Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-25
NEWS.
Damaging Testimony Against Maxwell,
the Murderer Of PrGllGr.
AN EXCITING RIDING CONTEST
IN NEW YORK CITY.
A Pugilist in a Contest is Knocked
Out in Is Seconds.
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES AT GRANTS
TOMB.
Another Tie-up in New York
City Threatened.
Mr.. BLAINE DENIES AN IN
TERvIEW.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A Damaging witness Against
Maxwell.

Maxwell.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 24.-Nothing new
or sensational was developed in the trial
of Maxwell for the murder of Preller at
the forenoon session. The sensational
testimony of the afternoon was given by
j. f Mccullough, q detective, who under
the direction of Detective Furlong and
District Attorney Glover and his assistant
Mcdonald, forged a check OF an Eastern
house and presented it at city banks. lie
was arrested and placed in jail, and as
signed to the cell adjoining that OF Max
we'll. He testified that Immediately after
his incarceration that he introduced him
self to Maxwell and worked himself into
his confidence, and about ten days after
wards he became engaged in a converse
tion With Maxwell about the latter's case.
During the conversation the defendant
told the witness the only point in his case
about which he felt uncertain and uneasy
was that concerning money. He said that
if he could only prove that he had plenty
of money when Preller came to ST. Louis
he would have no anxiety about a speedy
acquittal. The witness offered to fix this
all right, but told the defendant that he
must know all about the case or he could
do nothing. Maxwell then made q full
confession of all the particulars OF the
case, beginning with Preller-how on ship
board he noticed that Preller had In his
possession a large amount OF money; how
they separated in Boston, Preller going to
Philadelphia and Maxwell coming to st.
Louis. The defendant in this confession
said that on Friday night after Preller
Joined him in this city he told Maxwell
that it would be impossible for him to pay
the defendants way to Auckland. While
here they had arranged to go together.
This, said the defendant to the witness, an
eered him greatly, and he determined then
to fix him for his eanness. On the fol-
lowing night he and Preller we're sitting in
the formers room, when the latter com
planned Of severe pains in mis- side. Max
we'll said: "Oh, I can fix that all right. l
have treated such cases before" He then
injected hypodermicslly into his friends
arm a sufficient amount Of morphine to
render him unconscious. After he had
been in that condition for some time he
bound a cloth completely saturated with
chloroform about his victims head, and
this, he confessed to the witness, ended
the business. He then secured all Of
Preller's money-about $500 in all-be'
sides most of his valuable personal effects,
and planned his escape, the details o.
which are well known.
Apache News Via Washington.
WASHINGTON, May "a. The following
telegram was received from Genera.
Miles, dated at Calabasses, Ari z'na, on May
%: Two small bands have broken from
Geromino's camps and committed some
depredations. Three men we're killed and
one boy captured. Troops are in pursuit
and others are in advance to intercept
them if possible. Their effort, l think
will be to leave their wounded and get
agency Indians to join them. Have di
rected Lieutenant Colonel Wade, com
manding Fort Apache, and Captain
Pierce, of San Carlos. to prevent it Cap
tain Lawton has followed the main camp
with great persistency over the worst
country in this whole mountain
region. and is camped On their trail to-
night.
Grand Observances OH Memorial
AvSy
New YORK, May 24.-The committee il
charge of the Memorial Day observancet
at General Grants tomb has assurances
that President Cleveland and Secretaries
Eudicott, whitney, Villas and probably
Secretary Lamar will be present. Mayor
Devieber, of st. John, N. B., will come tc
bring a shaft Of laurel eight feet high
Florida has already shipped her oleandel
and pomegranite trees. and from Ber'
muda late palms are oil the way. Elk
President Hayes sends regrets. Michigan
will come with a design eight feet square
Of laurel, oak and other leaves from all OF
Grants battle fields, especially of Vicks-
burg, Appomattox and Mission Ridge.
The Fencibles of Philadelphia are coming.
An Exciting Contest.
New YORK, May PA large crowd as
sembled at Fleetwood Park to-day to see
the 25.mile riding contest for 81, 900 and
the worlds championship between G. M.
Anderson, of California, and John MUIR
ply, OF New York. Each man was allowed
eight horses, changes to be made at the
end Of each mile. 1t was a very close
ana exciting cOHteet t~uTOubuOut. Ou tue
second mile Murphy's horse burst a blood
vessel, and he lost much ground. and on
the Goth mile Anderson broke a stirrup
strap. Murphy made better time in rid
ing, but Anderson more than made up 81 Q
loss by the lightning rapidity Of his
changes on the last mile. Anderson
forged ahead at the three. quarters
post, and won by several lengths; time. SO
minutes and eight seconds. Murphy's
time was four seconds slower.
Knocked Out In I3 Seconds.
CARBoNDALE. Pa. May 24.-Last night a
prize fight for $3.50 took place between Jim
Cannon. weight $50 pounds. and Frank
Head. of Philadelphia, 1855 pounds. 1t
lasted Is seconds. Head struck Cannon q
terrible right-hander on the jugular vein,
and he dropped like a log. Twice be rose
and staggered. only to fall again. He was
knocked completely ont, and was beyond
ell hope Of continuing the fight. Even