Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-29
A SENSATION.
The Prosecution In the Maxwell
s Murder Case at st. Louis.

Play an Important Card In the Introduce
tion of Evidence Gained BY a Detective
Who Was Confined in Jail On
Bogus Charge of Forgery NJ
I ST.. LOUIS, May 25.--The first witness
In the Maxwell trial Yesterday was
Amadee Augustus Mellier, who was a
druggist under the Southern Hotel in
March and April Of last year, but who
now resides in Kansas City. ..........
Witnsss identified the defendant, and
said he saw him on Easter Sunday, 1885.
about l 80 or two O'Clock p. m. in COM
pany with a gentleman he thought was
Preller; defendant wanted something to
quiet his nerves. he seemed nervous and
restless; he and Preller were talking
about buying some supplies they
would need on their Journey !;
defendant did most of the talking; they
made some purchases, and Preller paid
for them, handing out ten dollar bill;
the goods amounted to seven or eight
dollars; their purchases were sent to
room 365. Witness described Preller and
recognized photograph of him; saw the
two go to the cigar stand and get box
of cigars, for which Preller paid; that
was the last time witness saw Preller.
August E. Bengel, part proprietor of
the shooting gallery at the corner of
Fifth and Chestnut streets, recognized
defendent; saw him on Easter Sunday,
1885, between ten and eleven O'Clock !,
when he entered shooting gallery and
wanted to shoot; he didn't seem to know
much about shooting, and didn't shoot
very well; defendant said he was a
surgeon in the Turkish army and was
accustomed to shooting on horseback,
and carried revolver; showed a Colts
revolver which he had; he didn't
say where, but witness judged from what
he said that he stopped at the Southern
Hotel; he talked about the girls there;
he asked if there were any fast women in
town; said he was Turkish Pasha with
two tails; said he could buy woman in
Turkey for four or five dollars; he struck
witness as being under the influence of
liquor; saw defendant again on Monday,
coming out OF Lightner's shoe store, about
two or three O'Clock in the afternoon;
he came again into the gallery and showed
a pair of opera-glasses, for which he said
he had given fifty dollars.
Morgue Superintendent Ryan was re-
called and was asked whether the body
when brought to him had mustache.
He said no, it had no mustache, and said
it seemed as if the mustache had oeen
m of with q pair Of cpicCnrc. 0c if fboro
was ten-days' growth of hair on the
face Several persons from the Southern
Hotel examined the body, some of whom
recognized it and others did not.
Mr.. G. A. Bishop, one of the attorneys
for the prosecution, was next put on the
stand and identified a number of articles
found in the trunks and valises aban-
doned by defendant in the hotel; de-
scribed the contents of the yellow trunk
left in room IA as filed with a heter-
ogenous mass of things resembling the
contents of boys pocket; had examined
the trunks marked &c. A. P.," and de-
scribed their contents, clothing, un-
derclothing, music, samples, ETC., as
already mentioned on Saturday. Refer
ence was made to the correspondence
found in the trunks. ''There were
great many letters" said the witness,
'many addressed to relatives of Mr.. Prel-
r, and others appeared to be copies of
letters addressed by Preller to his en-
ployer, Mr.. Dixon. There were num-
ber of bil-heads marked "A. H. Dixon.'"
John F. Mccullough, detective, fol-
lowed Mr.. Bishop on the stand. He said
he had been a detective for five years,
and has lived in the United States, be-
longing to Pinkerton's force in New York
for three years and A. L. Drummond's
United States Secret Service in New
York. He was doing United States work
for Drummond, who is his uncle. He
was last employed by Wanamaker
Brown, proprietors of large dry goods
house in Philadelphia. He was en-
ployed as detective in the store, having
charge of eighteen men.
"When did you leave Mr.. Wana-
maker?" asked Mr.. Macdonald.
81 left February l6, 1886"
"What did you do then?"
sT accepted a position on Furlong's
force on the Missouri Pacific on February
49,"
"Did you ever see the defendant9"
eyes"
"Where?"
s'In the City Jail"
"Tell what you did here."
81 met Mr.. Furlong and was put on this
case in the city jail"
GLOW long?"
"Since February 81 in the Jail, forty
and seven days."
Chow did you 60 to jail?"
''On charge of forgery under the name
of Frank Dingfelder."
"Under whose orders did you 60 to
jai?" :,
''Mr. Furlong's and Mr.. McDonald's."
"When did you meet the defendant
frst?"
February 26, between and O'Clock
p. m"
'IIow often did you see him3"
"About twice day"
"How long each timer"
"About an hour each, besides having
chance to be out every day."
Chow did you get acquainted wltn
him?'
r mentioned he IN.