The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-25

OF April, looO. she Nds suOHh eio'o
graph which she said was that OF Preiler,
whom she had often seen in the prisoners
room. She identified various articles found
among Preller's and Maxwells Baggage.
The prisoner was late riser, and II was IL
o'clock before she could even get into his
room to perform her duties; but on the
Monday morning after the death Of Preller
the prisoner had arisen very early, Tor she
saw him in one of the corridors at about
a. IN. He appeared nervous and excited
Henry Arlington, the head waiter at the
Southern hotel, next testified: de saw
Preller on Easter Sunday morning when
he was at the piano In the parlor, Maxwell
seated near by; did not see Preller again,
but saw Maxwell about 10:l5 that night.
He came into the ordinary, called Tor
wine card and ordered a small bottle OF
champagne. He was little drunk. The
wine was brought but he only slipped
little of it and told me to
give the remainder to the boys. He then
puIled out roll of bank bills and drop
ping il on the table said, suppose man
was to murder somebody in this country
and he had FIVE or six hundred dollars,
could he got off% Good God, L said,
YOU are in civilized country
now Young man. From that he wandered
of. talked at random and fOOlishly.
Finally he walked out, but stopped at
the door, and pulling out q large pistol,
said "Isn't that a daisy ?" and added
that he had knocked several Prussians in
the head with that. / ssked him where he
ard is friend were going. He said his
trienc was away in the country and that
ne pin.seI: VS. ICING 10 the cape. lie
s.;A NC wcI!i chsnee hi clothes %:
was.e--- utet snG Vi
him to return the suit he had on. Then
he asked me to go out and have good
time with him. He said he didn't give 4
damn for spending fifty or sixty dollars, but
told him that / was on watch
and could not get away and he left.
The next thine ] saw Maxwell was on
the Monday evening. He was in the
ordinary drinking coffee. | asked him
If he was out to have that good time, and
locking up quickly he said, no that he was
called back to Europe and would have to
leave. He then left the room and that
was the last | saw of him until he was
brou.ht back here
On cross-examination witness stated on
his testimony before the coroner that ne did
not saw ANYTHING about Maxwell asking
him whether If a man should murder an
other ia this country he could get off for
$500 or $500, because he did not at the
time remember the incident, but ii was Ne
called to his mind by one of the walters
afterward and then he recollected it.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
ST. Louis. Nav 20.-The Maxwell tria
) is progressing quite rapidly. John b
Armo. the barber who shaved Maxwell tn,
morning after Preller was killed, was the
. first witness to testify this morning. III,
said he cut the defendant hair and shaved
him of the full beard which he wore
Msxwell appeared very nervous, and wher
the witness had finished inquired il then
was much change in his appearance, and
he could be N cognized rs his former sell
He also told the witness that he had beer
physician in the Turkish army.
Samuel +. Hughes, ticket agent OF tn
s.. Louis & San Francisco railroad, testiti
ed to selling Maxwell a first-claSs ticket L
San Francisco. 5,
; George V. Hess, a pawnbroker. said I'll
) defendent came to him about April
: 1885, and wanted to pawn his watch an
chain and several other articles Tor y:
stating that he was expecting remittanc
: of money, but was very hard pressed jus
then and must have the amount asked
II As the articles all told were not worth tn
money asked for them Mr.. Hess would nc
. advance ii.
Albert S. Aloi, an optician, testified thu
= the prisoner, accompanied by some on
! whom he did not know, called at his plaC
of business and wished to sell a magic lar
; tern outfit. The gentleman with Maxwe
: wore a black mustsche, and he thought h
!! would recognize him If he saw him again
He identified photograph of Preller's /;
the prisoners friend. A fe
4, DAYS afserward the prisoner bougi
! from witness pair OF spectaeles, pair
- field glasses and manicure set, tenderln
g in payment for the same 500 bill. II
: drew a large roll of money from his pock'
= when he paid the bill.
@ Fred. BIGGER, trunk maker, testihe
II" that the prisoner had bought from him
\ canyass-covered trunk and packing case o
- Monday, April 9th. In paying for the
= he drew from his inner coat pocket a lars
n roll of bills, composed mostly
~ those of large denominations. Son
:, time later in the day he returne
- TO the store and bought two large strap
y The straps taken from around the trun
y in which Preller's body was found We
IL brous hit in and identified by the witness
those sold 10 the prisoner. The WHINE
was shown two trunk boards found in Il
d packing case and asked if they were par
r. of the tray. He said they were not, b
e pieces of the top of another trunk. III
l. packing case had no tray. The zinc trur
e, in which Preller's body was found W
'e brought before the witness, who was ask
10 to tell, as an expert, whether the tray hs
re ever belonged in it. .tr.
q, Mr.. Faunteloy, counsel for the defen:
3 objected to expert testimony on the PoiI
70 but his objection was overruled, and VI
"a ness answered that ii was. Exception W
he taken to the ruling. The point was an il
y portant one,.as the tray and partition We
s: found in the packing case.
TO VIM. A. Fruin. Southern hotel porte
S recognized the trunks drought fro