Maxwell
Maxwell was hanged at the jail yard of the St. Louis Four Courts on August 10, 1888, under a death sentence. Early that morning he gave the press a written address saying the prosecution had used unfair means and that he would die without a fair trial, and he thanked his lawyers. In a dying statement he maintained his innocence and criticized those he said had driven the execution forward. Physicians pronounced him dead about fourteen minutes after the drop, and his mother, sister and attorney accompanied his remains afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. In a dying statement Maxwell maintained his innocence and said he would die without a fair trial.
Reported by: attending physicians; press accounts of the hanging at the St. Louis Four Courts (reporters).