The St. Louis Murder.

St. Louis, June 5. When the jury m the case of Maxwell, charged with the murder of Charles Preller, returned last night to the jury boxes, Martin S. Barnett was chosen foreman and Davis S. Child secretary. Barnett was supposed by many to be one who favoured defendant more than any other juror ; and when the first ballot ' was taken this belief was partially confirmed, for he was among the three who did not vote for a conviction. A second ballot was taken after some discussion, which resulted m bringing Barnett over to a conviction, and 10 to 2 for conviction was announced as the vote. The suceceding ballots up to time for adjournment were identical with the latter, and there was no prospect of a change. When the Criminal Court convened at 10.15 o'clock this morning, the deputy sheriff, who had gone earlier m the day to see if the jury were ready to make a report, entered the room and held a short conversation with Judge Van Wagoner, who immediately called the nexb case on the docket. Ifc became evident then that the jury were not unanimous. The first ballot taken this morning showed the fact that one morn had decided upon a conviction. About noon the jury proceeded to take another ballot, after having argued with the obstinate member. The ballots were collected and counted by the foreman, who found that there were inscribed upon each the word " guilty." The deputy was summoned, and he was told that the jury had a communication to make to the court. The sheriff took the 12 men m charge, and led them to their seats,Jwhere they remained standing, while the foreman from a slip ef paper read — " We, the jury, find the prisoner guilty of murder m the first degree as set forth m the indictment." The prisoner sat m his accustomed place between his attorneys. As the noon hour approached, and no communication was received from the jury, his hopefulness seemed to increase, for he knew that should the jury hang out much longer the greater were his chances for a new trial. When the announcement was made, however, that the jury wished to report and they were brought into court, he turned nervously m his chair to look at their faces. He found no sign of encouragement there, and when the verdict was read his face blanched and his eyes sought the floor, where they remained fixed. The remains of Preller are to be shipped to England for burial at the ! conclusion of the trial. They have been exhumed three times by the officers, and each time the body seemed to have decayed but little. The use of embalming fluid seems to have preserved it. There was a discussion when the murder was discovered as to the failure of Preller's f olks'.to send for the body, but had they done so the ends of justice might have been thwarted. Preller was born on July 5, 1855, m Bradford, England, his father being a London silk merchant, who met with reverses and retired to a small store. Charles was the fortunate one of the family, and travelled over the world. His brother Alfred works for his father. One sister, Amelia, is governess at Moscow, Russia, and Francisco, another sister, is nurse at the Episcopalian hospital for children, London. All the family are Christians of the strictest type, and the young man who was killed here was a member of the Plymouth Brethren. In his trunks are many volumes of Bible commentaries and letters of introduction to members all over the world. His memoranda were written more m the spirit of a recluse than as a man of the world, and most all testify to the falsity of the charges made agianst him.