The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-23
MAXWELL AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Els Identity as D'Augnfer Fixed Beyond
the Possibility OF a Doubt.

SAS FRANCIsco. Cal, April 21.-Oapt. J. w.
Lees and Detective Godfrey have been work
ing on the Maxwell case for several days for
fresh olews aud tonight they gave the re.
porters many facts which throw light On the
actions of Maxwell during the two days he
spent in this city. II was found by the de-
tectiYe that he did not spend the night IN bis
bed in the hotel room. After going to the
thester he went out 10 one Of the largest
houses Of the demi .mondes. There he met
the lgirl and spent the night with her. She
and appearance. She says he kept up
his broken French for some time.
He talked necessarily, snd gave plain evil
dence of having drank good deal. After a
time she wanted TO go out OF the room 20 get
something 10 eat He refused to 60. So she
proposed that he look over her slbum. In
Henry Irving, when ne dropped mis- French.
English and said plainly: That's Irving"
and turning the page, That's Ellen Terry"
Oh" said his companion, you're q pref
ty Frenchman to know them" He then re-
sumed his jsrgon, and said: "Ysz, I'm
French zhentleman, bat / know re English
actors." When she came back TO the room
she was startled TO find him sitting upon the
edge Of the bed with & large sized pistol
in his hand. Size cried oat, My God,
you wouldn't kill me-" He said excitedly,
IF you'd been a man I would have killed
you" He was intensely excited, and told
her lot Of stories Of exploits in the Russo
Turkish war, in which he shot and cut the
threats of many Russians. He wanted to
talk all the time. He talked of the murders
he had committed. In one OF his bursts OF
drunken confidence be said "pve laid
lie
this instance distinctly. TIE woman gives
an excellent description of Mexwell. She
says there was no question he was EDglish.
He was semi. blonde with baby face, large
nose, small light colored mustache and i'm
peTial, no eide whiskers. De showed her
watch chain, with alternate links OF gold
and platinum each an inch long. He also
showed her diamond ring which ne bougat
in st. Louis. The ring had an old-faehioned
setting, the stone being IN claws but these
were sunk much lower than the present
fashion. The gold was dark colored aad the
stone was between half and three-q uartSTi
carat He said he had taken the ring from
the finger of dear friend after he was dead.
The watch and chain is supposed to have
been Preiler's. The curious thing about IL is
that no one in this city liz but this
woman. lie also wore scsrf-piu OF gold
10 the form OF spiral wira, The woman also
said he had q jagged, three cornered scar
night and once told her he was going to
Auckland, and proposed she sho1ld go with
him. He said II she agreed it would be
necessary to 90 into the country for weeks.
Captain Lee found, at a jewelers. on Market
street, en- open faced silver watch which
Maxwell carried on the train. He had
traded it for new watch, paying several
dollars difference. This watch has many
curious marks on il, which may be valuable
olews. On the outer case aud works are No.
3,262. The watch had been cleaned a num-
Der of times and bore private marks OF Jew
elers. On the cap which covers the works is
plain y scratched n NJ. Brooks in the identi-
cal handwriting on the railroad ticket
bought by Maxwell at ST. Louis. Captain
Lee thinks this is MaxweiPs resi- name;
under it is No. 902.
The watch which Maxwell traded for this
is silver watch. engineturned case, made
by Springfield (Ill. Watch Company, stem
winder. The locksmith who fitted the keys
to MaxWelrs baggage SAYS he ha6 al English
drab leather Gladstone bag, English leather
hat box containing an opera hat, and
large trunk, 36x20 inches, with light 6rab
canvas c0yer. The trunk had four slats on
the top. with No. patent bolts about ten
inches on each side of the lOcs; common
four.iUeh plate brass lock. The trunk was
bought Ia st. Louis and is the match OF tbs
trunk ip which Preller's body was found.
The only baggage to which Maxwell had q
key Iss sn ordinary gray canvas sstchel.
This mass of evidence fixes the identity OF
Maxwell and D'A1guier without question
and the watch and chain may De one OF the
most im poftant clews TO fix the murder on
Maxwell.