St. Paul daily globe., 1890-03-13
BURCHkLL'S BRAVADO
Young Benwells Slayer Has
His Preliminary Examin-
alton for Murder.
He Refuses to Plead and Is
Remanded to Await
Trial.
Sullivan'S Old Baeker I'M
presses a Jury and Escapes
Punishment.
Commander MeCalla's Inhu-
man Treatment Of Sail
OPS Proven.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. March 12.-
J. L. Burchell was formally held here
tonight by Magistrate Hill for the as
sizes at Woodstock in October on the
charge of numbering f. G. Benwell on
Feb. II last. Mrs. Burchell was re-
manded for eight days, and will remain
In custody of an officer at Baldwin's
boarding house, in this city, where she
has been since her arrest. A great
throng Of people gathered at the depot
at IL o'clock this morning expecting
that Burchell would arrive at that hour
from Welland jail. He did not come.
Government Detective Murray and
number of neWSpape men arrived from
Toronto. For a time it was thought
some hitch had occurred that
would postpone continuation OF the
examination to-day, and excitement
ran high. 1t was soon learned, how
ever, that Sheriff Smith, of Welland,
had misunderstood instructions and had
not therefore brought his prisoner on
the IL O'Clock train. Magistrate Hill
announced that Burchell would be
brought down on the o'clock train,
and that an examination would imme-
diatelY proceed. The town was full of
strangers. Farmers had driven in from
miles around to see the last scene in the
drama enacted at this point. For hours
before the court opened the court room
was filled with perspiring crowd. The
PEOPLE WERE MASSED TOGETHER
cOmpactly: the lobby was full, and
many stood out in the pouring rain. A
sensation was created in the afternoon
when it was learned that James A. Mac
donald, of Toronto, nephew Of Sir John
A. Macdonald, and one of the most
noted criminal lawyers of Canada, was
reporter he said he had not yet taken
hold of the case, but had been sent for
by Burchell, and would in all prObabil-
ity be retained. Lawyer Ives, of Lon
don, Ont, Isadore F. Hellmuth's law
partner, conducted the case for the de-
fense to-day. Mrs. Burchell, looking
pale and weak, was brought into court
at o'clock, leaning on the arm of Chief
Young. Much sympathy was manifest
ed for her by the spectators. Magis-
trate Hill said his information now was
that she was accessory to the crime in
Niagara county, and that all evidence
against her should be heard here.
Neither side had any further evidence
in her case. Lawyer Ives claimed she
was entitled to instant discharge. Mag
iStrate Hill was not sure of his author
ity III the premises, and remanded
her for eight days, with the under
standing that she could be brought
up at any time III the interim and her
case disposed OF. The spectators cheered,
relieved that she was not to be taken
at once to Jail. Detective Murray had
cOroner's warrant from Oxford county
in his pocket, and would have immedi-
ately arrested her if she had been liber-
ated. Burchell stepped Off of the Mich
igan Central train
HANDCUFFED TO AN OFFICER,
and smiled at the waiting crowd. When
brought into the court room he ap-
peared serene and perfectly uncon-
cerned. He was. we'll brushed, we'll
combed and bright-looking. His indif-
ferent demeanOr is a study and Won
der to all who see him. He smiled at
the reporters and officials, nodded to
some, looking straight out of his pierre
ing black eyes without a particle of
timiditY. The handouts being re-
moved, he quietly took off his kid
gloves, crossed his legs, tipped back his
chair, and waited for the proceedings to
begin. About half dozen witnesses
were sworn. Most of the evidence was
resume of that taken at the coroner'S
inquest. 1t came from the trainmen
who saw Burchell and Benwell on that
fatal trip to Princeton on the morning
of Feb. II. Coming back after poor
Benwell had been left weltering in his
blood in the lonely Blenheim swamp,
Burchell bought from James Duffy, the
newspaper agent, cigars, oranges, Mark
TWain'S TRAMP Abroad;" had Duffy
sit down and smoke one of the cigars,
and offered him drink out Of his pocket
flask. Burchell seemed in the best of
spirits. New evidence was introduced
when George PhemiSter, manager at
Niagara Falls of the Great Northwest
ern telegraph company, was sworn. He
produced three kilograms. One was
sent from Niagara Falls, Ont, at 7:40 p.
m., Feb. II. 1t was addressed to "Pel-
ley, Stafford House, Buffalo," and read:
Arrive Buffalo 9 o'clock; must remain
there tonight
Phemister could not describe the
sender. He could not say it was Bur
chell. A train from London had just
come in. In this telegram, it is sup
posed, BurchelPS name was miSspelled
by the operator. Another theory is
that he miSspelled it knowingly. Pelley
told the reporter that he had never
known Burchell to call himself Bastell.
PeIley was then called and swore he
did not recognize the handwriting as
that of Burchell. Another telegram,
dated Buffalo, received at Niagara Falls,
February %, directed "Burchell, I'm
peral hotel" read:
Telegram and letter sent on to you yester-
day to ship heavy baggage to Fifth Avenue
hotel, New York.
(Signed) STAFFORD"
The third telegram was from New
York, dated March l, and was evidently
from Pelley, though it had no signature.
"Benwell not here" was all it said,
That closed the testimony. Magistrate
Hill asked Burchell if he had anything
TO say. He whispered with his lawyer a
moment, then said in matter of fact
way, mo, | have nothing to say"
The next moment he added with en-
phasis, "At this particular time" His
GOODNESS was astonishing. MagiS-
trate Hill then held Burchell for trial
in October at Woodstock, the capital of
the county in which the muruer oc-
Cured. He slipped his gloves on his
dainty hands, his bodyguard slipped
che handouts on over them and led him
at through the crowd, the most uncon-
rerned appearing man in all that
thrOng.