St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10
MESSAGE OF A MURDERER.
Maxwell Issues an Address to the
People Of England.


At II: 80 Father Than returned to the
Jail and entered Maxwell's cell. The
condemned man closed the cell door,
and complained of the lack of privacy,
denouncing what he termed the unfeel-
ing curiosity of those in the Jail. The
father cOnfessor was with Maxwell
fifteen minutes, and when he left the
cell said to a reporter:
''He will go to his death bravely as
Serting his innocence"
Just as soon as the priest had left his
cell Maxwell beckoned to the repreSen-
tative of the United Press, whom he
had met earlier in the day. and re-
marked that he was aware that the Or
ganization represented the leading
journals of his native country and that
he would like to
SEND THEM A DYING MESSAGE.
Seating himself at the table, and seiz-
ing pile of foolscap, he hastily dashed
off the following:
To the People of England: My English
countrymen will doubtless remember the
great boasts that have been now and at all
times made by the American people in regard
to the fair and just way In which they treat
all people. ] am satisfied that you are not
acquainted with the unlawful, unjust and
unfair way l have been treated. Since ac-
customed in England to see justice
administered in the courts, an exami-
show that the prosecutors reverted to every
unfair means in their power, even to crime
itself. for they procured cheque to be
forged; had the man who presented i: ar
prosecution placed him on the witness stand
to testify. His evidence was a tissue of lies
from one end to the other. In fact
upon the witness stand he said that
necessary, and the prosecution said in
open court that he had been paid $40 for
said service. This is one specimen of the
boasted American justice: This is only one
had l time 1 could give numbers of them.
The trial has been denounced as trsyesty
and
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
by many of the leading lawyers here. We
proved that one of the jurors said that he
was going on the jury to convict The Brit
ish government interfered, and their request
for an inquiry was refused by GOV. More
house on the ground that they had no right
to do so and that they did not really intend to
interfere, and upon the facts as to the preju-
dicial juror being laid before the gov
ernor, he said that facts did not amount to
anything. So am made to suffer the pen
atty of law without havinga fair trial as is
guaranteed to every one by the state consti-
tuition. The prosecutor stated in the papers
that the governor ought to disregard the re-
quest Oh Great Britain on the ground that
was an Englishmau and that Great Britain
had not taken any notice of the United
States interfering in the case Of O'DonneIl
tried at the Central criminal court.
(Signed) HUGH NJ. BROOKS,
City Jail, st. Louis. midnight, Aug. 9.
Just as the unfortunate man reached
the last line Father Than re-entered
the cell and the door was closed for
some time. Upon its being opened the
reverend gentleman, who meanwhile
had perused and approved the docu-
ment given above, hastily left the build
ing, stopping long enough to say that
the condemned man had
MADE HIS FINAL CONFESSION.
The nature of this, Father Than
added, he was not at liberty, under his
solemn VOWS to disclose. Once more
left alone save for the death watch, Max
well buried himself in the perusal of
"Thomas Attempts" which he has