Western Kansas World in Wakeeney, Kansas

Opening address in Maxwell St Louis murder case

Col Fauntleroy attorney for Maxwell in the St Louis murder case outlines to the jury that only the defendant knows how Preller died and that the defense will show Preller suffered a stricture, that Maxwell tried to remove it, and that Preller did not want his ailment public. The defense argues robbery was not the motive as Preller knew Maxwell had no money and agreed to cover expenses to Auckland. The speech covers Maxell’s postdeath notions and references his confession. Separate reports note a women’s Christian Temperance meeting and discussions on employers associations. International items touch on Irish revolutionary actions, potential Anglo American conflicts, and a dynamite factory explosion in Valencia.