The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-16
MURDERER MAXWELL.
His Arrest in Auckland, New
Zealand,
BY THE Z. S. CONSUL, GAMBLE.
Clothing Found in His Trunk
Held for st. Louis Officers.
The Arrest of Maxwell.

san Francisco, June 15.-The steamer
City efSyd,lcy from Australia, arrived
this morning with Sydney dates of May
21st and Auckland, New Zealand, to
May 18th. The Auckland papers con-
tain an account of the arrest on May
9Th. of Walter H. Lennox Maxwell alas,
Theodore Cecil Daughuiere, charged
with having murdered Charles A. Prel-
der in ST. Louis, on the 5th of April. The
arrest was made byUnited States consul
Gamble. who received a telegram from
the chief Of police of st. Louis with in
structions to that effect. Two days
later Consul Gamble received telegram
from the United States Secretary of
State authorizing him to make the ar
rest. Two detectives boarded the steam
er at Tiritiri. The purser in reply to
their questions stated that there was
man among the steerage passen-
gers answering Maxwell's descrip-
ton. The man was summoned
on deck. The first question
asked him was whether he was a ply
stefan. He promptly denied this, say
ing he was a native of France and an
officer of the French army. The de-
tectiYes informed him they had a war
rant for his arrest. and would have to
take him into custody. Maxwell ap-
peared to be disconnected but recovered
his eomposure, while the officers were
Handwriting him, cody remarking that
the whole thing was a mistake which
would be quickly explained away. On
May 9th he was brought into the po
lice court and the charges against him
were read. The Crown solicitor ap-
peared for the prosecution, and Messrs.
Napier and Burton for the defense, and
the latter claimed the cosrt had no
jurisdiction, and after some argument
the case was remanded to the 9TH
after which 1t was again remanded to
the 18th. On thai lay the case was
again brought up. Jnsul Gamble was
the first witness called. He testified on
behalf of the prosecution as to various
articles found in Maxwell's trunk,
which among other things contained
two Embroidered kandkerchiefs marked |
&c. A. P. and q shirt with two large
spots of blood on the tail. In reply to a |
question as to how the articles not |
bearing the initials of his name had
come into his possession, Maxwell said
they had been given to him in San Fran
cisco by man named Robinson. De.
NOStANC OhSTOA SA-O WV fW4O
rested him on the steamer, testified to
finding the following articles in Max
wells gripsaek: tnirty-four cHffs, and
two handkerchiefs, ali marked &C. A. P"
a memorandum book marked Daughter,
a pocket medical dictionary IN which
was written 'W. H. Lennox Maxwell,
N. ID. +. 4. Z. G. S." and dressing
case marked "W. H. Lennox Maxwell"
All Of these articles, Maxwell said, he
he bought from the same man
Robinson in San Francisco.
Counsel for the defense at this point in
the proceedings again contended the
court had no jurisdiction in the mat
ter and asked for dismissal. The case
was then remanded to May 18th; on
that day TO the 23d and again on that
day to the Goth. Judge Smith. who is
hearing the case. stated that he would
remand it eight days at time until
officers from st. Louis arrived.