Show MAXWELL MUST HANG the trunk murderer refused a respite AND WILL PAY THE PENALTY FOU CHIME TODAY TO DAY scene and his hotsur Mot Sur ST LOUIS august 9 governor morehouse refuses to grant further respite in the case of maxwell for the murder of as requested by the british government ST louis august 0 the re ceist of the information that governor morehouse refused refus ed to interfere maxwell was removed to a new cell to egiard against suicide he has not vet been informed of the governors decision maxwelll maxwells Max wells and sister are at the jail weeping bitterly when they and the condemned man meet a sensational scene is looked for the news of governor More housea refusal to grant a furt lier respite to maxwell was conveyed to alie condemned man by his confessor father tihan maxwell blanched and his lips trembled but he eoon recovered after the departure of the priest the following telegram was handed to maxwell by alie deputy commutation of sentence was refused by governor morehouse respite was also refused maxwell read the message slowly folded it care faly and placed it in his pocket then followed a pathetic scene mrs brooks mother of the condemned and miss brooks his sister had learned of the result at jefferson city the coroners clerk john F ryan they asked to be permitted to go inside the screen to meet their son and brother and their request was granted when they reached the call mrs broods rushed into maxwelll maxwells Max wells arms embracing him warmly kissing him twice and crying out ob my poor hunted boy then the sister embraced alie doomed brother both ladies were in tears but endeavored to hide their emotion maxwell was deeply affected and for a time lost all control of himself but soon rallied and presented an undisturbed exterior in response to a query lie said he would lika to see his father before he died D C aug 9 the secretary ot state today to day received a telegram from the governor of missouri in regard to the case of the english murderer maxwell sentenced to be hanged tomorrow to morrow he says so far as he can see there is nothing in the letter of the british minister transmitting of the british government for a respite that would justify him in delaying the execution especially as it is not alleged that any facts in connection with the case will ba developed by the investigation vesti gation said to have been instituted by english authorities and in regard to which he has no information whatever there was nothing of especial interest transpired after the morning meeting between the mother and son and sister and brother until the return of mrs and her daughter at 1 for a final farewell they entered maxwelll maxwells Max wells cell accompanied by two deputy ab arius who watched closely to prevent the passing of any instrument of death by mother or sister to the condemned man maxwell received the visitors without a word of calmness and during the forty conversation his face never brightened the conversation was devoted to a re same of the case and the mother denounced governor morehouse the stale of misouri and the united states concluding that when governor morehouse makes Ins final appeal to heaven it will go unanswered A deputy sheriff notified alie ladies that their time was up the mother turned and threw her arms about maxwell with the words 0 my god my god kissed him twice and hiding her eyes passed out the sister embraced her brother and kissed him but he apparently failed to return the caress of either and they passed out weeping bitterly the mother staggering in her woe maxwell lighted a cigarette and throwing his head back unconcernedly hufled out a volume of smoke and cooly returned to somo manuscript he was correcting half an hour later he partook of a light supper after maxwell had partaker partaken par taken of supper be returned to his cell and soon after received a call from father tipper the priest 1 usual and it is now fully decided that he will administer communion to maxwell in the morning J I 1 artin one of maxwelll maxwells Max wells attorneys returnee from jefferson city on the night train ue called on his condemned client at once assuring Shim that efforts were unceasing to prevent the execution from being carried out in the morning martin said he had been in telegraphic communication muni cation rith Yaa hington and expected to receive a cablegram from england at any minute |