The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-18
Is HUNG.
The Murderer Of C. Arthur Preller
Dies on the Scaffold in st. Louis
in Fearful Agony.
His Neck Broken by the Fatal Drop
His Innocence Proclaimed and
American Law Denounced.

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Hugh NJ. Brooks. alIas Maxwell, the muir
dcrer Of e. Arthur Prellcr, was hanged IN the
50. Louis jail Friday morning, together with
Murderer Landgraf. The drop fell az exact
ly 9:0a.
At o'clock Maxwell was dressed for his
last day on earth. lie wore black Prince
Albert coat and white tie, which set of his
pale face. lie was beginning to show little
nervousness. lie glanced about with some
thing Of a glare In his eyes that reminded one
Of thewild, frightened look he Ind a. he was
received by crowd OF several hundred peo-
pie NJ the Union depot about sunrise one
morning three years ago. lie locked then as
II he were afraid the crowd might prove 70
be q mob, and the same glisten was In his
eyes as he stared about after DOMINIC his
burial suit Friday morning.
AT D.i0, lust as everything was ready for
the final march 90 the scaifOld the sheriff
gave la % an appeal OF MAXWELL attorneys
for pO.tponcment OF the execution for two
hours, and announced that IL would not take
place until $3.50 a. IN. All holders OF tickets
were io.ifcd 10 return by that time.
The condemned men were taken back 10
LandgrafS cell, where they spsnt the time
In private with Father 1yIan. no one else
except the guards being present.
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Faunilcroy, Maxwcl's attorney at jefferson
CITY, saying there was 10 hope for Maxwell.
At S:4J the sheriff entered the jal aud the
prisoners were brought out fOm The cells
they had occupied 20 long. The crowd
gathered about the death warrants were
read, and tic arms OF the men tie behind
and Their hands tied In front Tn, march
90 the s,affold was commenced. Maxwell
was dcaihly pale, and l.andgraf about as
usual.
Everything worked smoothly, from the
bringing Of the prisoner, from their cells TO
the spnnging OF the trap, the whole occupy
ing scarcely fifteen minutes. The reading OF
the dcaih-warraniS occupied but few min
utcs, and the march 10 the scaffold but "a few
more, the procession passing between %
double ne OF police. Maxwell was very pale,
and Kept his eyes on the ground rs he
walked. but his step was steady and firm,
and no trcmor was pcrccptiblc In his arms.
Landgialf walked with his wOnted stolil In
difference and neither spoke word. They
had hardly assembled the scaffold before the
black caps were over their heads shutting
out their faces, and an instant later both shot
down through the death trap.
MaNwclfs body twihhed and jerked for
over twelve minutes, and from cilt on the
face, caused By the rope in being drawn over
the head, "a stream OF blood tricklcd down
and dropped TO the floor. Ills body was cut
down at 0:iO and removed 20 the morgue,
where 10 WAS photographed. Landgrafs
body was also taken 10 the dcad-houss.
where picture was obtained. The necks Of
both men were broken.
Morguc officials state that Maxwelrs body
was the iilthlcst corpse handled I'm the
morguo for many day His undcrclothing
was vile and ho evidently had not bathed In
months. After the post-mortcm the remains
OF Maxwell were taken 10 an undertaking
establishment and cnb ,lmed. The casket
was quietly conveyed 20 Cavalry cemetery
and placed Ia "a vault for intermcnt at later
day. Mr.. Brooks and daughter. motherand
sister OF the deceased and John L. Martin,
MaNwelfs attorney, accompanied tho re-
mains 20 the ccmctcry. It was expected
there would be scene at the morguc after
the execution, but the mother and sister
wisely remained away.
Friday Maxwell furnished n document
which he called his dying statement. In IL
be rcasScrfs his Innocence OF the willfu Kill
ling OF Charles Arthur Prcllcr and then gives
an cpltomc OF the statement OF the ease rs
heretofore published, beginning with the nc
quaintance formed la Liverpool with Prcllcr,
detailing the death OF Prcller his own terror
and flight, the pursuit, capture, trial. cOnyic-
ton, closing with bitter denunciatiOn OF
those Who hc asserts have been instrumental
IN DRAG glng him out OF the highways OF JUS
tice into the Dypaths OF mob law and making
his execution Nh infamy aud a disgrace to
the United States.