The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21
MAXWELL'S TRIAL.
The Witnesses Examined on
Thursday.
EXPERT TESTIMONY GIVEN.
Imperial Deeree-Oeeds. Not Words
10 Sing Sing-The A. 4 p Wants
Observation-Disclosures.
The sra1weil Trial.

ST. LOUIS, May 20.-As the Maxwell
case proceeds the interest in the priso-
oner and his probable fate increases.
several prominent clergymen We
present at court this morning as were
also large number OF ladies, and these
together with many other spectators
packed the room TO the doors. The
first witness was barber named Anna.
Maxwell came to his shop between G
and 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 il he could recognize
him then, IL lac had known him when
his hair and beard were long. Witness
told him such thing would be impoS-
sible and Maxwell seemed pleased at
his answer. The prisoner had
talked like a parrot all the time he was
in the shop: told all sorts of stories
about himself: said he was going to 90
into the country for day or two, but
would soon return.
Samuel Hughes. ticket agent for the
San Francisco railroad, identified the
prisoner as the man 10 whom he had sold
a ticket to San Francisco on April 9th
identified the ticket which bore his own
signature and that of Fl. NJ. Brooks"
The prisoner had made no inquiry as to
the price of the ticket, and when he
paid for il drew forth a large roll of
bills of large denomination. The de-
fensa waived the cross-examination.
George Hess, pawnbroksr, met the
prisoner on the Sd or 4th day of April
the prisoner wanted to borrow S25 on
watch chain; witness refused to loan
him so much; the prisoner tried 20 sell
a bill OF other trivial articles, saving he
must have money; on the Monday after
Easter Sunday the prisoner called
again. purchased flute for IS. and a
set Of diamonds. paying for them with
500 bill, which he selected from a roll
OF several of the same denomination:
witness noticed nothing unusual in the
prisoners talk.
Frederick BIGGER. trunk maker, testi-
fed that the prisoner had bought from
him 4 canvas-covered trunk and pack
ing case on Monday, April 9Th.
In paying for them, he exhibited
large roll OF bills mostly of large de-
nominations. Later in the day. he re-
turned to the store and brocght two
large trunk straps. The straps taken
from around the trunk in which Prel-
ler's body was found were identified as
those sold to the prisoner. Witness
was shown two trunk boards found in
the packing case and asked If they were
parts of the tray. He said they were
not, but were pieces of the top of an
other trunk: the packing case had no
tray. The zinc trunk in which Peller's
body was found was brought before the
witness. who was asked TO tell. az an
expert. whether the tray had ever be-
longed in it7 Mr.. Zauntelwy.
counsel for defense, objected to
expert testimony on the point
but his objection was overruled,
was taken to the ruling. The point was
an important one, as the tray and par
tition were found in the packing case.
William Tram. 4 Southern Hotel
porter. recognized the trunks bought
from BIGGER. as those he had carried TO
the prisoners room, on the same day
they were bought. When he entered
the rooms the zinc trunk was in the
middle OF the floor and clothes were
scattered about and heaped in piles. He
lifted one end of the link trunk TO see il
it was packed. and thought it weighed
10 or $50 pounds "A heavy weight for
trunks of that size. The witness, at the
prisoners order. carried down the can
yass-covered trunk, leaving the others.
Maxwell said he would be back in a
day or two.
Louis +. Duff, hat dealer, testified
that he had sold Maxwell q hat on
Easter Monday. Maxwell wanted one
Ito make him look like Yankee" and
was very nervous.
J. A w FernO. druggist, testified ]
that Maxwell came into his store
on several occasions. About 4
pm. on Easter Sunday he came into
the store and purchased four ounces of
chlorofoSm and some carbolic acid. and
after little chat he went away. About
5 pm. he returned and asked for
another four ounces of chloroiorm-
Witness had only about that quantity
left and gave him only two ounces. The
defendant objected TO this, saying he
wanted four ounces or all the witness
had, but be took two ounces, and after
tearing the wet label from the bottle.
with the remark that, he being doctor,
labels were not necessary, left the store
in great haste. He had previously
stated that be was in great
hurry and had insisted that he
should be waited on quickly.
In the cross-examination witness
state that when the defendant came TO
the store the second time he had acct
denfaliv Knocked over the first bottle OF
chioroform and spilled the contents and
wanted another supply - quickly as
possible; he did not appear to be ex-
cited. only in 4 hurry
Adjourned till tomorrow