The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-27
ELLER'S MURDERER IN HIS
OWN DEFENSE.
Repeats, Under Oath, His State
ment That His Victim
Came 10 His
TIN WHILE UNDERGOING A
SURGICAL OPERATION.
Relations With Preller Elk.
ained at LeBgth-SOme Strik-
ing Inconsistencies.

of the Criminal Court arrived
|mo'ning crowds OF men and wo-
anxious 30 hear the opening OF
Iiefen. in the Maxwell case and
. testimony of the defendant, had
. lregated around the + ur Courts.
4 of the space around the do cf
! ciiminsl room was occupied, the
. idors and pas age ways were
4 ed q it'll curious would be specta-
and there were many standing
1 he steps and sidewalks, who were
81 bic TO gain entrance even 10 the
4 ding The deputies appe red ut
. Hook and with difficulty forced
. way through the throng and
. led the doors. A rush for seats
standing room followed, and the
est disorder prevailed for a time
. Who were able TO enter did so, but
! was large majority who were
ID 10 remain tutside, every availa-
pace being occupied within lm-
late y after the opening of the
the Judge ordered that
the doors in the room
q sed and locked, AID
no one, no even the officers OF
,ourt, be allowed 10 enter or ! ave
foon. All means of unica-
theref re. with tn Sc who were
mate or unfortunate enough TO
admission, were cut OF, and the
de world will remain in ignor
Of the proceedings until the
shall adjourn, viii h will proba-
lot occur un il ate in the aft r
for, after the defense shall have
! their side Of the case, Maxwell
be nut upon the stand, and the
n OF his te timony and the cross
nination by the prosecution will
Ptless consume several hours.
MR.. PAUSTLRRoY,
le defense, after the rout ne bust
pf toe court had been concluded,
and commenced his opening adj
10 the jury He 8 ated tina he
ID to impress them with the fact
no one knew how Preller came
death except the defendant,
he proposed TO disclose to the
bill the tircumstan es ate ,oing
liter stating the manner in which
er and the defendant became
inted, and the chosen 81 OF their
ishp there fter, he stated that
eiense intended TO prove that
Keller wa' suffe ing from str
and that the defendant foolishly
rtoog TO remove II. The de end
as unwilling to perform the oper-
alone. but Pre- Ter did not wi. h
ature OF his ailment TO be known,
nsisted that NJ xwe should p r
IL. To lessen the pain he adj.
tered chloroform, but in too
d qua tity, and death suited
Il the clotoes from his friends
and attempted to resuscitate
but fai ed. H. said the defense
prove that P,eller knew Max
lad no money, and had PROMISED
N his expenses to Auckland.
ery, therefore, could not have
} motive for causing hi fr ends
which was at any rate accident
Q remainder OF Mr.. Fainter US
} W devot d 10 an explanation
6 tents nc ions after the death
Her, and assign ny reasons there
Of VIII CHI was Cootained in
oll's confession made few days
Maxwell was then paced on
and.
MAXwRLLs STATEMENT.
showed little evidence OF feel
Though there was some degree
rvousness both in his face and
There was a rustic in the
room, and Ju sc Van Wagner,
lief speech, demanded absolute
in the audience The witness
in reply TO questions by Mr.
leroy, stated in substance, rs
ls: my full name is Hugh M.
ss; i am twenty five years cd;
orn in Hyde. Chester, England;
nmenced to study law with MIR.
q at Stockport, near Hyde, in
and remained there four year,;
lawyer by pro ession; | also
ed medicine and surgery ut the
iAte school at Manchester, but
lot licen ed physician; / first
q. Arthur Prrller at TIE North
m Hote at Liverpool, but did
bet acquainted with him until /
him on the steamer Cephalonia;
met Mr.. Warren on the steamer;
reller and we e both English.
coming TO a strange country,
ar acquaintance ripened into
friendship. We talked much
our plans and purposes for the
b, and our acquaintance and
lship continr ed after our arrival
3 couatry. We reached Boston
nary Sd, and after three or four
Preller B ar ed on a buiine g trip.
convei satinns end core p nd
wth Pc Ter about going 10 Ne y
no. We agl esd TO meet In St.
and g. there together. told
bout nv q aurial condition, tell.
in In letter that had 800 a |
ira ed Preller Revs raj tim s
cally ia Boston, and by letter, End
knowledged having rect lived de-
bsneht from the treatment; he
that l had never prs cticed m I'd
rfgaielly. Inever used any de-
on with him in this regard.
B witness then &c ,cribtd vrrions
about P,eller leaving 30 m
Anads, al. ut his own and Prel
arrivrl In s.. Louis and
ing ct the Southern Hotel
aid that he bad $50 "a
wnen he arrived here,
be tried 20 pawn some OF bis
b before Prelet came; his visit,
move drug sc 70 aud bi' CONVEX
Is with Fernow; biz hssnl
az articles OF him, am' NJ then
oiorm ard c 7 Ole acid, which
ombinst 90, he used himself il
NJ bad tooth that tfoub ed i'm
PKellerUr we'd on the Fridey PHO
ster Sunday; how they W. mt TO
y 20 Try u sell his magic lane I
slides, aud va ioul other occut
3 whirh took pl CO between F. i
aud Sunday, eli Of which are
az TO neal everybody.
eSouit then toIk a reCess.
NAFTLR RECESS.
examipston of the defendant
nuei. 1--WE, Mr.. p eler ald I .
ID, "mlde tvs trils bttKeeu IN.
pein Hot aud the union depo'
We st rmDttd 20 d s over m,
OF the dee ton Of my trunt
c)nta'nei' tie n aYic lanter