The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
THE MAVERICK VERDICT.

Popular Feeling Against It on the In
crease in EngIand-A Petition for Her
Rcprieve TO he Presented to tho House
q Commons Stupidity Of
tho Jary's Foreman.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 1O.--Eight hundred.
brokers and merchants OF Liverpool have
signed the memorial to the Home Secretary
In behalf Of Mrs Maybrick Judge Stephens
In open court protested against the abusive
letters which are addressed to the news
papers The jury, he thought had con-
sctenttously done their duty.
LONDON, Aug 1O.-An interview pub
lished Friday afternoon with the foreman
Of the jury which convicted Mrs Maybrick
not only justifies the popular Indignation,
at the verdict, but can not fail to have q
tendency to bring over those who have
bean disposed to approve it Tho fore.
man exhibited the most astounding
stupidity, his comments on tho evidences
and its influence on his own mind and those
OF his fellow jurors, amounting to idiocy.
Such an uttor failure to grasp tho points
either on the ono side or tho other could,
scarcely be credited OF man with any
claim to sense. Since the publication OF
the interview 1t Is the universal opinion
that II all the jurors are Of the same calibeF.
as their foreman, Mra Maybrick's inno-!
cenco or guilt might ~ well have been do
cided by tho toss OF o penny.
The foreman said he did not know that
Sir Charles Russell had offcred in court to
call witnesses who would prove that the,
statement made by the accused was per.
fectly true, and that Justice Stephen had
refused to hear this important test1-
mony. The general impression left by
the interview il that the jurors allowed
themselves TO DO swayed and biased by the
grossly one-sided gumming-up OF the Judge,
and that they gave q hasty verdict without
giving the case and the evidence any pet-
sonal consideration.
LONDON, Aug. 10. Tho Maybrick case still,
occupies public attention, and seems to be;
growing In Importance. Movements to Oh,
tain . roprieye for the condemned woman
are afoot In various circles. movement y
on foot in the House Of Commons with the
object Of obtaining areprieve. The memo
rialemanating from theL Liberals hasreceivcd.
number OF signatures, and questions
touching the case will be put to the Home
Secretary to day or Monday. All sorts and,
conditions Of people demand a further in i
quiry, and there are loud howls against the
law which prevents a person accused of
murder from becoming witness.
sci for Mrs Aaybrick In this country, have,
cabled her London solicitors asking Il
Home Secretary Matthews will consider
new evidence II furnished Immediately.
MI. Macklin says they have con-
siderable evidence to submit corr.
roborating Mrs Maybrick's testi-
mony and also Testimony as to her stand
ing and character socially in this country.
He thinks that If this testimony were adj,
mitted and considered it would change the
aspect OF tho case to her favor. Regarding
the chances Of interference with the sem
tence on the part OF the Home Secretary
Mr.. Macklin says:
They have . curious law In England provid-,
ing that where an adverse decision IL rendered
in any but murder ease an appeal can bo
taken to higher court, and from that to the,
House OF Lords; but when the case 10 murdeh
the decision rendered by the jury 10 final. and
the cases where the judges sentence has been
overruled by the Home Secretary are very
rare indeed. Still, hope we can do some.
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