The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-11

Posing as Fenian While In New York =
Tho Case Locally.


Posing as q Fenian While In New York
Tho Case Locally.
Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat
New YoRx. Nav. civilian Flanagan,
of No. 80 New Bowery, is an intelligent
young fellow, about twenty-five years old.
who has lately arrived in this country from
England, though his accent betrays him to
be q son of the Emerald Isle in sos ing
nv wild oats In Eogand," said he today, az
bad OCCASION TO go 10 many places there. and
the last job held was that OF ticket Ter at
the Aquarium bsths, Brighton. This w. II.
Maxwell, who has been arrested at Auck.
land. n. Il charged with the murder of
c. A. PrelIer, was a visitor to the
baths almost every day during the
summer of 1888. The first day be came to
the baths he had on long dressing gown,
slippers and smoking cap. He had inst
walked through the streets in that trim from
his hotel at Egremont, about mile and a
half distant and crowd of people had
gathered around him. He st FIRST thought to
enter the baths without paying, and when
insisted that he should pay he handed NE
card, saying: You should have known,
Sir, whom you were insulting On the card
was printed w. Fl. Maxwell, NJ. ID Brigh-
tom Then he paid and entered. He had
huge fowl of his own and wouldn't allow
him self to be touc hed by any one. For more
than two months he continued visiting the
baths every Cay in this garb, swinging his
fowl around and shaking the two huge tas
sells of his smoking cap as he passed along the
street, always followed by crowd OF people
wondering who he was or what he meant
When he came to know that was an Irish
man be shook my hand warmly and
said. ~ know well a heroic coun-
tryman of yours who penetrated the wild
deserts Of Turkesian before any other white
man, Edmond O'Donovan. We were warm
OD0n0van W fa an
in Merry, and w. II. Maxwell. nj. d was the
second. You may think I'm an English
man. he went on, and you may think, per-
baps, I'm an Irishman, and will want to
know how l knew O'Donovan-for he was
Fenian at one time-b1G how we became
acquainted Will remain secret. You
know, too resumed Maxwell, that
patriotic and most wealthy Irish
Nationalist in England. Patrick De
Lacy Gartin, OF L,sksrd Castle, Che.
SHIRE. i attended him in his last ill.
ness and we were great friends. During
gagged as n surgeon in the Egyptian army
under Arabl Pasha. On my return to En-
esan q Mr.. Gladstone Was then visiting Lord
Derby at his country seat Knowles Castle,
lancashire, and l had the pleasure of dining
with the two statesmen there. for the Prime
Minister is warm personal friend OF mine
though be listened to the voice of traitors in
my regard, for he had just offered me the DO
sition OF Minister to switzerland. but can
celed the appoiutn ent when backsliders told
him that was spy against England at
Alexandria The people around Brighton, :"
continued Flanagan, found Maxwell a COM
plete mystery. Beyond the fact that he had
peen married to and divorced from a lady of
title, nobody knew anything. He was a
mystery 10 me, certainly"
THE CASH IN ST. LOUIS
r. 7. Goodall, ex.Sheriff of Laclede Couu-
ty, Missouri, is ambitious to go after Max.
we'll, the murderer of Preller. Mr.. Goodall
has bad some lively experiences in his Off.
cial career. He killed one OF the notorious
Trylor gang in hard fight, and tracked and
brought to Justice several noted criminals.
The ex.Sheriff is in the city TO secure, if pos.
sible, commission 10 go to Auckland and
return with Maxwell Mr.. Geodsil Is willing
to pay his own expenses, and run the risk OF
being reimbursed by the next Legislature.
81 want to make that trip" said Mr.. Goodall
to Globe-Demcerat reporter. II saw Chief
Harrigan and Circuit Attorney Glover and
offered my services"
Were you not informed that the Police
DEPARTING Mt had determined to send Dstec-
tive James Tracey?"
Yes but there ought to be two men. 1t
will be long journey, and one man might
fall III; besides single officer would be
worn out watching the prisoner"
Have you any hopes of being sent?"
'Yes. Mr.. Glover spoke fsvorably of my
proposition. but Chief Harrigan was non
committal."
Mr.. Goodall IS a man OF great physical
strength, dark complexion, heavy black chin
whiskers, and wears the appearance of pos
sesslDg an immense amount of pluck and
energy. He is we'll Off financially and his
only object in making the journey would be
to add to his reputation as police officer
Yesterday Assistant Circuit Attorney Nc
Donald collected all the letters OF Max we'll,
bis signature on the hotel register, and the
placard found In the trunk. $50 perish all
traitors TO the great cause" and submitted
them to T. w. Wiesehahn, the penman. Mr..
Wletehahn, after most careful examina-
ton, gave most positive deposition that
the writing in ell the documents was done
by the Fame man. This is point OF evil
6ence which has not been tosched upon of.
6cially heretofore.
IT is the opinion of both the Circuit Attor-
ney and his Assistant that the case 50 far is
fine piece of cifcumstantisl evidence
was ever found in the United States. a cir
cumstantial case while regarded by most
people as weak, hss>been proven bY lawyers
10 be much stronger than cases Of positive
evidence. Counselor Garvey. discussing the
case, said: Though have been Qneen's
counsel, have never known a man to be
hung uDjustly under circumstantial evidence
and have known three men TO be Hniustly
hanged on positive evidence
Only Good standing . nalities Required.