St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-11
LEGALLY STRANGLED.
MurderepS Maxwell and Land
graf Hemped Into Eternity
simultaneously.
As the "Little Chloroformer"
Lived So He
Died.
His Body Found to Be in a
Shoekingly Filthy Con-
ditiOn.
Gov. Morehouse Ignores Great
Britain's Second Appeal
for a Respite.
Special TO the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 10.-Hugh M.
Brooks, alias Maxwell, murderer of
Charles Arthur Preller. and Henry E.
Landgraf, beetle-browed German, who
shot and killed his sweetheart, eXpiated
their crimes on the gallows this morn
ing. The secular law they had so
grossly cOntravened was the means of
ushering them into eternity simultane-
ously. The drop fell at 9:O1 o'clock,
breaking the necks of both criminals.
At midnight Father Tehan returned
to the Jail and entered MaXwelrs cell.
The condemned man closed the cell
door and complained of the lack of pri-
vacy, denouncing what he termed the
unfeeling curiosity of those in the Jail.
The father confesSor was with Maxwell
fiften minutes, and when he left the cell
said: "He will go to his death bravely,
asserting his innocence" At 80 Max
well turned over in bed and groaned,
and from that time on his sleep was
restless and broken. He had left or
ders to be awakened at 8 am. Prior to
retiring he said that if he could retain
his wits to the last he would die brave
ly. He said he could not tell what he
would do Oh the scaffOld, however. un-
til he got there. At $50 a. M, Father
Tehan having finished
ADMINISTERING EXTREME JUNCTION,
breakfast was served to the prisoners
in cell AZ, where Landgraf had been
confined for the past three months. The
menu consisted of fried oysters, fried
eggs. batter cakes, fresh biscuits, jelly,
crackers and coffee, At 6 a. m. Sheriff
Harrington announced at the jail door
that at the request of the attorneys the
execution had been postponed two
hours. Holders of tickets were re-
quested to return between $50 and S:45.
When the postponement was
formally announced, the clock
had just. struck six. Everybody
was on the tIp-toe of expectation. 1t
was the time announced for the ar
rangement of the procession that should
lead @ the doomed men to, the golIows.
The visitors were gathered In little
groups, discussing with bated breath
! the situation. Father Tehan had just
passed through the crowd, and many
had plucked him by the sleeve to ask
how the prisoners were bearing them
selves. The priest was pale. and plainly
showed that his task had made demands
upon him. His eyes were red about the
lids. There had been some heart IN his
duty. Those who knelt under the paper
curtain that screened the prisoners
door
DREW BACK ABASHED.
Between the candles on the table was
the little crucifix at which the men had
knelt, and the solemn air of the sanctu-
ary seemed to pervade the place. When
the curious came too close the deputies
warned them and then the groups fell
back and again began their slow en-
croachments. Deputy Joe Harrington
was hurrying through the crowd, busy
with his last arrangements for the final
act. Suddenly there was a comm0tlon.
Men were whispering hurrledly to one
another, and those who seemed pos
sessed of information were made the
center of inquiring groups. 1t was
soon known that the hanging was post
poned, and a sense of something not
unlike disappointment came over the
majority. Previous to the announce
ment, or rather rumor for it was not an
nounced, the weary minutes were spent
by the Ioungers in pacing to rear win
dow of the Jail, where the gallows could
be seen. and returning to the 'bull-pen"
and discussing other subjects. About
this time many persons of note OF char
acter began to arrive. AS they entered
the jail they were singled out by ac
quaintances, and groups were formed
in all parts of the "bull-pen." The
nature of the discussion among these
groups could only be imagined by the
changes of countenanceS, which was
NEVER ONE OF SORROW,
and always of mirth. The crowd seemed
to think show of awe or sorrow meant
childiShneSS, and a remark Of any kind
would produce a smile. Entirely to
themselves, solemn group, stood the
deputy sheriffe's near the doomed mems
cell doors. Among them were deputies
Nolan, Wall, O'Connor, Reardon, Bur-
ken, Duffy, Jones, Scully and Hodnett.
| curious throng which pressed against
the cells and heartlessly tried 10 peer
into the condemned mems cells and see
| what they were doing. Around the
"bull pen" are scattered number of
steam coils, and on these the crowd
|; perched, six to heater, which
| would hold but two comfortably.
| Those who sat were mostly strangers
and firing of standing and having no
| one to talk to, sat down, and were en-
We'd by those who stood and were bored
talking. When the rumor of extended
/ time was SubStantiated there was a gen.
Cldl uCiHdIo iOl al SApioHdtiOi, WIlCu
few could give. The picture of a wait
of more than two hours, and a dry two
| hours at that, was more than any could
stand, and after giving vent to express
sions of disappointment, those who held
| cards of admission sought the genial
|. saloon and restaurant across the
street from the Four courts,
while those who had gotten
| in on their ''face'' and acquaint-
| anceship with the guards remained suf-
| fering inside, for fear they would not be
again admitted should they join their
| fortunate companions, who went across
| the way to spend the two hours in
| feasting. drinking and card-playing.
| Many left the Jail and did not return,
| their business demanding their pres
/ ence at the hour set for the execution.
| At o'clock the visitors. Who had left
| the Jail yard when Sheriff Harrington
| announced the postpOnement of the
Eexecution, began to return and watched
Cell Al, which contained Maxwell,
Landgraf and Father Than. Nothing
/ could be seen at the door, which was
/ still covered with MANILA paper. Those
/ in front endeavored to learn the SUBJ
/ stance of conversation. Those behind
4 pushed forward, not knowing why; but
i long after the priest had retired, the
aimless crowd still
4 SHUFFLED ABOUT THE DOOR.
i From o'clock until the arrival of the
sheriff the condemned man spent the
time with Father Than. They were in