Telegram-herald., 1888-07-13

Hugh hsGtram Brooks. sAas Walter
Leonard Maxwell. convicted OF the murder
OF as friend. Q. A. Prellsr. a. the Southsrn
Hotel, in 81. Louis. April 8. 1885, Is in many
ways a striking exception 70 tae proposition
l.ld down oy old detectives. that there are
no great modern criminals, and eonse-
sueatly nothing original in the modern
methods OF crime.
Ihs son OF schoclmaster in ths little
town Of Hyde. England. ne began the career
which has had 50 sad al ending. oy mys-
t.rioasly dltuak from ais home. leaving
as idsntity oehiRd, only % face him again,
under me shadow Of ths sead0ld. and sp-
psared Ia March. 1885. a. the Southern HO-
Tel. ~. Louis as W. II. Lennox Maxwell, .
nsat-lOoklng gentleman of snail stature.
vita fan vhiskers. and with every appear
ance OF the usll-to-do traveller.
few days !ater Charles Arthur Preiler.
a ouist young Englishman. travelling for a
LondOn upholstery house. arrived CT the
southern. lie had met Breoks. or Max
veil. at Liverpool, crossed the ocean with
hin, and they seemed f-st friends From
the time Of his arrival until April they
we're almost inseparabls, aud were seen IN
nax~ells room en- the afternoon Of that
fatal day, oat 10 the evening Maxwell ap-
peared alone. The next day be brought a
trunk and packing case 70 the hotel, and
ssnr Two new trunks 10 tbs decot. whittier
be followed, saying he was going east. and
Hugh Brooks disappeared for time
Eight days later the odor arising from
one Of Asxwelfs trunks led 10 an inyesti-
CATION. and 10 was found TO contain nu-
man BODY. which Was identified three days
later as freilers.
Bit bv bis the evidences which was 70 con-
vict Hugh Mattsm Brooks of murder was
gathsred. By bis singular talk and
love Of b0ssrsng he mad LETT = trail easily
followed. Six days later hs was At san
Frsacisco, registering ss Il. G. Dsnquier,
and sailed for Auckland. New Lealand-
Traced 10 this point, q cable message Sc
cured his arrest on the steamer, and hs was
returned to -. Louis 70 face his crime.
Many aonths iatsrvsned before the trial,
dnunk which the little murderer was lton-
ized until admission was refused by the
oficsrs to al but those having business
At bis trial his attorneys created sur
sriss bv admitting the killing and Brooks
sanity Sut pleading accidental death. They
sssertsd thsE Brooks lad dsobled IN surgery,
and xsse an overdose Of chlorOfOrm prior 10
an operation on his friend The operation
named oy the prisoner vas one which left
no outward marx.
Brooks vas convicted OF murder in the
notified Of the peril Of his runaway son,
furnished funds for an appeal TO the Su-
prsrae Court for a new trial on tas ground
shat ne States attorney bad introduced q
spy, nsnec pDgfsldsr. on the trial, who
swore that Brooks bad confessed the crime
20 Dim. The eeGrt condemned tee act, but
sustained the decision. A writ Of error "a
The Unired states Supreme Court was nsxi
obtainsd. which delayed the execution. bat
IA ras dismissed an1 q renssring denied.
His father. now IN ot. Louis, has since
used every effort % obtain = cOmmutation
81 sentences. but witbodt avail. although
ths Governor Of Missouri. "a she dispatches
announce. bas granted = respite % twenty
sixht days should this not Dc further Ell
tended. or coumutation thsn granted. the
xsilors sill furnish TIE sequel Ot one oi
she most singular and sensational ehapter'
in ne criminal history OF this age and
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