Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-28
MAXwELL'S CASE.
Detective McCuIIough's Story De,
nounced as an Infamous Lie.
MAXWELL ON THE STAND AGAIN
He Continues His Story From His Return
From AukIand to the
Present.

ST. LOUIS, May 27.-Only small por
ton of the crowd who desired to hear the
proceedings in the Maxwell case were al
lowed to enter the Circuit room this morn
ing and a large number Of those who did
gain sdmittsnce were ordered to leave by
the Judge, who feared that the floor would
fall in under such heavy weight Mr..
Fauntlsroy, Of the defense, continued the
direct examination OF the witness. BE ask.
ed the defendant why it was that his father
aud mother had not come from their home
at Sunny Bank Hyde, Cheshire, England,
when their son stood charged with such a
heInous crime. The prosecution objected
to the question and they were sustained
In continuance Of bis story of the crime, the
witness said in substance: Returning from
Auckland, arrived in St. Louis in charge
of the State officers some time in August
don't remember the exact date, and was
placed in jail, where have remained
ever since. Soon after my incarceration /
met this man, who testified under the name
Of Mccullough, but | never made any sr.
rsugements with him about the manner in
which my defense should be conducted.
"But how about his testimony" interrupt.
ed Mr.. Fsuntleroy, in which he stated
that you confessed to having murdered
Mr.. Preller because he wouldn't furnish
you money to 90 to Auckland2'
His whole statement" replied the wit
ness, was an an infamous lie from begin.
ning to end. | never saw the letter signed
Mann, which he says he wrote to me until
it was produced in court. never tried 20
secure false witness nor to manufacture
q bogus defense. Ny attorneys received a
letter from some one signed Stratton, in
which the writer stated that he was willing
to swear that corpse had been brought to
the hotel on the day before Mr.. Pfeler's
death, and that it was the one found in my
trunk. told my attorneys that ali such
schemes we're nonsense.
Mr.. Fauntleroy showed The letter to the
witness and asked him il he could tell by
whom 1t was written. The prosecution ob-
jected Mr.. Fauntleroy said he desired to
show the jury that an attempt had been
made 10 entrap the defendant, and that
Mccullough probably wrote it. The OBJ
lection was sustained. Continuing his
statement, the defendant sold:
"Mr PrelIer was afflicted with disease
Of a private nature some time before the
attempted operation, aud have no doubt
that the structure which the operation was
intended to remove resulted from it.
The witness was then Withdrawn with
the understanding that he be allowed to
certify agsiu should it be found any i'm
portsnt points had been omitted. The
then took the witness and pro.
ceeded with the cross examination, and
in reply to questions, stated that he
introduced himself as w. H. Lennox Max.
well to Mr.. Preller on board the Cephalonia.
soon after leaving Liverpool, but that was
not his name. II assumed that name al
most Immediately after leaving Hyde
never told any one why left, not even my
father and mother, for | wanted to come to
America and | knew they would oppose
my going. began studying Physiology,
Anatomy Chemistry and Medicine when
| was about II years of age and attended
lectures and one OF the hospitals in London,
and became proficient in these branches oil
science. also studied privately"
When did you first inform your parents
Of your whereabouts after leaving HSdeY
The defense objected; objection overruled
exception taken.
In reply to questions about the magic
lantern, he said II was not his own; it be-
longed to q Mr.. Side!bottom of Hyde. He
valued it at about $45.
ADMITTED THE LIE3.
Maxwell admitted he told Mr.. Warner,
q passenger on the Cephalonia, that his
fsther and mother were dead, and he had
expected to inherit lerge property, but
when the provisions OF his fathers
will had been carried out he
found he had very little.
He confessed this was all false he also
that statement IN letter written
to Mr. Freller that he (witnes) had found
in the Gazette that the college o.
Christ Church had bestowed upon
him the degree of A. NJ and
B. NJ. because he had held the degrees Of
7. B and NJ. D. for seven years, were
wholly untrue, were lies. The medical
books were brought out and the prisoner
was examined as to why ho wro'e after
bis name the titles M. d. and B. NJ.
on the fJ leaf. Witness denied that bis
purpose was 20 deceive, and being presaei
as to the reason, replied that it was tor his
own personal qualification to come extent.
Being questioned as to the time when be
wrote the marginal lnotein the Vode Mecun
..t1out The best merbod Of Administering
he acknowledges he had test.
fed in his direct examination that it was
written some twelve months before be came
to this country.