St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-29
MAXWELL IN COUR | :

The Case Postponed OhCh CAA0
Judge Noonan, the Presiding 0uuSo
fno Partner of Maxweu's Counsel-The
Rush to See the Grand Trunk Artls' o"H
tinues-A Lawyers Opinion
ST. Louis, Mo-, August 2l.-The pre-"
Iiminary examination OF Maxwell, tne Ill"
legged murderer of Preller, was set Tor
this morning in the Court OF Crlmlnal
Correction. No evidence was neafd'
however, and the case was continued on
motion of the State, Judge Fauntleroy'
owing to his connection with the prls~
oner's attorney, being disqualified from
hearing the. case, and if any preliminary
examination takes place sit will have TO
be after the return of Judge Noonan. BY
that time it is anticipated that the Grand
Jury will have indicted the culprit, thus
doing away with the necessity of an eX~
animation in lower court.
The rush to see the only original trunk
artist is still unabated. His reception
yesterday was not as large in numbers as
| Wednesday, but this was because the
| jailer failed to fathom the motives OF
| large number of callers and barred them
out without further ado. Nearly score
| of ladies called, but as it was not ladies'
| day the fair ones were doomed TO disap-
| pointment. They were politely requested
| to call Saturday afternoon, when regu-
| lar matinee will be given. The Maxwell
matinee will doubtless become popular
| feature of the jail. He received num-
| Der of donations yesterday in the shape
| of food and money. His mail is increas-
| ing, many of the letters coming from
cranks and morbidly sentimental women.
He chlrpped the whole day, but avoided
the Preller subject as much as possible.
He claims to have considerable musi-
cal talent, and says the flute is his favor
| ite instrument.
He was asked what had become of the
trunk he had brought from England, as
| the one he had abandoned at the South
ern with Preller's corpse in it was an
American-made trunk. He refused to
answer, and to the question what he
meant by $50 perish, etc.," he replied
with stare.
| Circuit Attorney Glover and his as"
sistant, Mr.. Mcdonald, have made ar
rangements for the return of the Preller
| trunk held at Port Huron, Mich, for
customs duties. The trunk was shipped
West by Preller previous to leaving To-
ronto, and has been held at Port Huron
| since the murder.
Maxwell has the liberty of the jail ro.
| tunda and spends most of his time near
| the desk with the guards. When visi-
| tors are admitted chairs are brought
| from the neighboring cells and placed
| few feet from the desk, where the
guards congregate. The visitor is asked
very politely to sit down by Maxwell and
gentleman in his parlor could not be
/ more courteous
If conversation lags, he will immedl.
| ately introduce subject in such way
that it is interesting and entertaining.
| Regarding his defense he said: II in~
tend to have full and free conversation
with my attorney. | am alone. | need
| advice. When I get it and think over it,
| / will give the world the whole story.
In talking Of the curiosity that seemed
| to be manifested regarding himself, he
said: 81 don't care for it. It does not
affect me. 1t was not so in Auckland,
| because the people were not allowed to
see me- But felt perfectly Indifferent
to it in San Francisco where / first oo-
/ served it.n
Mr.. Jonas, who saw him day before
| yesterday, having been sent for as part
| ner of Judge Krum by Maxwell, said:
| "He reminds me In manner very much of
! Anton Holme, whom | defended few
| years ago. The constant changing of the
| subject of conversation; the shifting of
| the eye, and the restlessness of manner
are all like Holme. Holme was insane.
/ [ believe that from MaxWell's history his
case is this: He was once steady, led
quiet, studious life, but from dissipation
he has impaired what was never strong
mind. Think of his course after he left
| the Southern. No man If he wanted to
| advertise his whereabouts could have
done so better than he did. His talk to
the walters at the Southern after the kill
| ing-his talk on the cars-al go to show
that he did not fully realize his situation.
| This may have come from drunkenness,
| but it could have hardly kept up all the
way to San Francisco"
When Mr.. Jonas went to see Maxwell
| he was taken in by Chief Harrigan.
| Maxwell did not or pretended not to
/ know the chief, whom he has seen many
times since his arrival. Mr.. Jonas re-
ferred to this and said: 81 believe he
| was sincere in not recognizing the chief.
/ He certainly appeared sincere. The chief
had to introduce himself
N-p--
/ Terrible Encounter With a Maniac.