Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-08
A Strange Matrimonial Career

The convic'ipo Of Ars. May o'icz { ( the
murder Other husband is only oae =la:;.ing
episode in remarka Die family history Mrs.
Mia, brick il IN American bS birth. about
twenty-six years u'', and her m.i';sn name
WA Cheuler Her grandfather on the ma
te,usl side was Darius B. Hcl9rook,
wealthy New Yorker. and one of the best
Enown men Of HE dag, VITO died m 1908.
HIS daughter, Carrie F. Holbrook, the
mo. hsr Of Mra Maybrick, went to Mobile,
Aa., anout 1856 on visit to her uncle,
Rav. j. 4 Ipgrsham, rector OF st. John 8 r.
E Church in that city. apd famous as the
author of the prince of the House OF Da-
vid." She was very popular In society, De-
ing q good conversationalist, handsome
though not pretty, and quiet and prepos-
sessirg in demeanor. Among those who
ioiued Der troop OF admirers was young
William q. Cbapler, son of one of the most
prominent merchants of the city. Chapler
was educated end rt fined, and successful In
business The tRo young people were mu-
tuelly taken With one another, and he fol.
lowed her to her home in New York city,
where they were married. Returning to
Mobile they lived in good style, and Mrs.
Chanler Increased her influence in society.
She was as much Of belle as before mar
rage, and her society was especially sought
by young men.
It was at the beginning of the war that
Mrs. Chanler's path wss crossed by Frank
du Barry, who is said to have been a French
vcomte, and who at that time was a captain
| Of ordinance 10 the Confederate army. lie
" as @ remarkably handsome man and dash.
ing officer. He fell in with the Chanlers, and
soon there was some talk OF his attentions to
the lady. Suddenly Mr. Chanler fell ILL., He
grew rapidly worse, and his relatives went
10 cffsr their assistance, but were refused ad.
mittance to the house. Chanler died, at.
tended by no one but the young wife, and
the report arose that be had been killed by
her. There was no official investigation Of
the charge, butt effected her position. which
became go unpleasant that she took her two
children and moved to Macon, Ga. In less
than year she married du Barry there
SAoftIy afterwards du Barry was ordered to
go 10 Europe as representative Of the Con.
federste government. He and his family
took passage on blockade runner, and had
proceeded but couple of days when du
Barry, who had been complaining, suddenly
died The captain of the steamer proposed
to return to port in order that the officer
might be inferred, but the widow strenuous-
ly insi.ted that the vessel should continue.
She said she did not like the rick of turning
the vessel back, and demanded that the body
be cast overheard. This was done, and the
vessel reached Europe in due time.
In year or two Mre. 6u Barry drifted
back to New York, where she was involved
in scandal with some actor, which was
published in the papers at the time and Gre.
ated great sensation. After this che went
again to Europe, and met and married Baron
Won Rogue There was shortly scandal
with him also, ss 1t is said he was not faith
fu to her and at one time he gave her q
beating, so she left him. It seems that they
led an adventurous life together. After sep
aratipg from Won Rogue the lady became q
woman of the world, and when last heard
from was filling the equivooa position Of
wife" of an attache OF the British legation
at Tehersn, Persia.
The widow of Darius Holbrook, the ma
ternal grandfather of Mrs. May brick, had
died in New York city in 1876. At the time
OF MIR. Holbrooks g death, In 1858, bis estate
Was valued at fully $l.000.00 but it con-
sisted largely of property in Cairo ILL.,, and
throughout the Southwest, which greatly
deprecated in value sfter the war. The
estate bad been bequeatbed By Mr.. Hol.
brook to bis widow and daughters, and be
fore the death of Mrs. Holbrook she and
the latter united in placing the remnants,
which embraced some valuable real estate
on Fourteenth street. in New York city, in
trust for the benefit of the two Chanler
chidren-a son named Holbrook, now dead,
and Florence, the present Mrs. May brick.
This trust was attached, In 1879, by Trieste
banker named Rosenthal, who bad lent
money to Baron Won Roqueon notes endors-
ed by his wife, and the BARONESS came to
New York with her SOP and daughter to
defend it. The suit terminated in 1880,
with the defeat of the banker, and the
Baroness and her daughter, who.w was then
about eighteen years old, at, once returned
to Europe.
On the voyage they made the acquaint-
ance of james May brick, who had been for
number of years in the cotton business Ia
Norfolk and Baltimore, and in 1881 Flor
ence became Mrs. Maybrick. From the
evidence brought out at the trial of the lat.
ter, their married life does not appear to
have been very happy. Mrs. Maybrick
seems to have given her husband abundant
cause for uuhappiness. Her acknowledged
paremour, to whom the letter intercepted
by the nuIssmaid was addressed, was named
Briery. He is dissipated looking man Of
about twenty eight years. with reddish bair
and whiskers, and Mrs, Maybrick's wauton
affection for bim is one of the strapgest Tea
lures of this strange story in real lite.
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.
Mrs. WINsLoW's SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children teething is tho prescription of one of the