The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-11
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
A Young Man Shoots His Divorced Wife and
Then Commits Suicide.


CARRoLToN, Mo-, Aug 10-Among others
who attended the Presbyterian Church at Colo
ma, this county, on Saturday night, were David
Marheles and his divorced wife AT the close of
the services Mrs Marheles was being assisted to
mount her horse By young man of the neigh
borhood, who had accompanied her to church,
when Marheles stole up behind his wife, placed
pistol to her head and blew her brains out
The murderer Immediately went home and had
hardly entered when the house was surrounded
by mob OF men, who demanded his surrender
Thinking he was to be the victim of summary
vengeance, Marheles placed the pistol to his own
head, fired and fell dead. The young couple
were married about three years ago. lived
together one year, when the wife applied for and
received divorce on the ground of maltreat-
ment Since their separation he has been
jealous of any attention paid her by other men,
and 1t was this which led to the double tragedy.
Arrival of Maxwell at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10--The Zealandi, from
Auckland, arrived to day. Among the passen-
gers was Maxwell, the alleged murderer of
Preller, at the Southern Hotel, st. Louis.
Maxwell, when questioned, positively refused
to make any statement respecting the crime he
is charged with, saying he had been strenuousy
advised by his counsel before leaving Auckland
not to open his mouth, except to put food into it.
He looks cheerful, and says he never felt
better in his life. The officers were
equally reticent, declining to discuss the subject
of the crime. or MaXwell's supposed connection
Herewith He will be taken East tomorrow
On the passage from Auckland, Maxwell was
manacled at night, and the two detectives kept
six hour watches over him. day and night. He
maintained perfect ease during the entire trip of
twenty-on days, never giving the detectives the
slightest trouble. Two carriages in wait
ing at the steamers landing, and the detectives
and Maxwell were driven to the city JAIL where
he will remain until his departure tomorrow
afternoon. When questioned in prison he
he was Frenchman, native of Paris, aged
thirty four years. He acknowledged having
known Preller, but beyond this refused to say
more, repeating what he had previously said,
that his attorneys in New Zealand cautioned
him about saying anything of the crime of which
he was charged. Police Surgeon Clark, who
came up at that moment, asked if he spoke
French He replied he spoke patois of Norman
French DR.. Clark said he familiar
with that patols, whereupon Maxwell
suddenly checked himself, and re-
fused further to continue the conversation.
Captain Lees, chief of the city detectives and
who mainly worked up the evidence against
Maxwell. says the prisoner is Scotchman. with
an assumed accent. The detective, at q su-
gestion from Captain Lees, provided Maxwell
photographed. When he had finished his toilet
he looked more like the description published
than he did when he came over the ships side
The entrance to the city prison is surrounded by
crowd eager to get a glimpse at the noted
prisoner,