St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-13
ChIoroformer Brooks Must
Atone for Preller's Murder
With His Life.
Gov. Morehouse, However,
Grants Him a Respite Of
Four Weeks.
Mrs. Norton Says That Death
Alone Can Separate Her
and Moore.
She Is Now Under Arrest for
Violating the Kansas
Laws.

ST. LOUIS, July 12.-The governor
this morning rendered his decision, in
which he declines to grant cOmmuta-
ton of the sentence against Hugh NJ.
Brooks, alias Maxwell, but gra nted a
respite for four weeks. A reporter con-
veyed the news to Maxwell immedi-
ately. "a telegram from Jefferson
City states you have but twenty-eight
days more to live," said the reporter.
Maxwell, who was lying down in his
cell, clad in shirt sleeves and smoking,
received the news with great calmnesS.
He looked very pale and thin, as though
he had spent night of anxiety. II
have not yet received any telegram
from Mr.. Fauntleroy," he said, ''and
last night by several parties to expect a
respite, but cannot yet give up hope
OF a communication eventually. 1t might
possibly be that the newspaper re-
porters misinterpreted the significance
of the refusal of the governor at pres
ent to grant Communication and that his
decision is not final. Certainly cannot
give up hope until l hear from Faun-
tleroy. l had pleasant talk with Rev.
Father Than and another priest this
morning, and they cheered me up
greatly. !. I did not partake of the COM
munion:"2 Maxwell was plainly much
disturbed by the news, though he tried
to give a cheerful Interpretation to it,
hoping against hope.
Gov. MOOrehouse, in his communica-
ton to the attorneys of Brooks, giving
his reasons for not committing the SEN
tence of the little chlOroformer, says:
My own examination of the papers
i'll the case, including the record of the
TRIAL, the opinions of the courts and the
letters and petitions
FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY REASON
for executive interference. | know no
cause for this failure other than that no
such reason is contained therein" AS
to the various points raised by the at
tOrneys about an unfair trial, public
prejudice, wrong instructions to the
jury, improper evidence and the very
reprehensible means taken to procure
it,together with:the wrong methods and
acts of the circuit attorney, all of which
the attorneys laid great stress upon in
their arguments, the governor says:
"All these points were presented
to the supreme court and passed
upon by that court, the only au-
thority properly having power so to
do. If a wrong or injustice is done a
citizen of Missouri by the courts there
of, either Intentionally or unintention-
ally, and the governor know it, he
should correct the error OF the crime
promptly and as fully as he can, but he
has no sort of authority over the methods
pursued by the courts either generally
or in particular cases. 1t is the result
with which he has to do. He will not,
as guide to his own actions, inquire
whether trial
WAS FAIR OR UNFAIR,
lawful or unlawful. That duty is as
signed to the supreme court at once in
which our people, myself included,
have the utmost confidence.
If the conclusions reached in
any particular case in the
courts are right, if the punishment as
sessed is that which the defendant
should suffer for the crime committed,
the executive will not interfere. If the
defendant in this case killed his friend
and companion deliberately and in cold
blood, prompted by the basest motives.
and do not doubt it, surely he has re-
ceiyed the sentence provided by law.
And will not disturb It."
Mrs. Brooks, after the decision was
known to her, said: Il confidently ex-
pected communication for my son. The
poor boy never had fair trial. In that
l believe every fair-minded person will
agree, whether he be an Englishman or
of other nationality. Not an atom Of
justice has he from the beginning to
the end. My son
is NOT GUILTY OF MURDER,
and did hope that Gov. MOrehouse
would save his life and spare his family
from the grief and shame that now
hangs over them. don't know what l
shall do. I have not determined
upon my plans. l wish l was at
home. Beyond the pleasure OF see
ing my son, my journey of several
thousand miles has been fruitless one.
/ don't know whether my husband will
visit Missouri again or not" The lady
broke down in her deep grief, and the
sorrow and disappointment of both her
and her daughter was very great.