Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-05-27
THE MAXWELL TRIAL.

The state Weaving It's Web Of CircumsfaD-
t,al Evidence Around the Alleged Mar-
| a.-.- IF r. A. Preller Former Stories
Recalled of the Prisoners Doings In st.
Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, May 2O.-A noticeable feat
ure of the Maxwell trial to-day was the
LARGE number of ladies present. Rev. DR..
Tudor was an attentive listener, and APP
peared to be studying out Sunday ser
mon. The versatile Harry Montague and
his handsome wife and sister-in-law oc-
cupied front seats. Harry was evidently
thinking that the case was companion
picture to ssThe Outcast."
John B. Armour, stylish looking col
ored barber, was the first witness, this
morning. He testified that he was en-
ploved at Hickman's barber-shop, Is
North Broadway, and that on the evening
of Monday, April 6, Maxwell came
to the shop and had his whisk-
ers shaved off and his hair cut.
Maxwell represented to him that
he was an assistant surgeon in the Turk
ish army. He was in n great hurry. The
witness asked him if he could speak
French and Maxwell replied that be
could, but when the witness addressed
him in French was unable to reply. Max.
we'll asked the witness whether he could
be recognized without his beard.
Samuel A. Hughes, ticket agent for the
Frisco, testified that Maxwell was his
only customer for a first-class ticket to
San Francisco on April 6. The Southern
Pacific required passengers to sign tnelr
names to the ticket. Maxwell paid his
SIG for the ticket and sleeping-car berth.
George j. Hess, pawnbroker, doing
business at % North Fourth, testified
that Maxwell called at his shop day or
two before April 6, and wanted to borrow
twenty five dollars on chain and watch.
Maxwell told him he had paid five pounds
for the chain in the old country. Chain
produced and identified by the witness.J
Had refused to advance the money on the
security offered, and then Maxwell pro-
duced flask and some old-fashioned PEN
ellis. The witness refused to make the
loan, and on the Monday following Max
we'll returned and bought flute for eight
dollars and ring for twenty-five dollars,
dsplaying.a large roll of money at the
time.
Albert S. Aloe, the Fourth street opti-
clan, and his clerk deposed as to the prlS-
oner's attempt to sell a magic lantern,
and his subsequent purchase of expen-
sivc articles and the tender in payment OF
bills of large denomination.
Frederick BIGGER, brother of the trunk
dealer from whom Maxwell purchased
two new trunks, and subsequently
valse, detailed the circumstances attend
ing the transaction, and testified to Max
Wells possession of several large bank
notes.
VIM. Train, Southern Hotel porter,
testified to the excited condition OF the
prisoner when he called for his baggage.
The testimony Of this witness closed the
morning session.
Fred Castle, the Southern Hotel tobac-
conist, was the first witness examined
after the noon recess. He identified the
defendant and the photograph OF Preller,
and testified to the latter having possess
ed a large roll of money.
Louis Duff, clerk in the store of Hart
& Duff, recognized the defendant as the
purchaser of hat on Easter Monday fol-
lowing the disappearance of Preller
Tony Freitag, the porter who took
''the trunk" from IA, was put on the
stand after some delay. He was sent to
the room on the complaint that some
thing was contained in trunk that ought
to be removed. All the trunks were
brought in. He was asked when it was
he went to the room, and said it was
about ten O'Clock in the morning. He
took the yellow packing case to
the elevator, and then removed the zinc
trunk, which was corded and strapped.
AS he opened the latter an ooze ran out.
He was made sick taking it down the ele-
vator. The stencil was overpowev-
ing. He got it into the baggage
room, but was forced to get away.
Other porters took it to the sidewalk and
opened it. The trunk was weak, and the
ooze slimed over everything as he passed
along with it. He could compare the
stencil to nothing he had ever known be.
fore. 1t was too terrible to think of.