The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-06-20
MAXWELL AT AUCKLAND.


Evidence of His Guilt In His Trunk.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, June 16.-The
first full report OF the voyage and arrest
of T. C. D'Augier, alias Walter H. Len
pox Maxwell, the murderer OF c. Arthur
PrelIer, at st. Louis, was brought by the
steamship City of Sydney, which arrived
from the Australian colonies early yes
terday morning. Maxwell sailed In the
City Of Sydney for New Zealand, and was
arrested on board OF her before she ar
rived at Auckland. The officers OF the
ship give the following account of Max
wells conduct while on board and OF his
sudden arrest at the end of the voyage
Among the seerage passengers on the
City Of Sydney, when she left the San
francisco dock on the 18th Of April for
Australia, was man slightly built, with
fair hair, closely cut, and a light mus
tache and imperial. He was apparently
about thirty-hve years old. Amid the
hustle and confusion of getting under
way he attracted good deal of atten-
Lion.
MAxwELL's NERVOUSNESS.
AS the ship steamed through the chan
mel he paced nervously up aud down
che forward deck, stopping now and
then at the rail to glance at the retreat
ing city. He appeared excited till the
pilot put off in his boat and the last
link with America was broken. In his
anxious pacing TO aud fro, he constant
Iy rolled and smoked cigarettes. When
the ship had cleared the heads on either
side of the Golden Gate and set face
to the ocean, the sleera!e passenger who
had already excited comment went below.
He had shipped under the name of T. G.
D'Augier, and it was soon stated that
he was Colonel in the French army. In
the steerage with him were a half dozen
young Englishmen, who soon struck up
speaking acquaintance with their tel-
low-passenger, who struggled with the
English language in an awkward French
fashion. Before nightfall he was seated
with three others at table playing whist,
rolling cigarettes, drinking stout and
talking broken English.
MAINTAINING HIS DISGUISE.
He hid behind the French disguise per-
fectly. He at no time forgot his mask,
and met no one who was willing to carry
on a conversation in French. He main
tanned his disguise among his CON-
panions, and excited their admiration by
his quickness to resent "gish" at an in
different play of a card or reflection
upon his knowledge of the game. The
gossip of the ship soon said that the
French Colonel repealed the slightest in
situations against him with genuine mill
tary spirit. Before reaching Honolulu
the singular passenger had overcome all
outward signs OF anxiety, and joined
lightly in all the sports OF the ship. He
maintained his early acquired reputation
for eccentricity by appearing one morn
jug In full suit of knickerbockers with
a cartridge belt about his waist and
revolver in his hand, which he began to
clean, remarking that 1t had got rusty in
his box. 1t was observed by one on the
sdip that it was singular for Colonel in
she French army to be travelling in the
steerage, and that it was still more
singular that man so young should have
reached so high a rank in an army where
promotions are slow, but not suspicion
crossed any mind on shpboard that T.
G.. D'Augier, the French Colonel in the
steerage, was anything else than he pre-
tended, or that he was being daily borne
forward to disgraceful end.
THE PURsER's STORY.
Tuyser Comfort, of the City of Sydney,
who came most in contact with Maxwell,
told the following story of the actions Of
the murderer. He said: "When D'Au-
2ier came aboard noticed him because
of his dress, and his villainous French
accent. He was in the stecragc, and
brought one large trunk, two handbags
and one hat-boX. of course in the Ger.
age room is at a premium, and passeu-
gers are allowed to visit baggage only
once week or so. For few days D'Au.
.Gier left with me $3.50 in sovereigns
and they were put in the safe. If he had
ANY more money he didn't show it, as he
was quite economical in his habits, only
buying bottle or two of ginger ale every
day. He talked a good deal with two
young Englishmen, who were fellow-pas-
Sengers in the Storage, and he seemed
very gentlemanly in his appearance and
mauuers. About the time we entered the
tropics he put on a knickelbocker suit,
with knee breeches aud stockings, such
as bicyclerS affect in this country. Moth
Ing occurred after this to call my atten
ton to the man except as he drew his
money the day before we landed. He
wasn't demonstrative, and he made
no complaints about the food or accom-
modations. A few hours before we got
into Auckland was much surprised to
see the pilot aud two police officers
board the vessel. They came to my 70 IN
and said they had a warrant for the ar
rest of one D'Augier for foul murder
committed In st. Louis. Their descrip-
ton of the man Tailed with the steerage
passenger in knickerbockers. | told the
officers to stand In the small passageway
by the door Of my room, 50 that the ac-
cused man could not see them. l sent
the stewards clerk to call D'Augier. He
came along in minute with jaunty air
with his hands in his pockets. The two
special officers had warned me he was a
desperate character and they evidently
expected he would open fire on them with
a siX-shooter, so didn't think they were
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