The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-22

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~ L0uia. no, August ~ Maxwell
awoke early this morning ln hla berth Ia
iho sleeper and The eacking Of hls chains
as be tossed 10 aud fro In hls bed could
be distinctly heard all over The ear lloih
n hla guardians we're asleep, but he was
very securely tied, and escape was mat.
Ter Of lmposslbllty Several ~ Louis
newspaper men had boarded the train
during the night at Newburg, Mo, get.
ting on about midnight, aud these reused
the officers aud At last got them 10 get
their prisoner up, u was some time be.
fore this JOB could be accomplished
Maxwells shaoklcs were taken on by
one, and be shook himself something az
dog does after coming out Of the water,
aud saIdi "well, thank God, I've had the
last Of those things on me lie made as
elaborate atollct as the circumstances OF
the case would permit, aud finally an.
nounced himself ready 10 receive COM
pany lie said that he had slept badly
during the night, that he had dreamed a
great deal and thought that he ought 10
take dose OF medicine. lilo was then
tackled by the newspaper men with the
usual result While the interviews we're
going on Maxwell said to correspond
ont, "l like TO be interviewed, II Is
almost as much fun as playing game OF
whist Do you think they will get any.
thing out Of mef"
! "Perhaps.n
"well, III Just bet you q bottle Of Az
that they won't get anything at all.
You'll see. | am willing TO talk about
anything but the case, but tho case | will
not talk about. Is 1t betfn
Gan right"
lie then sank Into a deaf and dumb
state and paid no attention 10 the ques-
tions that were put TO him, and occa-
slonauy one would strike his ear which
he did not like, aud he would then move
about very uneasiy. He finally turned
and said, "Dld you gentlemen ever read
Monsignor Capel's statement that the
intervlewers were social mosquitoesi
lie told the truth"
The pumping process was kept up for
hours, but the results were absolutely
nil. After he WAS left alone he bcckonod
a reporter TO him and said: can 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 am charged
WITH These gentlemen are all angry
with me- and yet what eau dor"
"Do what you have done and say what
you please"
MADE OUT or WHOLE CLOTH.
ST. Louis, Mo-, August l6.-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.
icct, 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
10 meet tho train aud Interview him, he
saidi
"rho papers have told the truth about
me with one exception, and | am sur
prlsed that they have done 80 we'll"
"What was the crcepllon3"
"why, that remarkable story In the
Globe. Democrat, which stated that had
outlined my defense 10 a detective who
was with me alone for half an hour 10 my
cell. That Is
LIE MADE OUT or WHOLE CLOTH.
In the nrst place nobody was alone with
me at all except the two st. Louis
detectives. have had no ex-detectlye
or present detective with me In my
cell or elsewhere for half an hour OF
for i've minutes. Then, again, have
not discussed my defense with
any man now In America. Nobody
knows what II Is and nobody viii
know until | am ready 70 tell II.
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 iettered II on M
was simply romsncIng. II was printed
as a theory In the Republican, am told
long ago, that Pfeller might be living
As a theory II Is all right enough TO do
that, but II II not.rlght 10 say that
have confded 10 some anonymous de,ec.
tive my whole case "
"Just dlscussrsl the matter as /
theory Is II possible that Preller Il
allvein
GLOW do knowin
"YOu have travelled in Russia, Mr.
! MAXWELL"
"Oh, yes. | was there some tlmon
"Dld you ever join any secret socIeil
, thercl"
, "No, sir"
"You are not NIhillsti"
'indeed am not. Why do you aski'
"That Is one Of the theories again
that the murder was a political assassl
nation"
"Ohl that plaeard suppose. Yes
that Is a. good a theory as any Others
What other theories are theref"
swell, II was urged as possible al on
time that Preller may have been sick
and That you gave him chloroform, bu
. gave him too much, that when be die
. you were frightened aud deeamped."
THAT is very nice theory, TOO. An
. otheri'
. "Yes, there Is the belief that 20
simply and yulgarly killed him 70
money"
lie WINGED little at this, aud dld nc
describe II as very nice theory. 81
be went on with his questions.
"what else do people sayi" he asked
"Therc Il no doubt about one thlnI
: that among the fongest evidence agalns
; you IL that bloody hotel towel and Pre-
ler's shirt and collars that you took wi,
you 10 Nes Zealand" "
For the firs. time, he lost his profour
smiling calm. Stretching both han'
! violently 10 front Of him, he cried ou
. "why-why does not one do everything
Why do not get upon top OF this ca
{ II was fate. II was kismet"
"IIave you made no. confession
/. statement 10 the 81. Louis ofiicersf
+. absolutely no."
{. AGAIN IN sr. TONS.
> st. LOUIS, No., August iT.-Tt
9 train which brought the murderer
y Arthur q. Pfeller TO st. Loals arrived
the Union Depot about Ave mluut
late, tie train beIuz due at esis.
A crowd Of fully $500 people had sai
cred on aud abou, the platform
board flooring 10 front Of the depot, 4
: Twelfth street bridge being lined wi