The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-18

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April IA corpse,
in an advanced state OF decomposition,
was discovered in the trunk of guest Of
the Southern Hotel this m orning. This.
trunk, with another, which was supposed
to contain similar CHASTITY burden, was
taken to the Morgue. The owner of the
baggage, Walter II. Lennox Maxwell, has
disappeared, and the case will probably
afford fruitful field for the st. Louis
detectives.
Maxwell appeared at the Southern Ho-
tel, March 3lst, and registered as oval
ter II. Lennox Maxwell, NJ. D., London,
England" On the same day, and before
his arrival telegram was received at the
hotel from
ARTHUR PRELLER, ROCHESTER,, N. Y,
inquiring if Maxwell had arrived there.
The answer was held for a while by Clerk
Noble, and after Maxwell came and reg
istered, reply that he was at the hotel
was sent Preller. Maxwell was given
room LA, and had his baggage, two
trunks and two valises, taken there.
Preller arrived April Sd, and was given
room 3S5, where his Ave trunks were
placed.
The two met in the rotunda Of the ho-
tel, but were
RARELY SEEN TOGETHER
and never went to their rooms together,
one always taking the stairway, and the
other going up by the elevator. Both
paid their bills at the end of the first week,
and about five days ago both disappeared
from the hotel, leaving their baggage in
the rooms and making no explanation
to the clerks.
Yesterday, the chambermaid, in visit
ing the room of Maxwell, smelled
HORRIBLE DOOR,
which came from one of the trunks and
reported the fact at the office.
| This morning both trunks were brought
| down into the rotunda of the hotel by the
porters, blood dripping from one of them
and an almost insupportable stencil issu-
ing from it,
1t was taken cut in front of the Fourth
street entrance of the hotel and opened.
Within lay Oh his back the body of a
man, of about thirty-fve years old, with
dark mustache, and dressed in shirt and
drawers only. Underneath the body was
a paper ON which was scrawled:
$50 END ALL TRAITORS TO THE GREAT
CAUSE"
Further investigation was not made by
the Mortified employees of the hotel, who
summoned the nearest policeman imme-
diately, and had the two trunks taken to
the Four Courts.
The baggage of Preller remains In the
room lately occupied by him.
THE TWO MEN.
Preller's appearance none of the clerks
at the hotel remember Maxwell was a
man about five feet six inches, ford face,
light brown short mustache and some
what lighter mutton chop side whiskers,
apparently between thirty and forty years
old.
further examination of the body
showed that it had evidently been pressed
into the trunk, the legs doubled under it,
and by forcing the abdomen ana chest
down, the legs were pressed to the bot
tom of the trunk.
The stencil that arose from the corpse
was simply unbearable, and reporters
who had become seasoned by an expert
ence of floaters, became sick at the extra
ordinary loathsome odor and turned
away.
The hair and eyebrows of the deceased
was jet black, with no inclination. There
was no beard or mustache, but
a slight growth of stub
BILE showed that he had not
shaved for several days before he was
killed. The bare and bloated breast bore
two superficial cuts in the shape of a
cross. The tongue protruded from the
mouth and the throat appeared bruised,
as if from the effects of choking.
The keeper of the Morgue, from long
experience of handling bodies declared
that the deceased had been dead at least
two weeks.
The trunk, a medlum-sized zink-coated
box, was branded w. II. l.. NJ, and had
evidently seen little service.
A trunk belonging to Maxwell was sent
to the Four Courts and when opened was
found to contain an assortment of ink
bottles, a magic lantern, a scroll saw,
number of medical books and old pre-
scriptions.
The medical books bear the name of
W. H. l.. Maxwell, NJ. r. C s., on the fly
leaves, and the prescriptions show that
Maxwell had dealings with Clarence Nc
Intire, druggist at l46l Washington
street, Boston, Mass.
Maggie, the chambermaid who made
the discovery, said:
"The men never quarreled to my know
ing, and saw them together very often
during the week they were here. Mr..
Maxwell was a small man of fair type.
His companion was tall, slight and dark
looking"
do you think it is the body of the lat
ter that was found2"
a az don't know. 1 didn't look at it.
. Ugb"
e MAXWELL IN BOSTON.
D BosToN, Mass, April l5.-Dr. Max
: well, who is said to have murdered