The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-10
MAXWELL MUST HANG.
The Governor Of Missouri Issues
His UItinatum.
A PATHETIC PARTING SCENE
Between Mother and SOMA Grief
Stricken sister-The Murderer
Cody Lights Cigarette AZ
ter the Final Interview.

ST.. LOUIS, August 9.-The news o.
Governor Warehouses; refusal to grant
further respite to Maxwell was con
veyed to the condemned man by his
confessor, Father Tipan. Maxwell
blanched and his lips trembled, but he
soon recovered. After the departure oI
the priest the following telegram was
handed Maxwell by a deputy:
"JRFFERsoS Cry, Mo-, August 0.
Communication OF sentence refused by
Governor Morehouse. Respite refused.
John J. MARTIN"
Maxwell read the message slowly,
folded 1t carefully and placed it in his
pocket. Then followed a pathetic scene.
Mrs. Brooks, mother OF the condemned, /,
and Miss Brooks, his sister, had learned
OF the result at Jefferson city through
the coroner's clerk, John +. Ryan. They
asked to be permitted to so within the
screen to meet the son and brother, and
the request was granted. When they
reached the cell Mrs. Brooks rushed into
MaXwel's arms and embraced him
warmly, kissing him twice and crying
out, 80, my poor, hunted boy" Then
the sister embraced her doomed brother.
Both ladies' were in tears but endeavor.
ing to hide their emotion. Maxwell
was deeply affected and for a time lost
control OF himself, but soon rallied and
presented an undisturbed exterior In
response to query, he said he would
like to see his father before he died.
When Mrs. Brooks and daughter de-
parted, it was with the understanding
that they were TO be granted another
meeting with the condemned mt p. M.
There is great crowd in and about the
jail aud Intense interest is being mani
tested.
All day, ever since the receipt OF the
news that Maxwell must hang, curious
crowds have congregated in and about
the jul and extra guards are on duty to
prevent the over-curiOus from getting in
the way. There was nothing OF especial
interest transpired after the morning
meeting between mother and son, and
sister and brother until the return OF
Mrs. Brooks and daughter at 4 p. Iii. for
the final farewell. They entered Max
wells cell, accompanied by two deputy
Sheriils, who watched closely TO prevent
the passing OF any instrument OF death
by mother or sister to the condemned
man. Maxwell received the visitors with
outward culmness. and during the forty
minutes conversation his face never
briphtened. The conversation was de-
voted to A resume OF the case, and the
mother utterly denounced Governor
Moorehouse. the State of Missouri and
the United States. concluding with the
remark that, "When Governor Moore.
bouse makes his final uppeal TO heaven.
IL will 90 unanswered"
A deputy Sheriff notified the ladies
their time was nm. The mother turned
and threw he, arms about Maxwell
with the words: "Ol nv God. nv
Godw kissedhim twice. and hiding her
ewes with her hands. passed out. The
sistSr embraced her brother and kissed,
him, but he apparently failed to return
the caress of either. and as they passed
out weeping bitterly, the mother stag
gering in her walk, Maxwell lighted a
cigarette, and throwing his head back,
unconcernedly pulled out volume OF
smoke and coolly returned TO some man
uscript he was correcting. Half an hour
later he partook OF light supper.
Henry DandgrafI. who is to be execut-
ed on the same gailows with Maxwell,
passed his last day on earth in an un-
eventful manner. He saws he will die
like q man, but does not seem 10 realize
as vet that he must die in few hours.
He spends his time in reading prayer
book and smoking an old clay pipe.
During the day the authorities at the
iail were startled to receive an applica-
ton from Andrew LandgraiF, brother
OF the condemned, for a ticket TO the
hanging, which was promptly refused.
The brother is brakeman on the Iron
Mountain Railroad.
After Maxwell had partaken of supper