The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-16
The st. Louis Tragedy.

WORCESTER, Mass, April 15.-The
Gazette has story bearing on the ST.
Louis tragedy. w. E. Warren, promi-
nent business man here, came over on
the CephdlOTllG with Maxwell and Prel-
Ter. He says Maxwell was % or
- years old; weighed 131 pounds; had
dark-brown hair and red cheeks. When
Maxwell came on the steamer, he had
little whisker in front of the ear and
moustache. Afterward, he let his
full beard grow, and when Mr..
Warren last saw him, in Boston,
March oath, he had full beard of four
weeks growth. He said he had studied
medicine in London and had been
assistant surgeon in hospital there.
He had full care of the surgeons instru-
ments. Claimed to be the champion
bicyclist of England. When last
seen by Mr.. Warren, he APP
peared to have been INDUCING
in stimulants. Mr.. Warren has
two letters from him, one from Boston
and one with the letter-head of the
Southern Hotel, st. Louis, dated April
7th, two days later than the date given
of his leaving the house. In 1t he says
he is going to San Francisco. and if he
finds no business there, to New Zealand.
Preller is described as 80 years old,
weighing 10 pounds, well formed,
nice looking, with an olive
or dark complexion, and dark
hair and mustache. He appeared
studious and reticent and more gentle
manly and cultivated than Maxwell.
Maxwell told Warren that he expected
aid in getting employment tSan Fran
cisco through Preller's acquaintance
nh thu Don.En Mail OF Of
ticials
BosToS, ia. M. Powers. who knew
Maxwell, the supposed murderer of C.
A. Preller, while in this city, says he
has letter in his possession which
was mailed by Maxwell from st.
Louis, at 6 pm, April 9Th. 1t was
learned to-day that prior to his de-
parture, Maxwell pawned his watch,
and a person in Boston now holds
the ticket When Preller left Boston,
it was understood he and Maxwell were
to meet at the Southern hotel, st. Louis,
and the date on which they were to be
there was fixed upon. After Preller's
departure, they correspondent, and their
letters were of friendly nature. Max
well was an inveterate smoker and
drinker, but was seldom under the in
fluence of liquor. When he left Boston
is not known. When Maxwell went away
he said he was going to st. Louis and
should remain there until after he had
received money from England, when he
should go with Preller to San Francisco.
Maxwell was an intense hater of the
dynamiters, and have heard him say
that 1.-The whole crew ought to die
Preller, on the other hand, was some
what in league with the dynamiters, as
L gathered from his conversation. He
thought it was good joke because the
houses OF Parliament and Tower of Lon
don had been blown up blythe dynamiters
and there was quite little tilt between
them over this outrage, which occurred
about the time they were here in
Boston,. Preller didn't look like an
He looked to me more
like jew. He had Jewish nose.
PHILADELPHIA, April Is. = Arthur
Preller, whose body is supposed to be
that found at the Southern Hotel, was
in Philadelphia at least three times
during the past two years. A gentle
man who had some information to
give about Prelier, called at the British
consulate. ard was closeted with the
Mr.. Crump. Mr.. Crump
said he was not at liberty to give the
name of his visitor, nor the nature of
the knowledge he impaired. He said,
however, that he thought the mystery
may be cleared up in few days.