Murders His Wife
Through Jealousy.
Maxwell on Trial.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 10. - The
steamer City of Sydney. from Australia,
arrived this morning with Sydney dates of
May 81, and Auckland, New Zealand,
May 26. The Auckland papers contain an
accoun Of the arrest, on May g.. of Wal
ter II. Lennox Maxwell, alias Theodore
Cecil Danguier, charged with having muir.
dered Charles A. Preler, in st. Louis,
April g.. The arrest was made by United
States Consul Gamble, who received a
telegram from the chief of police of st.
Louis, with instructions TO that effect.
Two days later Consul Gamble received n
telegram from the United States secretary
Of state authorizing him to make the ar
rest Two detectives boarded the steamer
at Taritira. The purser. in reply to Their
questions stated there was a man among
the Storage passengers answering Max
wells description. The man was sum
moned on deck and the first question
asked him was whether he was a physi-
clan. He promptly denied this, saying he
was a native Of France and an officer OF
the French army. The detectives in
formed him they had a warrant for his ar
rest and would have to take him into us
tody. Maxwell appeared to be discon-
certed. but recovered his composure
while the officers were Handwriting him,
cody remarking that the whole matter
was a mistake which would be quickly ex-
planned away. On May 5 he was brought
into the police court and the charges
against him were read. Crown, "A solic-
itor, appeared for the prosecution, Messrs.
Napier & Burton for the defense. The
latter claimed the court had no jurisdic-
ton, and after some argumen. the case
was remanded to the It'll, after which it
was again remanded to the llth. On
that day the case was again brought up.
Consul Gamble was the first witness
called. He testified on behalf of the pro-
s~ecution as to thevarious articles found in
Maxwell's trunk, which, among other
things, contained two embroidered hand
kerchiefs, marked c. A. p. and a shirt
with two large Spots OF blood IN the tail.
In reply 10 a question as to how the arti-
Giles not bearing the initials Of his name
had come into his possession, Maxwell
said they had been given TO him in San
Francisco by a man named Robinson.
Detective Twohy, one of the two who ar
rested him on the steamer, testified to
finding the following articles in Maxwelis
grip sack: Thirty four cuffs, two handker-
chiefs, all marked Z. A. p, a memoran-
dunn book marked. Dangter, n pocket
medical dictionary in which was written,
w. II. Lennox Maxwell, NJ. D., F. A. r..
G. s. and a dressing case, marked w. III.
Lennox Maxwell All of these articles
Maxwell said he bought from the same
man, Robinson. The counsel for the de.
tense at this point in the proceedings
again contendcd that the court had no ju-
risdiction in the matter and asked for a
dismissal. The case was then remanded
to May 10th, on that day to the 2Sd and
again on that day to the 18th. Judge
Smith, whc is hearing the case, stated he
would remand it eight days at times until
the officers from St. Louis arrived.
ST. LOUIS, june l5.-Secretary Of
State Bayard has forwarded to Mayor
Francis, OF this city, some correspondence
from the British minister, in which J. II.
Dixon, of Bradford, Yorkshire, England,
lays claim to the money found upon Max
well. now under arrest at Auckland, New
Zealand, for the murder of Charles Ar
thur Proller. Prcller was IN Dixon EN-
ploy