Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-16
PACIFIC COAST ADVCES.
ESPECIAL TO THE sEErINEL.l
Arrest OF Maxwell at Auck land.

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BAN Francisco. June 15.-The steamer
City of Sydney from Australia arrived
this morning with Sydney dates Of May
81, Auckland and New Zealand May 26.
Thu Auckland papers contain an account
OF the arrest on May 5 OF Walter II. Lex
nox Maxwell, alias Theo Cecil Dsnguier.
charged with having murdered Charles A.
Preller in st. Louis, April 5. The arrest
was made by United States Consul Gamble,
who received telegram from the Chief Of
Police at st. Louis, with instructions to
that effect. Two days later Consul Gamble
received q telegram from the United
States Secretary Of State, authorizing him
to make the arrest. The two detectives
boarded the steamer at Tiritieri. The
purser in reply to their questions, stated
that there was q man among the storage
Passengers answering Maxwelps descrip-
tlon. The man was summoned on deck.
The first question asked him was whether
he WAS a physician. He promptly denied
this, saying that he was q native Of France
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The detectives informed him that they had
a warrant for his arrest, and would have
to take him into custody. Maxwell sp-
peared to be disconnected, but recovered his
composure. While the officers were hand
cutting him he cody remarked that the
whole matter was q mistake, which would
be quickly explained away on May Is. He
was brought into the Police Court and the
charges against him were read. The
Grown Solicitor Appealed for the prosecu-
ton and .Messrs. Napier & Burton for the
defense. The latter claimed the Court had
no jurisdiction, and after some argument
the case was remanded to the 7th ultimo,
after which it was again remanded to the
18th. On that day the case was again
brought up. Consul Gamble was the first
witness called. He testified on behalf Of the
prosecution as to the various articles found
in Maxwell's trunk, which, among other
things, contained two embroidered hand
kerchiefs marked &C. A. P.," and o shirt
with two large spots of blood on the tail.
In reply to the question as to how the arti-
cles not bearing the initials of his name
had come into his possession, Maxwell
said they had been given to him
in San Francisco by a man named Robin
son. Detective Twohy, one Of the two
who arrested him on the steamer, testified
to finding the following articles in Max
Wells gripsack: Thirty-four cuffs and two
handkerchiefs, all marked G. A.. p" q
memorandum pooh marked Daughter"
a pocket medical dictionary, in which was
written W. II. Lennox Maxwell, M. D.,
f. A. r. G. S.. and o dressing-c8se marked
W. H. Lennox Maxwell. ALI of these
articles Maxwell said he bought from the
same man Robinson in San Francisco.
The counsel for the defense, at this point
in the proceedings, again contended that
the Court had no jurisdiction in the mat
ter, and asked for a dismissal of the case.
He was then remsnded to the 10th. on
that day to the Esd, and again on that day
to the 30th. Judge Smith, who is hearing
the case stated that he would remand it
eight days at q time until the officers from
st. Louis arrived.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.