The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-06-01

The Alleged Murderer Tells q
Very Smooth and Feas-
ible Story.
He Admits Killing Preller, but
Declares it to Have Been
Accidental.
Yesterdays Events in the Trial
and Maxwell's Testimony
i'm Full.


take TO prove that Maxwell gave Preller
chloroform for the purpose of performing
an operation for structure. Preller died
from an overdose. Preller knew Maxwell
had no money, so had promised TO pay his
expenses to Oakland; robbery, therefore,
could not have been the object,
MAXWELL TEsTIFIEs.
Maxwell then took the stand and testi-
fed that his name was Hugh M. Brooks,
was Is years old, born at Hyde, Eugland,
was a lawyer by profession, also studied
medicine, met Preller in Liverpool and
came over In the same steamer; he then d.
scribed occurrences subsequent TO their
landing, how they planned to 60 to New
leland together, and met at st. Louis by
appointment.
Court then took a recess.
After recess the examination OF the de-
PENDANT W rs continued.
ave, Mr.. Preller and /, ;" he said, made
two trips between the Southern hotel and
Union depot, where we attempted to dis
cover the cause of the detention OF my
trunk which contained the magic lantern,
and were told by the baggsgemaster there
that it was probably detainei In Port
Huron, Canada, by the custom officers.
We visited Aloe, the optician, in the en-
deavor to ascertain II he would purchase
the slides when they should arrive. From
the time that Mr.. Preller arrived Ia st
Louis down to Easter Monday We
saw great deal OF each other.
We were, as a former witness has stated,
almost inseparable. visited his room
several times, but when We were not look
ing around the city or playing pool We
spent most of our time in my room. We
played pool great deal, and who ever
lost the game paid for it. We played
about even, so the expense was about
equally divided. We drank some, but not
much. He paid for most of the drinks.
Ne. Preller was accustomed TO call at my
room early in the morning and We would
go down town TO breakfast to-
gether, converse and smoke for
a while and then 60 down
to the rotunda. On Easter Sunday before
went to the drug store ne and had
conversation about the performance of the
operation heretofore alluded to, and also a
day or two af,er that. On Sunday Mr..
Preller described to me his symptoms, and
| concluded that he was suffering from a
structure, and that the best method of treat
ing him was by passing a catherer. L took
Mr.. Preller the directions as to the proper
methods of administering chlorO-
form, and refreshed my own mind
as to the precautions to be used.
There are marginal notes on the pages
treating of the simplest and safest method
of using the drug but / made these some
twelve months before left England. After
this conversation with Mr.. Preller [ went
to the drug store and purchased four
ounces of chloroform and a quantity OF
absorbent cotton. On this same day
Preller and | had gone to another drug
store, one under the Southern hotel, and
made some purchases which, he said, We
must have and could probably not get on
our journey to Auckland before we should
arrive at San Francisco. 1t had been
understood between US all the
time tina, was to sell my magic Ian
tern and some other things In order TO
raise money for the trip to San Francisco
and that he was to pay for my passage to
Auckland with the understanding that
should refund TO him the cost of that pas
sage. While in the drug store | ordered
and drank a a mixture of bromide of po-
tassium and valerianute of ammonia to
Quiet nv nerves. | drank this in the
presence of Mr. Preller and he paid for il
as he did for other things purchased
there. We then returned to the hotel and
on our way up to my room stopped at the
cigar stand and purchased box of cigars
for which my companion also paid. We
then went up stairs, and after smoking
for awhile and discussing the proposed
operation, Mr. Preller went to his own
room and returned shortly, having re-
moved his waist coat and replaced hi:
coat with dressing gown.
THE OPERATION.
Immediately thereafter We began to make
preparations for the operation. Mr.
Preller removed his trousers and drawer:
and Law down upon the bed. / placed a
four.ounee bottle of chloroform on the
wash stand and poured out q
auid gramme of the Liquid
ON piece of lint which / folded three
times. / then walked 10 the bed and held
the lint about six inches from my PATIENT
face, so that the vapor from the chloroforn
might become mixed with air and produces
not too violent effect 1t all eyaporated
in few minutes and turned around K
get more and found that the bottle which
| had placed on the wash stand had taller
into the basin and large portion OF TIT
contents had flowed out and no
enough was left to produc
an anesthasia. | then went Il
Fernow,s drug store to get more, tellin
Mr.. Fernow that had Spilled what | hac
lust bought from him. L wanted fou
ounces, but the druggist only had two an
took that"
"Were you excited in your manner?
asked Mr.. Fauntlerey of the defense.
"Not at all"
"Did you feel any excitement? a.,
"No; none whatever, but L was certalnl
in hurry to get away, and told Nj
Ferrow so. l think i remarked
him that il was unnecessar
to put a label on the bottle Tor L intende
to place Its contents in an empty bottle
NV room. then returned to my room
where had left Mr. Preller In an III