Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-11

passage from New Zealand under the sur
veillance OF the st. Louis detectives Max
well was escorted to the gang-way. and
with one st. Louis detective preceding and
one following him, he went down 10 the
boat on the swinging ladder. On the pas
sage from New Zealand he was manacled
at night. and the two detectives stood six
hour watches over him day and night
SMALL MAN.
Maxwell as he descended the ships side
looked like . smaller man than the one
which was described to the San Francisco
police and for whom they searched in this
city. His face had little color in it. There
were dark rings under his eyes his ap-
pearance indicated neglect, but his man
ner was unembarrassed. When he was
first accoSted in his state-room on the
Zealandia, by a reporter, he said that he
was Frenchman, native of Paris. aged
81, and that his name was D'Auguier.
When reminded that he had been known
under other names, he said that that mat
tered nothing, for other men have been
known to have more than one name.
HAD KNOWN c. \. PRELLER
lie said also that he had known C. A.
Preller, but beyond this he would not saw
anything which might, in the most remote
degree, bear upon the crime for which he
was eXtradited and for which he is to be
tried in st. Louis. - ] have been advised
by my attorney in New Zealand to say
nothing whatever about the case" was his
invariabie response to all questions asked
him by either reporters or officials To
Chief Crowley and Captain Lees he said
that he had taken the advice of his attor-
ney, and to this he should adhere No fear
of anything should make him speak before
he was brought to trial, hesaid firmly.
SURPRISED At NEW ZEALAND.
l was of course surprised at New Zea-
land TO be arrested he said. " had gone
there partly for pleasure. l intended to
have remained there two or three weeks
and then to have visited Melbourne and
Sydney. | can say, concerning the detec-
tives that they have treated me through
out with the greatest courtesy. My health,
am happy to say, was never better than it
is now. So you heard it reported that |
had been a clergyman? Well, / don't
think that | look like clergyman, and l
certainly do not feel like one As to what
his defense would be he would say moth
ing.
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
When it was told him that the in
surance companies had broached a theory
that Preller was not dead, he made no re-
ply and his expression was unchanged.
Chief Crowley, who talked with him, said
that Maxwell appeared 10 him to he very
sharp, and that there was, in his opinion,
little doubt that discreet silence would be
maintained by him throughout.
THE ST. LOUIS DETECTIVES.
The ST. Louis detectives are non-com-
municative. In Court in New Zealand
Maxwell appeared, SO detective Badger saws
perfectly calm. He made no defense to the
testimony furnished by the detectives from
st. Louis. To them he has always said that
he should follow the advice of his attorney
and refuse to talk about the ofense with
which he is charged. No obstacles, techni-
cal or otherwise, were placed in the way OF
the detectives, and they had only to go to
New Zealand, present what proof they had
tending to show aconuection between Max