The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-10
MAXWELL MUST HANG
The Execution to Take Place
To-day.
GURTRER RESPITE REFUSED
His Mother and Stster-Renry
LAndgrof VIII Swing With Him.
Maxwell Must Hang


Morehouse refuses to grant further
respite in the case of Maxwell for the
murder of Preller, as requested by the
British government.
ST. LOUIS, August 9.-Upon the re-
ceipt of the information that Governor
Morehouse refused to interfere. Max
well was removed to a new cell 10
guard against suicide. He has not yet
been informed of the Governor de-
clsion. Maxwell mother and sister
are at the Jail weeping bitterly. VIII n
they and the condemned man me a
sensational scene is looked for.
The news of Governor Morehorse
refusal to grant q further respite 10
Maxwell was conveyed to the on
demned man by his confessor, Fa her
Than. Maxwell blanched an his lips
trem bled, but he soon recovered. After
the departure of the priest. the follow
ing telegram was handed to Maxw, II by
the deputy: Communication of sentence
was refused by Governor Morebouse.
Respite was also refused" Maxwell
read the message slowly, folded it care
fully and placed it in his pocket. Then
mother of the condemned, and ISIS
o1OOh0i LILO olobC1t AdO 1OdAhOG vi bnS
result at Jefferson City through
the ccroner's clerk, John F. Ryan.
They asked to be permitted to go Inside
the screen to meet their son and
brother, and their request was granted,
When they reached the cell, MIS-.
Brooks rushed into Maxwell's arms,
embracing him warmly. kissing him
twice and crying out: "Oh, my poor
hunted boy" Then the sister EN-.
braced the doomed brother. Both Ia
dies were in tears, but endesyored to
hide their emotion. Maxwell was d. eoly
affected, and for time lost ali re.
of himself, but soon rallied and pre-
sented an undistdroed exterior. In re-
Spouse to a query, he said he would
like to see his father before he died
WASHINGTON, D. c., August O.
The secretary of state to-day re-
ceived telegram from the Governor
of Missouri in regard to the case of
the English murderer Maxwell, SEN
fenced to be hanged tomorrow. He
says SO far as he can see there is
nothing in the letter of the British
minister transmitting a request of the
British government for a respite that
would Justify him in delaying the exc
cution, especially as it is not alleged
that any facts in connection with the
case will be the development by the in
vestigation said to have been in
stituted by English authorities and in
regard to which he has no information
whatever.
There was nothing of especial inter
est transpired after the morning meet
ing between the mother and son and
sister and brother until the return OF
Mrs. Brooks and her daughter at
l o'clock for final farewell. |
They entered Maxwell's cell, &C.
eompanied by two deputy sheriffs
who watched closely TO prevent the |
passing of any instrumert OF death by
mother or sister to the condemned |
man. Maxwell received the visitors |
without word of calmness and dnr-
ing the forty minutes conversation his |
face never Frightened. The converse
ton was devoted to a resume of the |
case and the mother denounced gov
ernor Morehouse, the State of Mis- |
souri, and the United States. concluding |
with the remark that when Cover
nor MorehCuse makes his final
appeal to heaven it will go unan-
swered." A deputy sheriff notified the
ladies that their time was up. The
mother turned and threw her arms
about Maxwell with the words: 20, my
God-my God" kissed him twice, and
hiding her eyes with her hands passed
out. The sister embraced her brother
and kissed him, but he apparently failed
10 return the caress of either,
and they passed out weeping
the mother staggering
in her woe. Maxwell lighted
a cigarette and throwing his head back
puffed:oat a volume of
smoke and coolly returned to some
manuscript he was correcting. half
an hour la'er he partCok of a light
upper.
AfterMaxwell had,partaken of supper,
ne returned to his cell and soon after
,eceived a call from Father Upper.
The priest remained With Maxwell
onger than usual and it is now
ully decided that he will administer
to Maxwell in the morning.
T. I. Martin, one of MaxweIl's attor-
leys, returned from Jefferson City on
he night train. He called on his con-
lemned cliert at once, assuring him
hat efforts were not ceasing to prevent
he execution from being carried out in
he morning. Martin said he had been
n Geographic communication with
Washington and expected to receive a !
ablegIam from England at any min
tie.