The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-24

robbery of stage coach. The state
officials failed to secure an indict-
ment
His penchant for shooting up small
towns earned for him the nickname
by which he was known.
Mrs. Maxwell says that when Mr..
MaXwells parents died In Baltimore
a few years ago he was left an estate
valued at 100000 and that he came
west aud lost most OF IT, She claims
him to have been among the best in
formed chemists In the country and
that none understood hydrocarbons
better than he
1t IS considered that Maxwell's hold
ings I'm eastern Utah and on the Green
river are valuable The ozokerite, or
wax mines, are situated near Cotton.
Utah, and it is stated by experts that
at some time the mines will neces-
sarlly have to be developed and the
product placed upon the market
which will make the properties of
great value.
1t is understood that Maxwelrs body
Will be shipped to ogden for burial.
Mrs. MaXwell-Seaman Is an attrac-
tive and buXom blonde of perhaps 40
years of age and, with her three chill
dren a boy II or Is years old and
two girls II or Is years of age. has
occupied room IL at that hostelry
When a Standard reporter called at
room IL this morning, the door was
locked and Mrs. Seaman or Maxwell
would see no one on any preteXt
whatever. About l o'clock this after
noon, the woman and her children
quietly stepped out Of the hotel and
their present whereabouts is unkonwn
to the hotel management The rooms
have not been surrendered, however.
and the impression obtains at the
hotel that the family is temporarily
stopping with friends or acquaintances
in order to avoid newspaper men and
publicity of any kind.
Mrs. Seaman, as she calls herself.
has been coming and going at ogden
for several months, but two or three
weeks ago took up permanent quar-
ters at the Pacific hotel and has since
occupied the large double room known
as No. II with her three children.
Maxwell. or Seaman. has not shown
up at the Pacific hotel since she SC
cured rooms there, but has sent his
wife several checks ranging from 500
down. which have been cashed at var
ious places and which have not yet
been repudiated by the bank upon
which they were drawn,
Since the news OF MaXwells death
reached Mrs. Seaman last night, she
has remained in her room constantly
and has seen no one except her chill
dren and a friend or two who called
to condole with her.
When Mrs Joseph Hume married
G. l.. Maxwell In San Francisco. Cal
ifornia, two years ago last January,
she was given the namo of Mrs. C l..
Seaman and since that time she has
been known as Mrs. Seaman. except
ia instances whore her husband would
introduce her as Mrs. Maxwell
During the last month or six weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Seaman-MaXwell have
been residing in Ogden, Mr.. Maxwell
being engaged in mining enterprises
In different parts of the western coun-
try. He recently returned from a
trip to Idaho where he Is known to
have made some money in mining
deal
According 10 the statement or MIS-.
Maxwell. who is living at the Pacific
hotel in this city, Mr. Maxwell went
TO Price a few days ago to attend TO
business affairs connected with Ger
tain ozokerite deposits in which he
was largely Interested.
The story of the killing of her hus-
band came TO Mrs. Maxwell as sur
prise and she was much grieved over
II. Her grief quite completely over
whelmed her as she reviewed the
news Of the tragic shooting, at the
time saying she could hardly realize
1t TO be true. She was expecting her
husband home by the latter part OF
| this week
Mrs. Maxwell has three children,
two girls and a boy. children of her
former husband Joseph Hume The
woman states that her husband, Max
well, comes from the nobility Of Italy
and that she has papers TO prove his
title. He was born In Maryland thir-
ty-Gve years ago but has spent the
greater part Of his life I'm the western
country.