The Portland daily press., 1889-08-13
THE UNITED STATES MINISTER ASKS IT..
Mr.. LincoIn's Aame on the Petition
for Mrs. Maybrlck's ReprIeye,
And the Authorities Say She Must
be hanged In Two Weeks.
The Trial Of BouIanger and Other
Foreign News.

LIVERPOOL, August 12.-Monday, August
26, has been fixed upon as the day for the ex-
ecution Of Mrs. Maybrick, who was last
week convicted of poisoning her husband.
Mr.. r. G. Brook, one of the Maybrick
jurors, was interviewed yesterday by the
New York Herald's correspondent, and he
talked most freely. 1t may horrify Ameri-
cans to find that murder juries are permitted
to read newspapers containing reports of
case, but so it is. Mr.. Brook said that the
jury was composed of twelve men Of average
intelligence, who could come to no other
conclusion. They were unanimous on the
verdict.
Mr. Brook, when asked if the jurors were
allowed to read the papers, said:
"Oh, yes! We had the morning and eve
ming papers supplied to us regularly. with
full reports of the Maybrick case. We cut
out the reports and marked the important
passages. We discussed the evidence, as 1t
was given, until we were all unanimous"
"How did Sir Charles's speech affect the
jury?"
Every little"
$50 that when you retired you had very
few points to settle among yourselves?"
practically none. We were unanimous.
The foreman almost wished that there was
something upon which we could acquit her.
He told us if there was the slightest differ
ence of opinion we were to give her the
benefit of it; but we had no difference.
We had agreed on our verdict In few
minutes"
LONDON, August 12.-Mr. Lincoln, the
United States minister, and many members
of the American colony in London. have
signed petition for areprieye OF Mrs. May
brick.
Briefly, the paramour of Mrs. Maybrick.
in an interview today declared that his in
timacy with the woman lasted only short
time. Their relations came to an ehd the
suming the intimacy In progress during all
the period of the trial. He sent Mrs. May
bricks solicitors a statement tending to
prove the accusations against the. woman
due to a conspiracy OF female intriguers,
enemies of Mrs. Maybrick.
The petition circulated in behalf OF the
prisoner has received 10000 signers.
The French Senate Still at Work on
Boulanger.
PARIS, August 12-The Senate court to-
day resolved itself into legislative chamber
and revised the question Of the courts COM
petiency to try BoClanger. The President
of the Senate requested the members to
pledge themselves to secrecy regarding the
proceedings The members OF the Right re-
fused to give the pledge. AS the indictment
had been widely published, they held that
they had the right publicly to express their
court incompetent to try Boulonger because
the allegations in the indictment did not
constitute treason. The motion was reject
ed-2I2 to 81. The Right afterwards met and
decided to take no further part in the pro-
ceedings
The Cretan Trouble.
ATHENS, Aug. PA Pro-Cretan Demon
stration was made here today in front of the
residence of Prime Minister Tricoupis. The
crowd was charged upon by the militia.
During the melee one soldier was killed and
several Cretans wounded.
Foreign Notes.
The election in the north division of Bel
fast, to fill the vacancy in the House of Com
mons caused by the death of Sir William 4.
Wart, conservative, resulted in the return of
Sir Edward Holland, conservative.
A letter written by Col. Cheyroton, chief
of the staff of the 18th Army corps, states
that he saw Gen. Boulanger at Clermont
Ferrand on the day it was alleged he visited
Paris in disguise.
A despatch from Constantnople says it is
mi-officially stated that the Sultan has no.
titled Greece that he will regard any attempt
by that country to land troops or incite re-
bellion in Crete as casus belli. None of the
powers will support the aggressive policy of
the Grecian prime minister.
DIR. Tanner, sentenced to one months i'm
prisonment under the Crimes Act, and who
was Immediately afterwards sentenced to
three months extra imprisonment for con-
tempt of court at the time the first SEN
tence was pronounced, will endeavor to Sc
cure hearing of the contempt case.
Late advices concerning the fire at Sachen-
berg, Germany, show that half the town was
saved. The loss is very heavy. the poor be-
ing the chief sufferers.