The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-27
MAXWELL.
PROGRESS OF THE FAMOUS
TRIAL AT ST. LOUIS
TESTIMONY.
WHAT THE WALTERS AND MAIDS
AT THE HOTEL KNOW
ABOUT BROOKS.

ST. LOUIS, MAY I'LL. NJ DIOohHf "
we'll ON trial for the murder Of G. Arthur Prell
wac brought into the criminal court ms norm
AT 10 o'clock and waited patiently for Judge v
w aggoner to dispose OF unlmpoftaht cases ON vi
do cket and call his own.
The prisoner maintains his quiet demeanOr, anO
professes great relief at having been allowed by
his attorneys to make trus statement OF the man
ner in which Preler came TO his death, ana ieel5
confident that public opinion has already acquitted
him of Intentional crime.
All the witnesses for the state are present IN q
body, and are kept under strict surveillance by the
l.. h. Hunt present clerk of the Southern hotel,
was the first witness examined this morning, anu
his examination, and crOss-examinatOn, consumed
the greater part of the morning lie testified that
he was the cashier of the hotel at the time OF the
murder. He identified the prisoner as the man
VINO, in April, 1885, registered as W. u. LennON
Maxwell, NJ. D., and also identified photograph
rs thai of c. Arthur Preller, who arrived at the
house on April 3.
well known of the intimacy of tie two English
men MAXWELL open and apparent lack of money,
tle disappearance of Preller, the departure OF
Brooks for San Francisco, and the discovery oil
the body In the trunk.
Daring the cross examination, the witness ad-
mitted That he had no means OF knowing That tine
man who regi tered as &. Arthur Preller dd not
register that name a an alias, He had gone to
the morgue after freller's body had been placed
there but could not identify IT, He could not state
positively that the remains we're those OF human
being.
Maggie Cuddy, chambermaid at the South arm
hotel took the stand. She recognized the prisoner
az the occupant Of room Ia, daring part of the
month of April, 1888. She shown a photo
graph which she said was that Of Preler, whom
she had often seen in the prisoners room. She
identified the articles found among the baggage OF
Maxwell and Preller The prisoner was late
riser, and II was eleven o'clock before she could
ever get into his room.
But on Monday morning. however, after the
death OF Preler prisoner had arisen very early, for
che saw him in one of the corridors at about a.
m lie appeared and excited.
VIM. Lyon porter at the Southern hotel, identi-
fed the trunks, hat boxes, etc, found In Prellers
and Maxwels rooms as those belonging to the two
men. lie had seen them together often Brooks
seemed to eyince u great desire to he closely init
mate with Preer The two men seemed always
on the best terms.
John ManyOn, another porter, testified that the
zinc trunk in which the body was found was among
Maxwell's baggage, when he arrived at the hotel.
lie assisted In carrying the trunk down to the Office
witnessed II opened, and described the position in
which the body was found; also the finding of Il
paper pinned to the lid of the trunk reading: $50
die all traitors to the great cause
Il. Warren, of Gloucester, Mass, testified that
he was acquainted with the prisoner and Preller;
had met them on board the steamship Cephalonia
lie had witnessed their introduction to each other
They seemed to become very intimate, but tho
prisoner was the more administrative. In his eff
forts TO strengthen the friendship Maxwell gave II
to be understood that he as aphyscian, graduated
with honor from an English medical college, he
also stated he was an attorney, and stated he had
been regularly admitted to the bar. The prisoner
had written to the witness after they had both ar
rived In the United States stating he and Preller
were about to engage in the cattle business in
Texas. Witness had seen the remains found In the
trunk and identified them AZ those Of Arthur Prel-
Ter.
The court then adjourned for one hour
Henry Arlington, head waiter In the Southern
hotel, next testified. lie recognized the prisoner
rs Maxwell. lie first met him on the End Of April,
1895, In the hotel dining room and next saw him
good Friday, when he and Prellpr were at lunch
This was the first time he had seen Preller. Wit
ness here recognized the photograph of Preller
lie had talked with both at this time, but particu
larry with Maxwell, who said he knew Manchester,
England, well, and had been u house surgeon at n
hospital there. He next saw Preller Easter Sun
day morning when he was at the piano in the par
lor Maxwell was seated near by. lie did not see
Prellor again, but saw Maxwell about 1913 that
night.
lie came into the ordinary and called for wine
and ordered small bottle of champagne. lie was
little drunk. Wine was brought but he only
slipped little of it, and told me to give the re-
mainder to the boys lie then pulled out roll of
bank bills, and dropping them on the table, said !:
suppose man was to murder somebody In this
country and he had Ave OF six hundred dollars
could he get of ~
"Good God" said, "you are in a civilized coun-
try, now, young man.
From that he wandered of to his experience in
the Turkish army, and said the sultan had made
pasha out of him for service on the field He
talked at random and foolishly Finally he walked
out but stopped at the door and pulling out large
pistol said, hls'nt that daisy and added he had
knocked several Russians in the head with that
| asked him where he and his friend were going
lie said his friend was away in the country, bnt
that he himself was going to the Cape. lie said
he would change his clothes for a western
outfit, and advised him TO retain the suit he had
on. Then he asked me to go out and have good
time with him. lie said he didn't give d-n for
spending $50 or $50, but told him was on watch
and could not get away, and he left, Next time [
saw Maxwell was on Monday evening, following
lie was In the ordinary drinking Golfer | asked
him If he going ont To have that uOnd tima
and looking up quickly he said no. that he was
called back to Turkey and would have to leave
lie tn left the room, and that was the last saw
Of him until he was brought back here
Cross examination of this witness elected moth
ing, excepting he stated that in his testimony be-
fore the coroner he did not say anything about
Maxwell asking him whether IL man should get
of for $500 or 5000 because he did not at the time
remember the incident but II was recalled to his
mind by one of the walters, afterwards, and then
he remembered Il.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS, May 2O.-The first witness in the
Maxwell case today was barber, John Il. ArmO
Maxwell came TO his shop between d and o'clock
In the evening" April g. 1885, and asked to have his
hair trimmed and beard shaved of The barber
did this and Maxwell asked him II he could reco-
nize him II he had known him when his hair and
beard were long. The witness told him that such
thing would be impossible. Maxwell seemed
pleased with this answer.
Counsel for the prisoner in the crossexamina-
ton of the witness tried TO show that Maxwell had
evidenced no pleasness and seemed unConcerned
as TO whether or not his having been shaved had
changed his appearance, but the answers TO his in
quiry resulted In showing that the contrary had
been the case, and that the pris sner looked ner
vously around whenever anyone entered the room
and he was continually slipping down in his chair
as II TO not attract attention.
Samuel \, Hughes ticket agent for the San
Francisco railroad, was the next witness. lie
identified the prisoner Us the man 10 whom he mad
sold ticket to San Francisco on April u, 1885. lie
identified the ticket, which bore his own signature
and that of II. NJ Brooks The prisoner had made
no inquiry as 10 the price of the ticket and when
he paid tor il drew forth large roll of bills of
large denominations.
Geo. j. Hess, pawnhroker, had met the prison.
er on April 3, 1885. The prisoner had wanted to
borrow S2S on watch chain, upon which witness
had refused To loan MIN so much The prisoner
tried to sell him other articles saving he must
have money. On the Monday after Easter SUNDAY
the prisoner called again and purchased flute for
y and set OF diamonds, paying for them with a
hundred dollar bill, which he selected from roll
OF bills OF large denominations Witness noticed
nothing unusual In the prisoners talk or action on
his eecond visit.
Albert Saloe, optcian, succeeded Hess on the
stasd and testified that the prisoner, accompanied
by some one whom he did not know called al his
tern outfit. The gentleman with Maxwell wore A
black moUstache, and he thought he would recog-
nize him II he should ever see him again. He
Identified the photograph of Preller IA the pris.
oner $ friend. A few days afterward the prisoner
bought from the witness a pair of spectacles
pair OF field glasses, and mancures set, rendering
IN payment for the same 800 bill be drew a
large roll of money from his pocket when he paid
the bill