Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-19
EAST OF THE ROCKIES



peints Z ntalensent mads hq Il. n
Brooks, afias Maxwell. now on trial fer
TIE murder e o. A9tknr FneIier, Whiah
uill constifnta his oniY dafsnas and
whieh Wiii be urged by hiB atforneys II
tha trial. In q Word. be viii oonfsss -
the kiIling Of Prelier ny accident while
excited and friahtenad ha caaoomled
TIE death. He declares that be has a.
waya wanted % tell the facts and olly
rafrained by tha advice Of his attoxneya
Fsllowin9 Il Brooks ststemeni:
-Mr. RrslleF vas aufsring frcm q
private disease foR which I bad previous
b prescribed. mixing tha mediosna any
salf from bostlea IN meaieina oaesl
carried Uilh ne. Bat hs1 ailmenl hnd
reached alaRe uhsn il uas necessary
for ne 70 make certain inVesEiRatiuns.
Waa obliged 20 usa 9 eatheteE, and ID
using q caahster when the parts we're
infamsd. ! had prsViously applied cler-
ofofm IN order te psodu0o Z eondition
og naEootism. explAlnsd ahe process
90 Praller and told him what I should
hsvs to d.. he uaa noa eniy uiIlinn.
bat vas very anxious for ne - treat
him IN tAis Enanner.
Bf0oks then tells e tbs purchase %
she ohloEoform which Wss spilled fn the
sink on Sunday nftoRnoon. while be
vas washing Abe inatrnm8nts prapaFa-
tory 70 tue operation; of bis going 30
Furnog's drug store and buying more,
denying inoieantaliy she ItAtamenis
that hs there showed oVidenaea ue har-
~ and excitsmenf, and continues.
.About 8 3. N. We began che operation.
sdminiHteFed the chl0xofoFm IN she
usual wAy, holding saturated cloth 10
the noee. Mr.. FFelieF passed through
the drst staRo all right. Il fook several
moments. don't knoW exactly how
long. Then he entered the second
stage. and here the terfible result came
discovered too lste that be was dying.
Imagine my horror VIXEN this faoa
dawned on me. wes wild with fright,
bua had presence Of mind anoaqh 20 cot
the shirt and under shirt from the body.
Getting g Wst towel beat him arouad
the neck and shoulders for half an kouF
or more. did not give 20 until ! vas
ready ts 0rup from exhaustion. and nv
efoFes were not relaxed until be had
been dead same time. Al the clothes
he had on nt the time we're his shirt and
under shirt. he had stripped for the
oDsration, what dId do when
| saw that my griand vas deadl What
could I dof didn't know what 10 de-.
except 10 drink, and / drank freely. /
drank everything could eet, wine.
whisky, everything. What we're Hy
thouRhtsf had not any. An that
Eemembar was that drew on a pair Of
drswars, the frst that fell into my
hands. end pat the body into trunk,
from watch bad removed everything.
What vas done besides this. have no
recollection Of. Liquor and oonalerna-
ton had possession Of me, and know
only that my feelings were those of ut
most terror. ] remained ia my room
that night-ths same room in
which the remains WeFe--and 10 would
be q lie for me 10 say I slepl, for / did
not, and wes glad when moFninR came.
What did after leaving my room yoo
know, for it has ell been printed
be said be supposed that The post
psorteM when the body was found would
disolose the nainre Of tbs operation and
the cause Of dsath. Acoordtna 10 hia
own stcey. the cutting 0d Of Preller's
snoustache, the inscription about q
Orator. found IL the trunk, and all
the other quesr incidents connected
with the tragedy are TO be attributed 70
his liquor and fear ERASED condition
after the fatality.
aeesInR Of Trades union 0mcers.
PHrLADELPAIk, Nay ls.-Tha ofiosrs
Of twenty National Trades Uniana
met here with closed doors this after
noon, 10 taxa united aotioa, Il Vas
stated, TO resist the enoroaahments be-
ing made upon the unioas By the
Knights Of LaboK. Thirty two asssaia-
tions we're represented By delegates or
letter, and olaim 20 have membership
Of Ss7. .56S. The representative of each
orRAnIzaiion presented bic grievances 81
the Gloss Of the evonlnQ session, which
continued until after midnieht.
The Secretary stated that resolutions
had been adopted deolaFing that. %
view Of she Successes thai had attended
the efforts Of ths National aud Lnterna-
tional Unions 10 tbe paat, they should
stFicsly presarve theiE disti1ot and indi-
yidual Autonomy; and that u e not
desmed advisablo for any Trades Union
20 be controlled by OF 20 Join the Knights
Of Labor In q body. behaving that the
Trades Unions are best ouAlihsd % reg
ulate their own internal trade Affairs.
The resolutions also declare that it is
the puFposs of q certain element Of the
KuiQhfs Of LaboF % destroy tho Trades
UniOna, and that this element makes Il
g point 20 enoFoach on she missiou and
pFsrogativee Of the Trades Uai0na,
akousinQ nntaQoniame and proy0kina
asaaa..~r..-..a -. a. II ~narsrSa~ssraH -
the deliQhs and satisfaction Of she cap
itaiist.
Ths conferences. however, oonolnded
that some oonaereed plan Of aetien was
absolutely necessary 20 prevent e EN-
tinaanos Of this destructive policy aBd
20 establish harmouioas and fraternai
relaiions between oil the various
branehas Of organised LlahoF, aud q sst
of terms Wag drafted with this objeoi
n vieW, % Be presented for she oonsid-
eration of the Oonvsntion Of Knights ef
Labor. which meets nsxt Tuesday e
Clevsiand. Ths nature Of the terms u
nes disclosed. They will be submiiled
20 the General Exesutivs Beard Of the
Kniahts Of Lsbog On honday nexs, By
the COMMITTEES.
A PmmIe n Oh.
PrTrsnURa, MAy is.-There wGs =
panie 10 oil today. eAuaed by the failure
0f Craig a L1sFis, 90 of The largest
oil Arms IN the country. Toe markel
epaned Il 505< and Dropped of 70 6614.
The feeling - noon wa1 : hitie
ne oal Failure.
PFrzMBuna. May te.--Joeeph CEaia
bead of tke OIL nFm which failed Co.
day. aines be has boen IN b9ai1esB for
himsslf haa baen Is tiuasa q mnsl In
poFtant fastoE h ~ ell baainnsA His
t<auaactions we're eo0rmous. bold and
veil planned ~ nsaf e ean Be esti
mated TIE dfm Was iona aboat 2. .1oOo
barrels. and ths differences vii amoani
60 from $4,000 70 ei15. 900. Ths mem-
hara ef the ara say thas their eEsas
will 20 thRsuRh We elo4KinR houss AL
right tomoErsW and thaf II fsg days
thsy vii be ahia 30 resume. TAe arm
hss 1nras interests b kana, fisid aod
ammt1 - r~ftIraa