Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-25
THE TRIAL OF MAXWELL.
Some CuriOnS Features Of This Re
mark able Case.

BUYING SIX OUNCES OF CHLoRoFoRN on THE
DAY WHEN PRELLER DISAPPEARED.
The Maxwell trial in st. Louis is drawing like
circus. More than a hundred women were
present last Thursday. and they watched the
proceedings with great interest. Maxwell was In
no wise abashed. When his attention was not
attracted by the witnesses he stared back and
criticised the different styles of beauty dis
played in the group of women. He had recov-
cred his nerve, and the CHASTITY trunk and other
evidence did not affect him as they did We'd
nesday. Once ne subjected to- "a severe
strain. 1t was when William III. Duff, hat
dealer was the stand. Maxwell bought a
hat from him on the day after the murder and
told some tall stories about his adventures in
Turkey. Mr.. Duff Is near-sighted and could not
See the prisoner.
"Stand up" said the court Maxwell arose.
Vow, come forward 10 the witness
The prisoner walked within a foot of the
stand. Mr.. Duff peered at him through his
glasses and said, That is the man" Maxwell
bowed To him and resumed his seat. He was
pale and shaky when he sat down.
John b. Armo, negro barber. said that Max
well came into his shop on Easter Monday, the
day after the murder. and had his beard cut OFT,
and then asked if any one would know him.
lie told the barber that he was going to Turkey.
Frederick BIGGER a trunk manufacturer at No.
10 Broadway, testified that the prisoner
tered his place early on Monday morning and
bought two trunks. canvas-covered trunk
and packing trunk. He ordered both to be
sent To the hotel. An hour later he bought q
Waterproof vaIise and said he was going ON u
Voyase
To the room. He found a large pile of clothing
on the floor. and the uncovered trunk closed
aud tied up with ropes. An hour later Max
well told him To take the new canyas-covered
trunk and two valises and hat box down
stairs. The pile OF clothing had disappeared.
lie left the uncovered trunk and the new
packing trunk behind. Il am only going away
1OT "A few days. Maxwell said; my friend has
gone TO the country and am lonely" Charles
BIGGER was sent for TO open the trunk, and did
alter cutting the straps and ropes. The
trunk was shown him in court, and he described
minuteiy the position "a the corpse. Maxwell
looked at him without tremOr-
WAS PRELLEI:'s BODY.
Last Friday John A. Frazer. OF Toronto pho
.ographer, testified that he knew PreIler in To-
rontO, and accurately described rreiler's APP
pearance. Witness testified to having recog-
EiZed Preller IN the photograph OF the corpse
supposed 20 be Preiier sent To Toronto Tor iden-
LITIGATION; also that at ri. Louis he identified
the corpse az PreiieT by scar over the lett eye
as described By him before he visited the GEM
etcTy.
Detective Tracy testified 10 arrestIng Max
we'll III Auckland, anu finding ON him articles
OF clothing marked -. y. p. The witness
Ead never made any inducement To the pris-
oner 10 make L confession. Maxwell, when
SHOWN portrait .. Preiler by the detective pre-
ten ded not To recOs 8iZe it,
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY YESTERDAY
The sensational testimony of yesterday was
given by j. r Mccullough, a detective, who
under the direction OF Detective Furlong Dis
trict Attorney Clover and his assistant McDon-
aid forged a note ON AN eastern mousse ami pre-
scented Il at one OF the city banks. tie was
arrested and placed in Jail aud assigned cell
adjoining that OF Maxwell. He testified that
Immediately alter his Incarceration ne intro
duced himself III Maxwell and worked himself
into his confidence, and about ten days after
ward ne became engaged in "A conversation
with Maxwell about the murder case.
During the conversation the defendant toil
the witness that the only point in his case
about which ne felt uncer,ain and uneasy
was that concerning the money. He said
that II he could only prove that lie
had plenty OF money when Frcler came TO
ST. Louis ne would have doubts about "A
speedy actIuItt:u- Tine witness offered to
hx that al night, but told the Defendant that
ne must kh"" all about the case or could 40
nothing Maxwell tnen maze d Tree and 1ull
confession vi all particulars oI tne case, begin
Hins with his first acquaintance with Preiler
un ShIp-bOtrd he Ept4ced that PTelcr had in
LIS possession a large amount of money: how
they separated ~ Boston, Preier gong 10 Phil
adeIpuit aud Maxwell coming, u ~. Louis.
Inc defendant III ms confession, said that on
the Friday niz ut after Pfeiler Joined HIM in
this city he told him tAiaXwellJ that it would
DC Impossible luf INN 10 pay the defendants
way 10 Auck anu, WHITTIER LHey had arranged
10 20 together. This, said the defendant to the
witness. anseTcu MIN greatly, and he detern-
1Iet then 10 ''IiX" him for his mednness. On
Tue following Night lac and Prelier were sitting
ia the formers room wuen lac latter COM
liiiined II set ere pains III his side Maxwell sand
ION, can nix th;tt ali right; have treated such
Cases before lie then M ecied Ia podernicliy
Into his friend sssrII sGiiICi amount vi NOR
prime To render him unconscious. After he had
been III this condition Tor some time lie bound
"a cloth completely saturated with chloroiorm
about has friend ) head, and this, he confessed
10 the witness, ended tue business" He then
secured al oI TreIiers Iaoney, about S6.Suu IN
all, besides the most oil his valuable PERSONAL
effects, aud planned his escape, the details oil
which - we'll known.
Ar. faGntieroy, % counsel for the defense OBJ
Jected To tuG witness. tie said he wa, a liar
and an lmposter by his own testimony in omen
court ms man mad put himself in the posi-
lion oi a erlmIna, ana had himself held by The
court; had gone before the grand jury under a
charge OF forgery, and had gone to Jail.
IDe objection MAS OSeTruieu. Inc Judge said
the argument was good for the jury but not ior
the COURT