Show THE SENTENCE CONFIRMED the highest tribunal lias continued the death sentence in the cabe of maxwell the st louis murderer and he will have tc pay the penalty for his awful crime upon the gallons A long and stubborn fight has been waged to save this mana neck and the contest has been fought with all the energy money could summon and alie influence of rich relations could give yet although justice has been retarded it lias not been averted and maxwell the butcher of his friend preller will pay alie penalty the fearful crime for which thia man will have to die will be generally remembered two young englishmen Englis men put up at a st louis hotel nearly three years ago named preller the other brooks or maxwell preller disappeared hia companion remained for some time spending money freely and then he too vanished later alie body of preller was found packed i etli considerable nicety in a trunk maswell was at once suspected and followed to foreign lands being arrested in bew zealand the evidence against him was conclusive and he was duly sentenced appeal after appeal was taken until the matter had reached the court of last resort there it has ended maxwell claimed that Pr ellers death w as accidental and that being alarmed for his own safety he had carved the body this did not explain the lavishness laviah ness which he squandered the victims funds too often the murderer is allowed to go free on some frivolous plea of amere technicality too often lie an ian i buy his release but in this case justice has been administered and the law will be vindicated |