The Meeker herald., 1888-08-18
A DOUBLE LEysaAMciMc.
Maxwell, the e Louis Mur.
deres, psys he Penalty
Of Vie Brine.
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sesssssseA ~ ~ York with
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AT st. Louis on morning of the
10th inst. Hugh ~. rooks, alias Max
well, the slayer "a Charles A. Preller,
paid the penalty of b crime. At the
same time Henry Qpdgrai, who mur.
dered his sweetl,eal WAS also hanged.
An effort was u,oos by the British
government u inda6H further stay OF
proceedings In Maxi 6Rss, but Gov
srnor Ms.s!,suss e k sa!.ss;ss,11 a!..,s;;s1.
Ing the jaii-yard. where the execution
took place. remained patiently In their
positions from 3 O'Clock tha, morning
until the hour Of execution, which WAS
four hours later. The view was clear
and unobstfucted, and hundreds Of reo-
Pile took advantage Of III. sane. At
s:b o'clock tho death warrants were
read To the condemned men. and then
they were taken To the scaiiold. Max
well WAS u pi,cous sight, with an asl,rn
pallor OH his face, pincl,sd and drawn,
his eyes swollen and Lip, ,wl,ching.
I.andgraf moved like u los with Il half
smile, half sneer on his face. Neither
Ind ANYTHING Ia say, and as the black
cal,s were drawn down nh awful look Of
dispair passed over MAXWELL face and
hi, knees tf-mbled. AT ~. the drop
fell, and the neck of each Was broken.
I.andgraf WAS pronounced dead In III
minutes, while Maxweli's Struggle con
tinuc,i II minutes.
TIL. crime for which Brooks, ALA,
Maxwell. paid the extreme penalty Of
the law was tho murder Of i'trll.T ai
the Southern hotel In 81. Louis on April
O. is>5. Their acquaintance began In
England. ani they came to this country
together. They separated AZ Boston.
l.ruoks coming Ia 81. Louis, ani !, WAS
here that h. registered rs Maxwell. \
few DAYS later pt-llrr alsD arrived. and
the two men were thereafter mne, con.
s,anli, together. ffrll-r was las; seen
alive on April Il. In MaSwrll's nom by u
t-ii.,oy. Twice ihni day Maxwell put-
chased large quantities of chlososotm nj
u drug store near by. telling III. drug.
sisi he was using IL in MI experiment.
The mex, day Maxwell mad. a nutnirr
of purchases. spending monc, freely,
although brfosu hc hai mot appeared 10
have mn abundance a! cash. ANON:
his purchases was n ticket Ia san fran.
cisco, and th-'. .,,i.hi lie .-s, N-... .~ss
a. thought oi his ~afar6 departure
until the iiih of Ac.... when n cham.
"a s.f,f,t.-t.aftg s.lnf
in Maxw.li's ruom and coming from his
trunks. An investigation revealed u
i.-iy. which proved 10 ic that of PT-i-
l-r. II was an easy matter I" trace
Maxwell to san Francisco. bu, he haa
left tha, piarr for New Zealand two
days b~sufr ihr discover of his crime.
However. when the STEAMER arfiSr! nj
Auckland he was arrested and brought
to 81. Louis. The defense mIdc ut the
trial was tina; the dealt, u Pfcll-r WAS
accidental. lie having administers!
chicrofprm preliminary 10 the operation
he was about la perform. lie He'd ic-
cause he presumed l,c would not bc per.
mi,,cd to testify In his own behalf The
most damaging Testimony against him
was that 81 u detective who became hts
ccll.inat. AMI conildant and secured the
confession 81 ilic crime. Maxwell was
found guilty and sentenced In hang.
An appeal was taken To the Supreme
Court Of Mi-so,iSi aud then Ia III.
United States Supreme Court. hut the
Judgment WAS affirmed. Before the cS.
ccu;ion Maxwell furnished n document
which lie called his dying statement. In
IL he rcasser;ed his Innocence, and gives
n statement Of the case beginning with
his acquaintance with rrcller.
The crime for which Henry l.andgraf
suffered the penalty was committed on
the night Of March 8. 1885,. The victim
was Annie Tiscli. a beautiful girl Of u,
years. 10 whom he was paving n,,cn-
tions. Jealousy prompted the deed.
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