Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
THE MAvsRick CASE.

THE MAVERICK CASE
in England for Poisoning Her Husband
Brief History Of the Case.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 6-The jury in the
case of Mrs. May on trial for the
murder of her husband, brought in a ver-
dict of guilty yesterday. Mrs. Mayhrick
was thereupon sentenced to death.
THE DISCOVERY.
A beby dropped a letter in a muddy
street; the nursemaid opened the soiled
missive to put it in another envelope. This
trifling incident revealed a most sensa-
tional story Of husband poisoning and
has brought the baby's mother under
sentence OF death. The nursemaid
read the letter and concluded not to
mail 1t. The letter was written with
pencil and was addsessed to A. Briefly.
Esq, Huskisson street, Liverpool 1t read
as follows:
DEAREST: Your letter under cover TO g.
came TO hand Just after gave them for you on
Monday. did not expect TO hear from you so
soon, and delay occurred in giving him the
necessary instructions
Since my return have been nursing all day
and night He is sick unto death Tine doctors
held consultation yesterday Now all de-
ponds upon how long his strength will hold out
Both my trofhers-in-law are here and we are
terribly anxious can not answer your letter
fully today. darling. but relieve your MIND
Of all fear Of discovery now or in the future.
NJ. has been delirious since Sunday. and
I know he is ignorant OF everything even
of the name of the street. also that ne mas not
been making any inquiries whatever. The tale
he told mere fabrication and only IN
tended to brighten the truth out Of me- In fact.
he believes my statement, although he viii not
admit it
You need not therefore, go abroad this
ground, dearest: but in any case don't leave
ENGLAND until have seen you once again.
You must feel that those two letters OF
mine were written under circumstances
which must ever excuse their injustice
in your eyes. Do you suppose 1 could
act as am doing if merely felt what I in
ferred: If you wish to write to me about any
thing do So as all letters pass through my
hands al present.
Excuse this scrawl my darling. but dare not
leave the room for moment and ! do not
know when 1 shall be able to write TO you again.
In haste, your own FLORRIE-
The letter was written by Florence
Eiizabe;h Maybrick. wife of James May
brick, a rich cotton merchant of Liver
pool Within few hours after the nurse
maid opened the note. Maybrick was a
dead man. The girl gave the letter to
Edwin May brick brother of James,
who allowed the funeral to go Oh
without arousng suspicious, but he
watched the widow closely and consulted
while Mrs. Maybrick was i'll in bed. pro-
Tossing to be Frustrated by her husbands
death, the police made her prisoner AMI
removed her to the hospital ward Of Walt
ham Jail
HISTORY OF THE CASE
Mrs. Maybrick the daughter Of banke,
named Chandler who lived in Mobile. Ala 1T
the time of the late war. After Nj Chandler
died his widow married Baron Won Ro ue. who
was an officer in the German army and for some
time on the personal stan of the late tmrerC:
Frederick, when he Crown Prince. Mrs
Won Rogue lived some time in Paris e;-ni
years ago. While coming from America with
her daughter. then eighteen years Old ther mel
James Maybrick. ct that time man over tcr'v
years old and dong large business in coz
ton at Liverpool Maybricll fell in love witt
Florence and after their arrival in Eng and
followed her to London. They were married ~
once in ST. James Church, Piccad l!y TIL
bride was then described from Norfolk Va
Mrs Maybrick had q separate fortune OF about
5000 year left by her father. Her husband
owned Il fine residence. Battecrease House.
GrassenGale. q suburb of Liverpool They went
there 10 live and two children were the fruit o.
the marriage. who, since their mothers arrest
have been placed IN charge OF their codmother
Mr. Maybri. k had two brothers, one of them.
Michael. being q we'll known baritone ct Lon
don concerts. and better known in America -
Stephen Adams. composer OF Nancy Lee ami
other popular songs few weeks b=for- he
EichaeL He complained then ffeelin stra sc
" unwell- and said he had been taking r,edi-
cine which inste ad o. making him better made
him worse. He returned TO Liverpool and
few days before the letter which his baby
dropped into the mud was written he WA
obliged 10 take 10 his bed and he grew rapi .,y
worse. Mich tel called from London
What followed is best told III his words III
the coroner's inquest:
Il found my brother James in bed. ATTENDED
by nurse Mrs Maybrick met me and Went
to the bedroom with my brother Edward Al.
myself I said 10 her had strong >uspi,ic:
that my brother was not being proper: :, eatrG
What 90 you meant said she, looking startled
i answered tina. thought James would in,
prove at once il he had another nurse She
said she had the most right TO nurse her has
band and had done up TO the present NeIi
day called in two doctors and another rr-
In consequence OF q communication from rhe
nurse removed bottle of brandy which WIS
amony the medicines in the bedroom ;,.so
took possession of bottle OF meat in ite
room and gave them TO the doctor 1 then too.
a walk IN the garden. On returning the b.C.-
room l found Mrs Maybrick changing some
whisky from one bottle TO another, placing il il
one with vide neck and Changing the lapeis
demonstrated with her and a kei her how she
dare do il and she replied that it was because
OF sediment in the bottle The nurses {
again changed but my brother sank rapidly
and died on May H. having been very deirious
On the 6ay my brother died the chilaren's
nurse gave me parcel and box. The /, rec
was i'll brown paper labelled ARSENIC
Poison In writing the words for cats wer.
added In this parcel Were four >Inail bottle.
containing white fluid and with the label.
scratched OF There was also z pocket h.nd
kerchief or piece OF linen in IL Par el an,
box were sealed
When the case came TO trial Mrs. Mayhrirl
sought show that her husband Labitulil,
used arse nsic. il order TO explain the presence
of traces OF arsenic found IL his stomach aft.,
his death. but the jury believed that she % i,
oned him and found he guilty. Sir Charlie.
Russell was one OF Mrs Maybr:ck's ATTORNEYS
The evidence introduced By the prosecution
was ali circumstautial out went to show tina
Mrs. Maybricls had systematically administered
poison to her husband which resulted in HI
death her motive being to get rid OF him ;hai
she might more freely enjoy the attentions o,
Briefly.
In statement to the court Mrs Mayhricl
said at shortly before her husband died she
confessed a great wrong she had done him an
he fully forga-e her.
Mrs Maybriclz is not pretty woman. but she
has very right attractive face and dark hair
and eyes A sallow complexion makes her
look older than she is
Briefly is dissipated looking fellow of about
thirty-eight years. with reddish hair and whisk
ers- The woman's affection for him is o.
the strange features of the case. Briefly is
practically under arrest