Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-11
MAXWRLL'S CRIME.
A History Of the Trunk Mardsr-rAs leur,
dsrsr's Capture ana Trial.

History Of the Trunk Hurdsr-1hs 1ur.
dsrsr's Capture anA Trial
The crime for which Hugh n. Bcosla.
alias Maxwell, paid the sxtrsme psualty
Of the law Wa the murder Of his fdss&.
Charles Arthur Prsller, In room no ia q
the Southern Hotel, Sunday, Apeil 8.
1885. The acquaintance between Nar.
we'll, ~ he is best known, aod PrsiIee.
was formed In Liverpool, England.
In the latter part Of March, 1855 nsx-
well arrived at the Southern Hotel IN g.
Louis and was assigned 10 room Ne. IA.
A few days later PrsIles arrived, anA.
though occupying dif.;sat rosns they
spent their waking hours toestbss.
Sunday morning. April 8, they were
seen together In room IA. That afte-
noon bell boy, called 10 ths roon. ssw
the two friends there. W. x. Roo, tzsy.
elling salesman for an EAstssu hsrdvneo
house, occupied the room adjoining IA
that Sunday afternoon. He hsasd wsler
running and repested groans. NaxWsiJ.
had formed The scquaiutaace Of Q druerafs
]. W. Fernow. Twice that day h ~.
chased chloroform; the sscond tims - ~
excited and woult not brook dslay, 6nviag
be had spilled the hyt.
That night Maxwell Appeared n ~
dining room without his friend. He -
made free With the walters, ard NJ
Head Waitsr Aflington touched Mn =
the the shoulder h 81
sPsAHa vRoN HIS SEAT,
but quickly recovered. He sts lStls snS
was very Desvoua Ths psxt ns0rninR !
porter was seut % room IA - ~
down Msxwell's tsunks. Thsre wau tWe
trunks. and goods were sesttsssd abost
the room, and ~ Maxwell W. ~ thsso
the porter went sway. Maxwell maAa =
number Of purchasn at various pineoa.
spending money freely whsrs - IL ~
viously endssvorsd - naeDtsato 49, e.,
the plea Of bsing without lknAa H
bought . ticket for Zen Yraueisea -
which hs paid e1t6. Meodsy piekt -
len b. Leas On the b. Lssb - aan
Pancisee 'Rsst bond teais.
The t1p 70 gan Rraneisee ~ ssSh - =
blsse the wsy fee ths dstsctivos. llarvelI
making himself % csnspieaoas - -
was remembered hy sIi wke ssw n, -
assumed The rel G 3 Ruodh 60. =
priest aad sise sttenDeed - GfGl6j n
q Yankee, eiying vn9ieug nnmGa O ~,
rsdsy, Apdi II. - arrived & - -
cisco asd registered - ~ HAlnO Uoon9 -
7. 8. UAG1nis. 6an6sy. Aeen r. -
sailed ios New Zealand II ~ s1dn1nP
Sydney - steoFaED paa1Gnonk.
HaxwsIl's crime ~ dissDu9o1 - An
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his neon, Pssll9's bedy ~ r - -
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