The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-24
MAxwEIL's LETTERS.


MAXwELL's LETTERS. Z.
This morning Maxwell gave to tho press
the following address to the people of Eng
lind:
To the People of England: MY English
countrrinen will doubtless remember the
great bonsts that have now and ut nll times
been made by the American people In regard
to the fair and Just way i'll which they trcat
all people. Satisfied that yon are not nc
qnintcd with the unlawful unjust nnl un
fair way in which have been treated, since
you are accustomed in England to sco JUS
ticc administered impnrtiully in courts, ur
examination of the records in my cuso will
| show that the prosecution rcsortcd to every
unfmir means in their power, even to crime
| itself; for they procured II check to be forged
had the man arrested who presented ii
nml placed him in Jail. Afterward the pros
| rcntion placed him on the witness stand Ia
testify. His evidence was tissue of lict
from one end to the other; in fact upon
the witness stand he snid llo would lie as fnl
as he considered necessary, and the prose
cu'ion said in open court that he had pai,l
ShO for said services. This IL one specimen
of tho bonst@l American Justice. This is only
one of I he means used by tho prosecution,
| and had time could give you numbers oi
them. The trial has been denounced. us a
trnvesty on and a miscarriage of justice by
lending lawyers here. Proof that ono of the
jurors said he was going ON the jury to con.
Wet was presented to tho governor. Tho
British, government intcrfcrc'l and requested
nn inquiry, but was refused by Gov Moor.
lionsc on the ground that he lnd no right
to do 80. and us to the prciudicrl juror the
governor said the furt did not amount to
anything. So am mn,lc to suffer tho pen
ilty of the law without having Il fnir trial ns
guaranteed to every one by the stntc consti-
f,rt,s if,y, f,,t
that the governor ought to Disregard tho
request Of the British government on the
ground That WAS I'M Engiishinun nnd that
I he l;ritish government had not tukrn any
notice of the United States interference in
the ODonnel ease tried ut tho G. G. c."
TIE DEATH WARRANTS.
At S:41 Sheriff Harrington entered Max.
wclls cell, where he ind L,nlgrnf hud been
p'ac'.l together, and announced TINT the fl.
nal moment had arrived. Maxwell pu!c,l
and pulled his fingers inrvously. His was
NJ and heard his doom calmly, though he
wis plainly growing weaker ull the time.
While .liS arms were being pinioned Maxwell
bit his lower lip several times.
THE EXECUTION.
On reaching the scalfoll the condcmncd us.
cend@l without assistance. Maxwell wns
plhred under the moose next to tho west.
Fufhcr Yihnn read prayers. Maxwell wus
then asked if he had anything to say, md in
I'M utmost inamdihlc tone responded, "No. "
Innd;srnf merely shook his head. The hlnck
cups were beingtlrawn when I.andgrnf slipped
backward, but promptly recovered. There
was an awful look of despair on Maxwells
face "s the cap hid it from view, and his
knees showed weakness. The nuOscs were
adjusted quickly, and ut $50 tho drop fell.
l.andgraff never moved nor did muscle
twitch. Not 10 with Max we'll. When he fill
his breast heavcd convulsiwely md his limbs
were drawn upward. while the spectators
were shocked by stream of blood pouring
down the right brcnst of his coat, which was
afterwarl found to hnvo been cnnsed by a
cut on the nose inflicted by the rope in some
mysterious way. Landgrnf was pronounced
dc;ld in eleven and one-half minutes Max
wells struggles continued for fourteen min.
ut"s, when he, too, was pronounced
dead by the attending physicians.
HIS DYING STATEMENT.
Maxwell furnished document which he
called his dying statement, in which hc re-
asserts his Innocence of the willful killing Of
Charles Aurthur Prller, and then gives an
cpstnme Of the sta ntcncnt of the c,sn pub
lslled, closing with IL bitter denuncintion of
those whom lie asserts TO have been iustrI-
mental in dragging him ont of the highways
ofjrstce in the hypatlls of mob law, nnd
mixing his execution nn infamy md dis
gruce 10 the United States.
MAxwELL's MURDER OF rRELLEa.
The crime for which Hugh NJ. Brooks,
nlins Mnxwell paid the extreme penalty Of
the luw was The murder Of Charles Arthur
Preller ut the Southern hotel in st. Louis
April q, 1885, The acquaintance between
the two men began in Liverpool, England.
both being on their way to this country, and
the two men became fast friends. Prellrr was
last seen alive Sunday afternoon, April 6. in
Maxwcll's room. by n bell boy. Twice that
day Maxwell purchased lnrge quantity of
chloroform ut a drug store near by, telling
pertinent. The next day Maxwell made u
number OF purchases at various places,
spending money very freely, although be-
fore he had not appeared to have un nlrund-
nnce of cash. Among his purchases was n
tirkc, TO san Francisco. For several days
prior 10 April IL chumbermnils In the hotel
noticed nn unpleasant olor coming from
trunks, which had l"en left in the room So
c,lrcly locked and corded. On April II the
smell became 80 pronounced that they wero
opened. Crammcd into the lnrger
trunk was putrid body. shrunkcn
and distorted. not Il feature nroy-
had been taken to the morsue und
decided whether it was the body of Maxwell
or Pr.ller. Finally. however, tho remains
wcr" identified ns those Of the latter. On the
breast of the body was Il cross cut, and on
the inside of the trunk n card bon the In.
scription, $50 perish all traitors to the grcat
cause. 1t WINS IN easy matter to trace Max
we'll. IIc sailed for New Zcalund in tho
steamer Sydney ns n sterrnye passenger.
Detectives were close on his track, nnd when
the steamer arrived In Auckland he wus
arrested and returned TO st. Louis. His de.
fensc made ut the trial was tllut the death of
preDler was accidental, he having adminis.
tered the chloroform preliminary to an oper.
alton ha Maa Alnpt 70 pSYfQru, He hal lad