Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-10

Waru- ooN promptly recovered Iberp
An Awful LOCK on DESPAIR on NAxwKLIs PACE
as the cap bid IL from view aud his knees showed
weakness The nooses were adjusted Quickly
Lor did a muscle twitch. Not 50 with MsSWeI.
When ne fell his breast heavcd cOnyuls. .YelV anI
tors were shocked oy a stream OF blood psSr,ns,
down the hight breast OF MS coat which Nas
aIterward found 20 have bcen caused by cut on
the nose, inflicted hy the rope IN some mysterious
way; Landgrai Was pronounced dead In elevea
and hall minutes
Bom xEs's SrcKs hKosEN.
Maxwells struggles continued Tor fourteen min
utes, when he too. was pronounced dead hy TIE
attending ply dcisnS Landgraf was cut down AZ
9:l2. Maxwell al e:la The bodies were removed
TO the mOrgue orloe and photographeI after
which the post mOrtem was oonuleaccd. n Was
stated by the physicians that tie neok Of each
man was brosen.
NAxwELLs ADDRESS TO THR ENGLISH PEOPLE
Al an early hour this mOrning Maxwell gave 70
the press the following address: " 10 ne EsoJ.s u
kR0tdnd: Ny kngtsn oo1ntrymen VII dOubJl -
reiacmher the great boasts that rave nov ana Al
al times been made 10y Tue An. ncan people IA
al people Satisfied that you are not tiuts4i
Win the unlawful, unl1st and unfair way In Nhirh
have been treated. and since you are accStome ln
England TO see justice administered lnpa tially an
courts an examination cf the records "a IN case
Will SHOW that the Prosecution resorIed L. every
unfair means IN their power. even TO crime ltseiL
for they procured check 20 be forged had ths
man arrested who presented Il, and PLACED hiin VA
jail Afterward the prosecution placed him On
the witness stand 10 tesufy. HIS evidence Ms a
tissue OF lies from one end 10 the Otner: Ia Tact,
} lar
as he considered necessary, and IN, prosecution
said In open court that they hsd paid 80 Tor il
services Inls is one specimen Of tLe boasted
used by the prosecution aud had time I cloud
give you numbers OI them"
THE STORY or ssxwEII's CRIME
The crime for whlch Hugh NJ. BroOks alias Max.
Well, paid the peAalty u the laW Jhls moru.ny
was the murder OF has friend, CEaS. Arthur prri.
ler, In room No LA. OF the southern Hotel sun
day, Aprl q. 1885. The Acquaintance Deiween
Maxwell, he Il best know, and Prefer Was
formed In Liverpool kngland IN lSsJ Maxwell
had left his home IN Hyde, near Mancbc,isr
against the Wishes OF his parents. his objective
pOlnt being America. From Manchester ue went
" Liverpool he had no funds 10 speak Of tut
relied upon a smattering OF science. law and gen
erdI Information and large amount OF assur nee
TO win his way across the sea. AT the Nouhwest-
ern Hotel Ia Liverpool ne meI r.eeI. aud in cun-
yersation each man learned tat the other would
sail In the Cunard steamer Cei,naonia fOr Amer
icl Later they met on board, and IA the days OF
ldleness between the old ana rev world Hngl NJ
brooks, alias Walter Horace DennoN MaNMeIL a.
ue called himself, and Charles Arthur Prrler be-
came Trends lie told reckless tales OF family
an0estry-his parents were dead and the esIaie
had settled badly Tor his pOcket-book. Prcl.cr
was a enned gentleman OF means. The irguds
/ separated In Boston, and IN the lattcr part uI
March, lsss. Maxwell arrived al the southern
hotel IN ST. Louis, and was assigned 60 roOn No.
| IA After lew days ITeller arrived, and though
occupying different rooms they spent their
waking hours together. SUNDAY mOfnlng April
d, they were seen together Ia room LA. That Al
ternoon a bell-bOy called at the room aud ths
two friends there. W. n Ross, travelling SALESMAN
!
adjoining la Jnat sunday afternoon. HE hraTa
water running and heard repeated groan> Max
well had formed the acquaintance OF a druggist,
j. W. Feruow. Twice that day ne purchassi
! chlor0Iorm, the second time appealing eAclIed,
| and would not brook delay, saying he nLd spilled
| tue nrsI That night Maxwell appeared a. the
! dinlng-room without his friend. he had madc Tree
with the walters and when the head
| walter ArllngtOn) touched him on the
| shoulder he shrank from his seat but
quickly recovered He ate little aud WAS
| very nervous. The next morning a porter Was
| l44 q down MuNEelIta
There were two trunks, and goods were scattered
| about the room, aad As Maxwell was not there 1hs
| pOrter went away. Maxwell made "A uuuO,r or
purchases at various places, spcnaing money free
| ly wuere he had previously endeavored TO negOti-
| ate loans on the plea OF being without Iunds. ne
| bought a uckct for San Francisco for Wnich ne
! paid sll6 Monday u ght be lelt ~. LOUIS On the
II. Louis ana ; IA Francesca west-tound ua.n. The
IMP 10 san Francisco was sucu to b.aze tle way
IOr The detectives, he N king Himself SO coEsglcs-
| Gus that he was reInemOered 10y all who hiin.
lac assumed the roses OF French officer, priest,
| ana Yankee, giving various names. on Satur-
| day. April IL, maxwell arrived IA san francis, y
| and registered al the Palace Hotel as A. : 10
| Augulr. sunday, Alrl IL, he saiird tor New Zea-
land on the steamer - dney a storage pas .elI-
| ger. For several days prior 10 Tuesday, April "a,
| chambermaids AT The southern hotel had detected
| an n,easant odor coming from rOUuh Ia On
that day Jne odor became - pronounced tlr rom
| Was catered and trunks, which seemed connected
| with Jhe stencil, were taken down stairs The ter
riblc sinell drove the pUrteTs away from the larger
| trunk Wnen lhey attempted 10 cpen IL A TRUNK
| maker was called aud broke the lock, ana
| The cover sprang up, followed 10y tue kne's
| OF man. Crammed into the trunk Was
4 pulrld body, shrunken and distorted.
! not feature recogL.izable Not unti
| after the body had becn taken ~ the mOrgue and
! several days OF treatment given could a. Oe de
| cided whether IL the budy oI Maxwell or
PTeller. Finally, however, the remains were Iden-
ufied as those OF the latter ON tue breast Oi ,Le
| DUdy las a cross cut, aud On the lhsld- OF tie
| trunk card bore the Inscription 80 perish All
traitors 10 The great Cause" lt Was al easy mat
| ter 10 Trace Maxwell, and When the sydney an
| chored In Auckland he was placed under arrest
| until Detectives Tracy and Badger arrived Alta
| extradltl0n papers Maxwell be- an LIS legl lgAt
there being defended by ". j. Napier. 10 wIOn
he pad 2s soSeregns, the last OF lne 81 vOO vita
which he leIt ST. Louis
| On July II the detectives set sail for home with
Their prisoner on the steamer Zealand, arriving In
| 81. Louis on August l5, IOur months ailcr Max
Wells night. Not until then did he admit his true
| name Was BROOKS. lie WAS Indicted, waived pre-
llnlnary hearing. and was put On trial Monday,
May ], 1886, In the criminal court, before Jgdge
Van Wagner. The motive for the Cilme
| shown In Maxwell having taken Prcller's money,
over ssoO, and lot OF his wearing apparel and
personal ELECTS, but the clnching testimony MAS
| IDaJ Oh john h. Mccullough. a detective, w4o
under the name OF Frank DingfelleT had Deen
jailed with Maxwell as longer and from linl Sc
| cured confession OF tue crime. MaNeii's
| defense was that the death OF Ireer WAS
accidental lie had administered tie chlOr-
OIorn 70 operate On PreileT for structure.
lie ned because he presumed he would not be
permitted 10 testify IN mis- own behalf, that being
tae law In Engiand. he was found gu.ty
or murder and sentenced 20 b. hanged
new trial was sought Tue grOuud
that juror had expressed himself In IavOr
denied An appeal 10 the upreIne court resulted
In Affirmation VI the lower courts Judg.GenS
though Tie detective episode was censarrd. and
one oI the Judges, sherwood, dissenIed Appl.cA-
tlon was then made 10 Justice Mlier. Oi the
United States Supreme Court Tor a new trial oa
error, which Was granted, aud The excel tIOn st
for August 2S, lsss, Indefinitely stayed. Later
the matter was dismissed by tie supreme
Bench holding there was nothing ts show tnaJ
Maxwell had not had a lair tria Max~eils al
torueys then sought executive clemency, asking
tine governor 10 commute the sentence 20 lie i'm
p.l,DnIuenL Meantime had Da,an
fenced the date OF the execution being nNed Tor
july "a last. GoyerDor MOOIenOuse granted a ro-
spite OF Two weeSs, put decilned 10 cOuIni-tr the
sentence. Through MaxweiIs fatheT tne B.1tian
govern nent Was Induced 10 ask IOr a respite uLJl
the Case could be Inquired into and the Inal effort
OF Maxweils attorneys was the presentation We'd
nesiay OF two affiIavits 10 Governor kOOTeDouse
showing the prejudice OF one OI lne Jurors
LASDGRAF's CRIME.
The crime for when Henry L1ndgraf suffered
the death penalty was com. m.uitted on the ulgdI VI
March s. lsS5. The victim Was his sweetheart,
Annie Tiscn- beautiful girl, less Than eg aIecn
years OF age Jealousy prompted the deed on
The day OF the murder lac TOOK the glrl walk
ing with the revolver with which he kAlel her IN
has pocket He suddenly turned ana upraiIed her
for keeping company with o.her men. soc merely
laughed, but wIIh oath he pulled out Las
volver and shot her-through the head
A WASTED SESSION.
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