The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-27

me about these people here said they We're no.
''fy,N and had tried to break him down; said, the
chief of police had taken him into the office and had
given him whisky and when he thought him drunk
showed him picture of Preller, taken after he
was dead, and asked il he knew it. Maxwell SAID
no, and said he would be fool to tell him he did
know him.
de told me that he did recognize it. This was
the beginning. We had other conversations. lie
| thought belonged to noted gang of forgers and
was in bad fix. told him that il had chance
at an alibi, would prove it. asked how.
said, ''by my people" he said If he had witness
who could testify right he could beat the state.
asked him how, lie said: 'lf could get wit
ness who could testify that had so much in money
in Boston, could get free | asked him how
much money. He said 500 or $500. told him l
would t.y to get one of my people, the gang OF for
gers, to do him this favor, to testify for him, and
asked him to tell me about the case. He told me
he met Preler the steamer; that they arrived in
Boston February and took rooms at Young
hotel. Two weeks later Preller went to Canada
Then he remained in Boston. He said he bought
ticket for St Louis and left Boston on the last
Saturday in March. went arouNd by Canada
His ticket cost S2l He arrived in t. Louis on Ion
day and registered at the outhern. He asked the
clerk about the telegram. The clerk said one had
been received, askag if he had arrived. He an
swered it. This was on Monday. On Friday Prel-
Ter arrived They had talk about going to Auck-
land. Maxwell was anxious that Preller should go
| To Auckland. Maxwell said Preller told him he
| had only enough money to see himself through on
the trip. lie said he m de up his mind on account
of his (Preller 81 meanness to fix him. On Sunday
complained of pains. Maxwell told him he could
remedy it by using hppodermic syringe He
agreed that he should try it, Preller, he said took
off his coat and vest and he said he gave him good
dose in the arm, which put him to sleep. When
he was asleep, he used some choroform that he had
| there and when he found that it was not enough,
he went ont and got some more. Then he found
he was dead. lie took off his clothes, took the
money, cut of Prelers undershirt and took of his
drawers, threw the things out put him in trunk
and left the things in the room. This was or
| n aftaFnnnn a IA then
| around until Monday morning, when he went out
and bought several things, trunks among them.
He then packed his own trunk, put ing the things
he had taken from Preers body into it, and bought
a ticket for San Francisco, for which | think he
| said he paid 49,"
The witness then testified that Maxwell had told
him of his journey the continent, his esca-
pade with one Grace, an inmate of house of i'll
| fame his voyage to Auckland, what he spent at
various places and for what.
| Did he say anything about the clothing which he
took from Prellers body: asked Mcdonald
He said it was in his trunk in the steerage; he
| could not get at it, and said he would have made
away with ii could he have gotten the clothing
out.
Did he say any more about the trip:
lie said he had pleasant trip; had Sl4' when he
reached there. lie told me about his experience
| in Auckland.
Mcdonald then brought the witne back to the
arrangement to have the witness swear that he had
money when he left Boston. lie asked Mcdonald
what Maxwell said.
Witness explained. He (NIaxwAlD wanted wit
ness to prove that he had large sum of money be-
fore he left Boston. Maxwell said the witness
could say they met him in club room at Young 8
hotel; had called at his loom They could state
that they were with him: that on the day he left
Boston they dropped into Murphys to take a
drink; Maxwell treated; tha he had large roll of
bills, and one of them suggested that he VAS care
less in carrying bills loosely in his pocket They
cOuld'swear they saw five Or six hundred dollar
bills He didn't care uch what The two men
then agreed on the manner of making up story
and of posting the alleged friends of the witness
how to testify. 1t was at first suggested that two
friends be introduced to Naxwell's attorneys, and
then brought into the Jail to see him. but this was
dropped. Maxwell said he might get bond
and get out. 1t was agreed thai
. they should arrange for meeting by fixing Ger
tain means of identifying each other. On caro-
+ Maxwell wrote "Frank Dingfelder,' with ''2 W.
i under each end of the name. Witness explained
1 that "2 meant two Witnesses The card wa
n torn into two pieces Maxwell taking one and put
" ting it into his drawer in the cell and witness TAX
: ing the other Witness had a card on one sid
which "lIon. John Martin, attorney at law, st
, Louis, Mo-" and on the other "No. l5OS Washing
q ton street" and "Youngs hotel" The card wa
shown by Witness
"What else did he want the witnesses to swear
n to?,
he said that he wanted them to testify that the!
Q met Preler in Boston at the same time in June
, 1856; spoke to him, but Preler asked them not Il
8 saw ANYTHING about g. eing him, as it might pre-
they wanted, but afterwards he said he did not wan
this testimony, as the defense would probably b'
accidental killing
"Was anything else said about testimony"
81 said something about the money my friends
were to swear to- Maxwell said there would be
book keeper at the Southern hotel who woult
swear he had 5 o. with him, He said he wanted
that sworn to, as it was the missing link"
'Did Maxwell ever say anything to you abou
chloroform being the best method for killing
MANI
"A few days after got in Jail man was shot
Dr. Coates, l believe. Prisoner said If he had
,, man to kill he would not do it that way; chloro
7 form was so much easier.
Ow, tell me what you did after you got out o
E jail
# 81 got out on bond and went to New York.
= had an understanding that was to write to hin
(the prisoner putting letter inside of an enyelop
Z addressed to Jno |. Martin. ! did that
n ''Ill get you to state now If Maxwell ever tol
you how he made Preller's acquaintance
u SHE said he was introduced to Preler on boar
& the steamer, by one of the employees: he did nc
say which one. Preller showed him lottiers OF In
u PRODUCTION to officers in the United States; h
:, would work Preller for letters He would gt
N Preler to secure him the position of surgeon on
,, vessel. He afterwards gave up the idea when
"a learned that the company paid only $50 an
ie board"
e, "Until about May g.
II "Where did you 90 them
Oh 81 left about May Z, on instructions from Flu
n, long, to go to Indianapolis
az "How long did you remain therey
5h ''Untl about the 18th of this month, when
er came here, on instructions from Fnrlong."
y, "And you have been here SINGER
y: "Yes."
nf TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS
he ST. LOUIS, May 25-The sensational develo
ed ments in the Maxwell trial yesterday afternoO
OK and the expectation that the prosecution would re
40 its case and that Maxwell would be placed on Il
10 witness stand to testify in his own defense to-da
AK literally packed the criminal court this mornil
gu with all classes of men and women.
10 Maxwell appeared trile paler than on prevlo
re occasions but maintained his former calm and
Ke most Indifferent bearing.
ie- Deputy Sheriff Nenefck testified he was prese
ne in the circuit attorneys office, when Mr. Brool
al of England, called tO see the prisoner. The pre-
ecution asked witness to tell the jury the nature
Us the interview between Brooks and the defendant
'aS Mr.. FauntlerOy. of defense, asked that the D
a. yate words at the interview and the emotion of
ne father be not laid before the sensaiC
gh seeking public audience.
The prosecution answered that they desired
te prove that that occasion the prisoner had thro
er- aside all disguise and admitted his dentity-t
he was H. NJ Brooks
Dn- Defense said that this point would not be den
me and witness was withdrawn
All the clothing marked SC. A. p" found
De- Maxwell's trunk at Auckland, New Zealand,
lises, hat boxes, trunks, medicine bottles, lett
mo and papers and articles bought by defendant wt
an in St. Louis, after the murder, and those purcha
urt in San Francisco, were admitted in evidence a
shown to the jury.
)ne The prosecution then stated to the court {
ny, they desired to rest their eide of the case
81, The defense asked that the coroner who Y
alu messed the pest-mortem examination Of Prelle
lor body be placed on the stand by the prosecut