Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-22
al TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.
testimony Introduced in the Maxwell
Trial at St. Louis Yesterday
New Developments.
A Touch of Cyclone at Eagle Rock
Does Damage to Railroad and
Other Property.
4 nouble Murder at Salt Lake-HOmi.
eide at Denyer-Slaughtered
By Indians-Etc.

sr LOUIS, May 19.-Brooks, alias Max.
we'll on trial for the murder of Preller, was
taken into the Criminal Court this morn
ing. The prisoner maintains his quiet
demeanor, and processes great relief at
having been allowed by his attorneys to
make q true statement as to the manner
in which Preller came to his death, and
feels confident that public opinion has al
ready acquitted him OF any Intentional
crime. All OF the Witnesses for the State
we're present in a b"dy, and are kept under
strict surveillance by Sheriff Hunt.
The clerk OF the Southern Hotel was the
first witness of the morning, and his ex-
animation and cross-examination con-
sumed greater part OF the morning. He
testified he was cashier OF the hotel at the
time of the murder; he identife the
nrsoner as the man who, in April, 1885,
registered az "W. H. Lennox Maxwell, NJ.
d." identified the photograph as that OF
preller, who arrived at the hotel April 3.
His testimony was a repetition
1.-THE fact known OF MaxwelPs intimacy
with the Englshman; Maxwell's apparent
lack of money; the edisappearance OF Preller,
the departure OF Brooks for San Francisco,
and the discovery OF the body in the trunk.
During the cross-examination witness ad-
mtted that be had no means III knowing
that the man who registered as G. Arthur |
Preller did not register at name as an
alias. He had gone to the morgue after
Preler's body had been placed there, but |
could not identify it; could not even state
positively that the remains were those OF |
human being.
William Lyon and John Manyon, porters,
identified the remaius of Preller; they testi- /
fed that Maxwell evinced a desire to be I
closely intimate with Preller.
Awitness named Warren mot Maxwell |
and Preller on the steamer "Cepbalona,"
and witnessed their introduction to each
other. Maxwell cultivated Preller's COM
pany assiGuous!y.
After recess, Reneck Brown, who had
charge OF the billiard room at the Southern
Hotel at the time O. the murder. testified
that Preler and Maxwell played pool to.
gether almost every evening. Preller, being
inexperienced, paid for mnst OF the games
and drinks, and an doing SO exhibited
money in large amounts. Whenever Max
we'll paid for anything it was generally with
small change.
Maggie Cuddy, chambermaid. recognized
tbe prisoner as the occupant Of room 144
during part OF the month OF April, 1882.
The prisoner was ate riser, and it was
II o'clock before she could ever get into
Eis room to perform her duties, but on the
Monday forenoon after the death OF Prel-
Ter, the prisoner had arisen very early. for
she saw him in Que OF the corridors about
Ga. M He appeared nervous and excited.
Kate Clark, chatnbermaid in the South l
sn Hotel, positively identified the body @
found in the trunk as that OF Ereller.
She said Preller was last seen on Saturday
morning She made his bed on Sunday. 1t
appeared to have been occupied. Witness il
was shown part OF her testimony given 8
before the Coroner, and she denied that q
she had then stated she had seen Preller on t
Monday, am reiterated that she had par t
ticulary noticed what kind Of a man h
Preller was. II
Henry Arlington, head waiter, testified a
to having seen the eprisoDer and dead man at "
various times and to have ia ked with him. a
Maxwell said be had been house surgeon at t
hospital at Manchester, f. gland; witness 70
recognized PrelIer's photograph; he saw a
Preler on Easter Sunday morning seated t
at the piano, Maxwell sitting by him; Ibid il
not see Preller again, bat saw Maxwell
about 1915 that night; he came into the
ordinary, called for wine, cards and
OTueleu d oIuAil DOVlle vi CuHIupdSHe, uc
was little drunk; wine was brought, but
he only slipped little OF it, and told me to
give the rest OF it to the boys; he then
pulled out q roll OF bank bills A
anadropping it on table said: Suppose i,
aman was to murder somebody in this ;,
country and he had $500 or $500, could
he get OFF," "Good God !" l said. "You a
ARENA civilized country. young man." n
From that he wandered off to his expert n
ente in the Turkish army. Said the Sultan o
nad made Pasha OF him for service in the c,
ned. So he talked at random and fool ii
shly. Finally he walked out, but stopped b
at the door and pulling out a large pistol G
sand; Isn't that daisy and said t.
ne mad knocked several persons on the o
mead with it. asked him where he and tt
his friend were going. He said his friend p
was away in the country, but he was going il
to the Cape. Sail he would change his c;
clothes Tor Western outfit, and advised o
d, MN to retain the suit he had on IL
1hen. he asked me to 60 out and have
good time with him. He said he did not
give damn for spending $50 or
soo; but | told him l was On o
's satch and could not get away and he d
sl'. The next time l saw him was on the s
Monday evening following. He was in the A
ordinary = drinking coffee. l asked him B
u ne was going out to have that good C
sne' Jumping up quickly, he said, no, C
Nat he was called back to Turkey and IL
would have to leave. He then left the Il
o!I, soom and that was the last I saw Of him ft
t;at ta.ii he was brought back here. Adjourned a
I'LL tomorrow. n