The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-25
A DETECTIVES STORY.
STARTLING TESTIMONY ~ THE
MAXWELL CASE.
Detective MeCullOugh's Experience
With Prelier's Murderer While
He Was Ia Jail.

ST. LOUIS, No, May 24.-The rumor
that witness, who is said TO have
seen Maxwell make an attempt to
murd freller in Boston, previous to
arrival OF either Of them in this city,
would testify in Maxwell's case, drew
larger crowd to the Crimi nal Court
this morning than has been present at
any time sinre the opening of the
case, but their desire for the sensa.
tlonal had up to noou not been graft
fed, for the testimony taken this
morning differed but little from that
OF previous days.
A. A. MRLLIER,
druggist testified that Maxwell, ac-
companied by man whom he sup
posed was Preller, had come TO his
store on Easter Sunday, 1885, at about
80 O'Clock in the afternoon, and
called for something to quiet the
nerves. Witness prepared a mixture
| and gave it to the defendant The
man whom he supposed was Preller
purchased several toilet articles and
paid for them, exhib ting at the time
a large amount of money Saw the
two men af erward at a cigar stand in
the Southern Hotel buying cigars
Preller paid that bill also. Cross
examination developed nothing new.
A. AUGUST BENNETT
testified that the defendant came to his
shooting gallery on the evening Of
Easter Sunday about 8 80 o'clock and
shot at target several times. His aim
was unsteady, and he seemed nervous
and excited also appeared to be under
theinfluence of liquor.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MoHGUE,
to which Prefers dead body was
taken, was recalled, and testified that
the lip of the deceased appeared as if
a heavy black moustache had been
shaven from it. A clerk in the morgue
corroborated this statement.
c. A. BISHOP,
one of the attorneys for the prosecu-
ton, testified that he examined ortlv
after Preller's body had been discovered
the personal effects found in the
trunks left at the hotel by Maxwell,
and found, among other things,
copy OF Co per's Physicians Wade
Mecum. The book was marked on
page u, which described Clover's
method for the administration of
chloroform. Witness also found a
bottle containing ehloroform among
NaXwells abandoned effects.
THE SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY OF THE
DAY,
not that, however, which the thronged
courtroom expected to hear, was
given by j. F. Mccullough, a detec-
tive who, under the direction of De-
tective Furlong, District Attorney
Clover and his assistant, McDona d,
forged acheck on an Eastern house and
P esented it at enc of the city banks.
lie was arrested and placed in Jail and |
ass gned cell ado ming that of Max |
well. He testified that Immediately |
after bis incarceration he introduced |
himself to Maxwell and worked him |
self into his confidence, and about ten
days afterward he became eng lged in
conversation with Maxwell about
the latter's case. During this CONVEX
sation the defendant told the witness
that the only point in his case about
which he felt unc rtain and uneasy
was hat concerning the 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 speedy acquittal. The
witness offered to fix that all right,
but told The defendant that he must
know all about the case or he could
do nothing. The witness added that
Maxwell then made a free and full
confession of all particulars of the
case, beginning with his first acquaint-
ance with Preller, how on shipboard
he noticed Preller had 10 his possess
S on large amount of mooev, how
they separated in Boston, Preller 90.
ing to Philadelphia and Maxwell com
ing to st. Louis. The defendant in
this confession said that only FRIDAY
night, after Preller joined him in. this
city, he told him MAXWELL that it
would be impossible for him to pay
the defendants way to Auckland,
whittier they had arranged to 90 to-
gether. This, said the defendant to
witness, argered him greatly and he
determined to then "fx him" for his
meanness. On the following night he
and Preller were sitting in the formers
room, when the latter complained of
severe pans ia his side. Maxwell
said, "Oh, ! can fix that all right, |
have treated such cases before" He
then injected hypodermically into his
friends arm sufficient amount
OF morphine to render him UNI
after he had been i'm that
condition for some time, he bound a
cloth completely saturated with
chlorotorm about his victims head,
and this, he confessed to the wit
ness, ended the business" He then
secured all of Prellers money, about
$500 in all, besides the most of his
valuable per onal effects, and planned
his escape, the details of which are so
well known.
Mr.. Mcdonald then brought the
witness back to the arrangement to
have witness sw, ar that he had money
when he LETT Boston. He asked Max. I
we'll what he wanted Maxwell ex-
planned that he wanted the witness to
prove that he had large sum OF
money before he left Boston. Max
well said the witnsss would say that
they hsd met him in n club-raom at
Ioung's II tol, and had called at his
room. They could state that they
were with him, and that on the day
he left Boston they dropped into
to take drink and Max
well treated; that he had a Ia -ge roll
Of bills, and one of them suggested
that he was carele in carrying his I
bills so loosely in his pocket, and
they could swear that they saw $500
or 1900 in bills, he didn't care much I
what The two men then agreed on
the manner OF making up the story of
posting the witnesses alleged friends
how to testify 1t was first sug. J
gested that the two friends be intro
tuced to MaXwell's attorney, and then /
brought into Jail to see him, but this :
was dropped. Maxwell said he might I
get bond and get out, so twas agreed /
that they should arrange for the meet I
ing by fixing certain means of identi- c
Tying each other. On a card Maxwell
wrote "Frans Dingfelder" with CIV