The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-27
MAXWELL.
Argument of Counsel for the
Defense. ~
THE DERBY DAY AT EPSON.
Only One ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Knights COnVention-strike
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The Maxwell Case.

ST. LOUIS, May 26.-Fauntleroy, for
the defense in the Preller case, COM
meneed his opening address TO the jury.
He stated that he wished TO impress
them with the fact that no one knew
how Preller came to his death except
the defendant, and he proposed TO dis
close to the jury all the circumstances
attending il. After stating tie manner
/ in which Preller and defendant became
acquainted, and the cl0seless OF their
| friendship thereafter, he stated that the
, defense intended TO prove that Preller
was suffering from . structure, and that
defendant fo0lishly undertook to re-
move it. Defendant was unwilling
to perform the operation alone, but
Preller did not wish the nature
| of the ailment should be known. and
insisted that Maxwell perform it. To
lessen the pain he administered chloro-
form, but in too large a quantity.
which resulted in death He cut the
clothes from his friends body, and at
tempted to resuscitate him, but failed.
He said the defense would prove that
Maxwell knew Preller had no money,
and had promised to pay his expenses
10 Auckland. Robbery, therefore,
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causing his friends death, which was AZ
any rate accidental. The remainder OF
FauntIeroy's speech was devoted TO
description of his clients actions after
the death of Preller, and assign
ing the reasons therefor, all OF
which was contained in Maxwells
confession made few days ago. Max
well was then placed on the stand. He
showed little evidence of feeling. though
there was some degree OF nervousness
both in his face and hands. There was
8 rustic through the court room and
the Judge. in brief speech, demanded
absolute quiet in the audience. Witness
then, in reply TO questions by Fauntle-
roy, stated in substance as follows: Ny
full name is Hugh NJ. Brooks; am
% years old was born in Hyde, Cheshire.
England. commenced to study law
with Brown. ct Stockport, near Hyue,
in 1878; remained there four years.
am lawyer by Profession;
also studied medicine and surgery
at a collegiate school at Manchester.
but am not a licensed physician.
first met Preller at the Northwestern
Hotel at Liverpool, but did not get &C
quainted With him until / met him on
board the steamer CephdlsRid; also met
and l were both Englishmen coming TO
a strange land. and our acquaintance
ripened into warm friendship. We
told much about our plans and pur-
poses Tor the future, and our acquaint-
ance and friendship continued az
ter our arrival in this country.
We reached Boston February Sd.
and after thu &c or four days
Preller started On a business trip
had conversation and correspondence
with Preller about going to New Zea-
land. We agreed TO meet in st. Louis
and go there together. told him about
my financial condition, telling him in
letter that had 500, all told. treated
Preller several times medically. in Bos-
ton, and by letter. He acknowledged
having received decided benefit from
the treatment; he knew that / never
had practlced medicine regularly.
never used any deception with him in
this regard" Witness then described
various events about Preller leaving
Boston for Canada, about his own and
Preller's arrival in ST. Louis. and stop
ping at the Southern Hotel; that
he had $50 to $50 when he arrived here.
How he tried to pawn some of his
things before Preller came; his visits 10
Fernow's drug store and his converse
tons with fernow; his purchasing
various articles of him, among them
chloroform and carbolic acid. which in
combination he used himself in treating
a bad tooth that troubled him; that
Preller arrived on the Friday prior to
Easter Sunday how they went together
TO try TO see his magic lantern and
slides and various other occurrences
which took place between Friday and
Sunday. all of which are familiar to
nearly everybody. The court then took
recess. t..