The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-11
THE WAGES OF SIN
The Monster Maxwell
Hanged.
HIS sarSrKD COURAGE rams
The NeiShharins Hoasetsrs Crowd
ed With Eager Misssarians-Th
Hurderer's Sese and Neck Broken
a steiia German Accompanies
Him-other Moose Items.

81. LaUIs. Aag. Ia.-EnSA n. Brooks.
alias Maxwell wSs hanged this rzaruipg
Al s;a Henry lasdxraf. who murdered
bis sweetheart. waS executed al the sane
time.
A PoSsgeaemeaf Of The execution for
tEo aosss ~&s made bs the sheriff At the
request af Naxwelfs attorneys. who hoped
against hops Fer British interference. Tue
announcement was made 10 Maxwell and
fansgTsf Al 8 o'clock Maxwell reeesved
the asws of the FossYslaemeas frasa Co 2
o'eiers calmly, though ga e1pscssion of
grsat relsef VAS Piainly vlsible on his feat
Eres Laasgrsf paid 10 eiteniion to Il IN
sny way. Maxwell vas aeryeUs, p "a
aad III al ease In the last hours. he ate
spAriugiy Of breakfast, and slloisiy after 5
o'clcek. having dressed himself ia aa enfire
new sun, T&Tsook OF tie holy communion
lzndgraf remained cool aad collected
throughout the night, ale a hearty break.
fast aad received TIE sacrament soon a.tsF
brooks hal done -.
AT O'Clock a tesegran was received fr0sa
Jefferson tlry saving iAas the governor bad
received aautDef dispatch fesm British
MiusSteT West Ia RF.sekS's behalf. bat DC.
eliHed 10 change his deriSiea At S8s the
sheriff enteTrs1 she cell where Maxwell and
read the esata warrant Maxwell Yhsed
pereepi!5ly and showed evidences oi in
creaSlag wFakScss Aaa as his arms we're
being Flniaaed Bit his iips ami xulped
several times lAadgrz3 remained sioiif.
The progesSsoa - the sfaia.iid was fortasnI
with the sheriff aud deputies ia srssai. fol
lowed by the condemned men. vita q
priest between them. then iae pei.ce, then
reporters ard wiius s<es. As the HE moved
Sioaly aioas. Maxwell was a pitcuus sight.
wi.h al ashen palicr ee kis face. his eyes
swollen aud bps twitchtug. EsadcFsf
walked ike = log, with half smile, half n
sRecr on HIS face
on THE scAFFoID.
The priest read prayers. The men sigsi
tiea thai they had nothing t0 say A. the
back caps were drawn down an aafil lossk
q g, sysait passed over NaxuelFs fare aud
his kslctS frrnbicd. The noCss was ad
i1Sitd aud 81 $50 the drup fell Laaagfat
never Hssvsd a muscle thereafter. Nj -
with Maxwell Mhea hc fell his bresxi
hcavet cnnvnlSiTely. aud bis limbs ere
dawn up. while the spectators were
shocked hy a stream Of blood pouring down
the right hr at Of hts coat, NIica was al
ierwarSl found d have been caused by
eat ou the nese sudieicd hy the rope,
Iandgraf was pronounced dead in ~.
minutes. MaXwSilS struggles continued
II miautss. Landgraf was cut down a.
g.io, Maxwell at a.ia Toe bodies were NJ
moved l., The morgue aad photographed.
after which a psf inegiem examination
vas com meuced. II was stated hy the
ply sieians thar The neck OF each was
broSen.
Tie result Of the post moTtem eqsmina
ii0a shows thar the ueeks 81 both Maxwell
aud Iandgfal were broken. Naxwells
nose vas broken, and 1t is PRESUMED he
struck some ari OF the gAli0ws IN the faii.
Several of tAc smaller bones in bis neck
were fractured
After the post nlartefn examination the
remains OF Maxwell were taken ~ the ur-
dertsser's establishment of G.-s,. ~. Lynch.
emhalmea aud prepared for barial. Toe
ea~ket was quickly conveyed 10 Cal
Vary cemetery ssd placed IN vault for
iniermeut later 10 the dax.
INTEREST IL TIE ENEcurIoN.
The crowds on the hons tops surround
ing the jail yari whore the execution was
10 take place remained patiently IN an eie-
waited position from . a. m until TIE hour
Of execution. The view was clpas aud ua-
ohsirneted from :he roafs- Therc were
dor Rs of buildings In the vicinity, and
hundreds Of people took a3Van1ase II the
same The nuinber of sIserialats H4miiiea
To The jail was unusually small.
F.sr the first tisnc IN the history oi -.
Louis, four circuits 81 telegraph iusfru
mems were pa I'd in the buiisiiug hf The
Associates Press for lhr prompt iransmis
sion Of news 10 The public. unusual iaier
esl bc ng nanif sicfi Ia the execution