The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-21
THE maxwell CASE.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE DEVELOP.
ING AGAINST THE PRISONER.
The Railroad Ticket and Trunks
Fully Identifed-The Murder
er's Strange Actions.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, May 20.-As the
Maxwell case proceeds the interest in
the prisoner and his probable fate in.
creases. Several prominent clergy.
men were present in the court room
this morning as were also a lsrge
number Of ladies aud these, together
with the many other spectators packed
the rom and he doors
TIE FIRST WITNESS
was a barber, John b. Arno, dong
business at 10 North Broadway, near
the Southern Hotel. Maxwell came
TO his shop between 8 and 7 O'Clock on
the evening of April 9th, 1885. His
hair and beard were both very long
and he asked TO have the former
trimmed and the latter shaved off.
The barber did this and Maxwell then
asked him II he could recogn 70 him
then II he had known him when bis
heir and bead were long. Witness
told him that such thing would be
impossible, and Maxwell seemed
pleased at this answer The pris ner
had talked like parrot all the time
he was in the shop. Told all sorts OF
stories about him.elf and said he was
going into the country for a day or
two but would soon return.
The counsel for the prisoner, in
cross-examining the witness, tried TO
show that Msxwell had evinced no
uneasiness and seemed unconcerned
as to whether or not his having been
shaved had changed his appea ance,
but the answers TO his questions re-
suited in showing that The contrary
had been the Gaze; that the prisoner
looked nervously around whenever
any one entered the room; that he
was continually slipping down in his
chair as If to not attract at ention.
SAMUEL HUGHES,
ticket agent r the San Francisco
railroad, was the next witness He
identified the prisoner as the man to
whom he had sold a ticket to San
Francisco on April 8, 1885. identified
the cket which bora his own sigma
ture, and that Of III. M. Brooks. The |
prisoner had made no INQUIRY as TO |
the price Of the ticket, and when he |
paid for it drew forth large roll of
bills OF large denominations.
The defense waived cross examina.
ton.
GEORGE J. HESS,
Of Hess 4 Culbertsop, pawnbrokers.
had met the prisoner on the third or
fourth day Of April, 1885; the prisoner
wanted 10 borrow $25 on watch
chain witness refused to loan him so
much prisoner tri d to sell him other
rival articles, saying that he must
nave money. On the Monday after
Easter Sunday the prisoner called
gain, purchasing flute for So and
'et OF diamonds, paying for them with a
100 bill, which he selected from a roll
II several of the same denomination
Witness noticed nothing unusual in
prisoners talk or action on his second
-isit.
ALBERT ALoEs,
n OPP ician, succeeded Hess on the
tand. He stifiel that the prisoner,
ccompanied by some one whom he
i'd not know, called at his place of
usine.s and wished to sell a magic
intern outfit. The gentleman with
laxwell W re black moustache, and
Q thought he would recognize him if
e should s. G him again. He identi-
ed photograph Of Pteller as The
lan he Jaw with defendant. After
ard the prisoner bought from the
fitness a pair of specta les, a pair OF 1
cid glasses and manicure set, ten a
ering in payment for the same 500
Ill. He drew large roll of money
ON his pocket when he paid the bill.
JAMES s. JoHNsoN,
clerk of Mr.. Aloes's, was next ex
mined and corroborated has en-
loyer's testimony.
FREDERICK DIGGER,
trunk maker, test fed that the pvis-
ner had bought from him q canvas,
'vered trunk and packing case Mon
~, April 9th. In paying for them
. drew from his inner coat pocket A
rye Toll OF bills, composed mostly of
lose OF large denominations. Some
me later In the day he returned 10
70 store and bought two large trunk ]
iapn' Ano btIhpb thh0u lrOm around
% trunk in which Preller's body was O
und were brought in and identified Il
the witness as those of the pris. N
Ter. N
The witness was shown two trunk
'ards found in the packing case and i
ktd II they were parts of the tray. n
Q said they we're not, but were "a
eces of the top of another trunk; th
Q packing case had no tray. re
The zinc trunk in which Preller's
'dy was found was brought before
g witness, who was asked to tell as A
expert whether the tray had ever X
'longed in it. N
Mr., Fauntleroy, counsel for the de-. 7
nse, objected TO expert testimony on
9 point, but his objection was over A
led and the witness answered it An Y
ception was taken to the ruling. 4
he point was an important one, as u
c t'ay and partition were found in u
c packing-case. Y