The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-16
Linen and LIES,
Were What Gave Maxwell,
the Murderer of PreIIar.
Away in Auckland.
sOnle Delicate Things From
vTashiagtOn for MugYumps
ana Radwumps.
The Dallas Postmaster Must go
with several Other o. Prs,
but Alas How slow.
Brighton Beach Raccs-The
FiBc Mexican Band General
Grants Health Jaunt.
MaNwrLLrnn nunprnrm.


Details OF his capture I'm new
Teainnd--I.inen versus Lies.
San Francisco, June l5.-The
steamer City of sydney from Aus
tralia arrived this morning with sgd
ney advices under date of MAY 2lst,
and Auckland, New Zealand TO
May 26.
Tina Auckland papers contain an
account of the arrest, on May 18th, of
Walter III. LeunoX Maxwell, alias
Theodore Cecil Daughter. charged
with having murdered Charles A.
Prcllcr in st. Louis, April 10. The ar
rest was made by United States Con-
sui Gamble, who received telegram
from the chief police of st. Louis
two days later Consul Gamble re-
ceivcd telegram from The United
States secretary of state authorizing
him 10 make the arrest. Two detec-
tivcs boarded the steamer at Tiritiri,
and the purser, in reply 10 their ques-
lions, stated that there was man
among the Storage passengers bear
ing Maxwell's description. lie was
summoned on deck, and the first ques-
ton asked him was whether he was a
doctor. lie promptly denied this,
saving he was native of France aud
all officer of the French army. The
detectives informed him they had a
warrant for his arrest, and would have
to take him into custody. Maxwell
appeared TO de disconnected, but re-
covered his composure and coolly re-
marked, while the oflic were hand
cuiling him, that the whole matter was
n mistake which would be quickly cx-
planned away.
On May he was taken into the po-
lice court and the charges
against him read. The crown
solicitor appeared for the
prosecution and Messrs. Naples
and Burton for the defense. The
latter claimed the court had no iuris-
diction and after some argument the
case was continued TO the 9TH and af-
forwards il was again continued to
the nth and on that day the case was
brought up.
Consul Gamble was the first wit
ness called; He testified ON behalf of
the prosecution to the various articles
found in Maxwell's trunks, which,
among other things, contained two
embroidered handkerchiefs marked
&C. A. Pr and shirt with two large
spots of blood on il. In reply to a
question as TO how the articles not
bearing initials of his name had come
into his possession, Maxwell said they
had been given him at san Francisco
by a man named Robinson.
Detective Twohcy, one of the two
who arrested him ON the steamer
testified to finding the following arti-
clcs in Maxwcll's grip sack, thirty
four cuffs and two handerkerchiefs
marked &c. A. p" memorandum
book marked Dauguircr, pocket
medical dictionary, in which Nv. IL.
Lennox Maxwell, NJ. D., II, A., II. q.
So was written, and dressing
case marked w. II. Lennox
Maxwell. All of these ar
ticles Maxwell said he bought from
the same man Robinson in San Fran
i cisco.
The counsel for the defense At this
point of the proceedings again con
tended that the court had no jurisdic
ton in the matter and asked for dis
missal The case was then rcmandee
to May 10th, on that day TO the 23rd
, and again en- that day to the SOth
when Judge Smith, who is hearing tn
, case, stated that he would remand
/; eight days at time until the officer
1 from ST. Louis arrived.