The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-15

Hotel: He was about FIVE feet nine and
one-half inches in height, weighed some.
thing like 40 pounds well proportioned,
and rather good figure. His face was OF the
English type and clearly shavsn; eyes
light blue, I think at least they were not
dark IN color. His hair was CT light sandy
color. He wore his hair very short behind,
end rather bushy in front, without any
part, and banged ike girls. He generally
dressed in brown tweed suit Of clothes of
English cut. Newmarket overc0at, and q
high Derby hat. In his manners he was very
eieminate, which be even carried 50 far as
to walk with short, miEcing steps like
won an.
This afternoon the body of'Preller was ex.
posed on q slaO in the exhibition room at the
Moreue for further identif catien. with the
following description. given by Superinten-
dent Ryan: The deceased was about & ge feet
nine inches in height, weight about 10
pounds, eyes OF brown color, wore white
knit drawers; no other clothing came with
the body. Deceased was abOHt twenty two
or twenty.three years old. The body Is very
much decompossd, has been dead ten or
twelve days; tongue pFotruding, large blist-
ers on both legs. There is cross cut into
the flesh on the breast.
The following telegram, L und among the
papers Of PrelleT, is the best clue 70 the rela-
tions cf Preller and Maxwell.
BosTOS. Mass. March 10, 1855.
c. A. Preller Belyidere Hotel, corner Fourth ave-
nue. and Eighteenth street.
Yes. Could co direct 10 Auckland from here.
W. H. LENSOx maxwell.
From letter from the steamship com psny
il ia inferred that Preller sailed from Eng
land for this country on the Ceilephone,
January 21. 1885 on a commercial tour OF
this country and Australia. The telegram
given above would indicate that Max we'll
agreed to accompany him to Australia
Among the letters found IN Prellsrs
trunks was the following:
No. 9 CLINTON PLACE, NEW YORK CITY,
March q. 1885,
Ihsve great pleasure in introducing to you by
the note our dear brother Mr.. &. A Preiler. of
London, ENGLAND, known 10 US by several visits he
has paid to New York. Hoping you may be
tualy profted by this friendship during his stay
IN your city, am yours
To Rev. DR.. James H. Brooks. 2i2 North Fifth
street, st. Louis;
Mrs Grerson, Sc New Montgomery street, san
Mr. A. Fair san Francisco,
Ed MoYse CEysngei:stl. care OF ". J.. Lees New
Zeslsnd John Msgill, care OF A. Campbell, Napier,
New Zealand.
This friendship was awakened by my bringing
him To q tea meeting for young men, at watch
dear II. G. Greenners spOse fIOm "Nhere withal
Dora Olsen. 9O1 Valencia street, san Francisco,
well known TO Brother MOyse.
Among many other things in MsxweIrs
trunks were found some blanks from Fer
now's drug store, corner OF Fifth and Mar
ket streets, this city. On being questioned
Mr.. Fernow said this afternoon that he
knew Maxwell that the latter had been in
his store often, that he saw him last or
Easter Sunday, when he called about l
o'clock aud got f1ur ounces OF chlorofor %.
About o'clock be came IN and got 20
ounces more. He seemed to be in hurry
bul not excited partly filed bot OF
ohloroform was found in Maxwelps trunk
to-day.
1t has also bean learned that on Monday
following Easter Sunday, Max veil went to
Nickname baTber.shop, corner of Fifth and
Chestnut streets. and had full beard which
| he wore reduced 10 mO1stRche aud small
| imperial, and that on the same day ne
/ purchased a snuff colored felt SLOUGH
/ bat with q creased crown and marked
On the inside, "Herald, Hart q Daft"
! Putting the things together, il is believed by
/ these who hsye studied the case closely, that
! Maxwell chlOYofOrmed and killed Preller,
| on Sunday April 5, aud il is known that he
hiss not been seen in this city since Monday,
| April 6. Some OF the detectives were at frat
| placed in q trunk by some medical student,
| with view of playing CHASTITY joke on the
/ community, bat this theory OF the case has
now been abandoned by all. Chief of De-
! tectives Burke said 10 reporter: ut Is
| foul murder aud nothing less The mar In
! the trunk wss killed in the room. The
marks Of his blood are there yet. Here is a
| trunk strap with blood on it. The idea that
! it could be q hoax is absolutely absurd. No.
/ this was murder"
What DO you think OF the placard il the
! trunk. so perish al traitors to the great
| causeTn
"Thst may or may not he clue. It may
| be deliberate attempt to make rs believe
| that the murder was political assassination,
| while il was q murder for money"
"Of course Gil that can be done to run the
! criminal down will be done?"
"SuTely. The mau must not escape.
| Everything that can be done will be done TO
capture him, the public may depend on
4 that