The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-08-21
THE FUGITIVES RETURN.
The Alleged Murderer Of O. Arthur
Preller Again In ST. Louis.

The Prisoner Man Who Knows How to
Keep His Mouth Shut When He Tries
"A Big Crowd Present to wit
ness His Arrival.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 16.--Maxwell
awoke early this morning in his berth In
the sleeper and the clacking Of his chains
as he tossed to and fro in his bed could
be distinctly heard all over the car. Both
of his guardians were asleep, but he was
very securely tied, and escape was a mat
ter of impossibility. Several st. Louis
newspaper men had boarded the train
during the night at Newburg, Mo-, get
ting on about midnight, aud these reused
the officers and at last got them to get
their prisoner up. 1t was some time be-
fore this job could be accomplished.
Maxwell's shackles were taken off by
one, and he shook himself something as
dog does after coming out of the water,
and said: swell, thank God, I've had the
last of those things on me-" He made as
elaborate atoilet as the circumstances of
the case would permit, and finally an
nounced himself ready to receive COM
pany. He said that he had slept badly
during the night, that he had dreamed a
great deal and thought that he ought to
take dose of medicine. He was then
tackled by the newspaper men with the
usual result. While the interviews were
going on Maxwell said to correspond
ent: ~ like to be interviewed, it Is
almost as much fun as playing a game OF
whist. Do you think they will get any
thing out of me?"
"Perhaps."
'sWell, I'll just bet you bottle OF fizz
that they won't get anything at all.
You'll see. l am willing to talk about
anything but the case, but the case I will
not talk about. Is 1t betf"
"All right"
He then sank into a deaf and dumb
state and paid no attention to the ques-
tions that were put to him, and occa-
he did not like, and he would then move
about very uneasily. /. He finally turned
and SAID: oDid you gentlemen ever read
Monsignor Capel's statement that the
interviewers were social mosquitoes7
He told the TRUTH
The pumping process was kept up for
hours, but the results were absolutely
nil. After he was left alone he beckoned
q reporter to him and said: GAIL these
questions make me sick. suppose the
papers will give me the devil for the way
have treated these gentlemen, but what
can do2 Must I, in order to secure the
favor of the press, confess that / have
committed this crime that l am charged
with2 These gentlemen are all angry
with me, and yet what can do2"
"Do what you have done and say what
you please"
MADE OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH.
ST. Louis, Mo-, August 16.-As Max
well was nearing the end of his long
journey he talked freely with the detect
ives on all subjects except the crime with
which he stands charged. On this sub
ject, following the advice of his counsel
in Auckland, he continued dumb. The
following is the nearest approach to the
subject that he made. To the reporter
of local paper, who had been sent out
to meet the train and interview him, he
said:
"The papers have told the truth about
me with one exception, and l am sur.
prised that they have done so WELL"
"What was the exceptfon?"
''Why, that remarkable story in the
Globe Democrat, which stated that had
outlined my defense to detective who
was with me alone for half an hour In my
cell. That is
LIE MADE OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH.
In the first place nobody was alone with
me at all except the two st. Louis
detectives. l have had no ex-detective
or present detective with me in my
cell or elsewhere for half an hour OF
for five minutes. Then, again, have
not discussed my defense witt
any man now in America. Nobody
knows what it is and nobody will
know until am ready to tell it.
am acting under the advice of counsel
now, and that subject will not take
up with any one. No, the reporter who
wrote that story and fettered it on mt
was simply romancing. It was PRINTED
as theory in the Republican, 1 am told
long ago, that Preller mignt be living
| As theory it is all right enough to dc
that, but it is not right to say that
have confded to some anonymous detec
tive my whole case "
| "Just discussing the matter as
theory is it possible that Preller /
alive2''
"How do know?"
"You have travelled In Russia, Mr.
MAXWELL"
"Oh, yes. was there some time.n
"Did you ever join any secret societ
there?"
"No, sir"
"You are not Nihilist?"
"Indeed am not. Why do you ask ?
"That is one of the theories again
that the murder was political assass
nation"
"Oh! that placard I suppose. Ye.
that is as good a theory as any Others
What other theories are there?"
swell, it was urged as possible at or
time that Preller may have been sicl
and that you gave him chloroform, br
gave him too much; that when he die
you were frightened and decamped."
"Thatis very nice theory, too. Ar
"Yes, there is the belief that ye
simply and vulgarly killed him +,
money"
He WINGED little at this, and did n
describe 1t as very nice theory. St
he went on with his questions.
"What else do people say?' he aske
"There is no doubt about one thin
thatamong the strongest evidence again
you is that bloody hotel towel and Pre-
ler's shirt and collars that you took wi
you to New Zealand "
|, For the frs. time, he lost his profou
smiling calm. Stretching both han