The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-01

Trial of Mrs. Maybrick, the American Charged
with Poisoning Her Husband.

Trial of Mrs. Maybrick, the American Charged
with Poisoning Her Husband.
LIVERPOOL, July 31.-Mrs. Florence May
brick, the American who is charged with
having killed her husband. James May
brick, by administering arsenic to him. was
arraigned for trial to-day. The courtroom
was crowded with people anxious to hear
all the details of the case When called
upon to plead to the Indictment, the pris-
oner replied. Not guilty"
Michael May brick, brother of the de-
ceased, was called to the witness-stand. He
admitted that certain bottles that he took
from his brothers sick-rOom did not con-
tain arsenic. The contents of a bottle which
was said To contain meat extract had not
been given to his brother. There had been
quarrels between his brother and his wife.
A wOmans name had been mentioned during
the quarrels. and Mrs. Maybrick had threat
eDed to secure q separation from her hus-
band.
DIR. Hopper testified that the deceased had
shown him prescriptions for sexual nervic
toncs which he had received from New
York physician. The prescriptions called
for no arsenic.
Would Not Trust the Postmaster General.
LONDON, July 81. - Postmaster-genera
Raikes requested Mr.. Sexton, the Lord
Mayor of Dublin, to forward to him the
envelope which contained the letter of
President Harrison to Mr.. Sexton thanking
him for the generous contributions made
by the citizens of Dublin for the relief of
the JOhnstown sufferers, and which Mr..
Sexton declares was tampered with by the
postoffice authorities. Mr.. Sexton, in reply
to the Postmaster generals request, stated
that he would show the envelope to the
Postmaster-general.b but he would be de-
ceived If he should give it to the Postoffce
Department. as 1t had already proved un-
worthy of trust.
France Favors Greece in the Cretan Crisis.
LONDON, July S1.-The correspondent of
the Times at Constantinople says that Nj.
Spuller. French Minister for Foreign Az
fairs. intimated to NJ. Delyanni, Grecian
minister to France, that France is disposed
to support solution of the Cretan crisis in
favor of Greece. The correspondent fur
ther says that the King of Greece was part
~ induced by this attitude of the French
government TO visit ohe Paris exhibition.
Cretan Mussulmans have burned over
one hundred houses in village near Canea.
The insurgent leaders have appealed to
Greece for assistance.
A Flourishing Canadian Diocese.
ROME, July Sl.-The diocese of Kingston,
Ont, has been created a new province, and
has been detached from the jurisdiction of
the Archbishop of Toronto. The province
will be divided into three dioceses. The
bishops of two of these dioceses and the
bishop of Peterborough will be suffraQans
to the bishop of Kingston. The decree max.
ing these changes states that they are due
to the notable progress or Catholicism In
Kingston.
Bouianger Has No Suicidal Intentions.
PARIS, July 3l.-Reports were in circula-
ton here. to-day. that General BoulangeI
had committed suicide in London. Dis
patches from that city. In response to In
| Quiries, pronounced the reports untrue.
| In an interview, in London, General Bou