, 1885-08-18
BEHIND THE BARS.
Maxwell, the Murderer, Safely
Lodged in a st. Louis Jail.
A Prize Fight of One Hundred
and Thirty-Nine Rounds.
Judge Deadeye Makes a Point
in Land Law.
Walter Maxwell in the st. Louis
Jail.

Jail.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. l7.-Walter II. Max
well. the supposed murderer of C. Arthur
Preller, arrived here early Sunday morn
ing. He and his custodians we're met at
the train BY Chief of Police Harrington
with a detachment of police, and we're
placed in a patrol wagon and driven to the
-Four Courts, where, after Il brief stop in
the detectives room in the police head
quarters, he was put in the "hold-over, -
and is being held there under an alias
warrant, which was sworn out Friday by
the proper authority.
The accounts oil the reporters who rode
in from Halstead. Kan, on the train with
Maxwell, and had free access to him and to
the officers in charge of him, ARE to the
effect that he absolutely refused to talk
about his case, and positively asserted that
he has at no time or place made any state
ment in regard to it or in any way &C
knowledged that he had anything to do
with Preller's death, or knew anything
about it. He says hat all stories to the
contrary are entirely untrue. Detective
Tracy also says that Maxwell has made
no statement and that further develop.
ments will show Maxwell to be a
weak man mentally, but hat he has
got the one idea wedged into his
mind hat his safety depends upon his
silence, and that he will startle nobody
with a surprising or romantic defense.
Tracy thinks he killed Preller for mon
ey; that the very few admissions which
he has made point IN that direction; that
his voyage from St. Louis to Auckland
was a money spending d~ebauchery and
not a well planned escape from justice;
and that it was the luck that takes care of
drunkards and fools that stood him in
stead and not any good management of
his own.
Maxwell was in Chief Harrington's Of
fee an hour or so this afternoon and a
large number Of callers were introduced
to him, but nothing regarding his case or
what line Of defense he will pursue was
obtained from him. Charles Brener, the
trunk maker. recognized Maxwell as the
man 10 whom he sold the trunk in which
Prefers body was found, and a porter at
the Southern hotel recognized him as hav-
ing been a guest at that house early in
April last. Maxwell will be turned over by
the police authorities tomorrow to the
sheriff and will be placed in jail. What
other, If any, legal action will be taken,
has not yet been determined.
Very little of general interest has de-
veloped in the Maxwell case to day, He
had a number of callers during the day.
The police authorities restricted permits
and allowed but few persons to see him.
The chief event of the day was the re-
tanning Of John j. Martin by Maxwell as
counsel, who says when formal action is
taken against his client he will not
waive a preliminary examination. Max
well is still held in the police hold over"
and it has not transpired when he will be
turned over to the sheriff. His attorney
has given him permission to write for
the newspapers, and in all likelihood he
will begin business at once and thus de-
rive a little revenue. He claims to have
10000 invested in English funds, and
expects to arrange for the transfer of
some Of it here, but just now he is with
out a dollar aud wholly dependent upon
the police authorities for anything he re-
quires.