Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-06-03

| nrSt said he met this man Prelier in Liv-
erpool. Wanted Preller to go to a fancy
ball, but he refused to go because
1t was fast. Afterward he said he met
Preller about three days out from Boston.
He said he left England to avoid testify
ing in a case. Met Preller on the steamer
that arrived in Boston February 3, and
took rooms at Young's Hotel. Several
days afterWard he (MaxwelD went to
1903 Washington street to board. and
Preller stayed at Young's two weeks.
Preller went to Canada then and he re-
NAMED in Boston, at 1908 Washington
street, eating at Murphy's saloon. He
said he bought ticket in Pullman
coach, and left Saturday in March and
went around by Canada. His ticket cost
S2l.
| He arrived in ST. Louis Monday and
registered at the Southern. He asked
| about telegram of the clerk. The clerk
said one had been received asking if he
had arrived. He answered it. This was
on Monday. On Friday Preller arrived.
! They had talk about going to Auck-
| land. Maxwell was anxious that Preller
| should go to Auckland. Maxwell said
that Preller told him that he had only
| enough money to see himself through in
| the trip. He said he made up his mind on
| account of his meanness to fix him.
| On Sunday, he said, Preller was
| in his (MaXwelIS) room and complained
of pains. Maxwell told him he could
remedy it by using hypodermic
syringe, and 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 chloroform
that he had there, and when he found
| that was not enough he went out and got
! some more chloroform. Then he found
| he was dead. He took off his clothes,
took his money, and cut off his under
| shirt and shirt, and took off his
| drawers. He drew the things out, put
| him in the trunk and left the things in
the room. This was four Or five O'Clock
| in the afternoon. He said he then STAYED
around until Monday morning, when he
went out and bought several things,
| trunks among them. He then packed his
own trunk, putting the things he had
taken from Preller's body into it. He
| bought ticket for San Francisco, for
| which I think he said he paid SIG"
Witness detailed conversation in regard
| to defendants movements on the trip to
| California and his doings while in San
| Francisco, and his trip to Auckland and
| his experience there.
Mr.. Mcdonald then brought the wit
| ness back to the arrangement to have a
NItHCSS SHSdI t1ioL llc Ildu UctWcSH COUU
| and 500 when he left Boston.
The two men agreed on the manner of
| making up the story and of posting the
| witness alleged friends how to testify
1t was first suggested that the two friends
be introduced to Maxwell's attorneys
and then brought into Jail to see
him, but this was dropped. Maxwell
said he might get bond and
get out, SO it was agreed that they should
arrange for the meeting by fixing certain
means of identifying each other On a
card Maxwell wrote "Frank Dingfelder,"
with ''2 W" under each end of the name.
The witness explained that ss2 VIZ meant
two witnesses. The card was torn into
two pieces, Maxwell taking one and put
ting it in his drawer in his cell and the
witness taking the other. The witness
had card, on one side of which was
''Hon. John I. Martin, Attorney -at-Law,
st. Louis, No." and on the other "150s
Washington street" and ''Young's Ho-
tel" The cards were shown by the wit
ness.
''What else did he want the witnesses
to swear to?''
He said that he wanted them to testify
that they met Preller some time in June,
1885, and spoke to him, but Preller asked
them not to say anything about seeing
him, as it might prevent him and Max
well getting the money they wanted, but
afterward he said he did not want this
testimony as the defense would probably
be accidental killing"
'Was anything else said about the
testimony"
81 said something about the money
that my friends were to swear to, and
Maxwell said there would be no trouble
about perjury, as there was barkeeper
at the Southern Hotel who would swear
that he had 500 with him. He said he
wanted that sworn to, as it was the MISS
ing link"
"Did Maxwell ever say anq thing TO
you about chloroform being the best
method for killing MANI"
ga few days after got in Jail man
was shot; DIR. Coates, l believe. The
prisoner said that if he had a man to kill
he would not do it that way, that chloro-
form was so much easier"
"Now, Mr.. Mccullough, tell what You
did after you got out of jail?"
81 got out on bond and went to New
York. had an understanding that was
to write to him, the prisoner, putting the
letter inside of the envelope addressed to
John l. Martin. l did that"
"Ill get you to state now if Maxwell
ever told you how he made Preller's ac-
guaintance."
Preller on board the steamer by one of the
employees. He didn't say which one.
Preller showed him letters of introduce
ton to officers of the United States
Steamship company. He then thought
he would work Preller for those letters.
He wanted to get Preller to secure him
position. He afterwart! gave up the idea
when he learned that the company paid
only $50 and board.
GLOW long did you remain in New
York?'
sUntil about May 6.''
"Where did you 90 then?'
81 left about May on instructions
from Mr.. Furlong to go to Indianapolis"
elbow long did you remain there3"
"Until about the 18th of this month,
when came here on instructions from
| Mr.. Furlong."
"And you have been here SINGER"
eyes; have been here since. When
1 got to New York wrote to the defend
| ant and inclosed it in an envelope to his
attorneys. My first letter was dated
| April 10, 1886, saying that my witnesses
| would arrive here at Laclede Hotel on
| the goth, and asked if his attorneys could
| meet them. 1 received a reply to that
| letter."
.Have you that reply with your"
eyes, sir; it is here"
| The letter was shown to the attorneys
i for the defense who asked for the letter
| of the 10th by Mccullough. Mr.. McDon-
| aid said the letter was in the possession
| of the defense he presumed
The witnessed continued. Upon re-
ceipt of this letter l wrote again to
Messrs. Martin & Fauntleroy IN a letter
dated April 20, to which / received this