The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-04-24
A ST. LOUIS SENSATION.
The 0hastly Contents Of o Trunk
N 1t tho southern Hotel
The Iody ef O. Arthur Preiier. an English-
man. Badly Decompossd. supposed 10
~ Have fseen Murdered by W. -. Ian
nox MAxwcll--A strHnge AnAir.

Afftt. $3.50 4Aif
ST. LOUIS, MO-, April IA corpse,
Ia an advanced state Of decomposition,
was discovered In the trunk Of . guest Of
the Southern Hotel this m orning. This
trunk, with another, which was supposed
to contain similar CHASTITY burden, was
I taken to the Moreie. The owner Of the
baggage, Walter H. Lennox Maxwell, has
disappeared, and the case will probably
afford fruitful field for the -. Louis
detectives l.s Appy eva IA
Maxwell appeared at the Southern Ho-
| tel, March slst, and registered as "Wal-
| ter II. Lennox Maxwell, NJ, ID, London,
England" On the same day, and before
| his arrival, . telegram was received at the
| hotel from " sYbt NN
ARTHUR rRELIER, ROCHESTER,, N. ~,
inquiring II Maxwell had arrived there
The answer was held for while BY Clerk
Noble, and after Maxwell came aud reg
istered, reply that he was at the hosel
was sent Preller. Maxwell was given
room ia, and had his baggage, two
trunks and two valises, taken there.
Preller arrived April 80, and was given
room ss5, where his nve trunks were
placed. af
The two met In the rotunda Of the ho-
tel, bur were
r RARELY srEs rooErHER
and never went to their rooms together,
one always taking the stairway, and the
other. going up By the elevator. Both
paid their bills at the end OF the hrst week,
4. n rad
from the hotel. leaving their baggage III
the rooms aud making no explanation
to the clerks ~.
Yesterday, the chambcrmaid, in visit
ing the room Of Maxwell, smelled
HORRIBLE oDoR,
which came from one OF the trunks and
reported the fact NJ the Office.
This morning both trunks were brought
down into the rotunda u the hotel by the
porters, blood dripping from one OF them
and an almost insupportaoie stencil issu-
ing from II.
Ii was taken nj Ia front OF the Fourth
street entrance Of the hotel aud opened.
Within lay on his back the body Of
man, Of about thirty-hve years old, with
dark mustache, aud dressed IN shirt and
drawers only. Underneath the body was
| apaper on which was scrawled:
$50 Kxp ALL TRAITORS TO rnE GREAT
cAusE."
Further Investigation was not made by
the horritied employees OF the hotel, who
summoned the nearest policeman imme-
dia ely, and had the two trunks taken 70
the EUur Courts.
The baggage Of PrclIer remains In the
room lately occupied by him.
, THE TWO MEN.
Prcller's appearance none Of the clerks
at the hotel remember. Maxwell was
man about five feet six inches, norid lace,
light brown short mustache and some
what lighter mutton-chop side. wn'skers,
! apparently between thirty and forty years
old.
further examination OF the body
showed that Il had evidently been pressed
into the trunk, the legs doubled under ",
u aud by forcing the abdomen and chest
$ down, the legs were pressed 70 the bot
p tom Of the trunk. M
q The stencil that arose from the corpse
y | was simply unbcarablc, and reporters
q | who had become seasoned oy an expert
; encc OF noatcrs, became sick - The extra.
4 ordinary loathsome odor and turned
8 away. M .ur
9 was Jet black, with no inclination- There
y was no beard or mustacnc, ouo
e In elisht growth Of stue-
bic showed that he had not
d shaved for several days before he was
l. killed. The bare and bloated breast bore
II two superficial cuts Ia the shape 81 q
cross. The tongue prOttuded from the
mouth and the throat appeared bruised,
Is II from the effects Of choking
!. The keeper Of the Morgue, from . long
. experience OF handling bodies declared
q that the deceased had been dead at lcas'
I two weeks.
y The trunk, q medlum-slzed zink-coatet
box, was branded w. Al. l.. N, and haf
evidently seen little service.
IA trunk belonging 70 Maxwell was sen
- 10 the Four Courts and when opened wa:
60 found 70 contain an assortment 81 mi
IN bottles. magic lantern, scroll saw, I
h. number OF medical books and old pre-
Tie medical books bear thc name o
r. w. II. II. Maxwell, N. H. G B., on the ny
Dis leaves. and the descriptions show tina
or Maxwell had dealings with Clarence nc
7 Intirc, q druggist Ut llGl washington
~ street, Boston, Mass. ht,a
~ Maggie, the chambcrmaid who mad
~ the scovery, said; rf
q l"Ihc men never qunrrclcd to my know
~ Ing. and saw them together very ofte
y, during the week they were here. Ml
~ Maxwell was small man Of q fair type
~ ~ IIis. companion Vas tall, slight and DIR
~ looking" ~
~ no you think II Is the body Of the Ia
~ ter that was iound" ii N lnNv
80 ~ don't know. | didHt look at !
az NJ Ugbi" e's res I'm
gas MAXWELL IN BosroN.
Fas 1sosrox, MASS, April i5.--Dr. MAJ
ur- well, who Is said TO have murtlcrc