The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23
INV CRIMINAL CALGyDAE.
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Cattle THIEF Arrested,
Tho rrunl, Tragedy

sAS FRASCIsCO, April lot was
Tumored here yesterday that Walter
II. Lennox Maxwell, who murdered
Arthur Proller at ~. Louis on April %,
had arrived In this city,
The fact was confirmed last
night by chief Detective Oi Police
J.. W. Lees, who traced mp the whole
matter from the time OF LounoX's do,
paTtuTe from ~. Louis 20 his arrival
h0Te, LennON purchased a ticket 40 ~
Louis, signing the nAme Hugh NJ
Brooke. When he reached this city no
registered a. the Palace hotel aa 1, Z.
DAuguire, He claimed to be French
army officer When spoken % IN
French he replied In English. On Sun-
day last he purchased sleerage uohvl
for the steamer City OF Sidney Tor Auols
land, New Zealand, signing the name
DRuguiTe. Gables are 10 be sont 70 New
Zealand and Australia Tor his arrest,
aud letter was sent by tho steamer
Alameda to-day To Honolulu, Ia case oi
his stopping thore. The police think the
man VIII change his course ~ llonoiuln,
taking a sailing hip To China or Japan,
and traces will be lost. Nntlc solourn.
ing ~ the Palace hotel, in this city, 10
WA learned 10 night that he
WIS unable 20 open tho trunks
he hNd With him and Scnt
Tor % iucksmith, saying he had lost his
kew. Afier the trunks were opened q
large quantity al burned papers woro
found in the crate. IL ~ supposed these
may have beUn PToller'S letters and pa-
per-. The most important fact disCOv-
cred Is that tho baggage checks deliver
ed bv the man styling himself Brooks,
and who registered mere MS DRuPuirc,
to the Pacific transfer company Of this
city, corresponds with tho numbers
issued ~ 81, Louis by the ST. Louis n
san Francisco railway company TO
Hugh NJ. Brooks.
No INQUEST OR NEW DEVELOPMENT.
No date has yet been fixed for tho in
quest on tho remains OF tho victim of
tho Southern hotel trunk tragedy, the
coroner concluding 10 walt until more
evidence is available, and no nav de-
velopments have been made yet to-day.
James Taylor, an Intimate friend OF
Preller, was expected to arrive this
morning from Louisville to identity the
body, but he has isiled so far TO put in
an appearance. The police are firmly
of the opinion that Maxwell is at sea
on the steamer City OF Sydney, bound
for Auckland, and arrangements have
been completed for his arrest on tho
arrival OF the steamer at that port.
ST. LOUIS, April l6,-Chief Of Police
Harrigan telegraphed very tull
dui tAdCV vi MA
well to tho American consul at
Auckland, with therequest that he have
him arrested at once on his arrival
there.
IDENTIFIED AS PRELLER-MAXwELL TO
BE INDICTED.
Waiter Arlington, head waiter in the
Southern hotel dining-room, has posi-
lively identified the body at the morgus
as that of Preller. Application will be
made to the judge Of the criminal court,
as soon as the inquest is concluded, foi
special grand jury to indict Maxwell,
SO that there may DO IN official
and legal basis for an. future
action in the case in the matters of ar
rest, extrsdition, etc. James Taylor, OF
Louisville, an old and intimate friend of
Preller's arrived here to-day, and has
clearly identified tho body at the
morgue as that OF his friend. He thinks
Maxwell first became acquainted
with Preller on board ship between
England and this country; that he won
his friendship and warm professions
and then deliberately killed him fol-, his
money. There seems no longer to be a
doubt that the remains are those of G.
Arthur Preller and that he was muir
dered by Maxwell.