Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-20
DETAILS OF MURDERER MAXWELL's
CAPTURE.

DAN hANClSCO, CAL., June l5.-Ih
steamer City OF Sydney from Australi
arrived this morning with Aucklant
papers containing an account OF tn
arrest, May 25, of Walter II. Lenno,
Maxwell alias Theodore Cecil Daugier
charged with having murdered Charlie
A. Preller at St. Louis April 25. Th,
arrest was made by United States Con
sui Gamble, who received cable mes
sage from the chief of police of st
Louis with instructions to that effect
Two days later Consul Gamble received
telegram from the United States
secretary of state authorizing him tc
make the arrest.
The purser in reply to their ques.
tions stated that there was a man
among the steersge passengers bearing
Maxwell's description. He was sum-
moned on deck. The first question
asked him was whether he was doc.
tor. He promptly denied this, saying
that he was native of France and an
officer In the French army. The de.
tectlves Informed him that they had q
warrant for his arrest and weuld have
to take him into custody.
ARRESTED AND HELD FOR EXAMINATION.
Maxwell appeared to be disconnected
but recovered his composure while the
officers were Handwriting him and cool
ly remarked that the whole matter was
mistake which would be quickly ex-
planned away.
On May 8 he was taken into police
court and the charges against him
read. The crown solicitor appeared for
the prosecution, Messrs. Napier and
Burton for the defense. The latter
claimed that the court had no jurisdic-
ton and after some argument the case
was remanded to May z, after which 1t
was again remanded four DAYS. On
May IL the case was brought up.
Consul Gamble was the first witness
called. He testified ON behalf of the
prosecution as to various articles found
in NaxwelPs trunk which among other
things contained two embroidered
handkerchief; one marked &c. A. p"
and shirt with large spots of blood
ON it.
In reply to a question as to how an
article not bearing the initials of his
name came in his possession, Maxwell
said they had been given him at San
Francisco by man named Robinson.
POSITIVE PROOF OF MAxwELL's GUILT.
Detective Twohey ,one of the two who
made the arrest on the steamer, testifi-
ed to finding in Maxwell's grip sack
thirty-four cuffs and two handkerchiefs
all marked &C. A. P" memorandum
book marked "Daugier,' pocket
medical dictionary in which "W. P.
Lennox Maxwell, M. D., G. A. r. c.
s." was written and a dressing case
marked "W. P. Lennox Maxwell" All
OF these articles Maxwell said he
bought from the same man Robinson
in San Francisco.
Counsel for the defense at this point
OF the proceedings again contended
that the court had no jurisdiction in
the matter, and asked for its dis
missal.
The case was then remanded to NAV
l6, and on that day to the 2Oth and
23d, and again Oh that day to the 3Oth.
Judge Smith who is hearing the case
stated that he would remand eight days
at time until the officers from St.
Louis arrived.
LAYING CLAIM TO PRELLER's MONEY,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-Secretary
Bayard has forwarded to Mayor
Francis of this city, some correspon-
dence from the British minister in
which J. H. Dixon, of Bradford, York
shire, England, lays claim to the money
found upon Maxwell now under arrest
in Auckland, New Zealand, for the
murder of Charles Arthur Preller, at
the Southern hotel in this city early i'm
April. Preller was in Dixon,s employ.