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

6r. LOUIS, May 2S.-The 6rst witness
u ne Maxwell Trial Yesterday wss
Anadee Augustus Mellier, who was >
drnegist under the Southern Hotel In
March and April Of last year, but who
now resides In Kansas City.
Witness identified the defendant, and
oaid be sAw him On Easter Sunday. lss5.
about 1 80 or two o'clock p .. In com
pany with : gentleman be thought was
Preller; defendant wanted something to
quiet his nerves; he seemed nervous and
restiesss be and Preller were talking
about buying some supplies they
would need On their journey |;
defendant did most Of the talking; they
made some purchases. and Psller psl1
for them. handing ont ten dollar bill;
The goods amounted to seven or eight
dollars; their purchases were sent 70
room ss5. witness described Preller and
recognized photograph Of him; saw the
tuo 90 70 the cigar stand and get box
q cigars, for which Preller paid; that
was the last time witness saw Preller.
august E. Bengel, part proprietor Of
he shooting gallery It the corner Of
Fifth and Chestnut streets, recognised
deiendent; saw him On Easter Sunday,
lss5, between ten and eleven O'Clock !,
when he entered shooting gallery and
wanted to shoot; he didn't seem to know
much about shooting, and didn't shoot
very well; defendant said he was Z
surgeon In the Turkish army and Was
accustomed 70 shooting on horseback,
and carried revolver; showed . Colts
revolver which he had; be didn't
cay where, but witness judged from what
be said that he stopped at the Southern
Hotel; be talked about the girls there;
he asked II there we're any fast women in
town; said he was Turkish Ptsha with
two tails; said be could buy . woman In
Turkey for four or i've dollars; he struck
witness IS being under the inference Of
liquor; saw defendant again on Monday,
coming out Of Lightner's shoe store. about
two or three o'clock in the afternoon;
be came again into the gallery and showed
. pair a opera-glssses, for which he said
be had given flfty dollars.
Morgcc Superintendent Ryan WAS ~
called and was asked whether the body
when brought to him hada musrache.
He said no, u had no mustache, and said
Il seemed e II the mustache had ,een
cut OF with pair Of scissors; a. II there
was . ten-days' growth OF hair on the
face Several persons from the Southern
Hotel examined the body, some Of whom
recognized II and others did not
Mr. c. A. Bishop, one Of the attorneys
for the prosecution, was next put on the
siacd and identified . number Of articles
found n the trunks snd valises aban-
doned By defendant In the hotel; de-
scribed the contents OF the yellow trunk
left in room la - filed with Z hefer-
ogenous mass Of things resembling the
contents OF boys pocket; had examined
the trunks marked &C. A. Pr and de-
scribed their contents, clothing. IN
derclothing, masic, samples, ETC., a
already mentioned on Saturday. Refer
ence was made 70 the correspondents
found In the trunks. "Thep were .
great many letters" said the witness,
s.many addressed 70 relatives ofMr. Prel-
Yer. and others appeared 70 be copies Of
letters addressed By Prellcr TO his en-
ployer, Mr.. Dixon. There were Z num-
her Of biIl-heads marked "A n. Dixon.'n
John y. Mccullough, detective, fol.
lowed Mr.. Bishop on the stand. He said
he had been q detective for I'VE years,
and has lived In the United States, be-
longing TO Pinkcrton's force in New York
Tor three years and A. L. Drummond's
United States Secret Service il New
York. He was doing United States work
for Drummond. who - his uncle. He
was last employed BY Wanamaker &
bfo"n, propraeto's z. $e W koous
house In Philadelphia he was en-
pioyed - detective ~ me s1ore' having
eharse o. eignteen men.
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