Departure of the Supposed Murderer Maxwell.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 112, 25 July 1885, Page 5

Departure of the Supposed Murderer Maxwell.

The last scone of tho second act of tho prisoner Maxwell's presumed connection with the St, Louis tragedy was played out by his deportation to A mci ica. The 15 days' giace, during which it was optional for him to apply to the Supreme Court for habeas, cor pv s expired on Saturday, and as no application of the kind had been lodged up to Saturday, His Excellency the Governor signed the warrant of extradition in due course, and it was forwarded per Penguin. Upon arrival of the steamer, Superintendent Thompson hastened to the Postmaster, and got time to open the Wellington post bags first. In consequence he received the warrant a little before noon, and at once set ofl for the Mount Eden Gaol, accompanied by Detective Tracy, in order to demand the body of the prisoner Arrived there, the warrant was presented and Maxwell duly handed over after the necessary formalities had been complied with, amongst them being the signing of a receipt for the body by Detective Tracey. Superintendent Thomson, Detective Tracey, Mr Resfcon (gaoler), and the prisoner then drove down to tho wharf, which they reached at 1.15 p.m., and early as was the hour, a small crowd of spectators was awaiting the prisoner's arrival. Ho was got on board without nny trouble. lln the meantime, Detective Badger had been collecting and shipping the prisoner's effects, and everything wascomplcted in good time. During the morning Maxwell was visited by his solicitor, Mr W. J. Napier, who found him in excellent spirit?, apparently rather pleased at the possibility of a journey to the States. " The Hampshire Telegraph " and " Sussex Chronicle " state that it has been ascertained that Maxwell was a graduate of Oxford. He was on his \vay to practisa medicine in one of the British colonies, because, although he was possessed of considerable means, they were insufficient to enable him to live in style at home. It may be added that there is no Maxwell with the initials given abovo belonging to the family of Lord Farnham, or to any of the familise of the five Baronets of that name. As the prisoner has expressed a determination to seize the first chance of jumping overboard during the voyage, tho detectives being thus forewarned are also forearmed. Maxwell will be lodged in their cabin, and if he prove obstreperous, leg-irons will be placed upon him. Otherwise he will enjoy comparative freedom under close surveillance. When he goes upon deck to take exercise, it will only be with a detective's arm linked in his own, and otherwise an unrelaxed watch will be kept upon him. Superintendent Thompson has a high professional opinion of both Detectives Tracey and Badger, &nd he w confident that they will safely lard their man in St. Louis.

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