The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-04

I'LL hin Ne old know him. He told -
ohas ~ ID recoGsiss L. This Us ths
beginning. We had other convenar
lions. He thought I belonged 70 .
notorious gang q forEess and was
IN . bed a.. I told him Il I
had chsnce - a alibi ! would prove u.
He asked how. said by my people. He
oaid e ne had witness who could testify
right be could beat The State. I asked
him how. He said Il ] could get Wit
ness who could testify hat be had %
much money In Boston be could get free.
] asked hin how much money and he
said seven hundred % eight hundred dol
Lars. ! told him would ~ % get some
q my people lsans q fcsgrrs) 2 DO him
this favor, 20 testify for him. and ! asked
me when be met Preller and what he
wanted done IN the case. The defendant
1rst said be met thls man Preller In Liv-
erpool. Wanted Preller 70 20 70 . fancy
ball, but be refused 70 20 because
g Was fast. AfterWard be said he met
preller about three davs out from Boston.
He said be left England 20 avoid testify
ing In . case. Net Prcller on the steamer
that arrived In Boston February 8, and
took rooms ~ Young's Hotel. Several
days aztegWard b (AaxuelD went %
l5O3 Washington street 70 board, and
Preller stayed q Young's two weeks.
Prcllcr went 70 Canada then ana he re-
NAMED IN Boston. at l5os Washington
street eatlng e Murphy's saloon He
said he bought . ticket In Z Pullman
coach, and left Saturday in March and
went around ~ Canada. His ticket cost
o2l.
He arrived In ST. Louis Monday and
registered at the Southern He asked
about . telegram Of the clerk. The clerk
said one had been received asking II be
had arrived. He answered IL. This was
on Monday. On Friday Preller arrived.
They had . talk about going to Auck.
land. MAXWELL was anxious that Preller
should 60 to Auckland. Maxwell said
that Prellc. told him that be had only
enough money 70 see himself through il
the trip. He said he made up his mind on
account Of his meanness 20 6x him.
On Sunday, he said, Preller was
In his (Maxwell's) room and complained
Of pains. Maxwell told him he could
remedy II By using . hypodernlc
syringe, and agreed that he should Try It.
Preller, he said, took OF his coat and
vest and he said he gave him good dose
In the arm which put him 70 sleep. When
he was asleep he used some chlorofom
that he had there, and when be found
that was not enough he went out and got
some more ch!oroform. Then be found
he Was dead. He took OF his clothes,
took his money, and cut OF his under.
shirt and shirt, and took OF his
drawers. He drew the things out. put
the room. This was four or i've o'clock
u ~ = l. -.tA -
around until Monday morning. when he
went ont and bought several thinss,
trunks among them. He then packed his
own trunk, putting the things be had
taken from Preller's body into II. He
bought ticket for San Francisco. for
which I think he said he paid ells."
Witness detailed conversation in regard
20 defendants movements on the trip to
California and his doinss while in San
Francisco, and his trip 70 Auckland and
his experience there.
Mr.. Mcdonald then brought the Wit.
ness back 70 the arrangement to have .
witness swear that he had between $500
and 600 when he eft Boston
The two men agreed on the manner Of
making up the story and Of posting The
witness alleged friends how TO testify.
1t was first suggested that the two friends
be introduced 70 Naxwell's attorneys
and then brought into jail to see
him, but this was dropped Maxwell
said he might get bond and
get ont, 20 II was agreed thar they should
arrange for the meeting By fixing certain
means OF identifying each other. - .
card Maxwell wrote Frank Ding lde-,"
with - v" under each end Of the <me.
The witness explained that - v" meant
two witnesses The card was torn into
two pieces. Maxwell taking one and put
ting IL in bis drawer in his cell and the
witness taking the other. The witness
had . card. en- one side Of which was
Sion. John l. Martin, Aftorney-xt-Law,
ST. Louis. Mo- and on the ofhe- s.I50s
Washington street and .Young's Ho-
tel" The cards we're shown By the wit
ness.
"what else Gid be want the Witnesses
TO swear TORI
He said that ne wanted them to testify
that they met Preller some time In June,
1855. and spoke 70 him. but Preller asked
them not 70 say anything about seeing
him, - Il might prevent him and Max
well getting the money they wanted, but
afterNard he said he did not want this
testimony - the defense would probably
be accidental killing"
"was anything else said about the
testimony?'
IL said something about the money
that my friends were 70 swear 20. and
Maxwell said there would be no trouble
about perjury. a. there was barkeeper
a the Southern Hotel Who would swear
ttat he had o7O0 with him. He said 10
wanted thst sworn %, - IL WAS the miss
aDld Maxwell ever ssy any thing 70
you about chiorcform being The best
method for killing 4 mani"
"A few days after got In jail . man
was shot; Dr.. Coates, I believe. The
prisoner said that II he had man TO kill
he would not DO II that way, that chloro-
form was 50 much easier"
"Now, Mr.. Mccullough, tell what you
did after ron cot out Of jail."
~ got out on bond and went 70 New
York. Ihad an understanding that WAS
70 write to him. the prisoner, putting The
letter inside Of the envelope addressed q
John 1. Martin. did that"
sI'n get you TO state now Maxven
ever told Jon bow be made Prellers -
| Quaintance."
"He said he was introduced 20 Mr.
4 Preller on board the steamer BY one Of h<