Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-24
MAxwELL,s TRIAL,

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SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1NcoURT TO-
AY-TH coNFEssIoN OF
MAXWELL TO 4 FRInow PRISONER.
ST. Louie, May 24-The rumor that a
witness who is said to have seen Max
wall attempt 10 murder Prsller n Bos.
ton would testify drew q large crowd to
the Maxwell case this morning. Up to
noon, however, nothing sensational had
been developed.
j. z. Mccullough. the detective who,
under the direction Of Detective Fur.
long. District Attorney Glover and his
a~ss,stant forged q check ON an eestern
house and presented it 20 one OF the
oily banks. was arrested and assigned a
cell adjoining that Of Maxwell. testified.
He said hat i~r.mediately after his IN
c-aroeration he introduced himself to
Maxwell and worked himself into his
confidence and ABOUT ten DAYS afterward
he became engaged in i conversation
with maxwell about the latter,s case.
During the conversation the defendant
told the w,tnees the only point he felt
uncertain and uneasy abon. was that
no ,oarninr tl,a monav IA said that
he could only prove he had plenty Of
money when Preller am to st. Louis
he would have no anxiety
about q speedy nequittal. Tie witness
offered to FIX this all right, but told the
him he must know all about the case or
he could not do nothing. Maxwell then
made full confession of all the PARTON
lars OF the case, beginning with his first
acquaintance with Preller. How on ship
board lie noticsd Peller had in lis
possession an amount oil III How
they separated in Boston Preller going
to Philadelphia and Maxwell to ST.
Louis. The defendant in his confession
said that on Friday night after Preller
Joined him in this city he told him (Max.
well that it would be impossible for
him to pay ssths defendants w.y
to Auckland, whittier they had
arranged 10 &c together. This. said the
defendant ID the witness. anoarad him
greatly and he determined then to Fix
him for his msanness.
On the; following night he and Prellsr
were sitting ID the formers room. when
tae!asser complained OF severe pains in.
hissside. Maxwell said, .ob. / oan fix
that all right. Ihaye treated such cases
BEFORE He then Injected hypodermi :
cally into his friends arm q
sufficient amount al morphine
to render him unconscious. After he
had been IN that condition. for come
time be bound a cloth completely sat
mated with chlorofora around his yio-
TINS head n This, he con.
fessed to the witness, ended The busi-
ness. ne tnen occurred ell OF Prsiler'i
money, ABOUT $sW n all,
oesiaes most q ma veluabls persona
snec.s ana tanned nus escape, the
ussAlls 9. WHOM are well g Aftel
shs conciusion q Mcuullough's testi-
Eohy me cours adjourned until two
efook'
ARRESTED FOR ARSON.
Heading. Pa, May S4-A detsctiva
swore out warrants to-day against sia
hat huiahers. msembsrs Of the hattera'
union, on charge OF being the partisl
who burned down Coldren's hat factor,
at Adamstown, involving = loss Of $50,
IVY. 80 essn alleged that rsaelu-
.aon Wss ons1ea u me. union 70 burr
aoNn nas iaosolies. Inc arrest na'
'aussu sssae senSsl'on'
Will D1z.
Cnacago NAY s4-Hopss Tor the 10
bomb victim nave been abandoned.
ruE porrrACxuys
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