The Grenada sentinel., 1888-08-18

how the deed was accomplished will probably
| Hever be known, but that Preller was killed In
| some way by the administration OF chloroform
| is settled. Then came the disposal OF the body
| by packing II In trunk after denuding the feat
! ures of their .hirsute adornments TO
| prevent indentihcation, and the label
| ing 1t with the now famous words $50 Perish
All Traitors to the Great Cause" The body
| thus disposed OF, the next thought OF the mur-
derer was for his own safety. He had secured
| the funds OF his victim, some 81, 200 and after
few preparations began his flight toward his
| original destination.
| But by the inscrutible workings OF the
nemesis which invariably follows the perpetrs-
| tor OF CRIME, he left clew at every turn and,
although several days had elapsed before the
| murder was discovered by reason Of the foul
| od0r emanating from the trunk IN the hotel
| room, the detectives were mot long in settling
| upon the route taken by The fugitive and
| his purpose 10 put the Pacific ocean between
| him and his pursuers. He had reckohed 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 Oyertake him, there was an
| other route by which he could be reached, and
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 .he murderer had
crossed the Pacific his crime was known and the
| American Consul and New Zealand officials we're
| ready to receive him and hold him until the nee
essary requ sition could be made for his return
to this country FOR trial. Probably no criminal
| fleeing from the scene OF his crime was ever so
| thoroughly dumfounded as 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-
sstent hght that has but !ust ended. securing
! counsel in Auckland, the habeas corpus was in.
yOked, but failed TO secure release, the prisoner
| beng remanded TO jail TO await the arrival OF
| the American officers with the requ.sIton 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 10.
Before reaching St. Louis the now famous
| criminal was met on the train by Hon. John I.
! Martin, OF the legal firm Of Martin & Fauntle.
roy. who rendered the services Of himself and
| partner for his defense The tender was &C
! Cepicd, and from that day until this when the
| tnal act WAS pc rfOrmed IN the tragedy no men
! have ever worked more faithfully in the Gauss
| OF a client than have they. 1t was case pure
| ly OF circumstantal evidence, but the Clrcum'
! stances were OF such character that no link in
| the chain was wanting in the final 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,
! 1856 and then began the real fight the case
/ being taken 10 the State Supreme Court, where
the Judgment Of the trial court was affirmed and
| afterward to the United States Supreme Court,
which dec dcd it had no jurisdiction in the case.
| no Federal po,nt being Involved. Efforts for
! rehearing in both the latter courts
necessarily covered great deal OF
! time and the case va, finally mar
| rOWel down to the decision Of
/ the Governor Of the State OF Missouri on IN ap-
pIcation for c1mmutat.on, which was ably
pIcuded by tn" indefati-able attorneys, but
without success beyond obtaining respite Of
| twcnty-eight days from the date set for eAeCu-
! ton in July last.
! As a final resort the British Government was,
| By some means prevailed upon TO ask q fur
| tner respite, but Governor MorehOuse. unable
! 10 see wherein any thing was to b" gained by
! further delay, and feeling confident that the
! State had fully established the guilt o. the aC
! Cu>ed, and also being unwilling 10 saddle upon
the State the unnecessary expense OF further
| proceedings in a case that had already cost q
moderate fortune rSNNI 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 expla-
! ted