New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-11
until the funds which they claim 10 DO 'ons N
Tho Goycrnment have been pau.
MAXWELL HANGED IN ST. LOUIS.
rpranrNG THE GALLONS WITH LANDGRAF.
rrrrrp FROM HIM TO THE ENGLISH PEOPLE

rrrFp FROM HIM TO THE ENGLISH PEOPLE
nrNouNcING THE MANNER OF HIS TRIAL.
=, rouis Aug 1O.-The two murdcreT Maxwell
and randrraf were hanged in the jail yard This morning
three minutes and half before O'CLOCK Inc neck
=, ocs man was broken. In the case OF Maxwell
r, of the smaller bones in the neck were fractured
Ius nose was broken apparently by falling against
tbc edge OF the floor at the opening OF the trap mo
,torncvs OF the young Engilshman continued their
oeorts ia his behalf up to the last moment and even
,valled on the sheriff grant delay OF two hours.
vhne Iandgraf met his fate stolidly, Ma1welPs DC
ror varied Early I'm the morning he was
anxious and apparently unnervcd, still hoping against
hope when dispatch was received from JEFFERSON
CIV stating that Governor Morehouse had reiterated his
rof.sa to take any action, the prisoners face De-
cana nalcr If pos rb.c than II had boon, but he showed
no other marks of feeling. Landgraf was pronounced
,o,d IN eleven minutes, and Maxwell in fourteen
,,iuutes after the drop fell Maxwell before he was
takcn TO the gallows handed to the reporters tho
following address;
10 tle people Of England My English countrymen
,uI doubtless remember the great boasts that nave
now and at all times been made by the American poo
rlr In regard to the fair and Just way IN when ,ney
treat Ell people satisfied that you are not acquah,e1
With the unlawful unjust and unfair way IN Whlch l
Lay-, been tfcated-slucc you are accustomed IN fhg
land 10 justice administered impafualE ID cVli'
an examination Of the records IN my case VIII snow
hat the prosecution rcsc:tcd 10 every Unfair means
I'm their power. even to crime ITSELF for they procured
a check 10 be forged had the man arrested VINO prc-
/ Scntcd It and placed him in jail Afterwad me
pr1sccution placed him tho witness stand to tcs
In Ills evidence a tissue OF Hes from ono end
IN The other In fact upon the witness stand he sara
he would lie far As he considered necessary ana
the rro,ccutlon said IN open court that they had pah
so for said services. This II one specimen OF nc
! boastcd American justice. This Is Only one OF u'2
means used by The prosecution, and had / lime l
could give YOU numbers OF them. The trial has been
: denounced rs a ravesty and miscarriage OF justice
liz many OF the lawyers here. We proved that one
~ the Jurors said he going on the jury to convict
The British Government lntcrieIcd and their request
fer an inquiry was refused by Governor MOrehoise on
he ground that they had no right to do So ana tnat
thev did not really intend to interfere. Upon mo
f,cfs AS to the pref Gdccd juror being laid before INC
Covrrncr be said they did not amount 10 anything
so am made to suffer the penalty Of the law With
out having fair trial, Is guaranteed to every ono
Nv the state Constitution. The prosecutors stalr',,
I'm the pnpers that the Governor ought TO disregard
The request Of rcat Britain the ground that was
Am Engllshman, and that Great Britain had not take
any notice of the United states interfering In the
case OF OD0nnc, tried at the Central Criminal court
HUGH NJ. BROOKS.
Iandcraf was hanged for shooting his sweetheart