THE ST. LOUIS TRAGEDY.

THE CKIS-E FOX WHICH MAXWEI... WAS ARRESTED IN AUCKLAND.

lli-scovcry of IS is Vh-fim's Body.

The St. Louis morning papers of April 15 each contain a full pago descriptive of tho finding of tho body of Preller on the previous day, with many interesting details in rogard to the actions and appearance of the supposed murderer, Maxwell, alias D'Aueuior, who was arrested at Auckland, and is now under romand awaiting extradition. A sketch of tho room in the "Globe Democrat" shows that, a largo trunk and two valises had been . piled upon -Maxwell's trunk, which contained the body of his friend. Tho account of the finding of tho remains, and of the singular carelessness of the management of tho hotel, is thus given in tho " (Jlobo Dcmo.r.it.''

A horrible stench, so sickening that the , boarders at the Southern Hotel were almost , driven from tho house, brought to light yesterday ti crime ns mysterious as it was fiendish, Tho nauseating odour which had been noticed for two or three days was traced to room 144, which hud been occupied by two Englishmen, who had disappeared from the hotel without exciting tlio suspicion.'- of the management. In the corner of this room woro throo trunks, heaped one upon tho other, and it was not dillicult to detect that tho smoll cuino from tho under trunk, The attention of Mr _-.cl.ney, manager cf the Southern, had been directed to tho peculiar stench in 144 on Sunday and ho visited tho apartment, but concluded that the occupants hud left some lunch, which had been allowed to decompose. When l.iio smoll grew unbearable the porter was ordorcd to carry the baggage j dowi I'airs and find out tho cause of nil tho complaint. Tho three trunks were lowered to tho baggage-room, and tlio one from which the foul odour aroao was hastily cirried out to tho sidewalk, whero it was broken open, and tho body of a man frightfully decomposed was di.covored within. Tho hotel help, who had gathered uroutid out of curio. Hy, drew back in horror. Somo of them wore almost overcome by tho vile stench, and tho scene around tlio hotel corridors was one of the wildest excitement. The body was doublod up, and occupied all the space in tho trunk. At the head was written in largo letters : " So porish all traitors to tho gr_.it cause," A messongor was .out forthopalrolwaggon, and in fifteen minutes aftor tho trunk had given up tlio decaying corp.o all traces had been removed. How Maxwell Acted. Tho " Republican" roportcr gives tho following interviews with employes of tho Southern Hotel, who _aw Maxwell frequently : —

Henry Arlington, captain of tho diningroom, said : "I nm tho officer, or captain, cf tho dining-room, Tho n.-an Maxwell camo hero on tlio Hist ot last month. Ho got litre in the illuming, and I showed him a table. Ho said to mo that ho expected a friend. Then ho remarked suddenly that ho would go up to his room, and left without gelling lii-i breakfast, f did not see him uny tnoi'o that day until dinner-timo. On April 3rd his friend t-uiiio. Ho camo into tho dining loom for lunch at about 12.30 o'clock, i noticed, of course, that thoy wero Englishmen. Bring un EnglUhman my sol f, I asked them ah mt the chances for war. Maxwell said ho guessed thoy woro going to have a car. in tlio course of the conversation that ensued ho said ho had been house surgeon at the infirmary at Manchester for two ycirs. Tho next 1 saw of them was on Sunday evening, April sth, I hoard Mr I'rcllor play upon the piano He tlid not seem lo bo nblo to play well, but just drummed on tho keys. On Sunday night Miixtvoll came to supper alone at hi HO o'tlo k, and ordered a small bottlo of champagne Ho drank ono glass, and gave tho rest to two wnitots and tnysolf. lie was pretty drunk at tlie time, Ho said that his Iriend bud gone ti tho country and would not bo back, in.il that lie (Maxwell) was going to pay his bill. Be asked tne where he should pay, nnd 1 said in the ollico. Then ho wt nt to his room. I told him thero was no necessity to bo in a hurry. When wo got out-"i.lo tho dining-room wo had a little friendly talk. Eager te Go on a Debauch. "Ho said : 'I guc°s I will soil all my clothes and risk it in Western attire. Ho thon pushed hack his coat and pulled out a •15 calibre revolver and said: 'Tlieso are the boys to carry with you.' Ho thon took out, a gold pencil. 1 asked him to lot me look at it It tin .of gold and had a seal. I saw today tho samo seal on hi - hitlers. 110 asked mo to go out aiitl have a good timo with him. 110 .aid ho did not mind spending SJO. 1 .aid I could rot go with him that night, as I was on watch. Tiicn ho said ho would go out on Monday night. Ho said he had knocked four or livo Bus sians on tho head with his revolver; that ho had been in tho Turkish army, nnd had ranked ns pasha. Well, I didn't soo him any moro until the next night (Monday) al about 7 o'clock. 110 had a small bottle of champagne ;ho was pretty light. I asked him, 'Arc you going to have that timo tonight '!' Ho said, ' _\o : 1 have got a rocall from Washington to go back lo Turkey.' 110 seemed to bo in a hurry, and that was the last. I saw of him. 110 never told mo whero ho came from, but mentionod once that ho was going to San Francisco to got n berth on n mail steamer ns a surgeon "