The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-27
THE DETECTIVES STORY.
MANWELL'S CONFESSION OF HOW
HE KILLED PRELLER.
ST. LOUIS, MAY 81.

Oh. LOUlS May ~
C. A. Bishop, one of the attorneys for the prose
cntion. testified that he had examined, shortly after
Preller s body had been discovered, personal eff
fects found in the trunks left at the hotel by Max
we'll, and found among other things copy of
COOper's Physicians Wade Mecum The book was
marked on page twelve, which describes Glover
method for the administration of chloroform. Wit
ness also found a bottle containing chloroform
among Maxwell g abandoned effects.
The sensational testimony of the day mot that,
however, which the crowd in the court room ex-
pected to hear followed that of Bishop:
The clerk called the name OF j. +. Nj Cullough,
and man of medium height, with light blue e, es,
fair hair and mutton-chop whiskers stepped from
among the crowd in the rear of the room and pro.
ceeded to the witness staud Maxwell moved
perversely in his chair and when he recognized the
witness his face blanched and he evinced signs OF
great mental agitation. This lasted but minute,
however, and he soon regained his usual calm air
and quiet demeanOr. The examination OF
the witness began ordinary enJugh,
and no one except the prosecution knew of what
character the testimony would be. Mccullough
testified that he was a detective, formerly under
Pinkerton, later in the United States secret service
and still later under Thomas Furlong, OF this CITY,
About Fe ruary 20 he had been put on the Maxwell
case, and plan had been arranged with his chief
whereby confession might be secured from the
supposed murderer. On February 26 lie presented
at the Mechanics bank of this city forged check
for Sl18,0l2 drawn in favor of John F. Morris and
had the name of DIR. Smith, treasurer OF the Gould
SYSTEM signed to it. While he was in the bank
to pass, his presence at the time being supposed to
have been purely accidental AS the signature
upon McCullough's check was totally unlike
Smiths, Hutchinson, the cas- her, Immediately de-
tected the forgery. Shaking with excitement, he
told Furlong of the discovery, and the latter at
tempted to arrest Mccullough. A scuffle ensued,
but Furlong bagged his man. He was afterwards
indicted by the grand jury for forgery. He was
placed in the Four CoYrts in cell Immediately ad
joining Maxwells. The hour each day. which the
prisoners were allowed for exercise Mccullough
| spent in Maxwell's compartment.
| The witness had proceeded then with his state
ment, when Mcdonald, of the prosecution, inter
| rupted him, saying:
1Now, tell when you had ary important con
versation with Maxwell, tell .he facts up to tht
time of your release.
iAbolt len days after went into Jail - be
gan the witness.
objected to the witness: said he was liar and al
| imposter By his bare testimony in open cour
this man had put himself in the position of
criminal himself held by the court and had gon
before the grand jury under charge OF forgery
The obiection was overruled The Judge sal
the argument was good for the jury and not TO
the court. a,
court of Justice for such netarious and infamou
scheme. ,
disgrace to the court The witness who was seal
cd Numerically took 1t coolly. Fauntleroy
when his objection was overruled, contended ths
, he should ask certain quest ons Of the witness
The court told him he could ask them ma ana ,tn IN
between Mcdonald and Fountleroy, in which M
Donald said if Fountelroy did not shut up h
would make a statement which would shut him ~
FOuntleroy asked series of questions, all {
I which were objected to and the objections sui
2 tanned. l.,
( Where were you born, how old are you. no
e many times were you in prison besides this tim
e how many crimes have you committed, Is there an
q crime yotl would hesitate to cOmmit-were Foun
e leroy's questions. He declined to pursue the su
ject further.