The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-28
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following statement, the frst that thc -
cnsed has ever made. win b q interest
Il ID made By n atfache q local news
papers
Ivisssd Hnxh - Brooks. more wisely
known - ". n L maxwell IN taii ye-rer-
inferess Of sh< M Dspssrk. ana sossd hin
- cslm- composed. ecitpp<>c>eed and salt
reliant - be was n the sunday morning
amer his lon<. tedious. and. Z might say. m
umphnnt trip from Auckland
re came from ne cen slsh : more sha.
thcurk ne wore . nee white ssrav nat.
which heightened the rAlene<s OF HE con
n sess a ns'. @ess : . y Il. I se.su @eso, sss &c
ssiIl looked vel. ana sas u al essentials
ne 3 wearing his bard cut. dovn
20 Almoss the same proportions - he wore
& during his stay AZ she Southern IN Holy
sss ve e. ~; 1a sss :: s se 'o 3 ss;'' ss IS e . sS.s
by the ssssehes q shs hoase and al VINO
- rendered Al th@ easier
n anything. Naxw<ll n mach Improved
since hin advent n - Louis. mot perhaps
rrseosss1as,e en- ~ ne casas, osserrcr. he i
. little more Bnbtued IN his speech and dos
not run 20 flnpancy and sarcasm - much -
nF 10 IN y Il ga - AE
called upon 20 breast his earliest notoriesy-
de vas siwaye open. frank and unreservef
n bic talk. and freanently N NE eonvers.r
ID the bar placed upon him frr< By Sapier.
his New Zealand attorney next BY Lawyer
Quincy IN >an Frzncisco and Iafte-iy ~ ~
most positive anxuA<e that. innocent OF
guilty his safesy lay IN silence
v l. ny spls,se sc s s5sss a p $500 Q sss
hsdnr been Tor this. and II Naxveii hadns
shish Rs Asekisnd attorney shaped for
him the story 81 the killing Of Charles Arthur
Prefer uonft have bsen known long a<o-
the rrisoner ever since niEhs have been
Tined or frightened ~ least
Naxueirs explanation q the death q
wns made IN writing 70 biz afsorn<ys.
Mfssrs Martin and auntieroy. many months
a<o. and MryweIi vfu 80 On the witness
1.-The makes the statement on she stand N
the same candid. fire. and convincing
Sc how "a can fan 20 fsvorably impress the
Jury.
He gave me he statement y~estsriav-nos
IN lie NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he rxpecfet thsf his
lawyers would consent % give me the state
nens = hich be ~rore for them-anc ~ has
not differed materially from the impressions
I gathered concerning his cefen>e nom AZ
II rivSnr & Ne aid his desire al along hal
been 20 unburden him self - she puo!ie. and
crime TO s-ut~f1nfiafe his declarations These
actions shor that ne neither premeiltzred .
S5,ms q g IT, 81 % s1ass = ~ ses so l9T nj ncssi
until HIS departure for San frarct<co eyerv
act and almost every uort 81 hts had ben
and these words form the srr0nxes- links n
the chain OF circumstance which they have
forced 20 hold the cuiprf % his crime
TIE only act sad maxwell about
which there has been any couhs ~ AL hzs
been rhe acr Of which ! an nov eccus-t-
i recognize nov a. much - anyoocF could
defense. but whar could 4 DO, wa= here
alone IN q strange world. 9th no one ~ i'd
wise Ne tuf my counsea nn6 J folioye = tne
Martin and FAunrIeroy told me that l should
have made = statement when I uas rrsr ar
Fss,ss: p, 8 = / ~ ~ nos or so sev ~, ss, sra s I
had time 20 con=ult vtn me had betsss
continue tne polly which i had <rarted n
iheiere sss- sfssensnt becs1-s Msrven
give ont ~ defense but could nos sr0rd &c
,snsss .sa iss = es q - s . gsis To- sn shs e e .ss
60 come 20 trial before learning tne defense
After : little talk 81 this Kind Yesterday
trial rouli begin today. 4 vouid % besf e
cay something about his defense- - ne told
me N % many words thnr ne a~frornevs
- |0& MEMH 4NE /" 49,
q Iax1eifs hands. and insist shas the
ennsrances .hsch freiier had himself il
aasveirs honesty \. reelected 10 she FOL-
Nr. FsunfIeroy for the purpose q having
I'll. Fsunfl~roy give me the written state
menf already reserret 80
-F5rR corRTs. cnr. Nsv H.
d n F~ArSrLEE0rs II yon think Il af-
s. . vsry :, zis ~ Il y on M 1iie eve s sss .s.iene.s
OF mine 20 Nr Jenninxx. Of the Fcf DsyrfcA
J%enn,nEs ,.s ben very fr,sndIy g n. some
ere defense when Il vas % - made Uuder
Ill the circumstances 4 think q advisable 20
make &C defe2ss p9o,,s, Believe Ne. dear
-P. n Ysunrierov. Esq--
His sentiment and feeIinxs IN regard 20
che sfafemsns are fully 80 forth IN the iAsf
sentence Of hts letter.
Aissr rs ser sss 'ssfss; e1a va Geio n s 81
sIr. Preiier. said he. not using sxarsly
preessnr these IDEAS: -Mr PreIIer vas suf.
1<rinx from a private dt-essefor which n41
previously prescribed mixing the medicines
i carries rf<h me. but his ailmenf had
reached \ stage when y uae necessary Tor
me 70 make certain invesrixxticns vss
UTIt[tM 70 L&E 48N
cathefer when the psrts we're in1nmet n.1
previously applied cnl0roform - orl~r "
produre 4 c0nhirion Of narcottsm- used
chi0r0form In this manner On = man
named Harrison IN Liverpool uitnouf
any serious result Iexplsfnet the process
90 Mr. Preller and told HIM uhaf ] should
have 90 do. He US not only gi1inf- rux
va very anxious for me 20 treat him n tnt4
manner. During the day I Dnrchased TOM
ounces 81 cbloroform. which US standing ~
bottle on the edge Of my uas1stani wnen
WAS washing some surxtcni Instruments
This washing Of she IN Instruments took place
sunday afternoon and rs Intended - .
prtparAtion for the opcrxtt0n. In uaentnx
the Instruments ! overturned the bo<f1e %
c~hIorofcrm and u vent heation4 into tne
basin. the cork coming out ana ~
but nd one ounce and = quarter %
an ounce and q half xoinx doun IN go s.nk
This wns probably three o'ciock. an1 .sfer
reftin Z my Instruments ready ! vent ONT "
secure -one more chiorosorn. ! vent % To
drug -rore-I ont know wnere-rus N.
store near tire hotel iFernowsl ana 49,
for the rllo~o<orm- The clerks o. s9m I:
persons fhe = ave sail thHf MS ex~tfrsi
and IN = hurry THIS IN. not 20 at loM =
N = CHAIR m tne druU store for more than 4
quarter u IN hour. and w<s nltoxefner very
Iel~urtiy about my business. for there 49,
m hurry i'll ann NOS mistaken ] hal . long
convfrsAfion Nth snme one - tne 1r1z
store.
~when I 1os the chiorcform repaired v
INV ROOM Preller hal nsen - and Dut Of
my room and hts cwn all afternoon. Anout
tp.m We began she operafson- Ia1mini.-