Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27
MAXWELL ON THE STAND.
FauntIeroy Maps Out the Course Of
the Defense Reviewing the State
ment Of the Prisoner.
Maxwell Is Then Placed on the stand
and Gives mn Ingenious Account
Of the Trunk Tragedy.
strong Friendship Accidental Death AT.
tempt ca Escape with the Money.
a Motive Never wanting.

Sr. Louis, Mo, May 2G,-- Immediately |
alter opening the criminal court this
the Judge ordered all the doors
closed and locked aud forbade the deputy |
sherlHs TO allow any one to enter or leave |
the room until the court shall adjourn. |
No communication therefore can be had
with or by those inside and the outside |
world must remain in ignorance Of the
proceedings until au adjournment shall
be taken, which will probably be late in
the afternoon.
Fauntleroy for the defense, after the
routine business OF the court had been
concluded, arose and commenced his
opening address TO the jury, He stated
that he wished 10 impress them with the
fact that no one knew how Preller came
TO his death except the defendant, aud he
proposed to disclose 20 the jury all the
circumstances attending IT, After Il state
ment as to how Mr.. Preller and the de-
iendant became acquainted and the close
ness OF their friendship thereafter, he
stated that the defense intended TO prove
that Preller was suffering from structure,
and that the defendant fopllshly
undertook 20 remove 1t. The defendant
was unwilling to perform the operation
alone, but Prcller did not wish the nature
OF his ailment TO be known. He insisted
that Maxwell should beriorm 1t, To less
en- the pain he administered chloroform,
but IN too large quantity, and death re-
suited. He cut the clothes from his
friends body and attempted ioresuscltate
him, but failed, He said the defense
would prove that Preller knew that Max
well had no money, and had promised To
| t,au IL q "a AnrllanH RnlahprV
therefore, could not have been the mo-
tive for causing his friends death, which
wss ut any rate accidental. The remain
der of Eauntleroy's speech was devoted
| TO description Of his clients actions az
Ter the death OF preler, and assigning
reasons therefor, all OF which were con-
tanned In Maxwell's confession made a
| few days ago.
Maxwell WAS then placed on the stand,
| He showed little evidence Of feeling,
although there was some degree of nerv-
business both In his face aud hands, There
was rustic through the courtroom, and
Judge Van Wagner, In a brief speech
demanded absolute quiet In the audience,
The witness then, IN reply 90 questions
| by Faunlleroy, stated Ia substance AS
follows. ,My full name Is Hugh NJ
Brooks. em TWENTY-FIVE years old aud
was born In Hyde, Chester, England.
commenced TO study law with Brown at
stockport, Notre Hyde, in 1878, re-
NAMED there four years. am lawyer
| by profession. | also studied medi-
cine and surgery at the collegiate
school ct Manchester, England, but
am not licensed physician. first met
C. Arthur P"eler at the Northwestern
hotel at Liverpool. ! did not get ac-
quainted with him until met him on the
steamer Ceppalonla. ] also met Warren
on the steamer Preller and were both
Englishmen coming TO strange country.
Our acquaintance ripened into warmer
| friendship. We talked much about ouf
plans aud purposes for the future
Our acquaintance and friendship con-
tinued after our arrival In this country,
| Wereached Boston February 8. After three
or four days Preller started on business
trip. ] had conyersat ons and CORE
spondence with Preller about going to
New Zealand. We agreed Go meet In st
Louis and 60 there together | told him
about my financial condition, telling hin
IN letter that had one hundred dol
lars all told. | treated Preller seyera
times medically In Boston, aud by lette
he acknowledged having received decided
benefit from the treatment. He knew
that had never practiced medicine reg
ularly. never used any deception will
: him In this regard.h
The witness then described yariou
events about Preller's leaving Boston 70
Canada; about his own and Preller's ar
rival IN st. Louis and stopping at th
Southern hotel; that he had 500 TO So
when he arrived here; how he tried 4
pawn some OF his things before Prelle
came mis- visits 10 FerDow's drug stor,
and his conversations with Fernow; hi
; purchasing various articles OF him, amonl
! them chloroform aud carbolc acid, whicl
/, IN combination he used himself In treat
ing had tooth that troubled HIM tina
preller arrived on Friday prior To Taste
: Sunday; how they went together to tr.
and sell his magic lantern and slides, AM
various other occurrences which tool
place between Friday and Sunday, all o
which are familiar TO nearly everybody.
The court then took recess. Ate
the recess the examination Of the defend
ant WAS continued awe (Preller and ID :
|, he said, s'made two trips between IN
! Southern hotel. and the union depot
where we attempted todiscover tho caus
OF the detention q my Trunk, which con
by the baggagemsn there that II wa
probably detained ia Port Huron, Canadn
by the customs officers. We yisitc
Aloe, an opiixian, In an endeayor 10 a.
certain II he would purchase ihe lauter
and slides when they should arrive. Fror
1.-THE time that Preller arrived
st Louis down to ESTER Sunday W
saw great deal OF each other. We were a
former witness stated almost INSOFAR
able. ! visited his room several times
but when we were not looking aroun
the cits or playing pool we spent most {
E our time ia my room We played pool
y great deal and whoever lost the gam
! paid for II We played ab at even :
+ The expenses wss about equally divided
{ We drank some, but not much. lie pal
: for most Of the drinks. Preller was az
D custOmed 10 call at my room early ever
Z day. we would 80 down 20 breakfat
!, together, return 70 my room, conseTs
b and smoke for while and then 60 dow
to the rolunds. Easter Sunday before