The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-24
WAS AN EXCITING CHASE.
George L. MaxWeII Loses Most
Sensational Race

George l.. MaxWeI Loses Most
Sensational Race.
One of the longest and most exciting
chases in which the police have been
called upon ITO participate for some-
time fell to the lot, of Detective Muir
name and officer Newccme shortly af-
ter o'clock last evening in pursuing
George L. Maxwell, a colored man,
wanted for striking Mrs. 1. Murrells,
over the head with loaded cane.
After chase of-several miles, in the
course of which Maxwell made dar-
ing leap over. a bluff eighty feet high.
the officers were successful and lanoed
their prisoner at the central station,
where he was locked up on the charge
of assault with a dangerous weapon.
The assault was the result of
neighborhood quarrel. and after fe ling
Mrs. Murrells, also colored, and cutting
q four inch cash on her head, Maxwell
started for Minneapolis. The trouble
was quickly reported to the station,
and Detective Murnane and officer
Newcome hurried to apprehend Max
we'll They learned the route he had
getting sight of the fugitive skirting
the bluff above the Milwaukee railroad
tracks. A block away Maxwell saw
the officers and started into run.
Commands to him to halt had no eff
feet, and the officers settled down to
the task of firing him out. Though
much lighter than the policemen, Max
well proved much inferior as sprint
er, and the gap between him and his
puSuerS began to lessen. On went the
chase, however, to the foot of Wilkin
street, where Maxwell suddenly
stopped. The officers thought the pur-
suit ended and hurried forward. But
Maxwell was carefully picking his way
to the edge of the bluff, and just as
they came up with him startled his
pGrsuers by leaping over the preci1sce
a distance OF nearly eighty feet. Elk
pecting to see Maxwell at least inca
pacitated for further flight, the officers
peered over the bluff, but were aston
ished to see him uninjured scrambling
on passing freight train.
Detective Murnane called to the train
crew to arrest the man, and Maxwell
climbed down again and ran for the
river bank. BY a detour Detective
Murnane and Officer Newcome reached
the tracks, but were again thwarted
by seeing Maxwell well out into the
river in a boat which a stranger was
row ing for dear life. On reaching the
river bank the officers found another
boat, into which they jumped, and with
Patrolman Newconie at the oars, ma
rine chase was begun. When almost
overtaken the fleeing mans ferryman
obeyed a command to cease rowing,
and almost exhausted the officers land
ed the prisoner in their own boat.
Maxwell showed fight. but finally con-
sented to go along quietly.
Mrs. Murrells was also locked up,
charged with ldisorderly conduct She
was attended by DR.. Brimhall, who
pronounced her injury not serious. Ac-
cording to her story she quarreled
with MaXwel's wife, when the pris-
oner interfered and struck her several
blows with the cane. Maxwell gives
different version of the affair. He
claims that Mrs. MurreH severely beat
his wife early in the afternoon, and
later, when he came home, renewed
the quarrel, rushing upon him and his
wife with an open knife. In seIf-de-
fense Maxwell says he struck her
down. Mrs Murrell stoutly denies
that she had any kind of a weapon
during the trouble. Maxwell is a dog
trainer, and lives in Flat of No. 2191a
Eagle street, while the Murrells family
occupy Flat 8 of the same building