The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-11

THE FATAL MOMENT HAD ARRIVED.
Maxwell paled and pulled his fingers
nervously His was the first death warrant
read, and he stood up and heard his doom
calmly, though he was plainly growing
weaker all the time. While his arms
were being pnioned Maxwell bi! hislower
lip and gulped several times. Landgraf
received the warrant and pinioning as
stolidly as a man well could. The process
sion to the scafIold was then formed,
Father Than walking between Maxwell
and Landgrat, preceded by Sheriff Har-
rington and deputies, and followed by the
police, reporters and witnesses. As Max
well passed through the inner yard he
walked firmly but slowly There was
wonderful change from the apparently UNI
concerned man putting cigarette and the
one en- route TO his death. His face looked
pinched and drawn, Of ashen hue, and his
eyes were swollen. He glanced about him
piteously, his lips twitching, and his ap-
pearance was calculated TO awaken the
pity OF even those who were firmly con-
WINGED he ought TO die. Landgrai looked
and moved like log, with smile and
half sneer on his face. There was no time
lost in reaching the scatIold, which the
condemned assembled without assistance
Maxwell was placed under the moose next
to Twelfth street. Father Than read
prayers. Maxwell was then asked il he
had anything TO say, and in an almost in
audible tone responded: "No." Lanlgraf
merely shook his head.
TIE BLACK CAPS WERE BEING DRAWN
when Landgraf slipped backward but
promptly recovered. There was an awful
look of despair on Maxwelrs face as the
cap hid il from view and his knees showed
weakness, the nooses were adjusted quick
", and at S:56 o'clock the drop fell. land
graf never moved nor did muscle
twitch. Not 80 with Maxwell. When he
fell his breast heaved conyulsively and his
limbs were drawn upward, while the
spectators were shocked by stream OF
blood pouring down the right breast OF his
coat which was aiterward found TO have
been caused by cut on the nose inflicted by
the rope in some mysterious way. Land
graf was pronounced dead in eleven and n
half minutes. Maxwclls struggles CON
tinued for fourteen minutes when he, too,
was pronounced dead by the attending
physicians.
Landgrai was cut down at 9:l0 o'clock
and Maxwell at 0:l5 o'clock The bodies
photographed, after which the postmortcm
was commenced. II was stated by the
physicians that the neck Of each man was
broken.
The result Of the postmortcm was that
the necks OF both men were broken.
Maxwels nose was broken, and il Is pre-
sumcd he struck some part OF the gallows
| in the fall. Several OF the smaller bones
e. liz
cals state that AlaNwells body was the
| ilthiest corpse handled in the morguc for
many a day. His Undertaking was vile,
and he evidently had not bathed in
months.
After the postmortem the remains Of
Maxwell were taken 10 the undertaking
establishment Of George W. Lynch, en-
balmcd and prepared for burial. The cas-
kct was quietly conveyed 10 Calvary Gene
terry and placed in vault for inicrment nj
later day. Mrs Brooks and daughter,
mother and sister OF the deceased, aud
John I. Martin. Maxwclls attorney, ac-
companed the remains 30 the cemetery.
II was expected there would be- a scene nj
the morguc after the execution, but tho
mother aud sister wisely remained away.
CROWDS OF CURIOUS rEorLg
An immense crowd Of curious people
| had congfcfatcd all about the Jail, and the
streets nearest the gallows were bl0ckadcd.
| The police experienced great difficulty in
clearing the jail approaches, and at this
hour u0JO o'clock am. hundreds Of PEG.
pie still lingcr IN the vicinity Of the -Four
| Courts. Maxwell met his death bmycly,
but II was apparent that he would have
/ broken down in few minutes longer
IandraT died ~ siolidly ~ he lived.
At the coroncr's office il was stated that
the remains Of IandgraT would be- turned
over TO his brother. Andrew Landgfah, Of
South st. Louis, aud Maxwcll's remains
would b. Inferred In Calvary cemetery by
Undertaken George NJ. Lynch.
NAIwEtL's pYtNd STATEMENT.
Maxwell today furnished n document
| which he called his dying statement In
! ID he asserts his innocence Of the williul
killing Of Charles Arthur Prclcr, and then
gives an epitomc Of the statement Of the
case, az heretofore published, beginning
| with thencluaintancc formed IN Liverpool
with Pfcllcr, detailing the death Of Prcller,
his own terror and flight, the pursuit, cap
turc, trial aud conviction, aud closing with
bitter dcnunciaiiou Of those whom lac ~.
seris have been instrumental in dragging
him out II the highways Of justice into the
bypaths Of mob law aud making his exc.
cution an iniamy and a disgrace 10 the
United States
AppaEN To TnE PEOPLE ~ ENGLAND.
AT an early hour this morning Maxwell
gave the press the following address 10 thc
people Of England:
10 the People II England;
"My English countrymcn will doubtless
remember the great boasts that have nov
and at al times been made by the Amcri
can people In regard 90 the fair aud just
way In which they treat oil people. Salts
fled that you are not acquainted with th,
unlawful, unjust aud unfair way In which
have been treated since you are accus
toned IN England 10 see justice admin
stcfcd impartially IN court. ncxamina
ton Of the records Ia my ease will show
that the prosecution rcsUHcd 90 every un
fair means In their power, even 70 crm'
itself, for they procured check 60 III
forged, had the man arrested who pre-
scented Il, aud placed them IN jail. After
ward the prosecution placed him on th'
! witness stand to testify. Ills eyidcnc,
was q tissue Of lies from one end 20 Tia
other, In fact, upon the witness stand III
! said he would lie a. ilr NJ he c0nsidcrc'
, necessary and the prosecution said in 0pcl
court that they had paid so Tor said sci
. vcrs. This IA one specimen Of the boast
ell American justice. This Is on
Of tho means used By th
! prosecution and had limo
could give you numbers Of them. III
trial has been denounced ~ uavcsiy o
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