The evening world., 1888-07-10
MURDERER BROOKSS FATE.
IT WILL REST ON GOV. WAREHOUSES; De.
CIsIoN TOMORROW.
Tho Prisoners Last Three Days Of Life
Have Begun Unless the PleadinHs of His
Lawyers, His Mother and His sister Pre-
vaii-wonderfui Fortitudc Of tho Con-
denned Nun.

detnned Nun.
In connection with the appea,anc e yester-
day before Gov. Morehouse, at Jefferson City,
Mo-, of the attorneys making n final appeal for
Hugh Nj. Brooks, alias Walter H.. Lennox-
Maxwell, the condemned murderer of G. Ar
thur Preller, there came to hand such a num-
Der of new letters, papers and petitions that
the hearing was set over until to-day. Mrs.
Brooks and her daughter Annie did not up
pear before the Governor yesterday, and
probably will not do SO until the lawyers
have had their say.
Meanwhile, beyond the fact that he has
dropped his old tiippancy Of manner there
is no change in the appearance and d
of the convicted man. BY no outward sign
does he show that he realizes how he hovers
on the borderland of death, and that his full
entrance therein is to be by q terrible and
.lgnominious means.
His fortitude has been the wonderment of
everybody. The only explanation he offers
is this - You may not believe it, but it is
because l have a clear conscience IAN ex-
PLANTATION which, unfortunately for him too
many refuse to accept. He says he cannot
bolieve an innocent man will be hanged, but
if they hang him he will endeavor to meet
his death as bravely as possible. He will 60
TO the gallows with the knowledge that he is
Dtlun hhCIlllNtu " u tIllhc VI WhiSh hc II
innocent in order to satisfy public clamor.
An old letter from the mother of the pris-
oner to the wife of Gov. Morehouse. has Just
been put in print, from which the following
Is an extract
SUNNY BANK, HYDK.(
CHESHIRE. ENGLAND, May II, lsSS
DEAR LADY: Pray pardon me taking the liberty
of addressing you. When i tell you that l am
Hugh NJ; brooss y mother, the poor boy now now lying
Will forgive me-. l write to ask Your help IN the
matter aud to get you to plead for my poor boy
with your dear husband. l do not say my boy is
Tree from blame, but he has not done a murder,
that am sure of. lie was not capable OF such u
thing anu everything goes to prove that II was q
pure accident and not wilfui murder. You are q
this trouble would have been to you hat your dear
boy been in my boys place. "a stranger
to speak to. On, do help aim II you
such bitter sorrow as ours. My boy was exceed
ingly kind-nearted, and such boys are generally
easily persuaded. Look at the difference In the
age Of my boy. twen'y.three years. and Preller,
persuade MIN to attempt such a thing for MIN ?
Why did he not go to a proper doctor? j do not
like TO say anything against Preller, now he ID
dead, but 1t certainly was his own fault, and / am
AFRAID from what we have heard that he was not so
good Us represented. l know the press has put
hundreds Of lies IN the rapers about my boy, nut
that Is no reason because the press wishes 10 make
q great harvest that my boy should lose his life.
Much more the grievlng mother wrote.
complaining that everything possible had
been done at the trial to prejudice the case
against her son, but expressing her conf
dence in the kindness and justice of the
Governor.
The decision in Maxwell's case is expected
to be made public to-morrow-two days be-
fore the day set for the execution.