Iron County register., 1888-08-16

ROOM the detectives were not long IN settling
upon the route taken by The fus.GFe ana
his purpose to put the Pacific ocean between
him and his pursuers. He had reckoned with
out his host. however, for although by the time
he was definitely located he was safely on
board the steamship City Of Sidney, with no
ocean telegraph to overtake him, there was an
other route by which he could be reached, ana
the St. Louis authorities, determined not to be
outwitted by the little Englishman. called IN
to requisition the cable service via England,
Suez, East Indies, Singapore, Australia and
Auckland. so that by the time the murderer had
crossed the Pacific his crime was known and the
American Consul and New Zealand officials were
ready to receive him and hold him until the nec-
essary requisition could be made for bis return
to this country for trial Probably no criminal
fleeing from the scene of his crime was ever SO
thoroughly dumfounded rs was Brooks when
arrested on board the City OF Sidney as she
entered Auckland harbor.
The wonderful nerve displayed by the culprit
all through this remarkable case showed itself
from the time of his arrest-or rather after the
first few moments Of surprise had passed,
and there, on New Zealand soil began the per-
sistent fight that has but Just ended securing
counsel in Auckland, the habeas corpus was IN
voked, but failed to secure release, the prisoner
being remanded to jail to await the arrival OF
the American officers with the reQuisition OF
the United States Government. The evidence
that he was the man wanted was found among
his effects, and after some little delay he was
duly turned over to Detectives Tracey and
Badger and by them brought back to St Louis,
arriving August 16.
Before reaching ST. Louis the now famous
criminal was met on the train by Hon. John L
Martin, of the legal firm of Martin & Fauntle-
roy. who rendered the services OF himself ana
partner for his defense. The tender was ac-
cepted, and from that day until this, when the
final act was performed in the tragedy, no men
have ever worked more faithfully in the cause
OF client than have they. It was case pure
ly OF circumstantial evidence, but the circum-
stances were of such character that no link in
the chain was wanting in the Anal summing up OF
the evidence at the trial, which occupied nearly
four weeks in the Criminal Court, and which re-
suited in a verdict of guilty Of murder in the
first degree. The trial was concluded June 5,
1886, and then began the real fight, the case
being taken to the State Supreme Court, where
the judgment of the trial court WAS affirmed, and
afterward to the United States Supreme Court,
which decided it had no Jurisdiction in the case,
no Federal point being involved. Efforts for
rehearing in both the latter courts
necessarily covered q great deal of
time and the case was finally mar
rowed down to the decision OF
the Governor of the State of Missouri on an ap-
plication for communication, which was ably
pleaded by the indefatigable attorneys but
without success beyond obtaining respite Of
twenty-eight days from the date set for execu-
tion in July last.
AS a final resort the British Government was,
by some means, prevailed upon to ask a fur
ther respite, but Governor Morehouse, unable
to see wherein any thing was to be gained by
further delay. and feeling confident that the
State had fully established the guilt OF the ac-
cused, and also being unwilling to saddle upon
the State the unnecessary expense of further
proceedings in a case that had already cost
moderate fortune, (s8,OO0) respectfully but
firmly declined to interfere further with the
due execution of the penalty of the law. And
thus the terrible crime has at last been expia-