The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-07-20

THE MAXWELL CASE.
- Mother ana Sister ~ she CoIdsnee1
mas a JeGersoa city - Plead for uss
niee = Their Inservxew with sovernos
worphou<e-rne aseorneys' Eaorts To
ward Commusatton.
JrrvrnSox CRY No, July AIRS
Brooks and daughter. mother and sister
or the condemned man. Hugh n. Brooks.
alias Maxwell. arrived here yesterday
morning In company with their attorney,
p. w. Fauntleroy. and registered At the
Madison House. In the afternoon your
correspondent sent In his card for an In
terview ana he was cordially admitted.
Mrs.. Brooks andh daughter we're seated
In the ladies' parlor, and both appeared
Glad Of an opportunity 70 speak with some
one belonging 20 the city concerning the
object OF their visit They both looked
carcworn and troubled. The near ap-
proach OF the execution Of her son bears
heavily upon the mothers mind, and her
sadness 81 heart and depression Of spirits
are strongly indicated in her general ap-
pearancc. To you- correspondent sne
said:
ave have come ssng distance to APP
neal 10 the Governor for justice in behalf
81 NV boy. am sure that he never COM
mitred willful murder. II was never in
his heart 10 do it. The boy has been
well raised; his moral training has been
GOOD: he was always full Of life and fond
Of amusement. but never gave evidence
OF cruel heart We have but three chill
dren. He Is the eldest I have . SON
at home. my daughter here Is the young
est. and until this event We
were a happy family, enjoying life
as well as any people could desire who
move in our social circle. think know
the nature and character OF my children
as well - any mother can. and speak In
all good conscience when say that MUIR
der was never in my sons heart Of
course. he did the deed, but not with in
tent to murder, and when he stated that
he gave Preller chloroform as medicine
(, am sure that he spoke the truth feel,
I OF course. great interest in this result
4 NV child is as dear to me as is the chill
/ or any mother. Ibelieve that public feel
| ing and newspaper reports have had
\ much. very much. 70 do with the convic-
I ton OF my son. He ought not TO hang
I for this crime. and l have strong hopes
! that the Governor will interfere in the be-
half OF justice.
/ Mrs. Brooks expressed herself as well
4 pleased with this country and its people
| Said she: 1--WE have been very kindly
| treated since our arrival, and feel salts
ned that, however strong public sentiment
has acted toward convicting my son, an
equally sure that public feeling Is rapid y
sostening toward him. The circum'
stances Of his trial. the character Of evil
dence admitted against him. is not in
dorsed BY the thinking class Of people
and il Is this that base my strongest
hope OF Communication upon" hedaugh'
Ter had but little to spy, but occasionally
made some remark touching upon thu
subject on which her mother was talking
Later in the afternoon they called upoE
the Governor at the Mansion. but not ind
ing him al home, they called upon him a
his ONCE in the Capitol There they fount
the Governor. his private secretary. Mr.
Yantis, his private clerk, VIM Reese
Hon. George w. Allen, Of St. Louis, an
your correspondents The ladies wer'
cordially received by the Governor, VII
shook hands with each Of them inquirin
after their health. how they stood tn
trim. etc. He asked after Mr.. Brooks
health. and said he was very favorabl
/ impressed Win TIC 0l4 BCAt4rA4<@1 wi -
his visit here; be found him = pleasaz
and agreeable conversationalist. aud wa
glad to hear that be was in good health
These kind illusions served as pleasar
introduction for the ladies' Mrs. Brook
after some further passing remarks con
corning her trip. said:
sGovernor. have come from my HON
in England to ask you to save my son an
to beg Of You to consider every circun
stance OF his trial when you come to NAL
up your decision"
4 The Governor remarked that he Ia
come home to devote Tomorrow al
| longer II necessary tohear1ng every args
ment that she and her attorneys had
OFFER, that he had been carefully readir
all the testimony connected with the tri'
and had Just flushed close reading
the whole subject and that IN passir
upon the petition he would Be guided
his honest convictions Of duty As they a
peared to him upon . full hearing Of q
whole subject
Mrs. Brooks then wished to know II
would BE- necessary for her - come b
fore him again. to which the Governor r
piled that II she desired 70 be presel
|. when her attorneys presented the case =
morrow, or that If she felt like addir
any thing further he would gladly list
70 her. Nine O'Clock Tomorrow ~
6xed for the hearing Of the case.