The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-19
Maxwel's Career In st. Louis Before
and After the Crime.
NOTICE TO ENGLISH OFFICIALS.
Ahe victim Fully Identified as Prelfer-A
A Fugitive surrenders at Calvert
Arrest of Suspicious
Character at Giimer.
THE DAYS RECORD OF CRIMES.
Inquest on tho southern uoto, GRIND /,

Inquest on the Southern Hotel "Find. I,
ST. LOUIS, April ls.--Coroner Niedler
this morning began an inquest on tho
body of G. A. Preller, the victim OF the
Southern hotel trunk tragedy.
a. Il. Hunt, cashier at tho Southern.
was the first witness. He identified tn a
photograph of Preller as the man who
registered, and told of the arrival of
Preller and Maxwell. He did not re-
collect OF Maxwell mentioning the ex-
pected arrival of Preller When MAY
well paid the first weeks bill, on April
q, he did not speak of leaving.
A. ). Aloe, an optician, the next wit
ness, testified that two weeks ago two
gentlemen came to his store and tho
smaller OF the two wished to sell him
some magic lanterns, which he said
were 1T his hotel. Later In the day he
called again and said the trunk contain
ing the lanterns had not arrived. Wit
ness had seen two photographs supposed
to be Of Preller and Maxwell. THE man
believed TO be Maxwell did the talking.
The following Monday the man who
wished to sell the lantern again called
ana purchased n field glass, spectacles
ana other things, WHEN questioned
about the arrival Z tho trunk he
passed the matter OIL lightly. He had a
roll OF bills at this time and rendered a
payment OF his purchases, 800 note.
James Johnson, a salesman In tho
store, recognized the pictures of Max
well and Preller and then gave substan-
tlaliy the same testimony as her given
by Mr.. Aloe.
Charles Beiger, OF No. IL, south Broad
way, being shown the picture of Max
we'll testified: recognize the face, but
would have known him better by his
speech. first saw him on April 8. He
bought two trunks at my store. He
wore mil, short light beard and mus
tache. l asked his name so / could de-
liver the valise he bought, but he car
ried ~ with HIM lie asked what it was
specially made for. | said II was water
proof. charged him $5bill for it. He
4 lie wore new slouch hat On Tuesday
2 ! was called to the hotel TO open trunk.
! noticed blood where the trunk lay, /
. could not unite the rope, as 1t had been
: sealed atintervals. Some one shouted.
3 "Cut the rope" / cut It and when i
lnte9 tne I'D the dead mans log fell out
, ward, over the edge OF the trunk, 1 saw
no body OF man in the trunk. When
the policeman saw the body he shouted: I:
, "Shut the trunk.n When the man
bought the trunk he said he wanted no
tray with IL.
Thomas Morrow, the porter
at the hotel, was shown two
pictures and said: l recognize
one OF these as Preiler, but can't iden-
tify the other so woll. | saw the two
men at the hotel. WV
BRITISH OFFICIALS NOTIFIED.
Circuit Attorney Clener to-day wrote
letter TO the British legation nj WASH
lngton, detailing the facts, as far a. they
are known, of the Preller murder, and
asking II the British government will
deiray tho expense of bringing Max
we'll back to this country.
The body of Preller was photographed
az the morgue to-day. This was done for
body is disposed Of