See CELEBRATED CRIMINAL CASES OF AMERICA, by Duke, 1,86-1,95
had gone different ways but agreed to meet in St, Louis
later, Maxwell, whose real name was Hugh BLOOKS y Was sac
eribed in court testimony as a 'snonger & impersonator,
After killing his victim, he stuffed the body into a trunk
and made off for Auckland, New Zealdnd, via San Francisco,
After clever detedtive work by St. Louis and San Francisco
dperatives, his whereabouts was ascertained and Pres, Gro-
ver Cleveland signed extradition papers which brought him
home to face the charge of premeditated murder. He claimed
Preller died from an overdose of chloroform which he, with
his knowledge of medicine , gave him in his attempt to re-
lieve the pain of a stricture by inserting a catheter in t
ly
the urethra, This defense was unique, but it failed to
save him. He was sentenced to death and we S hanged at St,
touts on August 10, 1888,"
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Wie Ku S sauthwetin , ies 8 oF)
See CELEBRATED CRIMINAL CASES OF AMERICA, by Duke, 1)86-
had gone different ways but agreed to meet in St, Louis
later. Maxwell, whose real name was Hugh Brooks, was des-
eribed in court testimony as a 'sponger & impersonator.'
After killing his victim, he stuffed the body into a trunk
and made off for Auckland, New Zealdnd, via Sari Francisco,
After clever detective work by St. Lowis and San Francisco
dperatives, his whereabouts was ascertained and Pres. Gro-
ver Cleveland signed extradition papers which brought him
home to face the charge of premeditated murder. He claimed
Preller died from an overdose of chloroform which he, with
his knowledge of medicine, gave him in his attempt to re-
lieve the pain of a stricture by inserting a catheter in t
the urethra, This defense was unique gy but it
Save him. He was sentenced to death and was hanged at St.
Louis on August 10, 1888,"
",. HANG BY THUMCK...™ by Teeters, Page 328
Wa wiht CkauPhucation 25 7 C/pesvra sh
ERICA, by Duke,
greed to meet in St, Louis
hater, sea, ees wena gh Brooks, was des-
eribed in court testimony as a 'sponger & impersonator,!
After killing his victim, he stuffed ‘the bony into & trunk
for Aucklani, New Zealdnd, vi
lAtter clever dete work by St. Louis and San Francisco
dperatives, his whereabouts was ascert:
ver Cleveland signed extradition papers which broug ght. a
fone to face the charge ES prenedita
ee WV
of “notlicine, gave hin in his attenpt to re-
stricture by Herne, eee
This defense was unique, failed to
fe was sentenced to death and ae aired at St.
Louis on August 10, ib" "
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LCAN STATE TRIALS, V. 1 On ee
i ‘Tanbon; St. "Louis thom s ‘Ts web 192i
rare re
“rt, sae earn LennéxSkexb :
See Mo. - Book & Nag. Bxeerpts,
the murderer’ of Arthur Prelle eee LLG Southern
a
ey :
a LOULS y Moe and one other murderer were
a
h in St. “ouis on August 10, 1888,
at Liming he LM Nasi IS, Birming 1a, ty A Lae ys cot Lee O3
"eeein 1886, a young man of 25, Walter card ting ae be nee
applied some chloroform to C, Thomas Preller, a sleeping
roommate, in the Southern Hotel, Ste Louis. The result
was death which later provid to be murder, The motive,
\with a tinge of homosexuality, was ropbery. Both men were
British and had met on the vessel x CAPHALONIO, bound from
Liverpool for Boston, This was a Jamary, 1885, Hach
CAN BTali T 02-
Wep. tanks aj St. Lois tabubs’ La wei. 192]
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See Mo, T Scok & Mag Excerpts.
r Arthur] LG Se
and one ov
ugust LO,
a } 1.903 2b
iter T rll fe anti,
a young man of 25, Wa
pplied some chloroform to C,. Thomas Preller, a sleeping
roomate, in the Southern Hotel, St. Louis. The result
was death which later provid to be murder, The motive,
with a tinge of homosemality, was rogbery. Both men were
Sirminghan NEWS, Birminghan,
British and had met on the vessel 3 CEPHALONIO, bound from
Liverpool for Boston. This in Jamary, 1885, Hach
ISI, Walter
cWéont Ste Loita tabus tan BEL, 192
noc <r heer
See Mo, Excerpts,
ar of Art le
> St
be murder,
jas roubery. Both men were
fritish and had met on +
bound fron
rpool for Boston, 188:
5. Each
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