The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-25


A. A Mellier. druggist. testified that Max
we'll accompanied by man whom he supposed
was Preler. had come to his store on Easter
Sunday, 1885, at l:30 O'Clock in the afternoon
and called for something TO quiet the nerves.
The witness prepared mixture and gave it to
the defendant The man whom he supposed was
Preller purchased several toilet articles and paid
for them, exhibiting at the time large amount
of money. The witness saw the two men after
wards at a cigar stand in the Southern Hotel,
buying cigars; Preller paid that bill also. The
cross-examnation developed nothing new
AUGUST Bengs testified that the defendant
caras to his shooting gallery on the evening OF
Easter Sunday, about $50 o'clock, and shot at q
target several times. His aim was unsteady and
he seemed nervous and excited; he also appeared
TO be under the Influence of liquor
The superintendent OF the morgue, to which
Prellers dead body was taken was recalled. and
testified that the lip of the deceased appeared as
if heavy black mustache had been shaved from
1t. A clerk in the morgue corroborated this
statement
c. A. Bishop. one OF the attorneys for the
prosecution, testified that he had examined,
shortly after Preller's body had been discovered,
the personal effects found in the trunks left at the
hotel by Maxwell, and found, among other things
a copy of Cooper's physicians Wade Mecum." =
The book was marked on page IL, which describes
Clover's method for the administration OF chloro-
form The witness also found bottle contain
ing chloroform among Maxwelrs abandoned
effects.
John F. Mccullough, detective, followed Mr..
Bishop on tho stand. He said he had been de-
tective for FIVE years, and mas lived in the United
States belonging to Pinkertons force In New
York for three years, and A. L. Drummonds
United States secret service in New York. He
was doing United States work for Drummond,
who is his uncle. He was last employed by Wan
Rmaker e. Brown. proprietors OF large dry
goods house in Philadelphia. He was employed
as detective In the store, having charge or
eighteen men,
when did you leave Mr.. WanamakerT asked
DIR. Mcdonald.
II left Feb. 16, 1885,"
''What did you do thenw
II accepted position on Furlong's force, in
Die Missouri Pacific railroad. on Feb. Ia"
did you ever see the defendant"
ssYesn
"Where?D
"In the city jail
s'Teil what you did there
II met Mr.. Furlong and was put on this case
N the city jail"
"How longf
Since February 27-in the Jail forty and seven
hays -.
ION charge of forgery, under the name OF
Frank Dingfelder.n
HUnder whose orders did you 60 TO jailf
'sMr Furlong's and Mr.. McDonald's.
''When did you meet the defendant irst~
February 26, between and o'clock p. NJ"
"How often did you see himT
about twice day.
How long each timer
'About an hour each, besides having chance
to be out every day."
show did you get acquainted with him3'
"On the afternoon I mention he introduced
himself as Maxwell, in a charge of murder
In the first degree. and asked about my CASE
ssWhen next2"
'Next morning.
"Did you have any conversation with himy"
1.-THE interest in the courtroom grew intense
at this point
eyes,
Anything in PARTICULAR
when next7"
Sunday morning. but nothing much was
said"
NOW. will ask you to tell when you had any
important conversations with the prisoner. and
to tell them up to the time of your release"
"Abont ten days after went into jail
Mr. Fauntelroy. of counsel for the defense,
objected to the witness. He said he was liar
and an impostor by his own testimony in open
court. This man had put himself in the position
of criminal, had had himself held bv the court.
had gone before the grand jury under charge
of forgery, and had gone to jail
The objection was overruled. The Judge said
the argument was good for the jury, but not for
the court.
Mr.. Fauntelroy scored the prosecution for
using the courts of justice for such nefarions
and Infamous scheme, and said the witness
should be thrown out rs disgrace to the court.
The witness, who was also scored numerically,
Book it coolly He is heavily built man. slightly
above medium height with light hair, and red
muttonchop whiskers and mustache. He had
IN English cast of countenance, with small blue
eyes, low forehead and heavy Jaws.
Mr.. Fauntleroy, when his objection was over
ruled, contended that he should ask certain QueS
tions of the witness The court told him he
could ask them, and the court would pass
them. A squabble took place between Mr.. Nc
Donald of the prosecution. and Mr.. Fauntleroy,
In which Mr.. Mcdonald said IL Mr. Fauntieroy
did not shut up, ne would make a statement
which would shut him up. Mr.. Fauntleroy
asked series of questions, all of which were OBJ
jected to and objections sustained.
"W iere were you bornw How old are
u3' "How many times were you in
ison besides this timer "How many
mes have you committedP rs there a
would hesitate to commit were Mr.
aatleroy's questions. He declined to pursue
subject farther.
Mr. Mcdonald to the withess-Did you make
,ly threats or offer any inducements to secure
these statements from the prisonerf
mo. sir; the statements were make voluntar-
Iy About ten days after / went to Jail, he
talked to me about these people here. and said
they were not fly, and had tried to break him
down. He said that the chief of police had
taken him into his Office and had given him
whisky, and, when he thought he was drunk
showed him picture of Preiler, taken after he
was dead, and asked if he knew it. Maxwell
said No. and said he would be fool to tell him
ha did know him. He told that he did
recognize it. This was the beginning We had
other conversations He thought belonged to
notorious gang of forgers. and was in a bad
fix told him if had chance at an alibi
would prove it, He asked how said by nv
people. He said if he had witness who could
testify right he could beat the State. I asked
him how. He said if could get witness who
would testify that he had so much money in Bos-
ton, he could get free. ! asked him how much
money, and he said $706 err $780, l told him I
would try and get Some of my people (gang of
forgersl to do him this favor. to testify for him.
and asked him to tell me about his case. He
told me when he met Preller. and what he wanted
done in the case The defendant first said he
met this man Preller in Liverpool. He wanted
Preler to go to fancy ball. but he refused to go
because it was fast. Afterwards he said he met
Preer about three days our from Boston. He
said he left England to avoid testifying in case
He met Preler on the steamer that arrived in
Boston Feb 8 and took rooms at Young's Hotel