The evening world., 1888-08-10

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recently cut OFT. Photographs wore taken
and sent TO Prefers friends. II was found
that I, Q left hand of the body had n scar
which tailed witt the one That Proller had
received ut a short time before in n New
York barber shop. Tnen came q Toronto
photographer named Frazer, who had AIKEN
Prol er's picture, and was sure the body in
the box WIS that Of the salesman. Among
MaXwelIs effects was a small buckskin bag,
which is supposed to have belonged t6 Prel-
Ter. and the strings of which were cut. Among
the things he o TX with him, and VIII CHI we're
found in Auckland, was al undershirt which
had been cut from a body, and u 10, of Prel.
ler's cuffs and collars.
So the trunk mystery was solved and Max
well was brought to trial.
CONNECTING MURDERER MAXWELL.
The State vent directly at the case to show
TINT robbery was the object of the murder
and that the so perish placard was but a
blind.
For the defense several grounds were
tested. A general denial of tine crime wns
made. The identity of the body in the trunk
was questioned. The ingenious theory was
advanced that Preller had persuaded Maxwell
to undertake a surg cal operation which had
Tuere was some trouble in getting a jury
owing 10 the feeling against Maxwell. WHO
was believed to have rerpe' rated a most afro,
cious crime. II was even alleged hat lie had
begun to pl IN the mur Ter and robbery from
the moment he met Preller on the boat. and
that all his cultivation Of the young sales
II ans friend hip and confidence had been
with that end in view.
Finally "A jury was obtained. the exciting
trial was held and Maxwell was convicted.
During the trial the pris ne . real name
and history came out, 30 generally had the
name of Maxwell been impro sed u, on the
people that The other name was barely men
toned and is even now scarcely recognized.
After the conviction Maxwell's counsel
appealed the case and 30, by one legal delay
and another, the final act of the tragedy has
been postponed until to-day.
THE CASE HAS BEEN UNIQUE.
The case has been almost unparalleled. not
only in the enormity of the crime with which
it opened. but in all the a attendant circum-
stances during the trial and since.
The devotion of Maxwell's counsel and
friends has been wonderful. Up to the very
last moment efforts to secure a communication
or a pardon were unremitting. Petitions and
letters were secured in such numbers as to
flood Gov. Warehouses; mail and his office
desk.
Principal Brooks made three journeys from
England to st. Lon s. His wife wrote to
Mrs. Morehouse. and, as n last resort, a week
ago Mrs. Brooks and her daughter Ann Q
came across the o"eau and had a personal
hearing before the Governor. II ayailed only
to secure DELAY of four short weeks, from
July 13 to his day, but the two suffering
E~nglishwomen won much sympathy from
tender hearted Americana, and the number
of petitions and letters to the Governor in
creased.
The prisoner was visited daily in his cell
by is mother and sister. and gained much
comfort from the interviews.
MAXWELL IN JAIL.
During his first year In Jail Maxwell re-
tanned his old flip ancy. Of manner He
cracked jokes and tried in all ways to be
amusing to those who saw and heard him.
Within twelve months p st he had become
more earnest, though by no means downcast.
He WAS baptized into the Roman Catholic
ia tn while in Jail. and was frequently visited
by q father confessor and sisters OF Charity.
Under the memorable rule of the Jail visi-
tors were not allowed to come directly into
Maxwel's presence. HIS mother and sister,
while talking to him, were separated from
him by an iron 6" reen.
The Brooks family, while appreciating to
the full all favors and kindness shown to
them, firmly believe in the innocence of
our Hugh" as they called him, and hat
he was the victim of ~grossest injustice. They
even intimate their belief that Preiler was
not 50 o d as he might have been, " and that
he "over-persuaded" Hugh to attempt the
operation which resulted fatally. In her let
ter to the wife of Gov. Morehouse Mrs.
Brooks wrote:
A MOTHERS FEELINGS.
Everything was done that could be done against
him in the trial At 81. Louis. This was followed
on, by all the jud es at Jefferson Guy excep.
have the greatest honor and respect. Ny husband
speaks So highly of the Governor that %yeninred
boy = free pardon, whom he certainly des. rve.,
for everybody re says his punishment ha, ALREADY
mothers love get you to do al. you ran to save her
cnllL. We non or us know how soon sorrow and
' we snou %1 20 : our %e u ~ nas TO Sas sl Us al; the The s srfrfnDss
of Others Perhaps some OF those people VINO were
so cruel to my poor 10y may have 10 pray for
nave nothing left but to ask for mercy, the very
IN np we ought never 10 nav had to ASK for Il the
lie We those wicket men in Gods han 10 to deal with
them as he only can dea! with such people.
ECHOED BY A BRoTHER.
So strongly has the feeling of injustice i'm
pre- sed George Brooks, brother of Hugh,
that he declares he will never set foot In the
and where such a tn ng is posi- bic.
Judge Sherwood, referred to in Mrs.
Brooks's letter, is a member of the Supreme
Ben n is Missouri, who wrote tw dissenting
opinions in the case. and so far departed
from his usual course as to appeal personally
to the Governor.
Mrs. Brooks and her daughter have been
the guests in st. Louis of Mr.. Fauntleroy,
one of Hugh's counsel. They have been
most kindly and generous y cared for. and
but for the sad and frultless errand which
brough' them from home they could but
have been impressed by American cordially
and hospitality.
AS it is they will have no time for thoughts
OF the Pheasant SIDE OF tnelr WISH. 30 deeply
IL it overshaduwed b, the terri bic event OF
to-day, which they could not aver with all
their love and their almost heroic devotion.
PLANNrN PRISON LIFE.
While Maxwell still had a hope that Gov.
Morehuu use might interfere 30 ar Us to COM
mute his sentence to Imprisonment tor life
he spoke of the kind If work he would like
to do in the penItentiary. The tailor shop,
he thought, would be the best place I, hum.
He hoped he would not be p a ed in the sad
dle-tree factory, as the work there as very
heavy, he understood, the heaviest in tue
prison. The penitentiary authorities Que mt
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